PHILADELPHIA – Across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, officials say that the 91 system is experiencing intermittent outages.
What we know:
Officials with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued an alert Friday afternoon regarding the 911 system, saying they were experiencing intermittent outages.
In the alert, it was advised that people needing assistance from 911 should contact their county’s local 911 center on non-emergency lines.
People were also advised to seek information through individual county websites where information on reaching 911 locally was listed on each site as well as to receive updated information.
What we don’t know:
No information was released as to what happened technically with the 911 system across Pa. Officials also did not release any information on a timetable as to when the 911 system would be restored to proper working order.
What you can do:
Listed are links to Pennsylvania’s emergency management page as well as county websites where local information can be accessed.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
In Philadelphia, you can sign up for emergency alerts, here.
Additionally, the Philadelphia Police Department states they know of the statewide outage and provide these phone numbers for emergencies only, based on your police district:
Philadelphia Police District Phone Numbers (Emergencies only during outage):
- 1st District – 215‑686‑3010 / 215‑686‑3011
- 2nd District – 215‑686‑3020 / 215‑686‑3021
- 3rd District – 215‑686‑3030 / 215‑686‑3031
- 5th District – 215‑686‑3050 / 215‑686‑3051
- 7th District – 215‑686‑3070 / 215‑686‑3071
- 8th District – 215‑686‑3080 / 215‑686‑3081
- 9th District – 215‑686‑3090 / 215‑686‑3091
- 12th District – 215‑686‑3120 / 215‑686‑3121
- 14th District – 215‑686‑3140 / 215‑686‑3141
- 15th District – 215‑686‑3150 / 215‑686‑3151
- 16th District – 215‑686‑3160 / 215‑686‑3161
- 17th District – 215‑686‑3170 / 215‑686‑3171
- 18th District – 215‑686‑3180 / 215‑686‑3181
- 19th District – 215‑686‑3190 / 215‑686‑3191
- 22nd District – 215‑686‑3220 / 215‑686‑3221
- 24th District – 215‑686‑3240 / 215‑686‑3241
- 25th District – 215‑686‑3250 / 215‑686‑3251
- 26th District – 215‑686‑3260 / 215‑686‑3261
- 35th District – 215‑686‑3350 / 215‑686‑3351
- 39th District – 215‑686‑3390 / 215‑686‑3391
- Airport Unit (77th District) – 215‑937‑6816 / 215‑937‑6817
- DVIC OPS CENTER- 215-897-0800
For a map or address of your district, visit www.phillypolice.com/districts.
