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Firefighters hit by a vehicle in the Doubs: what we know so far
Key facts: Following a call-out, the ambulance from the Pont-de-Roide fire station (Doubs) was travelling along the A36 to return to its fire station. During the journey, a vehicle…
Body-worn cameras for municipal police officers: it’s all over!
The body-worn camera scheme, which is intended to improve relations between the police and the public and is already in use within the national police force and the gendarmerie, was the subject of a trial…
Hauts-de-France: Off duty, a firefighter dies in a road accident
Emotions are running high amongst firefighters in the Nord region, according to our colleagues at France 3. “A lot of people knew him,” says one of them. This Sunday morning, a young firefighter…
Somme: three firefighters, including the former chief, have been placed under investigation
Three officers from the Somme Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) have just been placed under formal investigation by the investigating judge in charge of the case. The former director, Colonel Marc Dehédin, a senior officer, and his former…
Firefighters: green light for the professional licence and progress made
In the presence of representatives from the National Federation of French Firefighters (FNSPF), the National Conference of Fire and Rescue Services (CNSIS) met on Thursday 31 May 2018. Among…
Doubs: Fire engine hit by another vehicle, two injured
A car and a fire brigade emergency and victim assistance vehicle (VSAV), carrying a casualty, collided on Friday shortly after 3 pm in Valdahon, a town situated…
Isère: six organisations join forces for a large-scale exercise
A joint exercise between organisations is being organised on 16 June in Pont-de-Claix, a small town situated a few kilometres south of Grenoble, in the Isère department. The aim is to test the management…
Haussmann-style buildings: insights from a Paris firefighter
Haussmann-style buildings have their own distinctive features. Staff Sergeant Guillaume Casada, a Paris firefighter and writer for *Allo Dix-Huit* magazine, explains how to recognise them and what their main features are…
Puy-de-Dôme: the department’s president calls the fire brigade to order
Heavily criticised by firefighters in Puy-de-Dôme, who have been on strike since the end of April, the president of the departmental council and of the Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 63) is fighting back. And he’s hitting back with…
Near Toulouse: a firefighter was attacked by the man he was taking to hospital
Firefighters at the Castelnaudary fire station are in shock. On Thursday, one of their colleagues was attacked by a man suffering from mental health issues, whom he had just…
The driver of a private hire vehicle was killed in an accident, with his patient on board
A tragic accident took place last Tuesday on a local road near the village of Triadou, in the Hérault department. In a head-on collision between two vehicles, one of them, a Citroën…
Gard: Firefighter injured whilst on duty
A 42-year-old volunteer firefighter was involved in an accident whilst on duty during the night between Thursday and Friday in Saint-Jean-du-Gard (30). According to our information,…
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