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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’. Having gained popularity following widespread sharing 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,…
A map of water-bombing aircraft accidents since 1964
The crash of the Tracker 22 at the fire in Générac, in the Gard, brings the total number of accidents involving a water-bombing aircraft to 35, according to an article published…
Montpellier (34)
A fire has been reported in the Grammont district, at a place known as La Plauchude; several sheds have been destroyed by the fire. One GIFF and three FPT units are on the scene; this is an urban fire. 20:16–…
Salles (33)
A fierce resurgence of the fire is currently taking place in the Lande de Millet area of the commune of Salles in the Gironde department. This Sunday, 4 August…
Saint Martial (07)
A fire has been reported in the commune of Saint Martial in the Ardèche department. The fire brigade is on its way
Montpellier (34)
A fire has been reported in the La Mosson area of the city of Montpellier in the Hérault department. The fire brigade is on its way.
“I never wanted to fly a Tracker”, says a former air firefighter
A former ‘sky firefighter’ who has been living in the Hérault since his retirement has confirmed these revelations to our colleagues at the website actu.fr. ‘I flew Canadair aircraft in…’
The Générac fire in the Gard: striking photos from SICOM Urgence
The fire at Générac in the Gard destroyed several hundred hectares and claimed the life of Franck Chesneau, pilot of the Tracker 22 and an aviation firefighter with the SDIS…
Near Dunkirk: firefighters targeted; a complaint is to be lodged
Firefighters from the Nord SDIS were attacked on Saturday evening whilst responding to a domestic dispute in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, near Dunkirk (Nord). The incident took place…
A few weeks before his death, France 2 had filmed Franck Chesneau
With his helmet strapped tightly to his ears, Franck Chesneau soars through the skies above the Gard, his eyes fixed on a raging fire. It is June 2019, and a team of…
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