Williams County 911 Communications & Emergency Management Agency

06/06/2026

⚠️ 911 SERVICE OUTAGE — WILLIAMS COUNTY ⚠️

Williams County is currently experiencing a 911 outage due to a local telephone provider issue.

If you have a police, fire, or medical emergency and cannot reach 911, please call 419-633-5115 or text 911. These will connect you to Williams County Central Communications.

➡️ Please use these only if you have a genuine emergency. Keeping the lines open helps us reach the people who need help most.

We are working with our provider to restore 911 service as quickly as possible and will post an update as soon as it is back online.

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05/29/2026

We are actively working with our vendors to find the source of this issue.

05/18/2026

We are currently experiencing intermittent issues with some of our administrative phone lines due to an outage affecting a regional telephone provider. Our team is aware and monitoring the situation.

If you have an emergency, please call 9-1-1

05/13/2026

This is a reminder that North Central will be conducting a safety drill tomorrow morning, May 13.

05/09/2026

05/06/2026

⚠️ SCAM ALERT — PHONE SPOOFING

Williams County residents are reporting calls where the caller ID shows "Stryker Police Department" along with the department's actual phone number, (419) 682-4911. The caller claims to be from the PD. These calls are NOT coming from the Stryker Police Department.

Scammers are using a technique called caller ID spoofing to fake both the name AND the number that appear on your phone — meaning a scam call can look identical to a real one from the police department.

The Williams County Sheriff's Office, local police departments, and Central Communications will NEVER call you to ask for personal information, payment, or money of any kind.

If a call seems suspicious — even if the caller ID matches a real police number — hang up and call directly:

Stryker Police Department: (419) 682-4911
Williams County Central Communications: (419) 636-8497

When in doubt, hang up and call back.

04/28/2026

We have received reports of AT&T outages in the northern part of our county. We have not been provided any information on an estimated restoration timeline. In the event of an emergency, you can still dial 911. Even without service, most modern cell phones will connect to another carrier’s cell tower to complete the emergency call.

04/13/2026

Behind every siren is a voice guiding the way.

This National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we want to take a moment to recognize the voices behind the scenes—the ones who stay calm under pressure, who answer every call for help, and who make a difference in people’s lives every single day.

To our dispatchers: thank you for your strength, your compassion, and your commitment to our community. We couldn’t do it without you. 💛

03/23/2026

UPDATE: 3/23/26 8:40am - County Phone lines have been restored.

🚨 URGENT: COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PHONE LINES DOWN – WILLIAMS COUNTY 🚨

County administrative phone lines are currently down, including some local police department non-emergency lines. This does not impact general residential phone service.

If you have an emergency, please dial 911 immediately.

For urgent matters requiring police, fire, or medical response, you may also call:
📞 419-212-2562

We will provide updates as soon as service is restored. Thank you for your patience.