RESIDENTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA WERE WITHOUT 9-1-1 PHONE SERVICE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS 9-1-1 SERVICE WAS RESTORED SHORTLY AFTER 11 P.M..
AUTHORITIES SAY METRO COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AROUND 8 P.M. AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE 9-1-1 PHONE CALLS ACROSS THE STATE.
THE REASON FOR THE OUTAGE WAS NOT EXPLAINED BY THE D-P-S AFTER SERVICE WAS RESTORED.
CITIZENS WERE ABLE TO REACH THEIR LOCAL POLICE AND COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES EMERGENCY SERVICES USING THEIR
NON-EMERGENCY LINE AND MOST COULD STILL TEXT 9-1-1..
PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO NOT CALL 9-1-1 AS A TEST.
Updated 11:40 p.m. 4/17/24
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RESIDENTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA HAVE LOST 9-1-1 SERVICE AS OF 9 P.M. BECAUSE OF AN OUTAGE.
AUTHORITIES SAY METRO COMMUNICATIONS IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE 9-1-1 CALLS AT THIS TIME ACROSS THE STATE.
IN UNION COUNTY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE NUMBER MAY BE USED FOR EMERGENCY CALLS AT 605-356-2679.
IN MINNEHAHA COUNTY, PEOPLE MAY CALL 605-367-7000 OR TEXT 9-1-1 FOR EMERGENCIES.
TEXTING TO 9-1-1 IS OPERATING IN MOST LOCATIONS.
CITIZENS CAN STILL REACH THEIR LOCAL POLICE AND COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES EMERGENCY SERVICES USING THEIR NON-EMERGENCY LINE.
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT CALL 9-1-1 AS A TEST.
