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Hérault: The Red Cross relaunches the life-saving box
The Hérault regional branch of the Red Cross is launching ‘The Box That Saves Lives’ for the second year running. But what’s inside this box? In this box,…
Seine-et-Marne: a firefighter loses his life on his way to his shift
The Director-General of Civil Protection and Crisis Management (DGSCGC), Prefect Alain Thirion, announced on Monday morning the death of a firefighter from the SDIS in…
Helicopter crash: fundraising campaign for the family of the deceased firefighter stolen by a hacker
On 1 December last year, a firefighter went missing in the Civil Protection helicopter crash near Marseille, which claimed three lives. A fundraising campaign was subsequently launched…
A volunteer firefighter has been charged following a fire at his fire station in Normandy
A year after the fire at the Les Pieux fire station in the Manche department (Normandy), a volunteer firefighter has been placed under investigation. On 4 March this year, the entire administrative section…
Hérault: a fake firefighter arrested by the gendarmerie
During the night between Monday and Tuesday, a firefighter’s car was broken into in the town of Castries, between Montpellier and Lunel, in the Hérault department. According to the Actu.fr website, …
Ain: a technical fault is preventing the fire service from receiving emergency calls
According to a post on their Facebook page, firefighters from the Ain SDIS have not been receiving any emergency calls since early Tuesday afternoon due to a technical fault. This is…
New York: 200 firefighters are believed to have died as a result of the 11 September attacks
Two hundred firefighters are believed to have died from illnesses linked to the 11 September attacks, according to a charity that helps 11 September first responders with their medical needs…
Severe weather: three rescue workers have died in a helicopter crash
Sad news reached our newsroom during the night. Three men, including a firefighter from the Bouches-du-Rhône and two Civil Protection staff members, died in the…
Firefighters are authorised to drive vehicles weighing up to 4.5 tonnes with a Category B driving licence
It was one of the measures set out in Colonel Grégory Allione’s voluntary mission following his election as president of the National Federation of French Firefighters; today, it has become a reality…
Mali: 13 soldiers killed in a helicopter crash
The Élysée announced this morning the deaths of 13 French servicemen, who were killed in a collision between two helicopters on the evening of Monday 25 November. Thirteen French servicemen (6…
Severe weather: a fire service boat capsizes, one person missing
According to the Var fire service, a coastal rescue boat capsized near the Nartuby bridge with three civilians and three firefighters on board. The firefighters…
Paris Fire Brigade: the Court of Auditors highlights excessive workload
In an interim ruling dated 10 September and published online on 21 November, the Court of Auditors warns that the Paris Fire Brigade is facing an excessive operational workload, which must be brought under control…
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