Jackson County Central Dispatch Director Jason Hamman reports Jackson County, along with other counties in the state, is experiencing a 911 outage by their network provider.
Jackson County is asking everyone to call their alternate numbers or text to 911 when you have an emergency.
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According to a Michigan State Police Detroit posting on social media, the outage is affecting the entire state. Various other departments and media reports are indicating the outage is statewide. Reports say the outage is due to a major fiber optic line breakage.
It’s unclear when 911 service will be restored.