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911 System Down? After Widespread Outage, Authorities Plead For People to Avoid Test Calls
Newsweek ^ | 9/28/20

Posted on 09/28/2020 8:34:34 PM PDT by Helicondelta

he system that carries 911 emergency calls suffered a temporary outage Monday night. Calls in Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Ohio, Arizona and Delaware were affected with Minneapolis police claiming the loss of service in the U.S. affected the entire country.

"ATTENTION: The 911 lines are not operational nationwide," tweeted the Minneapolis Police Department. "This is for phone calls and text messaging."

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1 posted on 09/28/2020 8:34:34 PM PDT by Helicondelta
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To: Helicondelta

My super secret source says that NSA uses these kinds of alerts to ping burner phones and locate them to identified phones thus rendering the burner phones traceable.


2 posted on 09/28/2020 8:41:45 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Helicondelta

What is the number you call for 911 help?


3 posted on 09/28/2020 9:26:36 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: Helicondelta

First to you: Oh Oh.

2nd to #3.


4 posted on 09/28/2020 9:37:26 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: minnesota_bound

You want to have what they call the dispatch line for your area. They’re the people that actually send units to the area involved.

911 is 1st - “What’s your emergency?” then they send you to the cops, fire or ambulance services - most times all of them.

I keep meaning to get the two fire dept. numbers for my area. Maybe tomorrow.

If 911 is hammered a dispatch line to the LEOS can still get your info through on a recorded line. Get one or two now before you really need it.

Just check your police/Sheriff sites and you’ll find one. Put it on your phone.

Worse case call 911 and get the dispatch number.

Be polite. ;-)


5 posted on 09/28/2020 9:47:47 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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