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Romantic sparks taxpayer fury as he proposes to his firefighter girlfriend via a 999 hoax call

He plotted with his fiancée's bosses so she would be called out to his proposal

ROMANTIC Mark Edwards sparked taxpayer fury by calling out his firefighter girlfriend on a hoax call to pop the question.

He plotted with Jodie Vincent’s bosses so her crew would respond to reports of a man with a ring stuck on his finger.

Fire fighter Jodie Vincent got a shock when an apparent emergency call turned out to be a surprise proposal from her boyfriend Mark
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Fire fighter Jodie Vincent got a shock when an apparent emergency call turned out to be a surprise proposal from her boyfriend MarkCredit: WMFS/CATERS NEWS

When their engine got to Birmingham New Street station, accounts manager Mark, 33, was there to propose.

Jodie, 35, said yes. But after a video of the happy moment was put on Facebook, it started a blazing row.

Matt Mccartney posted: “What a waste. If someone rang them for something non serious we’d get a fine.

Though Jodie said Mark had put a lot of thought into the romantic gesture, others were less impressed
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Though Jodie said Mark had put a lot of thought into the romantic gesture, others were less impressedCredit: WMFS/CATERS NEWS
Facebook users pointed out that the hoax call had wasted taxpayer money, and said it should not have been allowed
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Facebook users pointed out that the hoax call had wasted taxpayer money, and said it should not have been allowedCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

“If you pay tax you should ask for an invite to the wedding seems (sic) we all put to(wards) the engagement.”

But Sandy Rudge wrote: “How romantic. All the very best to you both.”

"Our emergency services all do such a fantastic job and it is lovely to see an insight into one of their lives and to see them happy.

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The premise of the fake 999 call was that a man had got a ring stuck on his finger - but instead modern-day Romeo Mark was hoping to slip one onto Jodie's
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The premise of the fake 999 call was that a man had got a ring stuck on his finger - but instead modern-day Romeo Mark was hoping to slip one onto Jodie'sCredit: WMFS/CATERS NEWS
Jodie's friends and colleagues were pleased to celebrate her engagement and the West Midlands Fire Service has publicly congratulated the loved-up couple
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Jodie's friends and colleagues were pleased to celebrate her engagement and the West Midlands Fire Service has publicly congratulated the loved-up coupleCredit: WMFS/CATERS NEWS

Jodie said: "We do get called out to people with rings stuck on their fingers so I didn't think anything of it."

Despite it being one of her more unusual days at work, she added: “It was so sweet. Mark had put a lot of thought into it.”

West Midlands Fire Service congratulated the couple, of Hagley, Worcs.

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