Emergencies and Disasters

In case of fire or injury, call the Fire Department for a fire engine or ambulance. In case of burglary or other crimes or accidents, call the police.

Calling from a Public Phone :

• When calling from a public phone, neither change nor a telephone card is necessary.
• Lift the receiver, press the red button and dial 110 for the police or 119 for the fire department or an ambulance.
• When they answer, give the following information in Japanese :
  　1. What's happened
  　2. Your name
  　3. Your location
  　4. A nearby landmark
  　5. Your telephone number (or the number of the public phone)

DAIL 119 : EXAMPLE CONVERSATION TO CALL AN AMBULANCE
You : 「KynKyu desu ！」(It's an emergency! )
Fire Depariment : 「Donoyouna guaidesuka ?」(What's happened? )
You : 「Keganin ga imasu」(There's been an injury.)
　　　「Koutsujiko desu 」(Car accident)
　　　「Ishikifumei desu」(Someone is unconscious.)
Fire Depariment : 「Basho wa doko desuka」(Where are you?)
You : 「　　　desu」(give location and nearby landmark).

DAIL 119 : EXAMPLE CONVERSATION FOR A FIRE
You : 「Kaji desu ！」(Fire! )
Fire Depariment : 「Nani ga moete imasuka?」(What's burnning?)
You : 「　　　　　desu」(explain what's burnning).
Fire Depariment : 「Basho wa doko desuka」(Where are you?)
You : 「　　　　　desu」(give location and nearby landmark).

DAIL 110 : EXAMPLE CONVERSATION TO CALL POLICE (Accident)
You : 「Jiko desu!」(There' been an accident!)
Police :「Dou shimashitaka? 」(What's happened? )
You : 「Jidousha ni butsukari mashita 」(There was a car crash.)
Police :「Basho wa doko desuka」(Where are you?)
You : 「　　　desu」(give location and nearby landmark).

DAIL 110 : EXAMPLE CONVERSATION TO CALL POLICE (Burglary)
You : 「Hittakuri ni ai mashita!」(There's been a burglary!)
Police :「Dou shimashitaka? 」(What's happened? )
You : 「Hando baggu o torare mashita」(My bag was stolen.)
Police :「Basho wa doko desuka」(Where are you?)
You : 「　　　desu」(give location and nearby landmark).