Emergencies
For Police, Fire, Ambulance & Coast Guard dial 999 (emergencies only)
You can also dial 112 anywhere in the European Community to contact emergency services.
Sussex Police - Non-emergency
Telephone: 0845 6070999
Fax: 01273 404274
People with hearing or speech difficulties can use a text minicom on 01273 483435
Fire Service - Safety advice
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service online
Fire Safety or Community Safety: 0845 130 8855
Freephone Community Fire Safety Hotline: 0800 731 9119
Firesetters Confidential Hotline: 0800 731 9119
Fire Service - for Operational (Firefighting) activities
Hove, Lewes, Barcombe, Newhaven and Seaford areas: 01273 730254
Brighton and Roedean areas:01273 685152
Forest Row, Eastbourne, Uckfield, Crowborough, Mayfield, Wadhurst, Burwash, Heathfield and Hailsham areas: 01825 745901
Hastings (Bohemia Road and The Ridge), Battle, Broad Oak, Rye, Bexhill, Pevensey and Herstmonceux areas: 01424 440136
Coast Guard - enquiries & weather reports
Ring 01304 210008 (24 hours service)
Hospitals
Eastbourne DGH 01323 417400
Hastings Conquest & Bexhill hospital 01424 755255
Crowborough birthing centre 01892 654080/603111
Uckfield Community hospital 01825 769999
Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath 01444 441881
Flooding
Environment Agency 24 hour Floodline 0845 9881188
Electricity
If there's a power cut telephone Seeboard Energy on 0800 7838866
Gas
If you smell gas, telephone freephone 0800 111 999
Water
South East Water - 24 hour emergency line on 0845 602 1724
Southern Water - 0845 278 0845
Animals
RSPCA cruelty hotline 0300 1234 999
Dog warden service 01323 443555
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare 01825 840252
Malicious telephone calls
Call 150 (if you have a BT line) or the Advice Line on 0808 1000777
Wealden District Council emergency contact details
Out of hours Lifeline service
Planning carried out by the Council on how we would respond to a local, regional or national emergency.
