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RED ALERT - HOAX CALLS

‘Hoax calls’ and vandalism

Hoax Calls People who make hoax calls could be responsible for someone’s death.
We all know that firefighters save Never let anyone you know make a ‘hoax call’.
lives, but sometimes they are not
able to do their job properly because
of the actions of some very
thoughtless, uncaring people.

In recent years, the Fire & Rescue
Service have dealt with many ‘hoax
calls’. Hoax calls are made by
people who want to waste firefighters

time by calling them out to fires and
accidents that do not really exist.

Not only do these calls cost the Fire &
Rescue Service a great deal of money,
they also cost lives. Firefighters
wasting time answering hoax calls
could be saving lives from real fires. ••• STOP PRESS •••

Vandalism of telephone boxes SON CAUSES DEATH OF
At least 1,000 telephone boxes are MOTHER BY MAKING A HOAX
CALL AND PREVENTING THE
vandalised every week. Public
NEAREST APPLIANCE FROM
telephones can be vital, not only for RESCUING HER.
people who do not have a phone of

their own, but for anyone who finds If you see anyone vandalising a phone box or public phone, or making a hoax call,
themselves involved in an emergency tell an adult immediately. Do not confront the vandals yourself as you may put yourself
situation such as a fire. in danger, but tell someone like a parent or teacher.

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