Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Cornwall at 09/12/2017 16:04

We received a call today from a child requesting the assistance of the Fire service, Police and Ambulance. The caller then hung up, this was believed to be a hoax call.

A hoax call to any Emergency Service could cost lives; tying up valuable emergency resources and preventing them from attending a real incident. If there had been a genuine emergency, resources would have to be called in from another station further away. Putting lives at risk.

Making hoax calls is illegal. People can, and have been, heavily prosecuted for making hoax calls with a fine of up to £5,000 or six months in prison.

Find out more about hoax calls on the link below.

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