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Yeaton mayor urges residents to sign up for Delco Alert after statewide 911 outage
Summary
Mayor Rowan Hopkins told council the statewide 911 system experienced an intermittent outage July 11–12, prompting the borough to expand staff hours and rely on Delco Alert and social media; council discussed reviving a block-captain network for vulnerable residents.
Mayor Rowan Hopkins told Yeaton Borough Council on July 17 that the commonwealth experienced an intermittent statewide 911 outage last week that lasted about 24 hours. “Last Friday we had the 911 system go down in the commonwealth,” Hopkins said, describing intermittent connectivity and the borough’s response. He said the borough extended office hours and posted messages on the borough website and social media to provide alternate phone numbers for residents who could not reach 911.
The mayor and council emphasized an…
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