United States embassy in Burkina Faso

Emergency numbers in Burkina Faso

• Police17
• Ambulance18
• Fire18
• Fire112
• Gendarmerie16

Police 17: UK FCDO lists 17 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 18: UK FCDO lists 18 for ambulance. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 18: UK FCDO lists 18 for fire. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 112: ITU-T E.129 lists 112 as firefighters (updated 2023-07-31). UK FCDO lists 18 for ambulance and fire, and says a response is unlikely outside Ouagadougou. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29. Gendarmerie 16: ITU-T E.129 lists 16 as Gendarmerie nationale (updated 2023-07-31). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.