In a release Thursday morning, the Scott County Emergency Management Agency said the outage is potentially affecting the usage of landline phones across Iowa, including the ability to call 911. Crews are on site trying to fix the problem, but the agency does not yet know when it will be fixed.
Officials are advising Scott County residents to identify alternative ways to reach 911 in case of an emergency. Cell phones do NOT have to be connected to an active plan or carrier’s system to dial 911.
The city of Bettendorf has issued the following temporary phone numbers for its facilities during the outage.
City Hall: (563) 271-0024
Police Non-Emergencies: (563) 205-0270
Fire Non-Emergencies: (563) 271-0878
Public Works: (563) 205-0759
Community Development: (563) 205-0818
Parks & Recreation: (563) 205-2097
Public Library: (563) 271-2718
Family Museum: (563) 205-0796
Palmer Hills Golf Complex: (563) 271-1457
Automated utility billing payments: (866) 238-4046.
