While I'm sure that at some level you would like to be rushing from death-defying call to death-defying call all night, I think you'd admit that the stress from that would wear you out eventually. While these "attention seekers" do take up your time, what real percentage of that time is "wasted" on them? Have you ever done a real-time analysis? For example, have you taken a paper pad with you, jotted down the time you get a call, then after you are back in your motor and clear for another call, jotted down the time and a "W" for waster, or a "L" for legitimate, then tallied the times at the end of your shift for a week or so? I realize that will take some effort for you, but if these "waster" calls are really eating significant time, you'd have some facts and figures to back you up if you choose to bring the matter to higher authorities. You might also find that while the wasters irritate you (rightly!), they aren't really as much of a drain on your time as you percieve. Relativity and all that. I'm not saying that they aren't a drain, or that you aren't justified in being miffed at them - just that your aggravation at their time-wasting may be coloring your perception of the severity of the problem.