Rankings: Fire services on Facebook, January 2019

RANKINGS. Fire services have been keeping a close eye on social media for several years now. For fire and rescue services (SIS), Facebook – which has several million users in France – is a valuable communication tool.

Practices vary from one department to another. Keeping the public informed about risks, ongoing operations and departmental news, and relaying prevention messages… There are many ‘good reasons’ to communicate.

Three rankings

In mainland France, the use of Facebook by the SIS is virtually universal. In Bordeaux, however, the SDIS 33 is not on Facebook. Its absence means that, according to the initial results, all of its trade union bodies are visible.

The editorial team at Secours Info has compiled rankings to assess the performance of SIS on Facebook. We will update these rankings every month and include any changes, so that we can track how each one is performing.

Ranked by the number of ‘Likes’

No.	SDIS	DEPARTMENT	"LIKE" NOTES
1	83	Var	52,022
2	13	Bouches-du-Rhône	39,619
3	59	North	34,576
4	60	Oise	33,756
5	30	Gard	31,160
6	77	Seine-et-Marne	27,629
7	2A	Southern Corsica	27,436
8	34	Hérault	23,989
9	66	Pyrénées-Orientales	20,845
10	37	Indre-et-Loire	19,944
11	24	Dordogne	19,787
12	57	Moselle	17,946
13	46	Lot	16,328
14	38	Isère	15,887
15	06	Alpes-Maritimes	15,534
16	78	Yvelines	14,006
17	17	Charente-Maritime	13,672
18	02	Aisne	12,882
19	44	Loire-Atlantique	12,297
20	36	Indre	12,234
21	42	Loire	12,234
22	86	Vienna	12,177
23	52	Haute-Marne	11,983
24	89	Yonne	11,972
25	64	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	11,452
26	91	Essonne	11,398
27	45	Loiret	11,024
28	01	Ain	10,963
29	80	Sum	10,744
30	39	Jura	10,471
31	21	Côte-d'Or	10,265
32	54	Meurthe-et-Moselle	10,247
33	19	Corrèze	10,128
34	85	Vendée	10,084
35	5	Hautes-Alpes	10,071
36	67	Bas-Rhin	9,898
37	40	Landes	9,823
38	84	Vaucluse	9,451
39	69	Rhône	9,105
40	61	Orne	8,752
41	08	Ardennes	8,739
42	03	Allier	8,681
43	68	Haut-Rhin	8,678
44	07	Ardèche	7,920
45	27	Eure	7,907
46	63	Puy-de-Dôme	7,804
47	04	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	7,763
48	49	Maine-et-Loire	7,448
49	76	Seine-Maritime	7,334
50	09	Ariège	6,821
51	43	Haute-Loire	6,778
52	81	Tarn	6,752
53	32	Gers	6,698
54	71	Saône-et-Loire	6,624
55	88	Vosges	6,463
56	51	Marne	6,005
57	70	Haute-Saône	5,996
58	82	Tarn-et-Garonne	5,981
59	26	Drôme	5,756
60	31	Haute-Garonne	5,506
61	95	Val-d'Oise	5,432
62	87	Haute-Vienne	5,262
63	16	Charente	5,240
64	14	Calvados	5,135
65	56	Morbihan	5,065
66	12	Aveyron	5,060
67	35	Ille-et-Vilaine	4,734
68	15	Cantal	4,638
69	50	Manche	4,521
70	65	Hautes-Pyrénées	4,362
71	23	Creuse	4,329
72	25	Doubs	4,180
73	53	Mayenne	4,093
74	29	Finistère	3,965
75	55	Meuse	3,950
76	11	Aude	3,638
77	18	Dear	3,532
78	2B	Upper Corsica	3,483
79	79	Deux-Sèvres	3,366
80	28	Eure-et-Loir	3,255
81	72	Sarthe	3,035
82	10	Dawn	2,994
83	74	Haute-Savoie	2,966
84	90	Belfort area	2,781
85	58	Nièvre	2,753
86	73	Savoie	570
87	22	Côtes d'Armor	475

Ranking based on the number of ‘Likes’ relative to the population (INSEE 2018)

N°	SDIS	DEPARTMENT	RATIO
1	2A	Southern Corsica	17,16%
2	46	Lot	9,52%
3	5	Hautes-Alpes	7,11%
4	52	Haute-Marne	6,84%
5	36	Indre	5,60%
6	83	Var	4,85%
7	4	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	4,80%
8	24	Dordogne	4,80%
9	9	Ariège	4,48%
10	66	Pyrénées-Orientales	4,32%
11	19	Corrèze	4,19%
12	30	Gard	4,16%
13	60	Oise	4,07%
14	39	Jura	4,04%
15	23	Creuse	3,65%
16	89	Yonne	3,54%
17	32	Gers	3,50%
18	37	Indre-et-Loire	3,26%
19	8	Ardennes	3,22%
20	15	Cantal	3,22%
21	61	Orne	3,10%
22	43	Haute-Loire	2,98%
23	86	Vienna	2,78%
24	3	Allier	2,56%
25	70	Haute-Saône	2,56%
26	2	Aisne	2,41%
27	7	Ardèche	2,41%
28	40	Landes	2,39%
29	82	Tarn-et-Garonne	2,28%
30	17	Charente-Maritime	2,11%
31	55	Meuse	2,11%
32	34	Hérault	2,07%
33	2B	Upper Corsica	1,96%
34	77	Seine-et-Marne	1,94%
35	13	Bouches-du-Rhône	1,94%
36	90	Belfort area	1,92%
37	65	Hautes-Pyrénées	1,92%
38	21	Côte-d'Or	1,91%
39	80	Sum	1,88%
40	12	Aveyron	1,80%
41	88	Vosges	1,77%
42	57	Moselle	1,73%
43	81	Tarn	1,72%
44	64	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	1,69%
45	1	Ain	1,69%
46	84	Vaucluse	1,67%
47	45	Loiret	1,62%
48	42	Loire	1,60%
49	16	Charente	1,49%
50	85	Vendée	1,48%
51	6	Alpes-Maritimes	1,44%
52	87	Haute-Vienne	1,41%
53	54	Meurthe-et-Moselle	1,40%
54	58	Nièvre	1,34%
55	53	Mayenne	1,34%
56	59	North	1,32%
57	27	Eure	1,30%
58	38	Isère	1,25%
59	71	Saône-et-Loire	1,20%
60	63	Puy-de-Dôme	1,19%
61	18	Dear	1,16%
62	68	Haut-Rhin	1,13%
63	26	Drôme	1,12%
64	51	Marne	1,05%
65	11	Aude	0,98%
66	78	Yvelines	0,97%
67	10	Dawn	0,96%
68	50	Manche	0,91%
69	49	Maine-et-Loire	0,91%
70	79	Deux-Sèvres	0,90%
71	67	Bas-Rhin	0,88%
72	44	Loire-Atlantique	0,87%
73	91	Essonne	0,87%
74	25	Doubs	0,77%
75	28	Eure-et-Loir	0,75%
76	14	Calvados	0,74%
77	56	Morbihan	0,67%
78	76	Seine-Maritime	0,58%
79	72	Sarthe	0,54%
80	69	Rhône	0,48%
81	35	Ille-et-Vilaine	0,44%
82	95	Val-d'Oise	0,44%
83	29	Finistère	0,44%
84	31	Haute-Garonne	0,40%
85	74	Haute-Savoie	0,36%
86	73	Savoie	0,13%
87	22	Côtes d'Armor	0,08%

Sorted by creation date

No.	SDIS	DEPARTMENT	DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT
1	44	Loire-Atlantique	23/11/2009
2	66	Pyrénées-Orientales	12/05/2010
3	49	Maine-et-Loire	20/07/2010
4	1	Ain	21/09/2010
5	31	Haute-Garonne	30/09/2010
6	80	Sum	24/11/2010
7	60	Oise	29/11/2010
8	88	Vosges	07/12/2010
9	86	Vienna	10/06/2011
10	68	Haut-Rhin	15/06/2011
11	17	Charente-Maritime	08/08/2011
12	5	Hautes-Alpes	15/08/2011
13	34	Hérault	6/12/2011
14	26	Drôme	12/12/2011
15	2A	Southern Corsica	28/01/2012
16	91	Essonne	29/02/2012
17	14	Calvados	29/03/2012
18	45	Loiret	25/05/2012
19	19	Corrèze	08/06/2012
20	9	Ariège	09/08/2012
21	23	Creuse	13/09/2012
22	43	Haute-Loire	24/11/2012
23	35	Ille-et-Vilaine	04/12/2012
24	53	Mayenne	22/12/2012
25	13	Bouches-du-Rhône	02/01/2013
26	12	Aveyron	10/01/2013
27	36	Indre	23/01/2013
28	42	Loire	23/01/2013
29	84	Vaucluse	07/02/2013
30	85	Vendée	26/02/2013
31	65	Hautes-Pyrénées	05/04/2013
32	16	Charente	19/04/2013
33	40	Landes	30/05/2013
34	2B	Upper Corsica	04/06/2013
35	70	Haute-Saône	05/06/2013
36	37	Indre-et-Loire	12/06/2013
37	8	Ardennes	04/07/2013
38	81	Tarn	15/07/2013
39	82	Tarn-et-Garonne	02/08/2013
40	63	Puy-de-Dôme	06/09/2013
41	15	Cantal	18/09/2013
42	38	Isère	22/10/2013
43	52	Haute-Marne	29/10/2013
44	71	Saône-et-Loire	07/11/2013
45	24	Dordogne	20/11/2013
46	61	Orne	16/01/2014
47	55	Meuse	20/02/2014
48	25	Doubs	13/03/2014
49	79	Deux-Sèvres	17/03/2014
50	77	Seine-et-Marne	14/05/2014
51	67	Bas-Rhin	10/06/2014
52	51	Marne	27/06/2014
53	39	Jura	22/08/2014
54	46	Lot	18/12/2014
55	69	Rhône	31/12/2014
56	83	Var	17/02/2015
57	89	Yonne	24/03/2015
58	30	Gard	09/04/2015
59	50	Manche	23/04/2015
60	2	Aisne	18/05/2015
61	90	Belfort area	11/06/2015
62	4	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	25/06/2015
63	32	Gers	26/06/2015
64	76	Seine-Maritime	20/07/2015
65	57	Moselle	19/08/2015
66	59	North	02/09/2015
67	6	Alpes-Maritimes	09/10/2015
68	21	Côte-d'Or	30/10/2015
69	64	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	24/12/2015
70	73	Savoie	19/01/2016
71	78	Yvelines	03/02/2016
72	58	Nièvre	25/02/2016
73	11	Aude	16/03/2016
74	28	Eure-et-Loir	02/04/2016
75	87	Haute-Vienne	22/06/2016
76	3	Allier	24/06/2016
77	7	Ardèche	24/06/2016
78	56	Morbihan	05/07/2016
79	29	Finistère	18/10/2016
80	18	Dear	18/11/2016
81	27	Eure	04/01/2017
82	54	Meurthe-et-Moselle	10/03/2017
83	10	Dawn	10/04/2017
84	95	Val-d'Oise	28/06/2017
85	72	Sarthe	15/02/2018
86	74	Haute-Savoie	16/03/2018
87	22	Côtes d'Armor	05/12/2018

Rankings compiled by Anthony Montardy for Secours Info, based on data collected on 2 January 2019 from 87 Facebook pages.