Keep Scotland’s emergency workers safe across bonfire season.

We've launched a campaign to help prevent attacks on Scotland’s emergency services during fireworks season.

Supported by Scottish Government’s Building Safer Communities, the campaign aims to help prevent deliberate fires and Bonfire Night attacks on Scotland’s Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance services.

In 2023, Scotland’s emergency crews experience planned attacks across the bonfire season. 

Last year's Crimestoppers’ campaign generated a wealth of information given anonymously to Crimestoppers and prevented at least one extremely serious attack on emergency crews in Scotland.

Crimestoppers campaign will aim to encourage reporting from the public about any planned attacks and help gather information after bonfire night about who was responsible.

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Communities who experienced an increase in firework attacks are being equipped with leaflets, posters, and banners to raise awareness of the law around fireworks misuse and help gather information about who is responsible.

"Our charity believes everyone has the right to feel safe, none more so than Scotland’s emergency services who risk their lives to keep us safe. Information from last year prevented a serious attack on our emergency services. That’s why we are asking anyone with information on those planning attacks to get in touch with our charity, 100% anonymously. 

No-one will ever know you contacted us, and your information could be preventing serious injury or harm or even loss of life for emergency workers."

Angela Parker, National Manager for Crimestoppers in Scotland

If you know or suspect who's planning attacks on emergency crews during bonfire season, tell us what you know - 100% anonymously. Guaranteed.

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10 October 2024