From the Seattle FOX News affiliate Q13:
CenturyLink outage impacting western Washington 911 services
A nationwide CenturyLink outage is affecting emergency call services for some people in western Washington. The outage began Thursday and continued into Friday.
CenturyLink's network was "still experiencing a disruption," but the telecommunications company was working to restore services, Monroe, Louisiana-based CenturyLink said in a statement.
The company said Thursday night the problem involved a "network element" that was affecting services but didn't provide further details.
The outages reported Thursday afternoon stretched from New York to California and even temporarily shut down phone services at the Idaho Department of Correction and knocked out 911 emergency call services in parts of western Washington state.
Yikes - that network is supposed to be bulletproof. There are phone numbers for the local 911 centers - the emergency responders have these - but most people do not have the local police or fire phone numbers so it will be a scramble if they suffer an emergency need.
Here are the dispatch numbers for WA State - you might want to jot down the one relevant to you and post it on your fridge for future problems:
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- Chelan/Douglas Dispatch: 509-663-9911
- Clallam County Dispatch: 360-417-2259
- Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound: 206-217-6001
- Enumclaw Police Dispatch: 360-825-3505
- Island County Dispatch: 360-678-6116
- Jefferson County Dispatch: 360-385-3831
- King County Sheriff Dispatch: 206-296-3311
- Kitsap County Dispatch: 360-308-5400
- Kittitas County Dispatch: 509-925-8534
- Lewis County Dispatch: 360-740-1105
- Mason County Dispatch: 360-426-4441
- Norcom (Eastside): 425-452-2054
- Pierce County 911: 253-798-4721
- Fire and EMS: 253-588-5217
- Puyallup Police: 253-798-4722
- Redmond Police Dispatch: 425-556-7500
- Seattle Fire Dispatch: 206-386-1495
- Seattle Police Dispatch: 206-684-8640
- SnoCom (Snohomish): 425-407-3911
- Tacoma Police Dispatch: 253-591-5953
- Thurston County Dispatch: 360-704-2749
- Whatcom County Sheriff Dispatch: 360-676-6911
- Whatcom/Bellingham Fire Dispatch: 360-676-6814
- Yakima County Fire Dispatch: 509-248-2103
- Yakima County Sheriff Dispatch: 509-574-2500
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