If it is an emergency right now
The district’s call centre in George answers around the clock and covers every town below.
Garden Route emergency call centre (24/7)24/7044 805 5071Garden Route emergency WhatsApp24/7💬 081 709 5193Ambulance / EMS24/710177Police24/710111Emergencies from a mobile24/7112
Source: Garden Route District MunicipalityGeorge Municipality
George · Wilderness
Switchboard (office hours)044 801 9111Fire emergencies (24/7)24/7044 801 6311After hours (all services)24/7044 801 6300Toll-free disaster management (24/7)24/70800 424 477Electricity faults044 801 9222 / 044 803 9222Electrical faults WhatsApp (Mon–Fri 07:45–16:30)💬 067 350 3295Water, sewerage & streets044 801 9262 / 044 801 9266Refuse044 802 2900Law enforcement044 801 6350Accounts call centre044 801 9004
Source: George Municipality official pageGeorge Municipality — Uniondale & Haarlem
Uniondale
Switchboard (office hours)044 801 9111Fire services & emergency24/7044 801 9189After hours24/7044 801 6300
Source: George Municipality official pageKnysna Municipality
Knysna · Sedgefield
Switchboard (office hours)044 302 6300Emergencies & after-hours faults (24/7)24/7044 302 8911Fire WhatsApp💬 060 998 6969Electricity faults (office hours)044 302 6397 / 044 302 6399Water services044 302 6331Water abuse WhatsApp💬 060 998 7000Traffic044 302 6551 / 044 302 6337Sedgefield area office044 302 6500
Source: Knysna Municipality official pageBitou Municipality
Plettenberg Bay
Mossel Bay Municipality
Mossel Bay
Switchboard (office hours)044 606 5000After hours — switchboard diverts to the call centre24/7044 606 5000Fire & rescue044 691 3722Municipal emergency services044 606 5107
Source: Mossel Bay Municipality official pageOudtshoorn Municipality
Oudtshoorn · De Rust
Switchboard (office hours)044 203 3000Disaster emergency24/7044 203 3110Control room24/7044 203 7800 / 044 203 7801Control room (mobile)063 651 4675 / 063 651 4676Electricity044 203 3159Water & sanitation044 203 3114Roads044 203 3165Refuse removal044 203 3900Traffic044 203 3133
Source: Oudtshoorn Municipality official pageHessequa Municipality
Stilbaai · Heidelberg WC
Switchboard (office hours)028 713 8000Emergencies — accidents, fires, disasters (24/7)24/7028 713 2222Emergencies (24/7, mobile)24/7084 014 1828After-hours control room24/7028 713 7917Field & forest fires071 856 5719Ambulance028 713 4554Stilbaai office028 713 7831Heidelberg office028 713 8019
Source: Hessequa Municipality official pageKannaland Municipality
Calitzdorp
Private ambulance & sea rescue
Not municipal services — listed because locals use them.
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