Comments on: Should Oakland Be Declared “State of Emergency”? http://chauvis.com/2006/07/should-oakland-be-declared-state-of-emergency/ Lifehacking in Oakland, California Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:05:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Krellan http://chauvis.com/2006/07/should-oakland-be-declared-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Krellan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:27:10 +0000 http://chauvis.com/?p=14#comment-50 I'm guessing you called 911 from a cellphone? That would explain why you got the CHP office. With 911 from a cellphone, the "system" doesn't exactly know where you are, so if you live near a highway, it assumes you're driving, and transfers you to the CHP. Keep a working analog landline, just for 911 service! Calling 911 from a landline transfers you to the correct department immediately, without needing to go through the CHP office. Also, find the number of your local police department, and keep it in your phone, so you can call in to them quickly and bypass the entire 911 service if need be. I’m guessing you called 911 from a cellphone?

That would explain why you got the CHP office. With 911 from a cellphone, the “system” doesn’t exactly know where you are, so if you live near a highway, it assumes you’re driving, and transfers you to the CHP.

Keep a working analog landline, just for 911 service!

Calling 911 from a landline transfers you to the correct department immediately, without needing to go through the CHP office.

Also, find the number of your local police department, and keep it in your phone, so you can call in to them quickly and bypass the entire 911 service if need be.

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