"If you are in trouble, just call 911"
"The Number You Have Dialed Is Unavailable..."
Emergency services and access to 911 operators have been affected in multiple states as a major IT outage causes chaos worldwide.
Alaska State Troopers posted on Facebook on Thursday night: "Due to a nationwide technology-related outage, many 911 and non-emergency call centers are not working correctly across the State of Alaska."
They added that in the case of emergency, alternative numbers can be contacted.
New Hampshire also experienced a service outage overnight, but it has since been restored, according to the Department of Safety, local ABC affiliate WMUR reported.
In Phoenix, Arizona, emergency services have faced further issues
911 Outage Hits Emergency Services - Newsweek
This is why you prepare yourself in advance both in terms of defense and medical response. For what many this may constitute a life-or-death deal, for the prepared is a mayor inconvenience.
Some Microsoft software screw up is being blamed for the downtime. I guess some systems finally will have to upgrade from Windows 95 to the latest version or at least one just a decade or so old.
Can you say, "CrowdSource" again? Yup a company so powerful that they can outright deny the FBI access to the servers they 'Protect and Manage' is said to be the culprit here.
Anybody who builds a safety-critical system on top of any MIcrosoft product needs to have his head examined.
I remember talking to a programmer friend who was considering a job change, a nice one since he was also a pilot. The job was software for avionics. When he discovered the software was Windows based, he instantly dropped the idea.