The quick and highly trained response teams that react to an emergency in Düsseldorf belonf to five organisations. They are the city's Feuerwehr, the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and the Malteser Hilfsdienst. Their number is 112.

The fire brigade or fire department (Feuerwehr) of course runs a 24 hour emergency response service each and every day for the whole of Düsseldorf. Response vehicles are located in many areas of the city. The number to call in the case of a fire and related emergency is 112.

The hospitals in Dusseldorf are part of the (still) relatively well-funded German health care setup that is supported by the high taxes of the social system. Some of the shortest waiting times in Europe can be found and a level of professionalism that is often to be envied.

Düsseldorf's police has it's own president and fulfills special tasks due to the city's function of state capital. Police are on the whole very polite and willing to be helpful. The number to call for assistance in the case of an emergency is 110 and is available around the clock 24/7.