Update 10:00pm
Authorities say 911 services are back up in the Seattle area after the CenturyLink outage caused disruptions that began Thursday.
King County said Friday morning that progress had been made in restoring 911 services across the metro area but intermittent outages were still possible.
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Information from King County
If you live in the jurisdiction of the King County Sheriff's Office or any of our contract partners (Town of Beaux Arts Village, City of Burien, City of Carnation, City of Kenmore, King County International Airport, City of Maple Valley, King County Metro Transit, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, City of Newcastle, City of Sammamish, City of SeaTac, City of Shoreline, Town of Skykomish, Sound Transit and City of Woodinville) and get a busy signal when calling 911, please call our 10 digit line at 206-296-3311.
The widespread 9-1-1 outage caused by a malfunction at CenturyLink continues to affect King County. 9-1-1 call centers are having difficulty receiving phone calls, both from landlines and cell phones. At this time, there is no estimate on when full 9-1-1 service will be restored in our region.
Anyone having an emergency in King County should call the ten-digit number for their local emergency responders. Cell phone users in King County can also use Text-to-911. As a reminder, do not call or text unless you are experiencing an emergency.
Below is a list of alternate numbers for emergency responders in King County:
Seattle 206-583-2111 or 206-625-5011
Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Medina, Mercer Island, Normandy Park 425-577-5656
Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Des Moines, Federal Way, Kent, Pacific, Renton, Tukwila 253-852-2121
Beaux Arts Village, Burien, Carnation, Covington, Kenmore, King County International Airport, Maple Valley, Metro Transit Police, Muckleshoot Tribe, Newcastle, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, Skykomish, Sound Transit Police, Woodinville, Vashon Island 206-296-3311
Issaquah, North Bend, Snoqualmie 425-837-3200
King County Sheriff/Unincorporated King County 206-296-3311
University of Washington Police 206-685-8973
Enumclaw 360-825-3505
Bothell, Lake Forest Park 425-486-1254
Sea-Tac Airport/Port of Seattle 206-787-5401
Redmond, Duvall 425-556-2500
Washington State Patrol 425-401-7788
