UAE emergency numbers
Tap a number to call. These work anywhere in the UAE. Below: power and water faults for your emirate, protection lines, and a card for the fridge.
Power cut or water problem
Help, protection and reporting
Fridge card
Arabic and English on one card, with the power and water number for the emirate picked above. Add your address so anyone in the house can read it out on a call.
Made on your phone. Your address is not uploaded or saved: it is gone when you leave the page.
When you call
Emirate, area, street or landmark. On a highway, the name of the road and the nearest exit. Stay on the line until the operator tells you to hang up.
The short numbers 999, 998 and 997 are the same in every emirate. Save your hotel's name and area in your phone. For things that are not urgent in Dubai, such as a lost item, call Dubai Police on 901.
Keep 999 free for danger to life or property. Abu Dhabi Police's call centre is 800 3333, and Dubai Police's is 901.
Sources: UAE Government portal u.ae, "Handling emergencies" and "Power and water supply failure"; Ajman Government, "Handling emergencies" (ajman.ae); Abu Dhabi Police, contact numbers (adpolice.gov.ae); Dubai Government Media Office (Sep 2025) on the Dubai Police 901 line for non-emergency situations; Dubai Electricity and Water Authority support page (991); Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (sewa.gov.ae, Emergency 991); TAQA Distribution, Abu Dhabi (800 2332, and 991/992); Etihad Water and Electricity (991 and 992); Gulf News, "Essential emergency and support helplines in the UAE" (Jan 2025). Last checked: 27 Oct 2026. Numbers can change: if a line does not connect, call 999.