The King County Sheriff’s office is telling us that 9-1-1 is experiencing some issues at the moment due to an outage at CenturyLink. If you’re hearing a busy signal when you try to dial 9-1-1 in Seattle, then call either of these numbers: 206-583-2111 and 206-625-5011. If you’re in Seattle, you can also text 9-1-1.
The Seattle Times has a full list of alternative numbers for other counties in western Washington that may be experiencing the same problem.
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