WASHINGTON — 911 and non-emergency lines in Montgomery County are functional after they were down Monday morning, but residents needing emergency assistance are still reminded to contact their nearest police or fire station if they hear a busy signal.
Earlier Monday morning, the county’s 911 center said that they could not receive any calls,
Pete Piringer with the Montgomery County Fire Department told WTOP that an internal communications error caused the system to go down at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
UPDATE: MoCo 911 & non-emergency service restored Callers reminded if they hear a busy signal, call your nearest Fire or PD Station (cont)
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 11, 2016
911 & nonemergency lines down. A link to District Stations is below — call the station nearest to you for service. https://t.co/7K4hJOYUPr — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) July 11, 2016
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