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CenturyLink, Agencies Say 911 Service Restored After Overnight Outage

Emergency 911 phone service has been restored in Washington after a 6-hour-long statewide overnight outage.

CenturyLink spokeswoman Kerry Zimmer in Spokane says service was restored about 8 a.m. Thursday in Washington. Service was restored about 6:30 a.m. in parts of Oregon that also were affected.

The outages began about 1:30 a.m. and the cause remains under investigation.

Zimmer and Washington state Emergency Management spokeswoman Wendy Freitag say there are no reports of emergencies where people could not get help because of the outage.

Earlier, we posted alternate numbers to call if you were having trouble with 911 service. We'll keep them up a little while longer:

KING COUNTY

Seattle:  206-583-2111

Burien, Carnation, Covington, Kenmore, Maple Valley, Newcastle, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, Skykomish, Woodinville: 206-296-3311

Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Renton, Tukwila: 253-852-2121

Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island:  425-577-5656

Bothell, Lake Forest Park:  425-486-1254

Enumclaw:  360-825-3505

Issaquah, Snoqualmie, North Bend:  425-837-3200

Port of Seattle: 206-787-5401

Redmond, Duvall:  425-885-1333

University of Washington:  206-685-8973

Washington State Patrol:  425-401-7798

PIERCE COUNTY

South Sound 911: 253-798-4722

Tacoma Fire Department: 253-627-0151

West Pierce Fire & Rescue: 253-581-3888

Bonney Lake: 253-841-5431

Fife: 253-922-6656

Puyallup: 253-841-5431

Washington State Patrol: 253-538-3240

JBLM: 253-967-3107

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Everett Police: 425-257-8400

Sheriff: 425-388-3393

KITSAP COUNTY

Sheriff: 360-337-7101

SKAGIT COUNTY

Sheriff: 360-428-3211

THURSTON COUNTY

Sheriff: 360-704-2740

MASON COUNTY

Sheriff: 360-427-9670 extension 313

LEWIS COUNTY

911 Communications Center: 360-740-1464

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY

Sheriff: 360-249-3711

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Ed Ronco is a former KNKX producer and reporter and hosted All Things Considered for seven years.