Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tatarstan

The danger of false call

18 April 2014, Friday

Call phones of emergency services "01" or "112" - the first and most important telephone to know everyone. From his knowledge of life depends, and not only of their own. But sometimes this is the most important room becomes a tool for pampering.

Operational services are obliged to respond to any message. After all, no one can guarantee that it is false. Firefighters and rescuers not kidding human lives, they must test, before we can confidently say that people are not in danger. Fake call specifies the specialists EMERCOM of extra work and result in a meaningless life of equipment. And in fact may already immediately after checking the wrong message to both people and machines will operate on a real incident. In addition, while specialists check fake call, their help you may need people who are in real trouble.

Sometimes false call becomes the unorganized children's leisure. Baby cause fire engines just "nothing" and rejoices when he call arrives several trucks with fighters. As practice shows, such calls are expensive each of the parties. Children under 14 are exempt from liability for false information, however, this responsibility of their parents. In addition, in the judicial order with them may be recovered all material costs incurred by first responders. So, for example, the amount of material costs when developing false reports of explosive device laid in the building of one of the shopping centers, only for rescue services amounted 10 thousand.

Adults should also refrain from wanting so badly to make a joke. Indeed, in relation to adult citizens can be more severe measures - administrative or criminal liability.

From the age of 14 articles of the Criminal code can be applied to children who knowingly give false information. According to article 207 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation "Knowingly false information about a terrorist act deliberately false information about the impending explosion, arson or other actions creating danger of destruction of people, causing significant property damage or the onset of other socially dangerous consequences, is punished with a fine in the amount up to 200 000 rubles or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to 18 months, or obligatory works for the term up to 480 hours, or correctional works for a period from 1 year to 2 years, or by restriction of freedom for up to 3 years, or by compulsory works for a term of up to 3 years, or with arrest for the term of 3 to 6 months, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 3 years.

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