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VIDEO. The Home Secretary visits the Civil Protection air base
The Minister of State and Minister for the Interior, Gérard Collomb, was visiting the Gard region on Thursday. Over the course of two days, he is keen to stand alongside the women and…
Emergency drill in Lunel: ‘preparing for the worst’
On Tuesday evening in Lunel, the drill did not go unnoticed. For over two hours, firefighters and doctors from SDIS 34, municipal police officers, gendarmes and local authorities were on hand for a drill…
French customs is recruiting in anticipation of Brexit
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit), scheduled for 29 March 2019, will see the reintroduction of formalities and checks on goods and passengers. To ensure the smooth running of its…
North: a surge in sick leave among firefighters
For three days, not a single firefighter turned up for their morning shift at the Littré fire station in Lille. Almost all of the firefighters from that station were on sick leave. The…
Civil Protection: the UIISC1 will open its doors to the public in June
According to the Secours Info website, on 9 and 10 June, Civil Protection Training and Response Unit No. 1 (UIISC1) will open its doors to the public for “two days…
Civil Protection: the UIISC1 will open its doors to the public in June
On 9 and 10 June, Civil Protection Training and Response Unit No. 1 – UIISC1 – will open its doors to the public for “two special days dedicated to…
Gendarmerie: two officers take their own lives in the Sarthe and Côte d’Or departments
Two further suicides have been reported within the Gendarmerie, according to our colleagues at the website *L’Essor de la Gendarmerie Nationale*. Firstly, last Wednesday, 16 May, the…
Fighting forest fires: Gérard Collomb in the Gard this Thursday
NEWS IN BRIEF. Gérard Collomb, Minister of State and Minister for the Interior, will be visiting the Gard this Thursday. This will be an opportunity for him to launch the campaign to combat…
Fighting forest fires: Gérard Collomb in the Gard this Thursday
NEWS IN BRIEF. Gérard Collomb, Minister of State and Minister for the Interior, will be visiting the Gard this Thursday. This will be an opportunity for him to launch the campaign to combat…
Driving in an emergency: everything you need to know
Many of you have asked us about the role of the driver and whether or not the vehicle commander is responsible for vehicles operating in emergency situations. We have decided to…
Emergency calls: the SFMU rejects 112 as a single emergency number
Following a trial carried out during the winter of 2013–2014 under the auspices of the Paris Fire Brigade, the National Federation of French Fire Brigades is calling for 112 to become the sole emergency number…
Handling emergency calls: is the end of departmental management in sight?
In every department in France, as far as the fire service is concerned, calls to 18 are initially handled by the emergency call centres – the CTAs – before being transferred to…
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