Crime & Safety
Urbandale, West Des Moines and Clive 911 Outages Reported Sunday
A press release issued at 4 p.m. Sunday from Westcom said the west suburban police and fire dispatching center was experiencing intermittent outages of emergency response to 911 calls in the three cities it serves.
Press Release: Â
Date: Sunday, October 09, 2011Â
Time: 16:00 CDTÂ
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Westcom Emergency Communications Center experiencing intermittent 911 outages in Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines.Â
West Des Moines, Iowa—The Westcom Emergency Communications Center has been experiencing intermittent 911 outages in the cities of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines over the past twenty-four hours. Technicians from CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) have informed us that they have located the source of the problem in their network and believe that they have corrected the situation.Â
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If callers attempting to call 911 in Clive, Urbandale or West Des Moines receive a fast busy signal, please hang-up and dial 515-222-3321 to request police, fire or emergency medical services.Â
The Westcom Emergency Communications Center has for over a decade been a model for inter-governmental cooperation and efficiencies, serving as the emergency communication center for the communities of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines.
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