911 systems once again operational across El Paso County
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) say callers can once again dial 911 to report an emergency in El Paso Co.
At 2:45am 911 is fully operational again. Callers may call or text 911 in an emergency. Please call 719-444-7000 for non-emergency calls.
— Colorado Springs Police Department (@CSPDPIO) November 8, 2022
Early Tuesday morning, El Paso Co. agencies sent out an urgent warning that 911 systems across El Paso County had gone down.
#coloradospringsfire Urgent message - 911 local calling system has gone down. No 911 calls are coming into CS, El Paso County, or Ft Carson. The 444-7000 number and text to 911 are still operational. No ETA on a resolution. Text 911 or call 719-444-7000 if you have an emergency?
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) November 8, 2022
However, the issue affecting the outages has since been fixed. Residents no longer need to dial the non-emergency lines. They can once again call 911 or text their emergencies to 911.
At this time there's no word on what caused the outage.
