78-year-old Nebraska woman billed 3 times by California fire department she never heard of

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A bill that is stamped past due would get anyone’s attention, but an older woman in Nebraska refused to pay for an emergency response in a city 1,500 miles away.

Linda Johnson has lived all 78 of her years in Omaha and never wished she could be a California girl.

“I’ve never been in California. I have a cousin living in California, but I don’t want to go to California,” Johnson said.

Billed three times for a call she didn’t make

Johnson has now received a bill three times for a first responder fee of $353 for fire department emergency service on Dec. 15, 2025, by the city of Roseville, California…

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