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Road safety: 17.1 per cent more road deaths in February
In February 2019, according to provisional estimates from the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR), 253 people died on the roads, compared with 216 in February 2018 – an increase of 37…
A woman has been taken into police custody after attempting to steal a fire engine
A 39-year-old woman is currently in police custody at the Nantes police station for attempting to steal a fire engine on Tuesday evening within the grounds of…
Seine-Maritime: former fire station commander convicted of harassment
The former head of the Bolbec fire station was given a six-month suspended prison sentence on Monday by the Le Havre Criminal Court. The man, who is now in…
TV: The series 9-1-1 is coming to M6 on Thursday evening
This Thursday at 8.50 pm, don’t miss the new series of 9-1-1 on M6. Follow the call-outs and daily lives of firefighter Evan Buckley and Captain Bobby Nash, who are stationed at…
Norway: several rescue helicopters have evacuated the passengers from a cruise ship
This Saturday afternoon, the cruise ship “Viking Sky” sent out an SOS off the coast of Norway. Only one engine is still operational, whilst the…
Act XIX in Paris: a police officer suffers a cardiac arrest
LIVE. According to our sources, a police officer who was on duty during the 19th ‘Yellow Vests’ protest on Place de la République in Paris suffered a cardiac arrest this…
Caving rescue in the Gard: firefighter found safe and sound
PRESS RELEASE AND PHOTOS FROM SDIS 30. Shortly before midday, the Gard fire brigade was called out to an underground rescue operation at a place known as ‘Grottes des Espèches’, on…
Gard: rescue operation under way to rescue a firefighter from a cave
Shortly before midday this morning, the Gard fire brigade was called out to an underground rescue operation at a place known as ‘Grottes des Espèches’, in the municipality of Sauve.…
Paris: Rescue Week takes place from 4 to 7 April, featuring two exhibitions
Rescue Week will open its doors in the first week of April with two exhibitions in Hall 3 of the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris (75). Help…
A firefighter ends up with a bloodied face after being attacked whilst on call
A 29-year-old volunteer firefighter was brutally attacked in Vélizy-Villacoublay (Yvelines) on Tuesday 12 March. At around 7 pm, the emergency services were called to Rue Guynemer. A…
Gabian tragedy: SDIS 34 firefighters appear before the judge
METROPOLITAN NEWS. A new development in the legal proceedings at the Béziers Courthouse concerning the Gabian tragedy, where, in August 2016, a professional firefighter with SDIS 34, Jérémy…
Over the past 10 years, attacks on firefighters have tripled
The daily lives of firefighters are becoming increasingly violent, with an average of 74 attacks per month in 2017. To better protect them against verbal abuse and…
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