911 outages and problems
In the past 24 hours, 12 user reports came in for 911. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.
The busiest 15-minute window had 2 reports, about 7 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.
911 in October 2026
- Problem reports in October (since 27 October)
- 12
Monthly report for October 2026
What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for 911, as a share of those reports:
- 100% Line Busy
Where 911 problem reports come from
Recent reports came from 7 areas. The most came from around Riverside, CA, Tallahassee, FL and Portland, OR. Share of recent reports by area, named after its biggest town:
- 18% Riverside, CA
- 9% Tallahassee, FL
- 9% Portland, OR
- 9% St. Louis, MO
- 9% Baton Rouge, LA
- 9% Phoenix, AZ
From 11 recent problem reports. Big cities always send the most, so reports from many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one. Town names: GeoNames.
911 problem spikes, last 30 days
Since 27 October, 911 had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.
A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 27 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services
How to fix 911 not working
911 is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:
Your browser tries to reach 911.gov over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.
Reload and restart
Reload the page (Ctrl+F5, or Cmd+Shift+R on a Mac), or fully close the app and open it again.
Try another connection
Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one and not the other, the problem is your network, not 911.
Update the app
Install the latest version from the App Store or Google Play. Old versions can stop connecting after a server-side change.
While 911 is down: what to use instead
- Another phone Borrow a phone on another network; yours may fail where another connects.
- Text to 911 Where text emergency messaging is available, send a short message with your location and what happened; it helps if a voice call will not go through, though coverage varies by area.
- Local emergency line Call the direct line for your local emergency agency if you know it; dispatch can send help when the main emergency number is not connecting.
- Nearest emergency station Go to the closest police or fire station; staff there can call dispatch if phones are not working.
911 IP address, servers and network
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Put the 911 status badge on your site
Paste one of these into a web page, a blog post or a README. The badge shows the same status as this page, based on user problem reports. Browsers can keep a copy for up to 4 hours. It links back here.
<a href="https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/911/"><img src="https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/911.svg" alt="911 status" height="20"></a>[](https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/911/)The badge is a plain image: no scripts, no cookies. People who see it on your page load it from our server.
How we track 911
The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for 911, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for 911, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.
When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. 911 doesn't publish a public status page that we know of, so user reports are often the quickest sign that something is wrong on their side.