CenturyLink outage affects 911 in Sisters, Black Butte Ranch areas

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- CenturyLink has reported a service outage that is affecting residents in the Sisters and Black Butte Ranch areas.

Impacted residents who need to dial 9-1-1 during this service interruption should use a cell phone or a different landline telephone provider.

Deschutes 9-1-1 is deploying 9-1-1 call-takers to answer CenturyLink 9-1-1 calls in the impacted areas.