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Morbihan: the SDIS and GrDF sign an agreement to support three staff members
Last Friday, an agreement was signed in favour of three GRDF staff members, who are also volunteer firefighters. Since 2010, GRDF has been working with the Ministry of the Interior to facilitate the exercise…
Rhône: an inter-organisation exercise with the SAMU
On 2 June, an inter-organisational exercise took place, organised by the Rhône SAMU, in which the Rhône Civil Protection took part. The exercise was carried out jointly with…
Gard: three minors arrested after throwing stones at firefighters
This morning, gendarmes from the Nîmes detachment made three arrests in the town of Saint-Gilles, following an incident in which stones were thrown at the police and firefighters in…
A senator wants to protect firefighters using CCTV cameras
Will firefighters soon be equipped with cameras? That, at any rate, is the wish of Jean-Pierre Decool, a senator from the Nord department. The Flemish politician has just seen one of his proposals approved by the…
Montpellier: were the firefighters ambushed?
According to a report from our colleagues at Métropolitain, fire engines belonging to SDIS 34 from the two fire stations in Montpellier and Pignan were pelted with stones on Saturday afternoon whilst on call…
Pull-ups: new world record for a Paris firefighter
It is with great pride that the Paris Fire Brigade has just announced this latest feat on its Facebook page. Corporal Mathieu Servant, aged 29, has just…
Rugby Union: The Catalan Firefighters are French champions once again!
This Saturday, the firefighters from the Pyrénées-Orientales beat their counterparts from the Var in the final of the French championship in Nice. Congratulations to them all!
The Ministry of the Interior at the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition
The Home Office is exhibiting at Eurosatory, the international defence and security exhibition, which will take place from Monday 11 June to Friday 15 June 2018, at…
North: Couple rescued from the flames by an off-duty firefighter
On Thursday afternoon, two people were rescued from the flames thanks to the quick thinking of Dylan Pernet, 24, a first-class firefighter at the Cateau-Cambrésis fire station. Just a few metres away…
Sète (34)
A fire has been reported on the road from Balaruc to Sète, in a suburban area. Around twenty firefighters are heading to the scene with forest fire trucks…
Will French firefighters have to shave off their beards?
Rumours had been circulating for some time. Following in the footsteps of the SDIS for Seine-et-Marne and Oise at the end of June, the SDMIS 69 is set to amend its internal regulations to require a “clean shave…
Finistère: an evacuation drill at the Brest urban cable car
An evacuation drill simulating an emergency scenario on the cable car in the city of Brest (Finistère) took place last Monday. As part of an annual training exercise,…
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