[Outages-discussion] [outages] 911 outage - MA statewide

Wed Jun 19 00:47:58 EDT 2024

To me it’s appearing on outages discussion?

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On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 14:44 Richard Laager via Outages <
outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:

> This is on outages@, not outages-discussion at .
>
> On 2024-06-18 22:07, Mel Beckman via Outages wrote:
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> Don,
> It IS on the Outages-discussion list, as indicated in the subject line.
>
>   -mel
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> *From:* Don Gould <don at bowenvale.co.nz> <don at bowenvale.co.nz>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2024 7:53 PM
> *To:* richey goldberg <richey.goldberg at gmail.com>
> <richey.goldberg at gmail.com>; Mel Beckman <mel at beckman.org>
> <mel at beckman.org>; Michael B. Williams <michael.williams at glexia.com>
> <michael.williams at glexia.com>
> *Cc:* outages at outages.org <outages at outages.org> <outages at outages.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [outages] 911 outage - MA statewide
>
> It's really looks like a post that could be on the discussion list at this
> point.
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> I don't know about others on this list but I'm getting sick of the many
> notifications I'm getting and in considering just unsubscribing
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> D
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: richey goldberg via Outages <outages at outages.org>
> <outages at outages.org>
> Date: 19/06/24 2:51 pm (GMT+12:00)
> To: Mel Beckman <mel at beckman.org> <mel at beckman.org>, "Michael B.
> Williams" <michael.williams at glexia.com> <michael.williams at glexia.com>
> Cc: outages at outages.org
> Subject: Re: [outages] 911 outage - MA statewide
>
>
>
> It completely depends on the PSAP.    When I was doing HPBX installs on a
> new install I would call 911 and would lead with “This is a phone company
> engineer”   Can you verify the address.    They would verify what they had
> and I would say thank you and hang up.   If what the read to me was wrong I
> still just thanked them and hung up and would address the issue with our
> E911 provider.
>
> This is what we were told to do when we contacted the PSAP.   They told us
> that if they could not accommodate they would just say something like “Not
> now” “Call back later” and hang up.   If that happened we were to wait
> until the next day and try again.
>
>
>
> Other markets were different.    This was more than 10 years ago so their
> rules on this may have changed.
>
>
>
>
> -richey
>
>
>
> *From: *Outages <outages-bounces at outages.org>
> <outages-bounces at outages.org> on behalf of Mel Beckman via Outages
> <outages at outages.org> <outages at outages.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
> *To: *Michael B. Williams <michael.williams at glexia.com>
> <michael.williams at glexia.com>
> *Cc: *outages at outages.org <outages at outages.org> <outages at outages.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [outages] 911 outage - MA statewide
>
> I’m posting this to the announce side because it appears readers of this
> list need to know this important info.
>
>
>
> You can’t legally “test call” 911 cold. You have to first schedule the
> test with your local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) using their
> non-emergency number. You can find the PSAP's non-emergency number in your
> local phone book or on their website. Some PSAPs may have specific times or
> dates when they perform test calls, so you must check their website for
> more information handling BEFORE calling the dispatch center. And you must
> have an industry need (e.g., phone system installer, first responder, etc)
> to even schedule a test call. If anyone could make a test call, everyone
> would be tying up the lines doing that.
>
>
>
> All widely available, public information. You clearly didn’t do any
> research, such as googling “911 test call”.
>
>
>
> Which is why you’re being charged.
>
>
>
> Continue this discussion on the discuss list.
>
>
>
>  -mel
>
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2024, at 4:09 PM, Michael B. Williams via Outages
> <outages at outages.org> <outages at outages.org> wrote:
>
> 
>
> I test-called 911 from about five different phones, and all went through.
> Now I am facing charges for misuse of 911 system? Seems to be fixed or
> officially bogus?
>
>
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> On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 5:24 AM Jay R. Ashworth via Outages
> <outages at outages.org> <outages at outages.org> wrote:
>
> I have a report this 3pm Tue, hour from the authenticated FB page of the
> Boston PD,
> that 9-1-1 service is out statewide in Mass; they're handling it as a Code
> 2 AHOD;
> flag down a cruiser if you need help.
>
> """
> 9-11 is currently down statewide.
>
> If you are experiencing an emergency please pull a Fire Box.
>
> If you need assistance, please reach out to your local Boston Police
> District station.
>
> Boston Police will be patrolling with their blue lights activated for high
> visibility.
> Please approach an officer if you need assistance:
>
> Downtown A-1: (617) 343-4240
> Charlestown A-15: (617) 343-4888
> East Boston A-7: (617) 343-4220
> Roxbury B-2: (617) 343-4270
> Mattapan B-3: (617) 343-4700
> South Boston C-6: (617) 343-4730
> Dorchester C-11: (617) 343-4330
> South End D-4: (617) 343-4250
> Allston/Brighton D-14: (617) 343-4260
> Roslindale/ West Roxbury E-5: (617) 343-4560
> Jamaica Plain E-13: (617) 343-5630
> Hyde Park E-18: (617) 343-5600
> """
>
> And yes, a fairly wide swath of Mass still has handle-pull fireboxes.
>
> We knew those would come in handy some day.
>
> >> Everything except "Officials say it's fixed now" to -discuss, please.
>
> And yes, "9-11" is a copy/pasta quote from the posting.  Oops.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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