Handy Numbers in Your Cell Phone

So you've got a cell phone, a mobile device without wires . . . and without a phone book . . . .
Well, you can always use a telephone directory at a phone booth.
Hey! Where'd they put the phone booths?
Maybe we'd better think this through and plan ahead.
What numbers might you need when out and about? When traveling? In case of unexpected events or emergencies?

If your cell phone has no other numbers stored in its memory, consider including these numbers:

1. Local Fire Department - Because you may need them and it may not be enough of an emergency to call 911. Very good for those pesky cat-stuck-in-tree situations
2. Local Police Department or Law Enforcement - Same reason as above.
3. Nearby Hospital(s) - These are great when a loved one isn’t home hours after they said they’d be. A lot easier to have them preloaded into your phone instead of sifting frantically through the yellow pages!
4. ICE (In Case of Emergency) - While authorities may not be able to access this because of privacy & confidentiality laws, GQ Public might be of help. The number of a spouse or relative capable of making decisions on your behalf would be best here.
5. Taxi Company Dispatch - Just in case you find yourself stuck on the side of the road
   
6. Water and Power Department - In case your water or power ever get shut off and you’d like to know why (especially if it’s the power and your regular phones don’t work).
7. Doctor and/or Pediatrician - These can be very difficult to locate in a time of stress, so record it next time you have the chance.
   
8. Animal Control - Whether for the snake that just bit your dog, or the dog that's lost the plot or the critter up the tree . . .
   
9. Coworker or Boss - Because you don’t want to call the company switchboard to tell them you ran out of gas on the Interstate and managed to wet your pants in the process. Shoot for a direct line or cell phone.
10. Your Next-Door Neighbor - Hear about a house fire on the news? Give old Ted next door a ring and have him poke his head out to make sure your house is still standing (and offer to return the favor).
11. Tow Truck Company - Preferably one that will drive long distances if need be.
12. Poison Control - These people generally answer very quickly and are very helpful - a must for the parents.
13. Car Insurance Carrier/Broker - The first people you should call if you’re in an accident (unless somebody is hurt, then you call them second). They’ll tell you want to write down and if you need the police.
    
14. Pizza/Chinese/All-Night Take-out Food - Because once you find a good place that’s open late, that’s a number you keep and call often.
15. - Number to call if credit card is lost/stolen (you want to call immediately)
    
16. - Locksmith / service company on-call number, in case you lock yourself out.
    
17. A very good attorney. You never know where you might end up.
18. AA or AAA, depending on your country and situation.
19. Toll free booking numbers for hotels. i.e. 1-800-2-Hotels
20. AN ALTERNATIVE NUMBER TO REACH THE OWNER OF THIS CELL PHONE

As Mella commented, "In other words, all the numbers that you would have kept stuck to the front of the refrigerator ten years ago…"
Glenn commented,

If you use commercial airlines, always store the reservations number of the airlines you’re traveling in your cellphone. When (not if) your flight is canceled, before you hike all the way back to the ticket counter like the other 145 people on your flight, whip out your phone and call that number. Explain your predicament. This is much faster that standing in line. The last time I did this, I wound up getting a free upgrade to first class and finished rearranging my flight plans while there were still 50 people in front of me.

Keep in mind, you don't have to limit yourself to phone numbers.
Your phone will hold all kinds of info that we used to write on paper. Use the technology to serve you!
The guts of this post came from Cranking Widgets and the commenters thereof.