Yobs have been captured on video hurling fireworks at fire fighters.
The footage has been released by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service to show what crews sometimes have to face on call outs.
In the videos from three separate incidents, fireworks are thrown at the workers by groups of laughing yobs, Chronicle Live reported.
As they do some of them can be heard shouting at the firefighters.
Between April and August this year the fire service in the North East was called out to 1,430 anti-social behaviour-related fire incidents.
Across the UK assaults on emergency workers rose 24% in the four weeks to 7 June, compared with the same period last year.
In 2019, more than 11,000 people were prosecuted in Britain for assaulting emergency workers.
A quarter of those found guilty received a suspended sentence or immediate custody.
Emergency service bosses say education and youth engagement is also vital to tackle the issue.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer, Chris Lowther, has called for "zero tolerance" of violent attacks on hist staff.
He said: “Anti-social behaviour is one of the biggest challenges that we face.
"There’s clearly a need to educate young people on the consequences of their actions, particularly when it comes to deliberate fires.
"It may seem like harmless fun, but even small fires put people at risk because our crews can’t be in two places at once.
"If we’re called out to a wheelie bin fire, that could affect our ability to respond to a life-threatening car accident or house fire.
"Firefighters are often met with hostility when they’re called out to deliberate fires and we have seen too many instances of verbal abuse and even physical attacks.
"Youth engagement programmes, like those offered at our Community Hub in Sunderland, not only give young people the chance of a brighter future, but they also help them to see emergency service workers as role models they can trust – not the enemy.”
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, linked antisocial behaviour issues with the stresses some children and youth are currently under.
She said: “Problems are often linked to drink, drugs and deprivation. Many young people have had a tough time of late. Most kids who get up to trouble do so because they are bored.
"We know this because they tell us. They’ll say they simply have nothing better to do.
"So, we need to be putting a better option right there in front of them, giving them chances and choices.”
Chronicle Live has launched a campaign called 'Justice for Heroes'.
The publication is demanding a government review of how sentencing powers are used on those who attack emergency service workers.
It has called on courts to use their full powers against those who hurt emergency services heroes.
