HANOVER, PA ‒ Phones in Pennsylvania rang out with the eerie noise of an emergency alert on Friday afternoon, July 11, as the state warned of an intermittent 911 outage.

We must keep these lines open for life-threatening situations,” officials said.Here are the Philadelphia Police District emergency lines (to be used only if 911 fails):1st District – 215‑686‑3010 / 215‑686‑30112nd District – 215‑686‑3020 / 215‑686‑30213rd District – 215‑686‑3030 / 215‑686‑30315th District – 215‑686‑3050 / 215‑686‑30517th District – 215‑686‑3070 / 215‑686‑30718th District – 215‑686‑3080 / 215‑686‑30819th District – 215‑686‑3090 / 215‑686‑309112th District – 215‑686‑3120 / 215‑686‑312114th District – 215‑686‑3140 / 215‑686‑314115th District – 215‑686‑3150 / 215‑686‑315116th District – 215‑686‑3160 / 215‑686‑316117th District – 215‑686‑3170 / 215‑686‑317118th District – 215‑686‑3180 / 215‑686‑318119th District – 215‑686‑3190 / 215‑686‑319122nd District – 215‑686‑3220 / 215‑686‑322124th District – 215‑686‑3240 / 215‑686‑324125th District – 215‑686‑3250 / 215‑686‑325126th District – 215‑686‑3260 / 215‑686‑326135th District – 215‑686‑3350 / 215‑686‑335139th District – 215‑686‑3390 / 215‑686‑3391Airport Unit (77th District) – 215‑937‑6816 / 215‑937‑6817DVIC OPS CENTER – 215‑897‑0800To find your district’s map or location,

As state officials spread the word about Friday’s intermittent 911 outage, many heard alerts via their phone or terrestrial broadcasting. What we heard was a two-part system — EMnet and the Emergency Alert System — activated,