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Chicago: a fire engine left hanging in mid-air – disaster averted
The images are striking. A Chicago fire engine was left hanging in mid-air for several hours. A disaster was narrowly averted. Clinging to the edge, all alone…
Tourtour (83)
🔥 A large plume of smoke has been reported in the vicinity of Tourtour, in the Var department. More information to follow. Please ensure emergency services have unobstructed access and…
Bouches-du-Rhône: a child who was planning to jump from the fourth floor was rescued at the last minute by the fire brigade
Firefighters in Aix-en-Provence had to use a ruse on Tuesday 6 August to rescue a panicked little boy, France Bleu Provence reported on Wednesday. Locked alone in his home, he wanted to jump…
Hérault: for the past 10 years, these experts have been investigating wildfires
Over the past few weeks, several fires have been reported in the Hérault department, mobilising numerous firefighters from SDIS 34 and officers from the National Gendarmerie. The technical unit…
Lablachère (07)
A fire has been reported in the commune of Lablachère in the Ardèche department. The RD4 between Lablachère and Planzolles is closed to traffic. A campsite has been evacuated…
Strasbourg: two firefighters injured whilst tackling a fire
During the night between Monday and Tuesday 6 August, the Strasbourg fire brigade were called out to a fire in a six-storey block of flats. On their arrival at…
France mourns its ‘firefighter of the skies’
A national tribute is being paid this Tuesday to Franck Chesneau at all fire stations across France, as well as at the Nîmes-Garons civil protection air base,…
North: he attacked a firefighter who had come to stop him from jumping out of a window
A firefighter from SDIS 59 was attacked on Monday evening whilst responding to a call in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (near Lille, in the Nord department) to assist a 24-year-old man who was attempting to…
Générac crash: national tribute this Tuesday in Garons
The Minister for the Interior, Christophe Castaner, will preside over the national tribute to Franck Chesneau, the pilot of Tracker 22, who died at the age of… this Tuesday from 11.00 am.
Firefighters in the Rhône have tested the ‘fire-fighting grenade’
Firefighters from the Rhône Departmental and Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service (SDMIS 69) recently tested the ‘fire-fighting grenade’. It has become popular following widespread coverage on social media,…
Visan (84)
A bush fire has been reported on Route de la Baume in the municipality of Visan in the Vaucluse department. 7.35 pm: Fire brought under control. 6.09 pm: The fire has spread…
Thiers (63)
A fire has been reported in the town of Thiers in the Puy-de-Dôme department. The fire brigade is at the scene. 10.37 pm: The fire has spread across 10 hectares of vegetation,…
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