Emergency services and other contacts for those living in Florida

It may not be a nice thought but it is possible you may have to deal with emergency services at some point if you are living in Florida. Before setting up home in Florida, there are some numbers you should familiarise yourself with to keep you safe.

Emergency services for those with a home in Florida

When you set up home in Florida the number for emergency services in Florida, and throughout the United States, is 911. The service you receive will be prompt and there are no issues such as having to speak to telephone operators who do not speak English when you are living in Florida.

Brits setting up home in Florida

British Consul, Miami
Brickell Bay Office Tower
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Suite 2800
Miami
Florida 33131
Tel: (305) 374 1522
Fax: (305) 374 8196

British Consul, Orlando
Suite 2110
Sun Trust Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando
Florida 32801
Tel: (407) 254-3300
Fax: (407) 254-3333

For any Brits living in Florida it is worthwhile keeping these numbers handy, especially when first setting up home in Florida.

Living in Florida – other useful numbers

Hopefully you will have no need to call on either the emergency services or the British Consulate when living in Florida. There are some other contacts which you might find useful after making your home in Florida.

Florida Department of Education
Turlington Building
Suite 1514
352 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee
Florida 32399

Florida Chamber of Commerce
136 South Bronough Street
PO Box 11309
Tallahassee
Florida 32302-3309

Florida Department of Transport
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee
Florida 32399-0450

The 911 system was introduced because it offered a single easy-to-remember emergency service number for those living in Florida and the other 49 states. Keep other contact names and numbers handy in case you urgently require assistance after making your home in Florida.