Crime & Safety
Bucks County 911 Communications Center Resumes Operations
Authorities said the 911 system had experienced technical difficulties Thursday morning before resuming operations.
Update: 12:17 p.m. Thursday
BUCKS COUNTY, PA —The Bucks County 911 Communications Center, which was knocked out Thursday morning due to technical difficulties, is back in business.
The temporary outage of the Bucks County 911 Center has been corrected, the Bensalem Township Police Department said.
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Please dial 9-1-1 if you have an emergency and need police, fire, or emergency medical services.
The county worked with the system vendor Motorola to rectify the issue as quickly as possible. All public safety agencies in the county were notified.
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Incoming calls were still being received at Bucks County 911 despite the phone system’s diminished capacity.
Ways to reach police departments include:
- Solebury Twp Police 215-297-8201
- Central Bucks EMS 215-348–3433
- New Hope Eagle Fire Co 215-862-2692
- Midway Fire Co 215-794-5612
- Middletown Township 215-750-3812
- Bensalem Township 215-633-3719 ext. 7
- Upper Southampton Township Police 215-364-5003.
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