911 calls down in parts of Central Florida; text 911 in an emergency, officials say

Central Florida 911 outage blamed on cut fiber optic cable

A widespread 911 outage has left an estimated one million residents across Central Florida unable to place emergency calls for more than eight hours Monday, with officials now blaming the disruption on a severed fiber optic cable in Leesburg.

911 calls down in parts of Central Florida; text 911 in an emergency, officials say

Text 911 in an emergency, officials say

All mobile 911 and non-emergency lines are down across Central Florida: CCSO

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said Tuesday all mobile 911 and non-emergency phone lines are down across central Florida.The alert came shortly before 4 p.m. on July 8.CCSO said to text 911 from your mobile device if you need emergency services. Only landline phones can call 911 directly, according to officials.

Voice calls to 911 malfunctioning in Marion County; texting still works - Ocala Gazette

Update 4:36 p.m.: According to the Orlando Sentinel, Osceola County is reporting similar problems as Lake, Citrus and Marion counties. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Update 4:27 p.m.: According to the Orlando Sentinel, Orange […] The post Voice calls to 911 malfunctioning in Marion County; texting still works appeared first on Ocala Gazette.