GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A 911 phone outage that impacted about 40 counties has been fixed, Michigan State Police said Friday morning.
According to a press release, officials were trying to update the system and there was a technical issues.
It took a couple hours, but services were restored around 7 a.m. Officials have not specified what exactly caused the power outage or what the technical issues were.
911 services in Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties were still up and running through the outage. Officials in all three reported some minor issues but the consensus was that the services were still available.
Grand Rapids Police Department said that although 911 services have been restored in Kent County, a special number has been set up, in case residents in Grand Rapids can't get through. That number is 616-456-3444.
The Kent County Sheriff's Office advised community members to attempt to call 911 in the event of an emergency. However, here's a list of central dispatch centers within the region if there are still problems with your area's 911 service center.
- Kent County: 616-632-6357
- Ottawa County: 616-994-7850
- Muskegon County: 231-722-3524
- Allegan County: 269-673-3899
- Kalamazoo County: 269-488-8911
- Ionia County: 616-527-0400
- Newaygo County: 231-689-5288
- Mason/Oceana County: 231-869-5858
- Montcalm County: 989-831-5253
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