A widespread phone outage is impacting cellular service across Santa Barbara County, with emergency lines in northern areas rerouted through the Sheriff's Office Communications Center. - 911 calls in Santa Maria, Guadalupe, and Lompoc are not interrupted; dispatchers are manually handling them.
- Non-emergency outages should be reported to the customer's phone service provider. - Temporary non-emergency law enforcement lines are available at 805-883-8637 and 805-883-8104.
The Sheriff's Office is working to manage the situation and ensure public safety.