Crime & Safety
911 Service Restored In PA Following Outage
The statewide outage was first reported Friday afternoon.
Pennsylvanians can once again call 911 following a statewide outage that was first reported Friday afternoon, according to the state officials.
The issue was first noticed around 2 p.m. Friday, prompting authorities to issue a statewide emergency alert. Service was restored around midnight, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said.
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In a statement, the agency said it will continue to investigate the incident.
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"We worked with counties to fully test that the system is operational," PEMA said. "Please do not call 911 for testing purposes; leave lines open for true emergencies."
According to a CBS Philadelphia report, the outage was caused by an IT issue with a third-party company contracted through the PEMA. Agency director Randy Padfield said it's too early to determine what caused the problem, but it could be a software or hardware issue.
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