Longview 9-1-1 System Restored

LONGVIEW — The 9-1-1 service in Longview is operational again after being down for several hours yesterday. Shortly after 9:45 Wednesday morning, there was an equipment problem with the Longview 9-1-1 center telephone system creating a disruption in normal operations. According to police, public safety officials worked with repair personnel to resolve the issue. Police said 9-1-1 calls were routed to Public Safety Communications’ 10-digit administrative lines while the problem was being addressed. Officials expressed confidence during the outage that calls would be answered efficiently, and they didn’t immediately report any problems while repairs were being made.