If I call 911, nobody will be here for AT LEAST 30 minutes for EMS, 45 for fire, and an hour for police.
And that's assuming they have nothing else to do and respond immediately.
And that's assuming they have nothing else to do and respond immediately.
If the house is on fire, you call the neighbors. In less than 10 there will be half dozen tractors with water tanks and hoses.
Lop your foot off? Call the neighbors. They'll drive you to the ER.
Somebody means to do you harm? Shoot back or die waiting for the Sheriff. Your choice.