Pennsylvania’s 911 system is experiencing statewide outages, state officials said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert on Friday afternoon saying that the state’s 911 system is not functioning.
The agency said in statement on social media that it was “working with technical experts to resolve the issue and restore service as quickly as possible.”
It also advised that residents call 911 for true emergencies and “not call just to check whether it is working.”
Several state countries, including York and Montgomery counties, acknowledged the outages in posts on social media, with York County saying in a statement that there “may be a delay” in emergency calls being answered.
The Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement on Facebook that the “issue may impact the ability of some residents to reach emergency service.”
“We urge the public to continue attempting to call 911 in the event of an emergency, as some calls are still successfully going through,” the department said.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.
Shapiro reposted PEMA’s statement on X, calling it “an important update.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
