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Denton County 911 service restored following technical issue

Friday evening headlines for July 15, 2022
Friday evening headlines for July 15, 2022 02:47

DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - The Denton County 911 service, Denco Area 911, is now running as normal following a 'disruption' that resulted in the need for their back-up systems Friday night.

According to a Denco Area 911 spokesperson, the source of the disruption was identified and 'addressed' by the responsible vendor. 

At about 5:45 PM, Denco Area 911 said there was problem in the 911 network that has caused 911 calls to be routed to public safety agency administrative lines. Officials said the back-up systems worked as designed and their vendor partners actively engaged to identify and resolve the issue.

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