"Although the night was quiet, the fire service was kept very busy yesterday and has just passed the historic milestone of 80,000 call-outs this year", Jérôme Bannafoux, a lieutenant-colonel with SDIS 34, told Secours Info.
With a population of over one million, the Hérault Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) was ranked 15th in France when the old categories were still in use. This figure represents nearly 20,000 more call-outs than in 2010 and nearly 4,000 more than the previous year (2016). A significant increase.