Emergency Text 66277 Finished

 

Courtesy of ELDS

 

From 1st March 2013, the Lancashire Emergency SMS Text Messaging Service 66247 will finish. It is because now you can text 999 if you have an emergency.

 

Have you registered with 999 service? It could save your life.

 

1) Test the word ‘REGISTER’ to the number 999

 

2) You will then receive an SMS message about the service.

 

3) When you have read the message, reply by texting ‘YES’ to the number 999.

 

4) You will receive an SMS message telling you that your mobile phone is registered.

 

Contacting Lancashire Police

If it is not an emergency but you need to contact Lancashire Police, you can email them at www.lancashire.police.uk/contact-us/ or call 101 via typetalk.

 

Contacting Lancashire Fire and Rescue

If it is not an emergency but you need to contact Lancashire Fire and Rescue, you can email them at enquireies@lancsfirerescue.org.uk, fax 01772 865144 or call 01772 862545 via typetalk.

 

If you need to book a Fire Safety Check, you can do it online:

www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/fire-safety-check/