The Tulare Police Department’s nonemergency dispatch phone lines are temporarily unavailable because of an outage, the department said in a public announcement.

Residents should continue to call 911 for emergencies requiring an immediate police, fire, or medical response, police said.

The department said it is working to restore service as quickly as possible and will provide an update when the lines are available again.

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