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Setting out the terms of former military man McWilliams' Asbo, magistrates defined an emergency as 'a serious unexpected and potentially dangerous situation requiring immediate action' The order was made as the emergency services revealed hoaxers blocked 999 lines with calls for help to deal with smelly feet and to change a TV channel.
Fire services have introduced a number of methods in an effort to cut false alarms, including call-challenging policies and a system to disconnect the mobile phones of serial hoaxers.
Gardai must then ensure that hoaxers who put lives at risk by making bogus 999 calls are prosecuted.
 
 
 
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