911 call center outage july 10 2016

August 2, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

County Councilmembers Raise Communication Concerns at 911 Outage Briefing

The Montgomery County Council raised concerns about Alert Montgomery and communication efforts, following last month’s 911 system outage that happened at the Alternative Emergency Communication Center (AECC) located in Rockville, at today’s council briefing. Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich, chair of the public safety committee, began the meeting stating, “You simply cannot have your 911 system […]

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July 14, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

County Council Public Safety Committee to Hold Special Session On 911 Call System Outage

The Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee will hold a special session regarding the 911 call center outage that happened on July 10th. The committee members are Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Sidney Katz, and Tom Hucker. Elrich is the chair of the committee. “There is no service that this County provides to our residents that is […]

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July 11, 2016 | Staff Writer

County’s 911 System Experiences Overnight Outage July 9

UPDATED Montgomery County’s emergency 911 system experienced an outage that lasted about two hours Sunday night into early Monday morning. County Spokerperson Patrick Lacefield told Bethesda Beat that the outage was caused by a malfunctioning air conditioner and electrical power failures. According to police, residents who called 911 and the non-emergency 301.279.8000 phone lines, received a […]

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