Emergency & Helplines
Key numbers for emergencies and everyday help. Call 119 for fire, injury, or an ambulance; 112 for crime or accidents. 119/112 can connect interpretation and are free. If you don’t know your location, describe nearby buildings or street names. Save these in advance.
Based on official sources · verify before deciding· as of 2026-06-09
Step by step
- 1Life-threatening, fire, injury → 119 (ambulance/fire). 119 also gives medical advice and hospital info.
- 2Crime, traffic accident, threat → 112 (police)
- 3If Korean is hard, say “interpreter” to get a multilingual connection
- 4For non-urgent stay/life questions, call 1345 or 1577-1366 separately
Tips
- ⚠️ The old medical line “1339” was abolished and merged into 119 — call 119 for medical info too.
- 119/112 can add a three-way interpreter. Stay calm and give your location first.
- You can also report to 119 by text message (when you can’t speak).
Key contacts
- 112 — Police (crime/accidents)
- 119 — Fire, emergency, ambulance, medical info
- 1345 — Immigration Contact Center (stay/life, multilingual, 24h)
- 1577-1366 — Danuri Call Center (migrant/family, 24h multilingual)
- 120 — Local civil services (e.g., Dasan Call)
- 1366 — Women’s emergency hotline (violence support, 24h)
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Last updated: 2026-06-09