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Snow and black ice: Corsica and 23 other departments on orange alert
Experts at Météo France have just placed Corsica, along with 23 other departments, on an orange alert for snow and black ice. Météo France: “Please be very careful and vigilant if you have to…”
A new recruitment drive for professional firefighters in 2020?
With the results of the latest professional firefighter recruitment exams having been announced a few weeks ago, the CGT SDIS has referred the matter to Michel Marquer, the national director of the fire service. The body…
SOUNDTRACK. He calls the fire brigade and suffers a heart attack
The fire service in the Nord department (59) has highlighted the effectiveness of inter-agency cooperation by releasing an audio recording of a call from a person in distress. When the caller first contacted the control centre…
FEATURE. Behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris Fire Rescue
The unmissable French theme park, Disneyland Paris, has its own fire station. In total, more than 150 members of the “Fire Rescue” team ensure the park’s safety…
Charente firefighters under scrutiny by the Court of Auditors
The departmental fire and rescue service has just been the subject of a report by the Regional Audit Office. The working hours of firefighters in Charente and the number of…
One dead and one injured at Orléans-Saran prison
The night shift at Orléans-Saran Prison was very chaotic on Monday evening, according to our colleagues at ActuPenit. A fire broke out at around 8 pm…
Vaucluse: a firefighter injured in an accident involving his fire engine
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…
A plane has gone missing over the English Channel
The aircraft, a Piper Malibu, took off from Nantes Atlantique Airport on Monday evening before disappearing from radar screens over the English Channel. There were two passengers on board, including…
A new visual identity for the Oise Fire Service
The new identity of the Oise (60) Fire Brigade was unveiled on Monday evening, just after their New Year’s reception. This new logo is quite different from the old one in terms of its colours, its…
Two fake firefighters are on the rampage in Gironde
For several days now, shopkeepers in Gironde have been approached by fraudsters who have no qualms about posing as a firefighters’ association in order to sell advertising inserts in…
‘I’m going to kill you, we’ll meet again’: two brothers confront three firefighters on a call-out
Two brothers, aged 19 and 29, were sentenced on Monday for assaulting, verbally abusing and even threatening to kill three firefighters on Friday evening in Uxem, near…
Twenty-four departments placed on orange alert for snow and black ice
Météo France has just placed twenty-four departments on orange alert due to the risk of snow and black ice. The following departments are affected by this alert: Aisne (02), Ardennes…
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