Wicomico County Introduces "Text to 9-1-1"

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MARYLAND - The Dorchester County, Caroline County, and Kent County Emergency Medical Services all reported phone issues at their 9-1-1 Call Centers Monday afternoon. 

Caroline County EMS said in a Facebook post around 4:30pm the interruptions were due to a regional fiber issue with Verizon that has been resolved. Dorchester and Kent County EMS also reported that the issues appeared to be resolved for their 9-1-1 center. 

All three counties asked residents with emergencies to contact their non-emergency numbers while the outage was in effect. 

Some mobile phone calls were reportedly diverted to Queen Annes County and Wicomico County during the outage. 

 

Editor's Note: This article has been revised to reflect the issues were resolved 

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