Phone outage impacting cell service countywide; Emergency lines being routed through Sheriff’s Communications Center

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A phone outage is impacting carriers countywide and emergency lines in the northern parts of Santa Barbara County are being routed through the Sheriff's Office Communications Center.

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, there are currently no interruptions for those calling 911 in Santa Maria, Guadalupe, and Lompoc as the Sheriff's Office is manually handling calls via a switch system pictured below.

Those experiencing a non-emergency phone outage are directed to contact their respective phone service provider added the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

Temporary cell phone lines to report non-emergency situations to law enforcement have been set up at 805-883-8637 and 805-883-8104.

If you need to get in contact with any of the Sheriff's Office substations for non-emergency information, contact information has been shared below