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Hérault: the fire service is recruiting twenty professional corporals
Following the announcement of the results of the competitive examination for the post of corporal in the professional fire service in the Southern region, the President of the Hérault Department, Kleber Mesquida, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SDIS…
List of successful candidates in the competition for the rank of corporal in the professional fire service
The successful candidates in the professional firefighter corporal recruitment competition for the Southern zone have been announced. The results were published late this morning by SDIS 34. Section 1…
Police: a trade union calls for police stations to be blockaded
The Alliance police union “is calling for a strike this Monday in response to the contempt shown by the Home Office and the President”. The deputy general secretary of Alliance Police Nationale spoke on…
A high-pressure hose for the Paris Fire Brigade
Members of the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP) have recently started using a six-kilo high-pressure nozzle (LHP) capable of reaching up to 300 bar. The BSPP, which is recognised…
Blue Gyros: Act 1 – Anger is mounting amongst police officers
Police officers are planning to gather outside the 8th arrondissement police station (near the Champs-Élysées) in Paris this Thursday, 20 December, at 9.30 pm. They wish to express their dissatisfaction with…
Seine-Maritime: a rescue centre burgled
On Thursday 13 December, a group of individuals broke into the fire and rescue station in Sotteville-lès-Rouen (76). They are believed to have gained entry through a window between midnight and 5.00 am…
A first in France: the Red Cross’s ‘life-saving box’
In the Hérault, the French Red Cross is breaking new ground by launching an initiative that is unique in France: a ‘Box’ gift set that saves lives. Its aim is to reach out to those…
Montpellier: two police officers act as midwives for Eliott!
It’s a heart-warming story in this harsh world: on Thursday, at around 6 am, Claire, who is eight and a half months pregnant, felt her first contractions in her flat in the region…
Switzerland: Teslas for the police
Police officers in Basel, Switzerland, have taken delivery of several Tesla Model X 100D cars to replace their diesel vehicles. The additional cost per vehicle is estimated at 40,000 euros, but the…
Strasbourg: the suspect in the attack shot dead by the police
At around 9.00 pm this evening, the police tracked down the terrorist Chérif Chekatt, who had been on the run for 48 hours. Officers from the specialist field unit were forced to use…
Paris: Firefighters ask secondary school pupils to let them get on with their work
For the past few days, the Paris Fire Brigade has been prevented from carrying out its duties and has even been attacked during secondary school protests in the inner suburbs. Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Plus, spokesperson for the Paris Fire Brigade…
Dordogne: he cut through the gendarmerie’s gate to make his voice heard
At around 3 pm on Wednesday 12 December, a man cut through a bar of the metal gate at the Mussidan (24) gendarmerie station using an angle grinder, and then he…
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