> For a medical emergency, you are better off calling 911 Not always, no. Sometimes you would lose precious time by doing so. Sometimes they are 45 minutes awa

> For a medical emergency, you are better off calling 911 Not always, no. Sometimes you would lose precious time by doing so. Sometimes they are 45 minutes away. Sometimes the city's resources are overwhelmed. Particularly in mass disasters. In California, for example, what if you are in the path of a wildfire? Nobody is gonna save you before you burn up.