Portugal embassy in Algeria

Emergency numbers in Algeria

• Police17
• Police1548
• Police104
• Ambulance1021
• Fire14
• Gendarmerie103
• Gendarmerie1055
• Coastguard1054
• Search and rescue1058

Police 17: UK FCDO lists 17 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. Verified 2026-09-29. Police 1548: UK FCDO lists 1548 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. Verified 2026-09-29. Police 104: ITU-T E.129 lists 104 as police (updated 2024-04-08). UK FCDO lists police 17 or 1548. ITU gives 104 no further description. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1021: UK FCDO lists 1021 for ambulance. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-04-08) calls 1021 civil protection, not only an ambulance number. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 14: UK FCDO lists 14 for fire. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-04-08) calls 14 civil protection. It also lists forest fire 1070, which is not stored separately. Verified 2026-09-29. Gendarmerie 103: ITU-T E.129 lists 103 as gendarmerie (updated 2024-04-08). ITU calls both FCDO ambulance 1021 and fire 14 civil protection. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Gendarmerie 1055: ITU-T E.129 lists 1055 as gendarmerie (updated 2024-04-08). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Coastguard 1054: ITU-T E.129 lists 1054 as coast guard (updated 2024-04-08). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Search and rescue 1058: ITU-T E.129 lists 1058 as air search and rescue (updated 2024-04-08). ITU also lists 1070 for forest fire. That forest-fire number is not stored beside civil-protection 14. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29.