A global system outage caused major issues worldwide and in Arizona on Friday, causing police dispatch centers to handwrite messages and health care facilities to close.The problems were tied to a global outage involving Microsoft systems. On Thursday, the technology company reported problems with its cloud computing platform, which affected its customers worldwide.Arizona’s emergency response systems at major police agencies and health care providers were snarled as part of a global tech outage linked to an issue with a large cybersecurity firm. Here’s what to know about how Arizona was affected by the outage.Police departmentsThe following police and first responders were affected were affected:Phoenix police: The department’s computerized 911 dispatch center was affected, department spokesperson Donna Rossi said. The department’s systems were restored early Friday morning, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter.Mesa police: The department’s communication center was affected, but it was running again as of 9 a.m. on Friday, officials said.Queen Creek police: The city confirmed it had been affected by the technology outage, including dispatch services for public safety, though 911 and nonemergency phone lines were not impacted.Goodyear police: Officials confirmed that Goodyear had issues with thesystems used by police and fire to write electronic reports.Peoria police: A spokesperson for the city said it began having dispatch issues at about 10 p.m., but all issues were resolved by 5 a.m. Friday.Hospitals and health care providersThe following hospitals and health care providers were affected:American Medical Response: A dispatcher confirmed the ambulance company was a …
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