D. IF THE ANSWER IS "YES" TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE THE EMS SYSTEM:
Dial 911 from any phone. If one is available, a land-line is preferable. If only have a cell phone, but you know the local seven-digit emergency number in the area, call that number to connect to 911. Today, most Dispatch Centers (not all) have reprogrammed their cell towers to transfer calls to the nearest dispatch center in lieu of going straight to CHP. However, 911 does not work best at all sites (e.g., Mission Peak, Mt. Diablo & Mt. Tam). Hence, the emergency call list below. Relay the Location of the Incident, Mechanism of Injury (MOI), Where to meet a pilot for an escort to the scene, and GPS coordinates, if a helicopter is needed.
Benicia (Channing Hill): 911 primary; backup 707-745-2424 (Benicia Police)
Big Sur/Wild Cattle (between Santa Lucia and Gorda): 911 primary; backup 831-384-7575
Dunlap (Fresno County Dispatch): 911 primary
Ed Levin Park (Milpitas): 911 primary; backup 408-299-2311 (Santa Clara County Sheriff's non-emergency 24-hour dispatch)
Elk Mountain (Elk Creek/Upper Lake): 911 primary; backup 707-275-2361 (Upper Lake Ranger Station)
Hat Creek (Burney): 911 primary; backup 530-257-5575 (If no phone reception, use Ham radio frequency for emergencies only: 172.225 receive /172.225 transmit - CTCSS Tone 167.9 Hz)
Marina (Lake Court): 911 primary; backup 831-384-7575 (Marina Police non-emergency number)
Mission Peak (Fremont): 510-881-1121 (East Bay Regional Park District Police) primary, as backup 911
Mt. Diablo (Walnut Creek)
Juniper or Navy Tower: 925-838-6691 primary; backup 911
RDS/American Tower: 925-933-1313 (Contra Costa County Fire Protection District) primary; backup 911
Mt. Tamalpais (Mill Valley)
Launches: 415-388-2070 (Pan Toll Ranger Station); backup 911
LZ - Stinson Beach: 911 primary; backup 415-472-0911 (Stinson Beach Fire Department Emergency)
Mussel Rock/The Dump
Daly City Police (north of the parking lot): 911 primary; backup 650-912-1225
Pacifica Police (south of the parking lot): 911 primary; backup 650-355-4151
Potato Hill (Stonyford): 911 primary; backup 530-963-3128 (Stonyford Work Center). If you have no phone reception, use the Ham radio frequency for emergencies only - 169.175 receive /169.975 transmit (CTCSS Tone 110.9 Hz)
Popular Beach (Half Moon Bay): 911 primary; backup 650-726-8290 (Half Moon Bay Fire Station)
Sand City (Seaside): 911 primary; backup 831-394-6811 (Seaside Police Department Dispatch)
Whaleback (Weed): 911 primary; backup 530-340-2297 (Mt. Shasta Volunteer Fire Department) or 530-842-8300 (Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, non-emergency) or 530-398-4391 (Goosenest Ranger District)
Woodrat (Ruch, Oregon): 911 primary; backup 541-899-1050 (Applegate Fire District) or 541-776-7206 (Jackson Country Sheriff, non-emergency)
Cal Star Helicopter (California): 800-252-5050
Life Flight Standard Helicopter (Bay Area): 800-321-7828 The Life Flight air ambulance, in California, has a range of 250 miles (to the northern California coast, Reno, Bakersfield, and the central coast, at Santa Maria)
Life Flight Helicopter Network (OR, WA & ID): 800-232-0911 or 208-367-3880
Dial 911 from any phone. If one is available, a land-line is preferable. If only have a cell phone, but you know the local seven-digit emergency number in the area, call that number to connect to 911. Today, most Dispatch Centers (not all) have reprogrammed their cell towers to transfer calls to the nearest dispatch center in lieu of going straight to CHP. However, 911 does not work best at all sites (e.g., Mission Peak, Mt. Diablo & Mt. Tam). Hence, the emergency call list below. Relay the Location of the Incident, Mechanism of Injury (MOI), Where to meet a pilot for an escort to the scene, and GPS coordinates, if a helicopter is needed.
Benicia (Channing Hill): 911 primary; backup 707-745-2424 (Benicia Police)
Big Sur/Wild Cattle (between Santa Lucia and Gorda): 911 primary; backup 831-384-7575
Dunlap (Fresno County Dispatch): 911 primary
Ed Levin Park (Milpitas): 911 primary; backup 408-299-2311 (Santa Clara County Sheriff's non-emergency 24-hour dispatch)
Elk Mountain (Elk Creek/Upper Lake): 911 primary; backup 707-275-2361 (Upper Lake Ranger Station)
Hat Creek (Burney): 911 primary; backup 530-257-5575 (If no phone reception, use Ham radio frequency for emergencies only: 172.225 receive /172.225 transmit - CTCSS Tone 167.9 Hz)
Marina (Lake Court): 911 primary; backup 831-384-7575 (Marina Police non-emergency number)
Mission Peak (Fremont): 510-881-1121 (East Bay Regional Park District Police) primary, as backup 911
Mt. Diablo (Walnut Creek)
Juniper or Navy Tower: 925-838-6691 primary; backup 911
RDS/American Tower: 925-933-1313 (Contra Costa County Fire Protection District) primary; backup 911
Mt. Tamalpais (Mill Valley)
Launches: 415-388-2070 (Pan Toll Ranger Station); backup 911
LZ - Stinson Beach: 911 primary; backup 415-472-0911 (Stinson Beach Fire Department Emergency)
Mussel Rock/The Dump
Daly City Police (north of the parking lot): 911 primary; backup 650-912-1225
Pacifica Police (south of the parking lot): 911 primary; backup 650-355-4151
Potato Hill (Stonyford): 911 primary; backup 530-963-3128 (Stonyford Work Center). If you have no phone reception, use the Ham radio frequency for emergencies only - 169.175 receive /169.975 transmit (CTCSS Tone 110.9 Hz)
Popular Beach (Half Moon Bay): 911 primary; backup 650-726-8290 (Half Moon Bay Fire Station)
Sand City (Seaside): 911 primary; backup 831-394-6811 (Seaside Police Department Dispatch)
Whaleback (Weed): 911 primary; backup 530-340-2297 (Mt. Shasta Volunteer Fire Department) or 530-842-8300 (Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, non-emergency) or 530-398-4391 (Goosenest Ranger District)
Woodrat (Ruch, Oregon): 911 primary; backup 541-899-1050 (Applegate Fire District) or 541-776-7206 (Jackson Country Sheriff, non-emergency)
Cal Star Helicopter (California): 800-252-5050
Life Flight Standard Helicopter (Bay Area): 800-321-7828 The Life Flight air ambulance, in California, has a range of 250 miles (to the northern California coast, Reno, Bakersfield, and the central coast, at Santa Maria)
Life Flight Helicopter Network (OR, WA & ID): 800-232-0911 or 208-367-3880