Telephone outage on Gunflint Trail, Fire Hall 1 staffed for emergencies

Phone service is currently unavailable in the 388 telephone exchange in Cook County

Members of the Gunflint Trail Fire Department have been paged to stand by at Gunflint Fire Hall No. 1, the MidTrail fire hall near Poplar Lake.

In the event of an emergency, Gunflint responders can reach the 9-1-1 dispatch center through the county’s ARMER radio network.

It is not known when phone service will be restored.

WTIP Staff February 25, 2020