By Veronica Rocha
The Glendale News Press
GLENDALE, Calif. — More residents are abandoning their land lines for cell phones, a trend that public safety officials say is challenging how they respond to emergency calls.
Of the 9,697 emergency calls in November received at Verdugo Fire Communications Center for fire and paramedic services, 31.5% were from cell phones, according to the Glendale Fire Department. Residential land lines made up 43.1%.
The growing number of cellular calls has made responding to emergencies more challenging, said Don Wise, interim fire communications administrator for the center.
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