Line down from 3 to 9 p.m. but calls rerouted

Dutchess County reported at 3 p.m. on Tuesday (July 15) that its 911 emergency response system was down. It was restored at 9 p.m.

The county said the outage was caused by “an issue with a Verizon fiber optic transmission line. Verizon crews from Poughkeepsie and Kingston worked to restore the lines. Incoming emergency calls were rerouted to 7-digit landline numbers without incident during the outage.”

For future updates, see the Dutchess County Emergency Management page on Facebook or download the Ready Dutchess! mobile app.

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