911 is down across the entire state of MA

[mcsangel2]

No word yet on what is causing it. Whoa!!!


www.cnn.com/2024/06/18/us/massachusetts-911-outage-statewide/index.html

[pixy0stix]

I just saw the posts on ML from people getting the alerts. What a mess!

[tiki]

Something I definitely did not know before today: "Fire boxes in Boston are essentially telegraphs that send a signal in Morse code when triggered. They do not use telephone systems."

[UMaineTeach]

The area I live in is named the same as places in MA. I guess some people got alerts that the system was down here.

They sent out an alert that said, ignore that last alert. But, surveying the room, no one I know got the first alert.

[Michelle]

Jun 18, 2024 17:03:57 GMT -5 tiki said:

Something I definitely did not know before today: "Fire boxes in Boston are essentially telegraphs that send a signal in Morse code when triggered. They do not use telephone systems."

I've never been to Boston before nor heard of the fire boxes. 

I think it's genius if they are still in use... i wouldn't think they would be hackable. 

www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/30/911-outage-fire-boxes-boston

[bcv513]

Jun 18, 2024 18:21:13 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Jun 18, 2024 17:03:57 GMT -5 tiki said:

Something I definitely did not know before today: "Fire boxes in Boston are essentially telegraphs that send a signal in Morse code when triggered. They do not use telephone systems."

I've never been to Boston before nor heard of the fire boxes. 

I think it's genius if they are still in use... i wouldn't think they would be hackable. 

www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/30/911-outage-fire-boxes-boston

Wow I had no idea these are a Boston thing.

It’s pretty funny when everyone’s smartphones go off like crazy and the message is to use this ancient technology lol

[lilafowler]

Jun 18, 2024 20:50:50 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

Jun 18, 2024 18:21:13 GMT -5 Michelle said:

I've never been to Boston before nor heard of the fire boxes. 

I think it's genius if they are still in use... i wouldn't think they would be hackable. 

www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/30/911-outage-fire-boxes-boston

Wow I had no idea these are a Boston thing.

It’s pretty funny when everyone’s smartphones go off like crazy and the message is to use this ancient technology lol

I had no idea they actually still worked! We have them all over here in Quincy.

[cattledogkisses]

Jun 18, 2024 18:01:34 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

The area I live in is named the same as places in MA. I guess some people got alerts that the system was down here.

They sent out an alert that said, ignore that last alert. But, surveying the room, no one I know got the first alert.

Yes, strong work whoever sent out the emergency alert to the entire state of Maine to disregard the first emergency alert that most people didn't even get.  Lol.

[Michelle]

Jun 19, 2024 8:22:18 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Jun 18, 2024 18:01:34 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

The area I live in is named the same as places in MA. I guess some people got alerts that the system was down here.

They sent out an alert that said, ignore that last alert. But, surveying the room, no one I know got the first alert.

Yes, strong work whoever sent out the emergency alert to the entire state of Maine to disregard the first emergency alert that most people didn't even get.  Lol.

Perhaps character limitations preventing the preface, "if you happened to get the alert sent at ~ ##:##, disregard. All 7 of you. The system is back up. If it goes out again, use the red fire boxes for emergencies."

[MixedBerryJam]

Jun 19, 2024 7:39:29 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

Jun 18, 2024 20:50:50 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

Wow I had no idea these are a Boston thing.

It’s pretty funny when everyone’s smartphones go off like crazy and the message is to use this ancient technology lol

I had no idea they actually still worked! We have them all over here in Quincy.

I grew up in Wollaston and can picture one on every other block. I’d literally let out a “phew” when I’d reach the one with the box! I had no idea they weren’t connected to the telephone line. And jokes on me that I assumed they were tied into E911. Guess not.