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Which emergency number do you call to reach the fire brigade?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 162
Quel numéro d'urgence permet d'appeler les pompiers ?
Which emergency number do you call to reach the fire brigade?
Answer. The 18.
Le 18.
The 18 connects you to the fire brigade for a fire, an accident or a dangerous situation. The 112, the European emergency number, also works.
The official text that proves it
« le 18 , les pompiers, si une situation de péril ou d’accident se présente ; »
the 18, the fire brigade, if a dangerous situation or an accident occurs;
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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