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Morbihan: Firefighters to be trained and equipped with cameras to prevent assaults
Following a surge in attacks on firefighters responding to incidents across France, the management of the Morbihan SDIS has just announced the introduction of three key measures. In addition…
North of Barcelona: one dead, three injured in a train collision
A train driver has died and three passengers have been seriously injured in a collision between two regional trains on Friday evening, around 50 kilometres from Barcelona,…
False alarms from smoke detectors: 540 call-outs for the Toulouse fire brigade
We recently discussed this in our article entitled ‘Can smoke alarms become the fire brigade’s enemy?’. Since 8 March 2015, all homes must…
Montpellier: a Molotov cocktail thrown into a pizzeria, one person seriously injured
Firefighters from the Hérault were battling a fire at a pizzeria on Thursday evening in Montpellier. The cause of the fire is believed to be arson, as witnesses claim to have seen at least one person,…
A civil defence officer injured during a controlled burn in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Members of the High-Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM) were called out on Wednesday to Jujols, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, to rescue one of their colleagues from the Civil Protection service. The…
North: man sentenced for assaulting and threatening to kill three firefighters
A man was sentenced this week for assaulting and threatening to kill three firefighters who had been called out to help his father during a party in the town of Viesly, in…
Ten Paris firefighters sentenced to prison following the “hazing scandal”
The events date back to 6 May 2012, when the prestigious BSPP gymnastics team was returning from a competition in Colmar and two new recruits were called upon…
Viking Air is set to launch a new version of the Canadair
In an interview with our colleagues at Aerobuzz.fr, Viking Air’s commercial director stated that the new Canadair will be firmly focused on the future. It might even be…
Fatal fire in Paris: “You’re a firefighter, I’m going to set it alight”
BFMTV NEWS. The investigation into the fatal fire that ravaged a block of flats in Paris’s 16th arrondissement quickly focused on the possibility of foul play. A woman has been arrested and…
How did your fire service’s social media presence grow in January 2019?
RANKINGS. In January 2019, the French fire service gained nearly 30,000 followers on social media. Taking Facebook, Twitter and Instagram together, the SDIS in the Nord, …
Fire in Paris: nine dead and 32 injured, including six firefighters
The toll is devastating: nine tenants have died in a violent fire at an eight-storey block of flats last night in Paris’s 16th arrondissement. Twenty-six other residents and…
Loire: After stealing and setting fire to two fire engines, they have been sentenced to prison terms
Two young men found guilty of stealing and setting fire to two fire engines in Montbrison (Loire) at the end of December were sentenced on Friday evening to 15 months and 18…
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