Widespread 911 Outages in Four States

SOURCE dnyuz.com
Large-scale outage affects residents' ability to call 911 in parts of Nebraska, Texas, and South Dakota. Las Vegas experienced a 2-hour outage before service was restored. Outages also reported in southern Nevada and various counties in Nebraska and Texas. South Dakota residents can still text 911 and call nonemergency lines. Previous AT&T outage impacted emergency communications network across the US.

Key Points

  • Residents in various states experienced difficulty reaching 911 services due to a large-scale outage.
  • Las Vegas and parts of Nevada, Nebraska, and Texas were particularly affected.
  • South Dakota residents could still text 911 and call nonemergency lines during the outage.

Pros

  • Dispatchers were able to see attempts to make calls from mobile phones and call residents back.
  • All attempted calls were eventually answered.

Cons

  • Residents faced challenges in reaching 911 during the outage.