According to reports, 911 outages impacted the whole state of South Dakota Wednesday evening. SOUTH DAKOTA: 911 is over across the state. If you have an emergency, use this list to reach police, fire or EMS. pic. twitter. com/B9Sp63ICsI— U. S. Emergency Alert ( @ENSAlerts ) April 18, 2024Las Vegas also reported major 911 system outages. There are frequent outages in 911 systems, including those in Las Vegas and South Dakota, according to journalist Nick Sortor. There are frequent outages involving 911 systems in both Las Vegas and the state of South Dakota. The cause of the outage is still unknown, and there is no set time for it to be resolved. pic. twitter. com/einrssZseJ— Nick Sortor ( @nicksortor ) April 18, 2024Per Rapid City Journal :Emergency 911 services were down across the state of South Dakota earlier Wednesday evening, according to multiple alerts from authorities. Around 8 o’clock, people across Pennington County were alerted by a post from the Rapid City Police Department to the social media platform X and pushed notifications from emergency services. m. “911 SERVICES DOWN STATEWIDE: South Dakota State Radio has advised us that 911 services are now down overall, ” the post read. “For residents of Rapid City or Pennington County, 605-394-4131 or 605-394-2151 can be used to contact dispatch for assistance from first responders. The call from Pennington County Emergency Management that was sent to cell phones throughout the county even included the exact phone numbers to call in case of an emergency. 911 SERVICES DOWN STATEWIDE: South Dakota State Radio has advised us that 911 services are now down overall. For residents of Rapid City or Pennington County, 605-394-4131 or 605-394-2151 can be used to contact dispatch for assistance from first responders. — RapidCityPD ( @RapidCityPD ) April 18, 2024“Las Vegas police and Nevada State Police said 911 phone service has been restored, ” KTNV Las Vegas noted. UPDATE: @lvmpd_dispatch 9-1-1 phone service has been restored. During the outage, all of the people who called have been called up and offered assistance.
Non-emergency calls are even working.
As always, please do not call 9-1-1 unless you have an emergency. pic.twitter.com/xPWxJrINSJ— LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 18, 2024#Update 911 Emergency services in Southern Nevada has been restored in the Clark County area. https://t.co/yVFRvo8yq9— Nevada State Police (@NVStatePolice) April 18, 2024From KTNV Las Vegas:All of the individuals who called during the outage have been called back and provided assistance.Non-emergency calls are even working.In addition to South Dakota and Las Vegas, 911 outages are being reported nationwide.“Currently, mysterious widespread outages are occurring across the nation, including the whole state of South Dakota and Nebraska, parts of Nevada, Texas, Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. Officials report major disruptions in 911 services, preventing emergency calls from getting through,” Rawsalerts wrote.“The cause of this outage remains unknown at this time as officials are actively investigating. This situation is still developing with more outages occurring,” the post added.#BREAKING: There’s a Major 911 outages hitting the entire state of South Dakota and becoming nationwide#UnitedStates | #USA Currently, mysterious widespread outages are occurring across the nation, including the whole state of South Dakota and Nebraska, parts of Nevada,… pic.twitter.com/UdDjYDPYAB— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 18, 2024Rawsalerts noted:Here, all 911 systems are now reported to be down, affecting all or parts of at least ten states, which are reportedly experiencing widespread outages. These outages are having an effect• Minnesota
• New England
• Texas
• Florida
• Nebraska nationwide
• Nevada
• South Dakota nationwide
• Iowa
• Kentucky
WisconsinThere is no official justification for the continued outage, which is believed to be related to a probable cyber-attack or some other factor contributing to the state’s reported outages, which affect all or most of at least ten states. These outages are having an effect • Minnesota
• New England
• Texas
• Florida
• Nebraska nationwide
• Nevada… — R A W S A L E R T S ( @rawsalerts ) April 18, 2024“South Dakota 911 Services has been Restored 9 other states are still experiencing outages at this time, ” Rawsalerts said in an update. Eight other states are also experiencing outages at this time, according to 911 Emergency Services in Southern Nevada have been restored. ”#UPDATE: 911 Emergency services in Southern Nevada have been restored so far eight other states are still experiencing outages at this time — R A W S A L E R T S ( @rawsalerts ) April 18, 2024Some X users speculated if a possible cyberattack is underway. BREAKING UPDATE: 911 Lines NOW DOWN in New England and Minnesota. . MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK UNDER WAY… Now 5 STATES effected. . https ://t. co/wfLtlQaEo1 pic. twitter. com/UEsgeDnvHB— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto ) April 18, 2024 #UPDATE: 911 systems are now being reported down in all or part of at least EIGHT STATES, including: • Texas
• Florida
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• South Dakota
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• WisconsinNO REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN. https ://t. co/hm7AfvcDjA pic. twitter. com/7yXKy8pBJT— Nick Sortor ( @nicksortor ) April 18, 2024Per ABC News :At least six cities in four different states across the United States reported experiencing 911 call outages Wednesday evening, according to officials. Pierre police confirmed to ABC News that the whole nationwide emergency calling system in South Dakota had been out of service. South Dakota residents in Sioux Falls were advised to dial 605-367-7000 if they were experiencing an emergency. Las Vegas, Nevada, even experienced an outage, though no reported nationwide. Police in Henderson, Nevada, urged residents to text 911 if experiencing an emergency. “Rapid SOS is working. If you call, we will check your number and return call you, ” Henderson Police Department said on Facebook. Dundy County, Nebraska, and surrounding areas were experiencing outages the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. The non-emergency line was working as effectively as 911 texting, police said. Many cities in Texas likewise had outages, including Del Rio and Kilgore. This story is developing. [[{“value”:”
According to reports, the South Dakota 911 system was down Wednesday evening. SOUTH DAKOTA – 911 is down in the entire state. Use this list if you need to contact police, fire, or EMS. pic.twitter.com/B9Sp63ICsI — U.S. Emergency Alert (@ENSAlerts). April 18, 2024 Las Vegas reported major 911 system failures. Journalist Nick Sortor wrote: “911 systems are experiencing widespread failures in both Las Vegas as well as the entire state South Dakota. The cause of the outage is unknown, and it is unclear when the system will be restored.” #BREAKING – 911 systems are experiencing widespread failures in both Las Vegas, and the entire state South Dakota. The cause of the outage is unknown and there is no timetable for its restoration. pic.twitter.com/einrssZseJ — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 18, 2024 Per Rapid City Journal: Emergency 911 services were down across the state of South Dakota earlier Wednesday evening, according to multiple alerts from authorities. The Rapid City Police Department posted a message on the social media platform X at around 8 p.m., along with pushed notifications from emergency services. “911 Services Down Statewide: South Dakota State Radio informed us that 911 services are down statewide,” read the post. Residents of Pennington County or Rapid City can contact dispatch at 605-394-4131 to request assistance from first responders. The alert sent by Pennington County Emergency Management to cell phones in the county listed the same numbers. 911 SERVICES DOWN statewide: South Dakota State Radio informed us that 911 services were currently down across the state. Residents of Rapid City and Pennington County can contact dispatch to request assistance from first responders by calling 605-394-4131. RapidCityPD April 18, 2024 — RapidCityPD, (@RapidCityPD). “Las Vegas Police and Nevada State Police have confirmed that 911 phone service is now available,” KTNV Las Vegas reported. @lvmpd_dispatch has restored 9-1-1 service. All individuals who called during this outage were contacted and offered assistance. Calls for non-emergency situations are also available.
Please do not dial 9-1-1 in an emergency. pic.twitter.com/xPWxJrINSJ — LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 18, 2024 #Update 911 Emergency services in Southern Nevada has been restored in the Clark County area. https://t.co/yVFRvo8yq9 — Nevada State Police (@NVStatePolice) April 18, 2024 From KTNV Las Vegas: All of the individuals who called during the outage have been called back and provided assistance. Non-emergency phone calls are also working. 911 outages have been reported across the country, not just in South Dakota and Las Vegas. “Currently, mysterious outages are occurring throughout the country, including parts of Nevada, Texas and Iowa, as well as the entire state of South Dakota, Nebraska, and parts of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Kentucky. Rawsalerts reported that 911 services were severely disrupted, preventing emergency callers from reaching the operator. “At this time, the cause of this outage is unknown as officials are actively investigating. The post said that the situation was still evolving and more outages were occurring. #BREAKING: There’s a Major 911 outages hitting the entire state of South Dakota and becoming nationwide #UnitedStates | #USA Currently, mysterious widespread outages are occurring across the nation, including the whole state of South Dakota and Nebraska, parts of Nevada,… pic.twitter.com/UdDjYDPYAB — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 18, 2024 Rawsalerts noted: Here, all 911 systems are now reported to be down, affecting all or parts of at least ten states, which are reportedly experiencing widespread outages. These outages have an impact on * Minnesota
New England
* Texas
Florida
* Nebraska statewide
* Nevada
* South Dakota is a state
* Iowa
* Kentucky
The outages are having an effect * Minnesota There is no official explanation for the ongoing outage. It’s unclear if it’s due a possible cyber attack or another cause. These outages have an impact * Minnesota
New England
* Texas
Florida
* Nebraska statewide
Rawsalerts updated their status on April 18, 2024. “South Dakota 911 Services have been restored. 9 other states still experience outages at this moment,” Rawsalerts stated in an update. “911 emergency services in Southern Nevada are restored. Eight other states still experience outages.” BREAKING UPDATE – 911 lines are now down in New England and Minnesota. MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK UNDER WAY… Currently 5 STATES effected.. https://t.co/wfLtlQaEo1 pic.twitter.com/UEsgeDnvHB — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) April 18, 2024 #UPDATE: 911 systems are now being reported down in all or part of at least EIGHT STATES, including: * Texas
Florida
* Nebraska
* Nevada
South Dakota
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* Wisconsin NO REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN. https://t.co/hm7AfvcDjA pic.twitter.com/7yXKy8pBJT — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 18, 2024 Per ABC News: At least six cities in four different states across the United States reported experiencing 911 call outages Wednesday evening, according to officials. Pierre police confirmed that the entire South Dakota emergency calling system was down, according to ABC News. Sioux Falls Police encouraged residents of South Dakota to call the 605-367-7000 number in an emergency. Las Vegas, Nevada also experienced a power outage, but it was not reported statewide. Henderson, Nevada police urged residents to text 911 in an emergency. “Rapid SOS works.” Henderson Police Department posted a Facebook message that said, “If you call us we will see your phone number and call you back right away.” The sheriff’s department posted on Facebook that Dundy County and the surrounding areas are experiencing outages. Police said that the non-emergency number was operational, as well as texting 911. Del Rio and Kilgore were also affected by the outage. This story is developing.
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