Tracy, California Residents Now Have To Pay For 911 Calls - cbs13.com

Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency.

But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allows them to call 9-1-1 as many times as necessary.

Or, there's the option of not signing up for the annual fee. Instead, they will be charged $300 if they make a call for help.

"A $300 fee and you don't even want to be thinking about that when somebody is in need of assistance," said Tracy resident Greg Bidlack.

Residents will soon receive the form in the mail where they'll be able to make their selection. No date has been set for when the charges will go into effect

via Tracy Residents Now Have To Pay For 911 Calls - cbs13.com.

How many people in Tracy, California will die now because they are afraid to make the call?  Tracy City Council: Make your budget cuts elsewhere. File for emergency assistance. Hold a bake sale. You are failing public service.