Hoax Calls

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Dear South Wales Fire Service,

From your records I would be grateful for the following information.

(1) From January 2014 (inclusive) – March 2014 (inclusive) how many hoax* calls did the Fire & Rescue Service received?
(2) From January 2013 (inclusive) – March 2013 (inclusive) how many hoax* calls did the Fire & Rescue Service Receive?
(3) From January 2012 (inclusive) - March 2012 (inclusive) how many hoax* calls did the Fire & Rescue Service Receive?

* By hoax I mean calls where there has been a malicious element,
i.e. the call was not made in belief there actually was a fire.

Yours faithfully,

Katie Evans

Holley, Mark (Admin Officer - Information Management), South Wales Fire & Rescue Service

Katie

 

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Kind Regards

 

Mark

 

Mark Holley

Information Management

Business Support Unit

Tel: 01443 232705

[mobile number]

Email: [email address]

 

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Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau sydd ynghlwm wrthi yn gwbl
gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu at sylw y person neu sefydliad y maent wedi
eu cyfeirio ato yn unig. Na chaniateir i chi adolygu, ailanfon, lledaenu
na defnyddio'r wybodaeth uchod ar unrhyw gyfrif: peidiwch a chymryd unrhyw
gamau o ganlyniad a gan ddibynnu arni. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost
hon ar gam, wnewch chi hysbysu'r anfonydd ar unwaith a dileu'r e-bost a'i
chynnwys oddi ar eich system os gwelwch yn dda. Barn neu safbwyntiau'r
awdur yw'r rhai a fynegir yn y neges e-bost hon ac nid ydynt yn adlewyrchu
o anghenraid barn neu safbwyntiau Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru onis
dywedir yn bendant fel arall. Bydd pob eitem o bost a anfonir i'r
cyfeiriad hwn yn cael ei monitro gan sustem e-bost corfforaethol y
Gwasanaeth Tan ac efallai y caiff ei harchwilio gan berson arall, sy ddim
o reidrwydd y derbynnydd gwreiddiol, er mwyn dod o hyd i ddefnydd o
ddeunydd anaddas neu dorri rheolau polisiau. Os nad yw hyn yn dderbyniol i
chi, peidiwch a defnyddio'r dull yma o gyfathrebu a Gwasanaeth Tan Ac
Achub De Cymru.

 

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Holley, Mark (Admin Officer - Information Management), South Wales Fire & Rescue Service

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Hi Katie

 

In response to your FOI request please find the attached

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

Mark Holley

Information Management

Business Support Unit

Tel: 01443 232705

[mobile number]

Email: [email address]

 

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intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) only. Any review,
retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in
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intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in
error please notify the sender immediately and destroy the material
whether stored on a computer or otherwise. Any views or opinions presented
within this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, unless otherwise
specifically stated. All mail sent to and from this address will be
monitored by our corporate e-mail system and may be scrutinised by persons
other than the addressee for unsuitable content or contraventions of
policy. If this is unacceptable to you please do not use this method of
communication with the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

 

Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau sydd ynghlwm wrthi yn gwbl
gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu at sylw y person neu sefydliad y maent wedi
eu cyfeirio ato yn unig. Na chaniateir i chi adolygu, ailanfon, lledaenu
na defnyddio'r wybodaeth uchod ar unrhyw gyfrif: peidiwch a chymryd unrhyw
gamau o ganlyniad a gan ddibynnu arni. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost
hon ar gam, wnewch chi hysbysu'r anfonydd ar unwaith a dileu'r e-bost a'i
chynnwys oddi ar eich system os gwelwch yn dda. Barn neu safbwyntiau'r
awdur yw'r rhai a fynegir yn y neges e-bost hon ac nid ydynt yn adlewyrchu
o anghenraid barn neu safbwyntiau Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru onis
dywedir yn bendant fel arall. Bydd pob eitem o bost a anfonir i'r
cyfeiriad hwn yn cael ei monitro gan sustem e-bost corfforaethol y
Gwasanaeth Tan ac efallai y caiff ei harchwilio gan berson arall, sy ddim
o reidrwydd y derbynnydd gwreiddiol, er mwyn dod o hyd i ddefnydd o
ddeunydd anaddas neu dorri rheolau polisiau. Os nad yw hyn yn dderbyniol i
chi, peidiwch a defnyddio'r dull yma o gyfathrebu a Gwasanaeth Tan Ac
Achub De Cymru.