Mae ymateb i alwadau diangen yn golygu costau o tua £3 miliwn i'r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub yng Nghymru bob blwyddyn. Rhaid hefyd ystyried y costau cyfle wrth ymateb i ddigwyddiadau pan nad oes angen. Gallai a dylai amser diffoddwyr tân gael ei ddefnyddio'n well.
Responding to false alarms costs the Fire and Rescue Services in Wales in the region of £3 million each year.  Then there are the opportunity costs of attending non-incidents.  Firefighters’ time could and should be used more productively.