911 call service restored in Oakland County after brief outage, text service still down
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911 call service restored in Oakland County after brief outage, text service still down

  • January 16, 2026

Oakland County 911 emergency voice restored, text message service down

File image of a 911 call (Canva)

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Emergency 911 calls in Oakland County were restored Thursday after a brief outage, according to the sheriff’s office.

In a press release sent on Jan. 15, at around 11:20 a.m., the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center is working to restore service to its 911 operations as calls and text messages were down.

At around 11:29 a.m., the sheriff’s office said 911 call services have been restored, but the text message service remains unavailable.

For those who need emergency aid, call (248) 858-4911.

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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.

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