Update: 911 service has been restored across Pennsylvania after intermittent outages across the state Friday. In a message shared on social media just after midnight early Saturday, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said the issue would continue to be investigated. At this time, 911 services have been restored in Pennsylvania.

After “intermittent" and “sporadic" statewide 911 outages, Pennsylvania officials announce the restoration of the 911 system. An outage occurred Friday afternoon.

All 911 calls are reaching dispatchers in Allegheny County after Pennsylvania faced​ a statewide "intermittent" 911 outage on Friday.

Montgomery County residents in need of emergency assistance can resume using 911 as of Saturday morning after “an intermittent 911 outage” knocked out services across Pennsylvania on

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) announced that the intermittent outages with the Next-Generation 911 (NG911) system across Pennsylvania have been resolved. Anyone experiencing an emergency in Pennsylvania is encouraged to call the standard three-digit 911 number.

We don't believe this was caused by a cyberattack or a software update,’ Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency director says

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency sent out a text alert Friday afternoon saying that the state's 911 system is not functioning properly.

A statewide 911 outage hit Pennsylvania Friday; residents were urged via emergency alert to contact local law enforcement directly for emergencies.