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Know how to call 112 in Asturias

112 is the free single emergency number in Spain; in Asturias calls are received by the Servicio de Emergencias del Principado de Asturias (SEPA) at La Morgal (Llanera), which coordinates ambulance, fire, police and rescue responses.

Why it matters

You should know the number, and the handful of local police and fire contacts where you live, before you ever need them, especially if you do not yet speak Spanish.

When

Any serious emergency (medical, fire, crime or violence, accident, rescue, including at the beach).

Last checked

6 Oct 2026

Cost: Free (calls to 112 are free from landlines and mobiles).

What you need

• No registration or card is needed to call 112.
• The official pages reviewed do not state any language requirement (see local_verification_needed for language support).

Steps

1. Save 112 in your phone now
   112 is free from landlines and mobiles and, per administracion.gob.es, works in the whole of Spain even when the phone is blocked, the SIM is inactive or there is no coverage from your own operator.
2. Call 112 in a real emergency
   Calls in Asturias are answered by the SEPA call-reception center, which handles health, public-safety, road, fire, rescue and beach-rescue incidents (112asturias.es, 'Coordinación').
3. Know your location
   Operators can identify the address of a landline or the location of a mobile phone (Your Europe), but be ready to say where you are, using street names, beach/access names or landmarks.
4. Keep non-emergency numbers handy
   For non-emergency police matters contact your local police (the stations researched for your town are listed under Where); do not use 112 for general questions.
5. Enable emergency alerts
   Spain’s ES-Alert system sends alert messages to all mobile phones in an affected area through the 'reverse 112' process (Ministerio del Interior). Leave government/emergency alerts enabled in your phone settings.

Tips

• The 112asturias.es site reports roughly 800,000 calls a year (about 2,190 a day), so call-takers are used to high volumes; use 112 only for real emergencies.
• Asturias runs a beach-rescue plan (SAPLA) active every year between specific dates in June and September (112asturias.es), so lifeguard cover is seasonal.
• The SEPA introduction page notes that the Spanish short numbers 091 (national police) and 062 (Guardia Civil) predate 112; 112 is the number to remember.
• 112asturias.es publishes live pages for beach status, forest-fire risk index, road status and weather warnings.

Official sources

• 112 Asturias - Inicio
• 112 Asturias - Introducción
• 112 Asturias - Coordinación (call volumes, incident types, SAPLA)
• Services provided through national emergency numbers (112)
• ES-Alert: sistema de avisos a la población ante emergencias
• Your Europe: Emergency FAQ
• Open data: Cuerpos de Seguridad (CSV)