VANDALISM to water hydrants is putting lives at risk, police, fire and water chiefs have warned.
With the school holidays approaching, Scottish Water, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are calling on people not to set off fire hydrants and to consider the effect their actions might have in the event of a fire.
The frequency of fire hydrant vandalism increases during the school summer holidays.
Jim Hassan, Scottish Water's operations manager in Glasgow, said: "Setting off a fire hydrant is wrongly regarded by some people as a fun prank, something that some children, teenagers and adults carry out without thinking through the serious, and potentially-fatal, consequences."
Assistant Chief Officer Lewis Ramsay, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Fire can strike anywhere at any time and having the right resources available is vital if crews are to prevent devastation to lives and property. Quite simply – firefighters need water to fight fires."
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