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Who to call first

The official emergency routes for this country, every number read from the official page it belongs to, verified 2026-07-17. Nothing here is behind a click, and the contractor comes after everyone is safe.

You can smell gas

There is no single national gas line: the official guidance is to open a window, get everyone out quickly, turn off the gas at the outside main valve if you can, and call your gas company from a neighbour's home. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

  • If you turn off the gas, only a qualified professional may turn it back on. Never attempt it yourself.

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After the emergency: the repair

Once everyone is safe and the official service has the emergency, the repair is the next job. That is where checking a contractor's register, rating and record matters, and not one second before. Browse contractors with public evidence, check a business by name, or see where a rating really sits before anyone starts the permanent fix.

Common questions

You can smell gas: who do I call?

There is no single national gas line: the official guidance is to open a window, get everyone out quickly, turn off the gas at the outside main valve if you can, and call your gas company from a neighbour's home. If anyone is in danger, call 911. If you turn off the gas, only a qualified professional may turn it back on. Never attempt it yourself.

What is the emergency number here?

Call 911.

Every number above was read from the cited official page on the date shown. Numbers and routings can change and some are regional examples of a local routing rule, so the official page is always the final word. In immediate danger, the general emergency number comes first.