In case of Emergency

Consider registering with your home country’s emergency program for international travelers just in case. For the US, it is STEP (Smart Travellers Enrollment Program:) https://step.state.gov/ and for Canada, it is ROCA (Registration of Canadians Abroad): https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration

911 is an emergency number in Belize but works only if calling from a local Belizean based number.

We hope of course you’ll never need these numbers, but just in case….(all Belize numbers; +501 country code)

·South Ambergris Caye Neighborhood Watch – 610-4911 (also WhatsApp); call them for any safety concern or emergency medical issue
·RRR Emergency Response — 627 1117
·San Pedro Police Department – 206-2022 
·San Pedro Fire Department – 206-2372
·San Pedro Coast Guard – 222 5260
·Triple R Response & Rescue – 621-1117; emergency medical care & rescue

Medical Contacts (all Belize numbers; +501 country code)
·Hyperbaric Chamber – 226-2851 or 226-2660
·Ambergris Hope Hospital – 226-2660 / 606 3880
·San Carlos Medical Care – 226-2918
·San Pedro Polyclinic– 226-2536 or 670-8755

NEMO (National Emergency Management Organization, the Belize body to help prepare for & respond to hurricanes, floods, tsunamis & other such situations) — 226-4824 / 614-5865