California Supreme Court December 18, 2003, S107792 (Eastburn v. Regional Fire Protection Authority)

Opinion

CHIN, J.

In California, public agencies each year receive

millions

of 911 dispatch calls seeking emergency, medical, and fire services. (E.g., Sen. Com. on Energy and Public Utilities and Joint Com. on Fire, Police, Emergency and Disaster Services (Nov. 21, 1990) Joint Interim Hearing on the 911 Emergency Response System—An Overview of Its Effectiveness, pp. 11 [Cal.