Feux de Forêt
Operations involving wind turbines: a new guide for firefighters
For several years now, France’s wind farm sector has been expanding steadily. As these facilities operate in a complex environment, they now give rise to specialised rescue operations. Whether it is emergency rescue operations involving people or fire incidents, the…
Grand Est: green light for an inter-departmental fire station
It’s official. The presidents of the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle departments have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of an inter-departmental fire station. The steering committee will have to…
Could a smoke alarm become the fire brigade’s enemy?
Since 8 March 2015, all homes must be fitted with a stand-alone smoke alarm. This requirement has been welcomed by the French fire service, which every year responds to…
Mountain rescue: firefighters are keen to go all out
Throughout France, the fire and rescue services (SIS) have their own specialist teams for mountain rescues. In 2017, nearly 5,500 operations were…
Seine-et-Marne: caught driving at 198 km/h, he struck a gendarme and fled the scene
A 44-year-old man, a former driving instructor, who was travelling on the A6 motorway near Villiers-sous-Grez, ran over a gendarme after being caught driving at 198 km/h. The man…
Var: fire and several explosions at a petrol station
A violent fire, followed by numerous explosions, broke out during the night between Thursday and Friday at a petrol station in Trans-en-Provence, according to our colleagues at Var Matin. The…
Rape: a nurse arrested after a patient in a vegetative state gave birth
A nurse, suspected of raping a patient who has been in a vegetative state for more than ten years, was arrested in Arizona after she gave birth to a baby at the end of December, according to…
2021: the national conference will be organised by the Meurthe-et-Moselle fire service
The French National Firefighters’ Federation announced the venue for its 2021 national conference on Thursday via social media. The choice was made from among four bids:…
Fire engine accident: search underway for a white car
A 29-year-old firefighter was injured on Tuesday morning at around 10 am when his water tanker was involved in an accident. According to our information, his vehicle overturned on the…
Paris: a fire engine stolen
A man stole an ambulance from the Paris Fire Brigade during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to our colleagues at *Le Parisien*. According to our sources,…
Moselle: a fire station burgled twice in fifteen days
The fire station in L’Hôpital, a small town in the Moselle department, was burgled twice in the space of just 15 days. The incidents were revealed on Wednesday by…
Côte-d'Or: couple going through a divorce found dead
A man and a woman in their fifties, who were in the process of divorcing, were found dead, having been shot on Tuesday morning in Argilly, in the Côte-d’Or, according to our…
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