According to reports from the Onverwagt Fire Station, perpetrators are calling around a specific time during the day and giving false information regarding fires in the area.

It is the mandate of the Guyana Fire Service to respond to all fire reports.

Prank calls are especially dangerous because they allow for the wasting of valuable time and resources as well as hinder firefighters from effectively doing their jobs and responding to actual fires that threaten a loss of life and/or property.

Citizens are urged to desist from making prank calls and false reports.

The GFS is not taking these offenses lightly and once identified, perpetrators will face the full brunt of the law.