An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate threat to human life or serious damage to property or environment. A false report of an emergency is usually a crime. Emergency may also refer to:

In profession:

• Emergency medical technician, emergency responder trained to provide emergency medical services to the critically ill and injured
• Emergency physician, physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients
• Firefighter, who is trained and equipped to provide emergency medical services