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Police: three suicides in less than 24 hours
According to a report by Actu17, three police officers have taken their own lives using their service weapons in less than 24 hours. On Tuesday, a 26-year-old police constable assigned to the BAC…
Gard: one year in prison for insulting and assaulting firefighters
According to our colleagues at 20 Minutes, a 22-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in prison, six months of which are suspended and subject to probation…
Casamacciuli (2B)
A fire has been reported in the municipality of Casamacciuli (2B) in the department of Corsica, in the locality known as Capu di a Candela. For your safety, please avoid the area.…
Establishment of a fire brigade in Côte d’Ivoire: four naval firefighters on the job
Four marine firefighters from Marseille flew to Africa on Sunday to help set up a civilian fire service in Côte d’Ivoire. Acting as experts, under the auspices of…
The Minister for the Armed Forces launches the new standard for the Rafale programme
During her visit to the Dassault Aviation site in Mérignac, the Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announced the award of the contract for the development and integration of the new…
Toulouse: two first-aid organisations found guilty following the death of a triathlete
The Toulouse Regional Court (TGI) has held two Toulouse-based associations, accredited by the Civil Protection authorities, liable following the death of a triathlete in 2014. The…
Maxime Acard, the firefighter who was seriously injured on Saturday in the explosion in Paris
On Saturday 12 January at around 8.40 am, the Brigade’s emergency services were called out following reports of a smell of gas on several floors of a residential block at 6, rue de…
Road safety: Castaner ready to scrap the 80 km/h speed limit
With the major national debate due to officially begin this Tuesday, 15 January, several key issues are back on the agenda. These include a highly unpopular government measure: the 80 limit…
The Dordogne Fire Service is strengthening its communications department
The announcement has just been posted on social media. The Dordogne Fire Service has just issued a call for applications to strengthen its communications team. The SDIS 24…
Firefighter: a high-risk job? The fatal explosion in Paris reignites the debate
With the Paris Fire Brigade having lost two of its men on Saturday morning in a violent explosion in the very heart of the capital, a question has resurfaced…
Haute-Savoie: two ski patrollers killed whilst handling explosives
This Sunday morning, at around 9 am, two ski patrollers from the Morillon ski resort (74) died; at the time of the accident, they were handling explosives to trigger preventive avalanches. The fire brigade…
Fatal explosion in Paris: fundraising total exceeds €200,000
The Association for the Development of Social Welfare Work of the Paris Fire Brigade (ADOSP) has just launched an online fundraising campaign to support the families of the two soldiers who went missing yesterday…
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