Police
Police emergency
991 — call Police, Police emergencyPress 1 for the Federal Police, 2 for Addis Ababa Police.
From a third partychecked 23 September 2026source
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Resources Useful Numbers
Useful Ethiopian Numbers
Emergency lines, banks, telecom, power and airlines — each one with the place it was read and the date it was last checked, because a phone number is only worth as much as the day it was confirmed. Tell us when one stops working.
In a real emergency, dial first and check later. These are kept as current as one person can keep them, but they are not an official directory, and local numbers vary outside Addis Ababa.
Language of the labels
Ethiopian Red Cross Society
Ambulance
907 — call Ethiopian Red Cross Society, AmbulanceFree, around the clock.
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Fire brigade
Fire emergency
939 — call Fire brigade, Fire emergencyFrom a third partychecked 23 September 2026source
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Police
Police emergency — Dire Dawa
620 — call Police, Police emergency — Dire DawaDire Dawa only.
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Where these come from
Every number links to where it was read, and says how good that source is. “From their own website” is the organisation's own contact page. “From their official account” means their website could not be reached — several Ethiopian banks and utilities serve broken certificates or block automated requests — so the number comes from their verified social account instead. “From a third party” is anything else, and is the weakest claim on the page.
Search results for Ethiopian call centres are full of sites that publish a number they answer themselves. That is why nothing is listed here without a link you can open and check, and why readers can report a number but never add or edit one.
The date on each card is the last time a person confirmed it against that link. After six months it is marked as unchecked rather than quietly presented as current.