Bismarck's 911 Emergency Currently Experiencing An Outage

Bismarck's Emergency 911 is currently experiencing an outage as of February 22nd, at 10:14 am the time of this article. According to a press release from the City of Bismarck, if you are having difficulties contacting 911 by voice, text 911.

Enter the numbers "911" in the "To" field. Your text message should be brief and include the following. Location, type of emergency, and then hit "send" message.

Be prepared to answer questions and follow the instructions for the 911 personnel. Text in simple words and do not use abbreviations.

We will update this as soon as we receive more from the city of Bismarck.

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