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In one of the richest cities, of one of the richest states, in one of the richest countries in the world, they will now charge $427 for calls to 911

www.mercurynews.com

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In one of the richest cities, of one of the richest states, in one of the richest countries in the world, they will now charge $427 for calls to 911

www.mercurynews.com

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San Jose is latest city to institute first responder fee for medical calls

www.mercurynews.com

San Jose has approved a new first responder and vehicle collision fee program as medical-only calls make up 62% of the fire department’s incident responses.

In bad country they charge you money just to come to the scene of an accident.

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If I’m in San Jose and I see a car accident and I call 911 - they’re going to charge me? I did a ctrl-f for “witness” - zero results.
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  I’m speaking from ignorance but life experience tells me they will attempt to charge someone at the scene

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