DANVILLE — The East Central Emergency Network, serving Montour and Columbia counties, approved the purchase of a new computer aided dispatch system for more than $285,000 Thursday.
A widespread Verizon outage affecting 911 in Montour, Columbia and other counties in the region has been restored, according to Firewire Montour County.
Wet and heavy snow caused widespread power and phone outages Tuesday.In Columbia and Montour County, lines to reach emergency crews went dead because of a Verizon outage, and power was cut to thousands.PPL Spokeswoman Tracie Witter said 2,350 customers in Columbia County and 1,641 in Montour County were without power Tuesday afternoon.Those figures do not include the borough
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials report a Verizon outage impacted 911 calls in several counties, Tuesday afternoon in Pennsylvania. The East Central Emergency Network stated there was a widespread outage affecting 911 in Columbia and Montour counties, and several other counties in the region. The services in Columbia, and Schuylkill counties have been restored and […]
BLOOMSBURG – Thunderstorms bringing high winds and heavy rain downed trees across Columbia and Montour counties Thursday, leading to road closures, causing power outages, and knocking the 911 phone system out of service.Jeremy Brown, Director at East Central Emergency Network, said a fiber optic line was cut somewhere compromising service for Verizon customers in several