A number of emergency sytems from mu;ltiple states have reported that their 911 emergency phone lines are down.
The City of Las Vegas, the entire state of South Dakota, and many locations in Nebraska have outages, and administrative numbers have been provided as backups.
Reports suggest that some areas of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Kentucky are also affected. The extent of those outages is unknown at this time.
In Las Vegas, no time frame was given for the number to get back online following an outage that occurred at 7 p.m. local time.
"During this 911 outage, use LVMPD's Text-to-911 service. Text your emergency and location to "911" in your text "to:" field. Remember, text only in emergencies and provide accurate details for response," said LVMPD.
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Authorities are asking callers not to even test the phone line while they work to restore service.
Police have asked the public to phone other numbers if they require assistance.
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In South Dakota, one county reported that text messages to 911 appeared to be going through.
Others ask that you contact 911 from your mobile device and wait for the service to call you back.
This is a breaking story.
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