Pennsylvania experiencing statewide 911 outage | List of non-emergency numbers
THE EMERGENCY ALERT TONE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. ABSOLUTELY. A LOT OF FOLKS GETTING THOSE ALERTS ON THEIR PHONES. SO KELLY AND ANDREW, THIS OUTAGE MEANS THAT STANDARD 911 CALLS MAY NOT GO THROUGH RIGHT NOW. YOU PROBABLY GOT THAT ALERT FROM THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. IT WAS REALLY LOUD AND IT WAS SENT TO YOUR CELL PHONE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT ALERT LOOKED LIKE ON OUR PHONES AND YOUR PHONE. LIKELY TO. OKAY. IT SAYS THIS. IT SAYS THE ENTIRE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IS EXPERIENCING A STATEWIDE INTERMITTENT 911 OUTAGE. INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ISSUES CONTACTING 911 ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL 911 CENTER ON THEIR NON-EMERGENCY LINES. CHECK YOUR COUNTY SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE’RE GOING TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. OKAY? ALLEGHENY COUNTY POSTED THIS ON X JUST NOW. AND THEY SAY THIS ALLEGHENY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONING. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH CALL TAKERS WHILE WE WORK WITH OUR VENDORS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NOW WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A RUNNING LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN. AND ON OUR WEBSITE WTAE.COM. OKAY. SO WHAT YOU CAN FIND THERE IS ALL THOSE LOCAL COUNTY NON-EMERGENCY NUMBERS. THOSE BACKUP NUMBERS. RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE WORKING TO GET ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS. I CALLED THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TO SEE IF JOSH SHAPIRO CAN TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE. AND I ALSO CALLED ALLEGHENY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT CHIEF IS BUSY MATTHEW BROWN, BUT HE’S GOING TO GET US THROUGH AND GET US THROUGH THE EVENING AS THOSE EMERGENCY EXPERTS REALLY RIGHT NOW ARE SCRAMBLING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WHO CALLS IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH AN EMERGENCY CAN GET THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IF THE PROBLEM CAN COME, IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT COUNTY YOU’RE IN, IF YOU’RE CALLING THE RIGHT BACKUP NUMBER, I SAY CALL THE NUMBER THAT YOU FIND FIRST. AND IF 911 DOESN’T WORK OUT RIGHT AWAY, AND THEN WE’LL GET YOU THROUGH THAT. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO ALSO SHARE WITH YOU. WE DID HEAR FROM PIMA ABOUT THIS, AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE TURNPIKE. OKAY. BUT THE 911 SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO PIMA, ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, IS HAVING ISSUES. THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IS SAYING THAT THEY’RE WORKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND RESTORE SERVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THEY ALSO SAY THIS PLEASE ONLY CALL 911. AND AGAIN, YOU SHOULD TRY THAT FIRST FOR TRUE EMERGENCIES, DO NOT CALL JUST TO CHECK WHETHER IT’S WORKING. THEY SAY IF YOU CAN’T GET THROUGH AND YOU NEED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE, CALL YOUR LOCAL 911 OFFICE DIRECTLY AND AGAIN YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON. WTAE.COM. WE HAVE HAD COUNTYWIDE OUTAGES FOR 901 IN THE PAST. I DON’T REMEMBER SEEING A STATEWIDE 911 OUTAGE ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. SO WE’RE WORKING RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, WE’RE GOING TO STAY CALM AND GET EVERYBODY THROUGH THIS AN
Pennsylvania’s Emergency Management has sent out an alert warning of intermittent outages to 911 service. The statewide alert blared across phones, warning residents of the outages.Those who are experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact local 911 centers on their non-emergency lines. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has a list of non-emergency lines in in the article below.PEMA has requested individuals to check their counties social media and websites for more information. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has reached out to Allegheny County who says they are apart of the intermittent outage. In addition, announcements on the outages have been made to Butler County, Beaver County, Westmoreland County, Lawrence County and across Western Pennsylvania. ALLEGHENY COUNTY: Non-emergency number 412-473-3056ARMSTRONG COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-548-5105BEAVER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-775-0880BUTLER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-282-1221 CLARION COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-226-7020FAYTETTE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-430-9111 FOREST COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-755-2995GREENE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-627-4911 or 724-852-2911 INDIANA COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-349-1428JEFFERSON COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-849-1617LAWRENCE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-656-9300 MERCER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-662-6110SOMERSET COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-445-1525 VENANGO COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-676-4545WASHINGTON COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-229-4600WESTMORELAND COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-836-1551 NOT IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania has a full list of lines you can call. Check the list by clicking here. This article will be updated with more non-emergency numbers as we continue to follow the outage.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —Pennsylvania’s Emergency Management has sent out an alert warning of intermittent outages to 911 service.
The statewide alert blared across phones, warning residents of the outages.
Those who are experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact local 911 centers on their non-emergency lines. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has a list of non-emergency lines in in the article below.
PEMA has requested individuals to check their counties social media and websites for more information.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has reached out to Allegheny County who says they are apart of the intermittent outage.
In addition, announcements on the outages have been made to Butler County, Beaver County, Westmoreland County, Lawrence County and across Western Pennsylvania.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY: Non-emergency number 412-473-3056
ARMSTRONG COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-548-5105
BEAVER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-775-0880
BUTLER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-282-1221
CLARION COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-226-7020
FAYTETTE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-430-9111
FOREST COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-755-2995
GREENE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-627-4911 or 724-852-2911
INDIANA COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-349-1428
JEFFERSON COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-849-1617
LAWRENCE COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-656-9300
MERCER COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-662-6110
SOMERSET COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-445-1525
VENANGO COUNTY: Non-emergency number 814-676-4545
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-229-4600
WESTMORELAND COUNTY: Non-emergency number 724-836-1551
NOT IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania has a full list of lines you can call. Check the list by clicking here.
This article will be updated with more non-emergency numbers as we continue to follow the outage.
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