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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…
Shooting at the Strasbourg Christmas market: two dead and fourteen injured
A shooting left two people dead and fourteen injured – five of whom are in a critical condition – on Tuesday evening in Strasbourg city centre, in the area around Place Kléber,…
Fires in France: 7 per cent increase in call-outs for the fire service
NEWS IN BRIEF. French fire services have seen a significant rise in the number of call-outs to fires. According to the latest figures, released by the Ministry of the Interior on Friday, firefighters…
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