PENNSYLVANIA — In the afternoon of July 11, acording to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency issued an Emergency Alert indicating Pennsylvania is experiencing a statewide intermittent 9-1-1 outage. Individuals experiencing issues contacting 9-1-1 are asked to contact their local 9-1-1 center on their non-emergency lines.

Anyone having difficulties contacting 911 in Wayne County should contact the Wayne County 911 center on the Administration line at 570/253-3109, according to Wayne County. 

The issues with 911 access are statewide and the cause is being investigated by the authorities, according to Wayne County. 

According to the Wayne County office of Emergency Management, the number to contact for Pike County is  570/296-7700

The Pike County Emergency Management office number is 570/296-1911.