{"id":2270861,"date":"2024-06-18T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statewide-911-outage-reported-45-cities-without-emergency-services-number\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T21:49:35","slug":"statewide-911-outage-reported-45-cities-without-emergency-services-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statewide-911-outage-reported-45-cities-without-emergency-services-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Statewide 911 Outage Affects 45 Cities, Emergency Numbers Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstatewide-911-outage-reported-45-cities-without-emergency-services-number%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2270861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a major 911 outage affecting Massachusetts, \u2062impacting about 45 towns and \u200bcities. Reported initially on a Tuesday afternoon, the outage forced residents to directly contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-turkish-linked-mosque-heavily-damaged-after-possible-arson-attack\/\" title=\"German Turkish-Linked Mosque Heavily Damaged After Possible Arson Attack\">local emergency services<\/a> instead of using the centralized 911 number. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu \u2064confirmed the outage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-companies-aiding-chinas-human-rights-violations-under-spotlight-at-congressional-hearing\/\" title=\"US firms aiding China's human rights violations under scrutiny at Congress hearing.\">mentioned ongoing efforts<\/a> to\u2063 resolve it, with a safety alert issued state-wide\u200b about possible \u2064delays in emergency responses.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Fire Department has guided residents to use fire boxes or contact them directly at provided numbers for emergency assistance. The fault seems exclusive to Massachusetts, as neighboring states like \u200bRhode New \u2062Island are unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the article reflects on a similar, past outage that \u2062affected multiple \u200dstates and was speculated \u200cto be caused by a cyberattack. Furthermore,\u200d the piece ends with a promotional message from The Western Journal regarding their coverage of \u200dthe\u2064 upcoming 2024 \u2062election and a plea for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-haircut-sparks-controversy-across-texas-as-restaurant-threatens-to-ban-customers-sporting-look\/\" title=\"Controversial Haircut Causes Stir in Texas, Restaurant Considers Banning Patrons with Style\">reader support due<\/a> to financial challenges posed\u2062 by reduced\u2064 advertiser support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 18, 2024 at 1:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A statewide 911 outage has put dozens of dispatcher offices out of commission as residents are now being forced to directly dial any emergency service they need.<\/p>\n<p>The outage was first reported Tuesday afternoon in Massachusetts and impacts some 45 towns and cities across the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently the statewide 911 system is down. Calls are not going through,\u201d Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/massachusetts-dealing-with-statewide-911-system-outage-officials-say\/OWJ53TCA6BGDJDPJVKBZHAXZPA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFXT<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in touch with the state and the relevant officials to work on getting this resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those calling 911 will not receive an answer, although officials are working to bring the service back online and find a cause for the disruption.<\/p>\n<p>A safety alert was pushed to cell phones around the state shortly after the system\u2019s failure warning about the outage and telling residents to expect \u201cdelays\u201d in any emergency response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwlp.com\/news\/massachusetts\/911-outage-in-45-massachusetts-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWLP<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby Rhode Island and other neighboring states appear to be totally unaffected by the outage.<\/p>\n<p>Now, local emergency services are scrambling to get their contact information out to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Fire Department pointed residents to fire boxes, which when activated will summon help from the nearest station.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The current 911 system is down statewide,if you have an emergency and need assistance pull your nearest Fire Box, or call the Boston Fire Department at<br \/> 617-343-2880. You can also get assistance by going to your nearest Firehouse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bv5xWSddz9\">pic.twitter.com\/bv5xWSddz9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BostonFire\/status\/1803124471462568304?\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you have a plan if 911 goes down in your area?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Boston itself is <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonfirehistory.org\/fire-alarm\/box-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dotted with fire boxes<\/a> that will link those in need with first responders, other cities and towns have no such contingency measure.<\/p>\n<p>Local fire and police services are also warning residents about the outage and posting their own direct numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease note that calling 911 will result in your phone ringing and ringing with no one picking up,\u201d a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GranbyMAFireDepartment\/posts\/pfbid0VSSzoPzVpC4iJc2Z8Mkv1DvdUhNQf9CGyS5rLAs6RGwFb2Vm3iHjQ7PjNLWrTe2xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post by the Granby Fire Department<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>While 911 is simple to remember even in a stressful or dire situation, the phone number of local first responders are typically not as simple to memorize. Residents are encouraged to find and write down the numbers of their local services.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Massachusetts is eerily familiar to a widespread 911 outage that occurred in April across multiple states.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/widespread-911-outage-hits-least-4-states-days-department-homeland-security-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outage on April 10<\/a> impacted cities and towns in South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska and Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Landline phones were able to get though to emergency services in some of the outage locations, but most cell phones were simply unable to do so.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it was speculated that the April outage may have been the result of a cyberattack or ransomware scheme.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44845\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44845\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44845\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44845\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44845\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard and is a husband, dad and aspiring farmer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He is a husband, dad, and aspiring farmer. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard. If he&#8217;s not with his wife and son, then he&#8217;s either shooting guns or working on his motorcycle. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Arkansas <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Military, firearms, history <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statewide 911 outage in Massachusetts affects 45 towns and cities, disabling dozens of dispatcher offices. Residents must directly call emergency services. 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