Salvamont Brașov County Service

The County Public Salvamont Service of Brașov (Serviciul Public Județean Salvamont – Salvaspeo Brașov) is a county-council institution which, under Government Decision No. 77/2003, coordinates accident prevention and rescue in the mountains of its county: it patrols trails, staffs rescue bases and refuges, searches for missing people, gives first aid and takes the injured to hospital. According to the National Association of Romanian Mountain Rescuers it was founded in 1970. Organised mountain rescue in Brașov has a tradition of more than a century, and in 1969 the city was among the first Salvamont centres in the country; the present Salvamont–Salvaspeo service was set up in 2021 and also rescues in caves, with divers and drones.

How to call for help

Call the National Salvamont Dispatch on '0SALVAMONT' (on a phone keypad, zero followed by the word SALVAMONT; the digits are shown below) or dial 112. The dispatcher passes the call straight to the rescuers of your county. The official Salvamont app sends dispatchers your coordinates, altitude and battery level, but it works only with phone numbers registered in Romania; with a foreign SIM, phone instead.

When you call, give:

• your name and phone number;
• what happened (injury, illness, people lost);
• where and when it happened and how many people need help;
• the condition of the injured;
• the weather on site.

After the call, stay where there is mobile coverage and wait for the rescuers; give first aid, shelter from bad weather and keep the injured warm.

Area and stations

The county service coordinates mountain rescue around Brașov: on the northern Bucegi, in Piatra Craiului, on the northern side of the Făgăraș, on Postăvarul with the Poiana Brașov resort, on Piatra Mare and Ciucaș. Local Salvamont services work alongside it in Poiana Brașov, Bran, Râșnov, Zărnești and Săcele.

Good to know

• The same '0SALVAMONT' number also answers questions about weather and trail conditions — call before you set out.
• The Salvamont app does not work with foreign numbers — save the dispatch number in your phone in advance.
• The Piatra Craiului ridge is narrow and rocky — after rain and in winter it is dangerous even for experienced hikers.