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Personal protective equipment for the worker
Personal protective equipment Simple, lightweight and effective, personal protective equipment must contribute to and promote the safety of the worker. Depending on the task, it includes: a pair…
The Home Secretary announces the objectives of the security forces that will be deployed tonight
The Minister for the Interior, Christophe Castaner, spoke from the Rousseau fire station in Paris. He praised “the exceptional commitment shown by our security forces today – nearly 148,000 people…
Seine-Saint-Denis: Four people, including two children, killed in a block of flats fire
100 Paris firefighters were called out to a fire in a residential block on Thursday evening in Bobigny (93). According to a report by BFM Paris, two girls aged 3 and…
Paris: Firefighter doused with acid whilst on duty
At around 5 pm on Wednesday, the Paris Fire Brigade were called to a flat in the 20th arrondissement to deal with an agitated person. The individual then splashed sulphuric acid at two people, one of whom…
Zicavo (2A)
A fire has been reported in the municipality of Zicavo (2A) in the Basseta Cuscionu area of the department of Southern Corsica. For your safety, please avoid…
Paris: three police officers violently attacked by rioters
On Saturday 22 December, 2,000 ‘yellow vests’ gathered on the Champs-Élysées for the sixth phase of their protests. Whilst the CRS were clearing the avenue, three motorcycle police officers from the…
Perpignan South: one dead at the ‘Yellow Vests’ roadblock
A driver died on Friday at around 11.30 pm after crashing violently into a lorry that was stationary at the Yellow Vests roadblock, which had been in place at the roundabout since 17 November…
The Forest Fires team wishes you a very happy festive season.
The whole team at Feux de forêt would like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy festive season. We’d also like to thank you for your loyalty; you are, more than…
Alert response times: how is your department performing?
The editorial team at Secours Info has compiled a ranking of the average response times for fire and rescue services (SIS). This ranking is based on the 2018 edition of…
Paris: 51 firefighters have been attacked since the start of the ‘yellow vests’ movement
According to BFM Paris, 51 Parisian firefighters were attacked during the four weekends of the ‘yellow vest’ protests. Across France as a whole, attacks have risen by 23 per cent…
Ranking: how much the fire service costs you in your county
In France, the fire and rescue services (SIS) are funded by local authorities, public inter-municipal cooperation bodies (EPCI) – metropolitan areas, urban agglomerations and communities of municipalities – but also…
"The state is exploiting volunteer firefighters," says Nicole Ferroni on France Inter
France Inter columnist Nicole Ferroni, widely known for her humorous pieces, dedicated her column this Wednesday to the fire service. “Something I’ve never done in ten…
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