Language Barriers During 911 Outage Spark Concern in Santa Barbara County

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – New concerns in Santa Barbara County after yesterday’s 911 outage left thousands without access to emergency services.

For many Spanish-speaking families, the crisis was compounded by confusion and a lack of multilingual support.

When 911 lines went down across parts of California, panic set in, especially for those who didn’t understand the emergency alert…

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