Emergencies

Here are some handy numbers in the event of an emergency:-

Council emergency out of hours telephone numbers:

  • Health and Social Care - 0845 601 4813
  • Roads/Flooding/Street lighting - 01349 886690 
  • Housing - 0845 700 2005
    (Highland Council no longer provide Lochaber Housing Association’s out of hours service, please contact the Association direct on 01397 702530.)

Emergency contacts for Trunk Road Maintenance

  • For A96 and A95 contact:
    BEAR Scotland - 0800 587 1107
  • For A9, A82, A86, A87, A830, A835, A887, A889, A99 contact:
    Scotland TranServ - 0800 028 1414
    (as of 1st April contact for all Trunk Roads will be BEAR Scotland)

Some other handy emergency numbers

  • Fire and Rescue Brigade - 01463 240999 (24 hours)
  • Floodline - 0845 988 1188
  • Gas Freephone - 0800 111 999
  • NHS 24 (out of hours medical advice/GP Service) - 08454 242424
  • Northern Constabulary – 01463 715555 (as of 1st April contact will be Police Scotland – telephone "101")
  • Scottish Water - 0845 601 8855 (24 hours)
  • Scottish and Southern Electric Freephone - 0800 300 999