Emergency phone numbers
MIT campus emergencies
(24-hour police, ambulance, fire, first aid, dean on call)
To report an emergency:
From a campus phone: 100
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-1212
Emergency information line (for status of emergencies): 617-253-SNOW (7669)
MIT Medical (24-hour urgent care)
From a campus phone: 3-1311
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-1311
Emergency closings (recorded updates)
617-253-SNOW (617-253-7669)
International SOS (emergency medical and security evacuation
services for those traveling abroad on MIT business)
(requires certificates)
617-324-5031
Facilities (24-hour emergency repairs)
From a campus phone: 3-4948
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-4948
Nightline (MIT student hotline: 7:00pm - 7:00am)
From a campus phone: 3-8800
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-8800
Saferide (campus transportation: 6:00pm - 3:00am)
From a campus phone: 3-2997
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-2997
MIT News Office
From a campus phone: 3-2700
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-2700
Information Center
From a campus phone: 3-4795
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-4795
MIT Police
General business: 617-253-1212
Guest parking: 617-253-7276
Lost and found: 617-253-9753
Computer and Communications Outages
3-DOWN: 617-253-3696
Environment, Health & Safety Office
From a campus phone: 2-3477
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-452-3477
Security and Emergency Management Office
From a campus phone: 8-7366
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-258-7366
Message Center
Fax service: 617-253-8000
Emergency number: 617-253-3692
Telephone service
MIT directory assistance: 0 or 617-253-1000
Service problems: 617-253-4357
Travel directions to MIT
617-253-6311
Bates Linear Accelerator Center
From a campus phone: 3-9200
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-campus: 617-253-9200
Haystack Observatory
From an on-site phone: 5555
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-site: 781-981-5555
Lincoln Laboratory emergencies (security desk)
From an on-site phone: 3333
From a cell phone, pay phone, or off-site: 781-981-3333