Emergency telephone numbers
The 'out-of-hours' Council emergency telephone number is 01768 212499.
The 'out-of-hours' emergency service telephone puts you in touch with our duty officer.
Other emergency telephone numbers and useful links
| Service | Telephone Number |
|---|---|
Life or Death Situations to contact:
Free from Mobile or Landline. Your Location is passed on to operator. 112 is now used in all European Union countries. |
999 or 112 |
| Penrith Police - Non-Emergency Cumbria Constabulary website. |
101 |
| ACT Action Counters Terrorism Counter Terrorism Policing. |
0800 789 321 |
| Anti-Terrorist Freephone Security Service MI5 website. |
0800 789 321 or 020 7930 9000 |
| CrimeStoppers CrimeStoppers' website. |
0800 555 111 |
Environment Agency incident hotline to report:
Report an environmental incident on GOV.UK. |
0800 80 70 60 |
| Flood information service Flood warnings for England on GOV.UK. |
0345 988 1188 |
| Penrith Community Hospital, Bridge Lane, Penrith, CA11 8HX |
01768 245 300 |
| Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7HY |
01228 523 444 |
| Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7RG |
01539 732 288 |
| Gas emergencies on National Grid website. | 0800 111 999 |
| Electricity emergencies on National Grid website. | 0800 40 40 90 |
| Power cuts on Electricity Northwest website. | 105 |
| Water supply emergencies on United Utilities website. | 0345 672 3723 |
| No water or poor pressure on Northumbrian Water website. | 0345 717 1100 |
| Homelessness on Eden Housing Association website. | 0800 358 1401 |
| Local Radio BBC Radio Cumbria website. |
01228 592 444 |
| BBC News Cumbria. | 01228 592 444 |
| CFM Radio. | 01228 818 964 |
| Traffic News - report an incident | 0845 305 3939 |
| Report a fault on the highway on Cumbria County Council's website. | 0300 303 2992 |
| Emergency Planning - Penrith Fire Station, Carleton Avenue, Penrith CA10 2FA | 01768 812500 |
Preparing for Emergencies
See preparing for emergencies on Cumbria County Council's website.
