Salvamont Argeș County Service

The southern Făgăraș (Argeș valley, Transfăgărășan road, Lake Vidraru) and the Iezer-Păpușa mountains.

Mountain emergency — Romania0725 826 668 (0SALVAMONT) · 1120725 826 668 (0SALVAMONT) — 0SALVAMONT — National Salvamont Dispatch, 24/7 (emergencies and information); 112 — single European emergency number

Contacts Salvamont Argeș

Salvamont Argeș County ServiceServiciul Public Județean Salvamont ArgeșHeadquarters: Piața Vasile Milea 1, rooms 10–11, Pitești, RomaniaOfficial website: cjarges.ro/en/serviciul-public-judetean-salvamont
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The County Public Salvamont Service of Argeș (Serviciul Public Județean Salvamont Argeș) 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 1969. It reports to the Argeș County Council in Pitești and covers the southern, Argeș side of the Făgăraș with the Argeș valley and the Transfăgărășan road.

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 service covers the southern Făgăraș with the Argeș valley, the Transfăgărășan road up to Bâlea Lake, Lake Vidraru and Romania's highest peaks, as well as the Iezer-Păpușa mountains. No official list of the service's bases is published.

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 main Făgăraș ridge is long and high with few easy descents — plan your overnight stops and an escape route.

Map of the stations

Official apps

  • Salvamont — Official app of the National Association of Romanian Mountain Rescuers (ANSMR, with Vodafone): its SOS section sends your route, coordinates, altitude and battery level to the Salvamont dispatchers. Note: it works only with phone numbers registered in Romania — with a foreign SIM call 0725 826 668 or 112.

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Last updated: 3 November 2026. Numbers checked against the services' official websites (sources below). If a number does not answer, call 112.

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