Widespread 911 Outage Across Washington State
Numerous 911 calls in Washington state are not getting to emergency responders.
It is unclear what is causing the problem or when it will be fixed.
The state’s communications company, CenturyLink, already fixed a similar issue in Oregon, but the system has been intermittently down in Washington since 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
Technicians are currently working to fix the problem, KOMO News reported.
CenturyLink is responsible for statewide 911 call centers, all of which are tied together by the same communications system.
A company spokeswoman Kerry Zimmer told The Associate Press that the problem began at 1:30 a.m. in Sheridan, Ore., and only Oregon was down at the time.
A list of alternative numbers to call (below) have been posted in the event that someone attempts to call 911 in these areas with no success. Alternatively, people can go to the nearest fire station for help, ABC News reported.
Emergency numbers list:
Tacoma: 253-627-0151
Fife: 253-922-6656
Puyallup: 253-841-5431
Pierce County: 253-798-4722
Pierce County fire: 253-581-3888
Thurston County: 360-704-2740
Washington State Patrol in Pierce and Thurston counties: 253-538-3240
Auburn police: 253-852-2121
Federal Way police: 253-852-2121
Kent police: 253-852-2121
Lewis County: 360-740-1105
Clark County: 360-696-4461
Cowlitz County: 360-577-3098
Sources: KOMO News, The Olympian, ABC News
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