Verizon Wireless 9-1-1 Service Restored
Posted at 10:55 a.m.
Fairfax County’s 9-1-1 Center is reporting that Verizon Wireless has resolved the outage that affected calls to 9-1-1 this morning.
Fairfax County residents can now call 9-1-1 from a Verizon wireless phone; all issues have been resolved.
Should you have an emergency, call or text 9-1-1. For non-emergency needs, call the non-emergency line, 703-691-2131.
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