Update: The 911 system has been restored. The previous story is below:
The 911 system in parts of Lorain County are down and callers are unable to get through. If you need to contact police or firefighters you can use the non-emergency number for each department.
Here are the locations that are down and the number you can call until the system comes back up:
- Amherst — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police, Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-988-4421.
- Avon — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police: 440-822-0080. Fire Dept.: 440-822-0080.
- Elyria — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police: 440-323-3302. Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-323-3307.
- Kipton — Seven digit emergency number: Police / Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-822-0080.
- Grafton — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police: 926-2662. Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-926-2851.
- LaGrange — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police: 440-355-4469. Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-355-5566.
- North Ridgeville — Seven digit emergency numbers: Police: 440-327-2191. Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-327-4001.
- Rochester/Rochester Township — Seven digit emergency number for Sheriff and Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-822-0080.
- Oberlin — Seven-digit emergency number: Police / Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-774-1061.
- Sheffield Lake — Seven-digit emergency numbers: Police: 440-949-7131. Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-949-8181.
- South Amherst — Seven-digit emergency number for Police / Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-822-0080.
- Vermilion — Seven-digit emergency number for Police / Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-967-6116
- Wellington — Seven-digit emergency number for Police / Fire Dept. / Ambulance: 440-647-2244.
Authorities didn't say what caused the outage or how long it will take to repair it.
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