''It won't be tolerated': Warning to parents ahead of Bonfire Night and Halloween
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAttacks on firefighters like the incident in this shocking footage are becoming an appalling way of life for those on the frontline.
Greater Manchester fire service (GMFRS) says assaults on emergency workers around Halloween and Bonfire Night surged by a FIFTH last year.
More than 10,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour took place in Greater Manchester from the start of September to mid-November 2023, figures show.
Some 22 firefighters were attacked, GMFRS added, as they dealt with 1,167 deliberately-started blazes. As well as dealing with dangerous onslaughts on their staff, 999 services also took 1,017 hoax calls. READ MORE: NWAS worker who tried to murder her boss as she left for work jailed for 20 YEARS The horrendous statistics have prompted deputy mayor, Kate Green, to remind trouble-makers anti-social behaviour ‘will not be tolerated’.
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