Massachusetts Hit With Major 911 Outage Statewide

The 911 exigency telephone strategy is down successful the full authorities of Massachusetts, according to an advisory published online Tuesday by the MA State Police. And there’s nary connection yet connected however agelong the outage mightiness last.

An exigency alert was sent retired to phones crossed the region, including immoderate radical who reported connected X that they received alerts contempt surviving successful Rhode Island. The Rhode Island State Police clarified connected X that 911 work successful the authorities has not been impacted. Neighboring New Hampshire is besides not experiencing an outage, according to police successful that state.

Anyone who needs firefighting assistance successful Boston is being told by the Boston Fire Department to “pull your nearest Fire Box, oregon telephone the Boston Fire Department astatine 617-343-2880.” Firefighters besides enactment radical tin simply question to their nearest occurrence presumption to inquire for help.

And anyone who needs constabulary assistance is being urged to usage the determination telephone fig for their country of Massachusetts:

• Northshore: 978-538-6180
• Western Massachusetts: 413-587-5700
• Franklin County: 413-625-8326 oregon 413-625-8468
• Western Worcester County: 508-867-5181 oregon 508-309-5350
• Worcester County: 508-829-8420
• South Coast, Cape & Islands: 508-397-3192
• Greater Boston: 617-946-3080
• Logan Airport: 617-568-7301

• Metrowest: 508-820-2121

Oddly, 911 work went retired successful respective states that mostly don’t interaction each different back successful April—including parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas, and the full authorities of South Dakota—after a contractor reportedly severed a fibre enactment successful an mishap portion installing a airy pole. In that case, work was restored successful astir 2.5 hours, according to the 911 unreality services contractor Lumen.