Emergency responders standing by at Gunflint Trail fire halls during 911 outage

Emergency 911 service is currently unavailable for Century Link customers on the Gunflint Trail. The cause of the phone and emergency 911 outage is not yet known, but the Cook County Sheriff’s Office tells WTIP that Century Link is aware of the problem and is working on it. 
 

In the event that anyone requires emergency assistance, the sheriff’s office asks residents to go to  Gunflint Trail Fire Department fire hall #1 where responders who are connected to 911 Dispatch through the ARMER radio network are available.
 

Arrowhead Cooperative states that their True North Broadband and phone service are working, so True North customers can reach one another and can get through to 9-1-1.