Do not call 911 from your cell phone if you are at home. You'll most likely (at least in the bay area) get CHP, and their dispatch center frequently has hold ti

Do not call 911 from your cell phone if you are at home. You'll most likely (at least in the bay area) get CHP, and their dispatch center frequently has hold times of several minutes. More than enough time for it to be too late. Instead, you should add the local emergency dispatch numbers to your phone as contacts. You can call the police station and ask for it - also ask them when it would be okay for you to call emergency dispatch to verify it routes correctly. A lot of bay area numbers are listed here: http://www.ucop.edu/risk-services/_files/emergency/911local_cellphone_numbers.doc http://www.ucop.edu/risk-services/_files/emergency/911local_... Please stop what you are doing right now and program in the dispatch numbers for where you live and work.