Use these guides when you need a plain-English starting point before choosing the city page, official portal, calculator, or Ask Guiri workflow that matches your situation.
Quick answer
Key emergency numbers and official safety apps to save in Spain: 112, AlertCops, and 016.
Who this is for
Save before you need it
Documents to have ready
- 112 is the general emergency number in Spain. Save it as a phone contact and make sure children or family members who do not speak Spanish know that it is the first number for urgent police, medical, or fire emergencies.
Where to start
112 Spain
Timing
AlertCops is the official Spanish public-safety app for contacting security services from a phone. It is useful to install before a problem happens, especially if you may need location-aware contact.
Common mistake
Save your address in Spanish, nearest cross street, landlord or building contact, insurance number, and trusted local contact. In emergencies, the hard part is often explaining where you are.
Check the source before you act
Use this page to prepare the file for emergency numbers, then confirm current forms, appointment categories, fees, and account instructions on the official source listed here.
- Save receipts, confirmations, registry numbers, and downloaded PDFs.
- Use Ask Guiri when the next step depends on your own document, address, status, deadline, or portal error.
Save the universal number first
112 is the general emergency number in Spain. Save it as a phone contact and make sure children or family members who do not speak Spanish know that it is the first number for urgent police, medical, or fire emergencies.
Add AlertCops if you are staying in Spain
AlertCops is the official Spanish public-safety app for contacting security services from a phone. It is useful to install before a problem happens, especially if you may need location-aware contact.
Know 016 for gender-violence support
016 is Spain's official gender-violence support line. If there is immediate danger, use emergency services. For support, information, or guidance, use the official 016 resources.
Keep practical details in one note
Save your address in Spanish, nearest cross street, landlord or building contact, insurance number, and trusted local contact. In emergencies, the hard part is often explaining where you are.