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Morbihan: a gendarmerie motorcyclist killed
A tragic road accident occurred in Morbihan on Tuesday. A motorcyclist from the gendarmerie died after being violently struck by a car in Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, near Sarzeau.…
Pyrénées-Orientales: A Legionnaire commits suicide with his service weapon
On Sunday evening, a 25-year-old Foreign Legionnaire took his own life with his assault rifle at the Le Boulou toll booth on the A9 motorway. The foreign nationality of this…
Pro D2 Final: Catalan firefighters support USAP
It’s the big day this Sunday at 3 pm, when USAP take on Grenoble in Toulouse at the Ernest-Wallon Stadium in the Pro D2 final. Ever since that fateful 3 May 2014, when USAP were relegated,…
Vital e-code: quick access to victims’ medical records
Vital e code is an innovative solution that enables the emergency services to quickly access a person’s health details, either by scanning the QR code or by calling the number…
Challenge: 120 firefighters climb a rope for a good cause
120 firefighters from across France competed against each other on Saturday in Clermont-Ferrand, during a competition organised by the Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area firefighters’ sports association, according to our colleagues at…
It was World Firefighters’ Day
This Friday, France celebrated World Firefighters’ Day. This international day was established in 1999 in tribute to five firefighters who lost their lives in Australia during…
Hérault: he was posting videos of himself speeding on Snapchat
Top speeds of over 250 km/h, photos and videos of the speedometer taken on a mobile phone… And a huge number of posts on Snapchat. All of this…
Perpignan (66)
A grass and scrub fire has been reported to us in the municipality of Perpignan (66) in the Pyrénées-Orientales. The fire is located behind the Maintenon school on Chemin des…
Gard: Firefighters in the spotlight on W9
This Friday, 4 May at 8.50 pm, the programme ‘Enquête d’Action’ on W9 will focus on the firefighters of the Gard. A film doesn’t change the world, but it can sometimes…
Versailles: he fled the scene and was killed after being hit by a police van
According to our colleagues at *Le Parisien*, a street vendor died on Sunday afternoon in Versailles. He was struck by a police van whilst trying to escape…
Paris: he saves a man’s life thanks to an app
It was a deeply moving occasion when a Civil Protection volunteer was honoured last Friday at a gathering of the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP). Sébastien, aged 24,…
Perpignan: a prisoner commits suicide by hanging
An inmate at Perpignan Prison took his own life on Monday afternoon, according to our colleagues at *La Clau*. The man, who was in his forties, had…
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