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Rennes: three months’ imprisonment for pointing a weapon at the police
On Tuesday 16 January, at around 6 am, a man pointed a gun at police officers in the centre of Rennes. A police patrol was called out to deal with a man…
Sisco (2B)
A fire has been reported in the commune of Sisco (2B), in the hamlet of Cruscianu in the department of Haute-Corse. For your safety, please avoid the…
Civil Protection: six new aircraft to help fight forest fires
Gérard Collomb, the Minister for the Interior, announced on Monday morning the purchase of six additional Bombardier Q400s in their fire-fighting configuration. He had announced this intention last summer, during…
Pyrénées-Orientales: Firefighter threatened by his employer will not face disciplinary action
We received some good news last Friday. Yannick Conegero, a non-commissioned officer with the volunteer fire brigade in Cerbère (Pyrénées-Orientales), will not be disciplined by his superiors. He…
VISOV: the ‘digital volunteers’ association is making headway
IN BRIEF. The VISOV association’s annual general meeting took place on Saturday. Around thirty volunteers attended the event, including one who had travelled from Réunion. Following the annual review, a…
The Paris firefighter who was injured in the fire at Choisy-le-Roi has died
Sergeant Jonathan Lassus-David, who was seriously injured whilst responding to a major fire in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne) last Wednesday, has died as a result of his injuries, according to our…
Operation Barkhane: Three French soldiers wounded in an attack on their convoy
On Friday, the Armed Forces General Staff announced that a French armoured convoy had been attacked by a suicide bomber between Ménaka and Indelimane in Mali. A soldier taking part in Operation Barkhane has been seriously injured; he…
Val-de-Marne: three firefighters injured in a fire
At around 4.00 am on Wednesday morning, the Paris Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in an underground car park in Choisy-le-Roi. 120 firefighters were…
Millas (66)
A wildfire has been reported in the municipality of Millas (66), at the Col de Bataille in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. For your safety, please avoid the area. Resources…
Towards a driving ban for using a mobile phone at the wheel
The government is more committed than ever to road safety. This Tuesday, Edouard Philippe is expected to announce, during an interministerial meeting on road safety, an increase from 90…
La Crau (83)
A fire has been reported in the commune of La Crau (83) alongside the A570 motorway; it is believed to be a scrub fire. The motorway is currently closed. For…
Val d'Oise: four police officers attacked during a stop and search
On Friday evening, four police officers stopped a parked vehicle in the Val Notre Dame neighbourhood of Argenteuil. Whilst carrying out a pat-down search on the three occupants of the vehicle, the officers…
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