911 service down statewide for hours, now mostly restored

The statewide 911 outage has reportedly been mostly corrected.

The problem reportedly occurred in Sheridan, Ore. but affected 911 centers across Washington.

Officials will be looking into the reason no backup systems kicked in.

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The State E911 Office has reported a major nearly total 911 outage in the State of Washington occurred just after 1 a.m. on April 10.

The State E911 Office is actively engaged with CenturyLink on this problem. There is no estimated time frame for restoring 911 services at this time.

Grant County citizens can call our local numbers to reach the 911 center:

509-762-1160

888-431-9911 toll free

In Okanogan County, call 509-422-7232.

In Douglas County, call 509-663-9911.

In Lincoln County, call 509-725-3501.