London Fire Brigade braces for 'Fifty Shades'-inspired mishaps

LONDON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The London Fire Brigade is bracing for Fifty Shades of Grey-inspired sexual mishaps with its "Fifty Shades of Red" education campaign.

The brigade said calls for sex-related problems such as being trapped or stuck -- often in "everyday household items" has increased steadily since the release of the Fifty Shades of Grey novel series and there were a total 472 incidents reported in the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Fire officials have been using the brigade's Twitter account and the hashtag "#FiftyShadesofRed" to recount some of the incidents in the hopes of dissuading members of the public from attempting similar feats.

A woman rang after her husband was locked in a titanium chastity belt. Keep those keys handy! #fiftyshadesofred http://t.co/r4Mu5pxAun

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 12, 2015

"A woman rang after her husband was locked in a titanium chastity belt. Keep those keys handy!" the brigade tweeted.

The fire brigade said another incident involved firefighters using pedal cutters to free a man from two metal rings that were stuck on his penis for three days.

Crews also rescued a man whose penis became stuck in a toaster and another whose member was trapped in a vacuum cleaner.

We freed a man who had far too much bottle. Doesn't look safe? It probably isn't, so don't do it! #FiftyShadesofRed pic.twitter.com/nselQPm7OK

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 12, 2015

"The Fifty Shades effect seems to spike handcuff incidents, so we hope filmgoers will use common sense and avoid leaving themselves red-faced," Third Officer Dave Brown said. "I'd like to remind everyone that 999 is an emergency number and should only be used as such. If there's a genuine emergency, fire crews will of course attend and will be on the scene to help within minutes."

Handcuff jobs are down but will @fiftyshadesUK film see them on the rise? Keep the keys handy! http://t.co/r4Mu5pPbSX pic.twitter.com/0kEjiBU1T2

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 12, 2015

In 2010/11 we had no penis rings incidents. Then @fiftyshadesUK came out http://t.co/r4Mu5pPbSX #FiftyShadesofRed pic.twitter.com/aRWtM4zSqf

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 12, 2015