A number of governmental functions in Erie and Niagara counties are being affected by the CrowdStrike Microsoft outage that has been disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday.

In Erie County, all life-safety systems, such as 911, are operational, though social services and DMV-related transactions will not be able to be processed until the state system is back online. 

Residents are advised to not visit any office for these services until the system is back online and fully functional.

Buffalo City Hall is also open, though any services may be delayed as some computer systems are down. Management Information Systems (MIS) is working to resolve any issues, Mayor Byron Brown said. Public safety response, including police and fire, has not been affected.

Additionally, some Niagara County departments have been impacted by the outage. The county says that its IT team is currently working to repair any systems that are down, which are intermittent across departments. 

County officials say that if you had business to conduct with the county today, you may want to call the department and make sure they can process your transaction. 

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack — and that a fix was on the way. The company said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows.