Fears of Christmas spike in emergency worker attacks
There are eight attacks on emergency workers every day on average, according to new figures.
Police officers experienced an 11% increase , firefighter attacks rose from 45 to 49 , while in prisons, there was a drop from 98 assaults to 90.Katie Stapleton wants people to be more understanding and realise workers are doing their best Figures from the Joint Emergency Services Group in Wales shows the 1,365 attacks in the first six months of 2021 equate to eight a day.
He said abusing a call handler could potentially delay help and warned a crew may have to leave a scene if their safety is compromised.
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