Warsaw
Police emergency 997
Fire emergency 998
Ambulance 999
Police headquarters (022) 26 24 24

Krakow
Police emergency 997
Fire emergency 998
Ambulance 999
Police headquarters (012) 21 00 20 or (012) 10 71 15

Directory assistance (all of Poland): 913

Using the telephone in Poland can be a challenge, unless you are in a classy hotel. Working public telephones are few, especially in Warsaw. You must buy a prepaid telephone card to use the public phones, and this must be done in ADVANCE of your wanting to make a call. The machines do not take coins.