(WBRE/WYOU)— The 9-1-1 outage that was affecting 9-1-1 centers across Pennsylvania has been resolved according the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA).
PEMA announced just before midnight on Friday that the outage affecting the Next-Generation 911 (NG911) has been resolved after an almost 10-hour outage.
“From the moment we were notified of the outage, our staff continuously worked with our vendors and county 911 partners to restore full service to the system,” said PEMA Director Randy Padfield. “The 911 system is the backbone of our emergency response system, and we will continue to ensure it is there when you need it.”
Pennsylvania was experiencing a 9-1-1 outage, and individuals were asked to go to their nearest fire and police department or your local communication center.
PEMA confirmed that there is an intermittent 9-1-1 outage that started around 2:00 p.m. on Friday and that people may not be able to reach 9-1-1.
Here are the numbers for county 9-1-1 centers:
Bradford County: (570) 265-9101
Carbon County: (570) 325-3097
Clinton County: (570) 893-4044
Columbia County: (570) 784-6300
Lackawanna County: (570) 342-9111
Luzerne County: (570) 819-4923
Lycoming County: (570) 433-4461
Monroe County: (570) 992-9911
Montour County: (570) 271-3160
Northumberland County: (570) 988-4539
Pike County: (570) 296-1911
Schuylkill County: (570) 628-3792
Snyder County: (570) 372-0826
Susquehanna County: (570) 465-9111
Tioga County: (570) 724-4666
Union County: (570) 523-1113
Wayne County: (570) 253-3109
Wyoming County: (570) 836-6161
