Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Trehane Road, Camborne at 17/05/2015 14:32

Firefighters from The new Camborne Pool Redruth Fire Station based at Tolvadden were mobilised to their first incident today at 1432. The caller a young child stated a tree was on fire in Trehane Road, after being questioned by the operator an appliance was mobilised. However on arrival the call was found to be a hoax call. Hoax calls waste valuable time and resources and ultimately put lives at risk!

Have you spoken to your child about the dangers of making hoax calls?

Please see our link below for further information.

Related item: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/cornwall-fire-and-rescue-service-homepage/about-us/facts-and-figures/hoax-calls-and-false-alarms/