Service restored after 911 outage affects region

Service has been restored after an outage caused 911 service to be disrupted for a brief time in western Washington on Thursday.

Several law enforcement agencies tweeted about the outages around 4 p.m.

Washington Emergency Management said the following counties reported issues with their 911 services:

Clallam

Jefferson

King

Kitsap

Skagit

Snohomish

Whatcom

It is not yet known what caused the regionwide outage.

To report emergencies when 911 service is disrupted, visit mil.wa.gov/alt911.

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