WOUS45 KREV 202311 TOEREV NVC019-510-210600- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY NEVADA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RENO NEVADA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 311 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE LYON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD TELEPHONE OUTAGE AFFECTING THE EMERGENCY 911 SYSTEM IN LYON COUNTY...SO NO EMERGENCY CALLS CAN BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN LYON COUNTY...RESIDENTS SHOULD GO TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATE WHEN THE 911 SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED. CARSON CITY IS CURRENTLY ASSISTING LYON COUNTY WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. ALL RESIDENTS OF LYON COUNTY ARE URGED TO STAY OFF PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME. $$