“POLICE & FIRE EMERGENCY & NON-EMERGENCY PHONES ARE DOWN - rerouted to Blackwell PD/FIRE.” from City of Tonkawa, OK : Nixle

Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 :: 12:37 p.m. CDT

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POLICE & FIRE EMERGENCY & NON-EMERGENCY PHONES ARE DOWN - rerouted to Blackwell PD/FIRE.

The City of Tonkawa Emergency E-911 Lines and the Non-Emergency Lines for the Police and Fire/EMS Departments are currently not available. This is a carrier issue and is hoped to be resolved as soon as possible. However, we are unable to give an estimated time when these services will be restored. All incoming phone calls to Tonkawa Police & Fire/EMS have been routed to Blackwell Police and Fire/EMS until this issue is resolved.

If you have an emergency, please advise the Blackwell Dispatcher that YOU ARE LOCATED IN TONKAWA, OK AND CONFIRM THE ADDRESS OF YOUR EMERGENCY WITH THE DISPATCHER.

Instructions:

All incoming phone calls to Tonkawa Police & Fire/EMS have been routed to Blackwell Police and Fire/EMS until this issue is resolved.

Address/Location
City of Tonkawa, OK
110 E Noc Dr
Tonkawa, OK 74653

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-628-2516

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Alert Details

Severity:: Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:: Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:: Utility, telecommunication, other non-transport infrastructure
Event:: Telecommunications Emergency

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