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Paris: an 18/112 operator saves a 5-year-old child
Senior Corporal Rudy, operator 18/112, saved the life of a five-year-old child by guiding his parents through performing CPR over the phone. In Paris, all the operators…
National Police: TV adverts to recruit new officers
Last Tuesday, the police launched a series of television adverts to promote their special recruitment drive. Last year, 400 posts remained unfilled because candidates were not deemed to meet the required standards. Protecting…
Val d'Oise: 9 months in prison for breaking into a gendarmerie station
During the night of Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 May, the motorised brigade carried out roadside checks in Grisy-lès-Plâtre. The gendarmes stopped a man who had run out of…
Terrorist threat: Hérault firefighters take delivery of a new vehicle
A new type of vehicle is set to join the Hérault SDIS fleet within the next few days. Indeed, SDIS 34 has just announced that it will be acquiring…
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: he calls the fire brigade for his friend who has fallen… in Sweden
It was a rather unusual emergency call that came in to the emergency call centre (CTA) in Digne-les-Bains, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04). On Wednesday afternoon, shortly after…
Marseille: Saint-Charles station evacuated, one suspect arrested
According to reports from our colleagues at *La Provence*, early this afternoon, a soldier taking part in Operation Sentinelle raised the alarm after spotting a man carrying a bag containing…
Gard: Firefighters call for round-the-clock shifts; the SDIS responds firmly
Since 2017, a group of firefighters from Génolhac has been raising the issue of the difficulties they face in carrying out their daily duties with the management of the Gard SDIS. The SDIS, recognising this problem, has responded by…
Volunteer firefighter sentenced to 18 months in prison for assault
The case was heard at the Saint-Malo Criminal Court this Friday, according to our colleagues at the Actu.fr website. The events took place on 11 May…
Firefighters injured in the Bouches-du-Rhône: what we know so far
A road traffic accident on the RD 17, involving a single light vehicle, required the SDIS 13 fire brigade to attend the scene on Thursday, shortly after 5.00 pm, in the town of…
Tours: two women die in the A&E waiting room
Two women, aged 88 and 93, died in the A&E waiting room at Tours University Hospital within a fortnight of each other because they were not given any treatment…
An FFSS 66 volunteer awarded a medal by the Minister for the Interior
The president of the FFSS 66 – the Pyrénées-Orientales Rescue and Relief Association – Nicolas Montserrat, was presented with a medal by Gérard Collomb, Minister of State and Minister for the Interior, on Thursday afternoon…
France: another attack foiled, two Egyptian brothers arrested
The two people arrested were in possession of tutorials on how to make poison, the Minister of the Interior said on BFMTV. Gérard Collomb announced on Friday 18 May that a new…
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