Ghostbusters can't fix this problem - 911 down.

[DJofSD]

http://www.myfoxny.com/Story/25212700/washington-wide-911-outage

SEATTLE (AP) — CenturyLink technicians are scrambling to get 911 emergency phone service restored in Washington state after the service went out early Thursday morning.

[TJDave]

Think back to when there wasn't a 911.

What did one do then?

[Dave Schwartz]

LOL - They called the police, fire, etc.

However, if you do that now, especially after 5pm, you get a message that says, "Call 911."

[TJDave]

Doesn't dialing 'zero' still work?

[cj's dad]

Doesn't dialing 'zero' still work?In the 60's, when you needed the police or fire department you called the "O" operator and told her/him the address and you wre taken care of !!!

[JustRalph]

They better fix this

Who else is going to make sure McDonalds keeps the McNuggets in stock?

[Tom]

Think back to when there wasn't a 911.

What did one do then?

Packed heat.

[JustRalph]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/15/911-outage-forces-mom-to-face-off-with-home-intruder-i-grabbed-a-knifeand-went-toward-him/

Related to the outage

This could have been real bad

[DJofSD]

These problems with 9-1-1, are they more common than you would expect?

[JustRalph]

These problems with 9-1-1, are they more common than you would expect?

Every city is different. Increasingly the cell companies are assuming 911 just because landlines are going away.

Infrastructure improvements by the cell companies help, but 911 is not a driver of those improvements. Profit is. 911 is along for the ride.

This takes it out of the hands of cities and counties in many ways. As the population moves to cell technology, it moves away from government control and protection.

Landlines get less and less attention for the same reason. Btw, don't buy off on "they can track your cell phone via 911" it's very hit and miss and many times wholly inaccurate