County Officials File Report with FCC on 911 Failures
Service for 911 down for about eight hours in the morning after June 29 derecho
Fairfax County officials have filed a formal report with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding widespread 911 failures in the area during and after the June 29 derecho, this time blaming the outage on the failure of Verizon’s backup power sources and damage to equipment in the area. The rare and intense storm caused the deaths of four county residents and damaged more than 100 homes. According to a July report from the county, 911 calls received in the county increased by 415 percent in the four hours after the derecho hit at roughly 10:30 p.m. June 29. But from 7:36 a.m. until 3 p.m. June 30, 911 services disappeared. The county’s new comments to the FCC blame the 911 outage on the failure of Verizon's backup power sources…
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