Crime & Safety
Beaumont's 911 Service Outage Restored
The city of Beaumont suffered an hours-long 911 outage on Monday, police say. Here's what to do if it ever happens again.
BEAUMONT, CA — The city of Beaumont's 911 call system crashed Monday, causing emergency calls to be rerouted to surrounding law enforcement agencies.
The outage occurred shortly after 2 p.m., but there was no immediate word on what triggered it.
The full outage lasted until just before 4:30 p.m., when it was fully restored, according to police spokeswoman Marcedes Cashmer.
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During the two-hour outage, the Beaumont Police Department released a statement saying "lines are currently being rerouted to other law enforcement agencies for response."
Fire and medical calls in Beaumont are always sent to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, which is under contract with the city.
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The police department's non-emergency business line was not been impacted by the outage, and authorities advised that it could be used as an alternate in case of outages to the primary 911 number.
Reach Beaumont Police Department's non-emergency line by calling 951-769-8500.
