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911 services restored in Pennsylvania

An investigation into what caused intermittent outages will continue, said the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Emergency 911 number is dialed on a mobile phone, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in St. Louis. Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services on Wednesday before saying hours later that services had been restored. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Emergency 911 number is dialed on a mobile phone, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in St. Louis. Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services on Wednesday before saying hours later that services had been restored. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Read moreJeff Roberson / AP

Pennsylvanians calling 911 should not encounter any problems, officials said Saturday.

Intermittent outages that plagued the emergency contact system for about 10 hours Friday were declared over around midnight by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

“An investigation into what caused intermittent outages will continue, and we will update you on that as soon as we can,” PEMA said in a message posted on X.

The agency said it worked with counties to test that the system is operational.

As it and police agencies throughout the state did Friday, PEMA again asked that no one call 911 for testing purposes. That call should be made only for true emergencies.