Editing Vilnius (section)

===Special services===
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Security in Vilnius is primarily the responsibility of the ''Vilniaus apskrities vyriausiasis policijos komisariatas'', the highest police office in the city, and local police offices. Its main responsibilities are ensuring public order and safety, reporting and investigating criminal offenses, and traffic control.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veiklos sritys |url=http://vilnius.policija.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys |website=vilnius.policija.lrv.lt |access-date=2 July 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> In 2016, the city had 1,500 police officers.<ref>{{cite web |title=L. Pernavas: Vilniuje dirba 1 tūkst. 500 policininkų |url=https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/l-pernavas-vilniuje-dirba-1-tukst-500-policininku-is-ju-tik-4060-gatvese.d?id=72426232 |website=[[DELFI]] |access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> The [[Public Security Service (Lithuania)|Public Security Service]] is responsible for the prompt restoration of public order in special situations and ensuring the protection of important state objects and escorted subjects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veiklos sritys |url=http://vstarnyba.lrv.lt/lt/apie-tarnyba/veiklos-sritys-1 |website=vstarnyba.lrv.lt |access-date=2 July 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>

''Vilniaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba'' is the primary governing body of Vilnius's [[firefighter]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilniaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba |url=http://vilnius.ugniagesiai.lrv.lt/ |website=vilnius.ugniagesiai.lrv.lt |access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref> There were 1,287 fire incidents in the first nine months of 2018, killing six people and injuring 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 metų devynių mėnesių gaisrų ir gelbėjimo darbų statistika Vilniaus mieste |url=http://vilnius.ugniagesiai.lrv.lt/uploads/vilnius.ugniagesiai/documents/files/2018m_9_Vilniaus_m.pdf |website=vilnius.ugniagesiai.lrv.lt |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702121550/http://vilnius.ugniagesiai.lrv.lt/uploads/vilnius.ugniagesiai/documents/files/2018m_9_Vilniaus_m.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Vilniaus greitosios medicinos pagalbos stotis'' is responsible for [[emergency medical services]] in the city, and the EMS telephone number is 033.<ref>{{cite web |title=Viešoji įstaiga Greitosios medicinos pagalbos stotis |url=https://www.vgmps.lt/ |website=vgmps.lt |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702121554/https://www.vgmps.lt/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Established in 1902, it is one of eastern Europe's oldest EMS institutions.<ref name="vgmps">{{cite web |title=Apie mus |url=https://www.vgmps.lt/apie-mus |website=vgmps.lt (VGMPS) |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702121631/https://www.vgmps.lt/apie-mus |url-status=dead}}</ref> Many doctors and other personnel received medals for their assistance to victims of the 1991 January Events.<ref name="vgmps"/> The common number for contacting emergency services in Vilnius and other parts of Lithuania is 112.<ref>{{cite web |title=112 – Skubi Pagalba |url=http://www.112.lt/en/ |website=112.lt |access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>