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Washington 911 Outage Restored by Evening After Statewide Failure

6/16/2026

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A statewide technical failure disrupted 911 service across Washington on Monday, June 15, 2026, but the outage was fully restored by early evening.
Whatcom County’s 911 system was down for several hours, resumed just before 6 p.m., and officials urged callers to use the direct line 360-676-6911.
Kittitas County reported the problem at 4:30 p.m. and restored service at 5 p.m., while Kitsap, Asotin, Pierce and Whitman posted alerts with alternative numbers as they recovered.

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A statewide technical failure disrupted 911 service across Washington on Monday, June 15, 2026, but the outage was fully restored by early evening.
Whatcom County’s 911 system was down for several hours, resumed just before 6 p.m., and officials urged callers to use the direct line 360-676-6911.
Kittitas County reported the problem at 4:30 p.m. and restored service at 5 p.m., while Kitsap, Asotin, Pierce and Whitman posted alerts with alternative numbers as they recovered.