UPDATE 3:00 p.m. – Christian County Emergency Services reports that administrative lines are back up, but there are still issues with the 911 line due to a downed LUMEN fiber optic line in the Kansas City area.

Christian County residents can continue to call 417-582-1030 if they are unable to reach 911.

Stone County Emergency Services reports that 911 and the emergency call center are back in service.

The Taney County Sheriff’s Office also says some emergency calls are currently being taken as the service provider works on repairs.

Original story:

Emergency services and law enforcement agencies in Christian, Stone and Taney counties are experiencing 911 outages Sunday. This is the second time this week that 911 outages have been reported in these areas.

The Christian County Emergency Service (CCES) reports that there have been power outages at the 911 emergency numbers and the administration and that they are working with their partners to resolve the problem.

CCES has provided a list of non-emergency emergency numbers that residents can call in the meantime:

• Christian County Sheriff’s Office: 417.582.5330

• Billings Police Department: 417.744.2582

• Smart Police Department: 417.743.5109

• Nixa Police Department: 417.725.2510

• Ozark Police Department: 417.581.6600

• Sparta Police Department: 417.242.5511

• Missouri State Highway Patrol: *55

• Billings Fire Department: 417.744.4228

• Chadwick Fire Department: 417.634.4931

• Clever fire brigade: 417,743,2000

• Highlandville Fire Department: 417.443.2112

• Nixa Fire Department: 417.725.4025

• Ozark Fire Department: 417.581.4436

• Sparta Fire Department: 417.634.3200

• Cox Health – Ambulance Dispatch: 417.269.8103

The Branson Police Department (BPD) and Taney County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) also say their 911 systems are down and that the service provider is working to find the problem. The BPD recommends calling the non-emergency number 417-334-3300 for emergency services. The TCSO can be reached at 417-546-7250 by pressing option 1 to notify 911.

Stone County Emergency Services is reporting similar outages at 911 and emergency lines. They can be reached at 417-559-1107 or 417-559-1104 during the outage.

All affected agencies will provide an update on their Facebook pages as soon as they receive further information about the outages.

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