Tag:emergency=phone

Tag for an emergency telephone. Some places, usually train stations, university sites and highways, have outdoor phones where you press a single button to have a direct line with somewhere such as the security office or police. When you press the button, a light might also flash to alert people close by that there is trouble.

This is for a phone that anyone could use to contact the emergency services. It should not be used for phones that only the police can use. However, in San Francisco some "police telephone" boxes (which require a key to open, for use of the police) have been mapped this way.

How to map

Tag a node at the appropriate location and add emergency=phone.

Tags to use in combination

• operator=*
• ref=* - reference number
• indoor=*
• colour=*
• manufacturer=*

See also

• amenity=telephone - public telephone for routine calls
• highway=emergency_bay - emergency bay on roadways
• emergency=fire_alarm_box - a device used for notifying a fire department of a fire
• Proposed features/emergency phone – proposal but with more discussion (abandoned)

Related terms: ‹ phone › ‹ emergency › ‹ emergency_phone ›