Estill County 911 call-routing outage

Estill County Emergency Management reported on Oct. 19, 2026, that technical difficulties could prevent some 911 calls from routing properly. The problem affected landline-to-cellular communication in Estill County, Kentucky; officials provided alternate numbers and said at 10:54 a.m. that services appeared to be restoring, but calls might still fail. The underlying cause and full restoration were not confirmed, and no event-specific cyber evidence was reported.