On the 18th, the calls keep pouring in and not always for good reason. Annoyed by this drift, the Paris firefighters unveiled a surreal telephone exchange. Objectively ? Remind everyone that the emergency services are not at their service.
Firefighters are tired of their call center being overloaded with trivial things. To attract the attention of people who misuse emergency numbers a little too much, the Paris brigade shared an outrageous call on their social networks. On the other end of the line, a mother asks firefighters to intervene at her home to clean a broken glass yogurt jar.
Do you think this is a joke? Make no mistake, the Paris rescue services have received this distress call, the proof below:
By sharing this recording on social networks, the Paris firefighters hope to get the population to react. Because let’s not forget that for any abusive call it is a waste of time at the expense of a real emergency.
A welcome and necessary reminder. And if you’re interested, here’s an anthology of abusive phone calls received by firefighters.