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Faced with the worst fire season in its recent history in 2025, Madrid stepped up its efforts. On 21 May 2026, Pedro Sánchez announced at the air base…

With temperatures up to 12 °C above normal, 42 departments are under a heatwave warning on 27 May 2026, and 26 May has been designated by Météo-France as the hottest…

When faced with suspicious smoke or a fire breaking out, every second counts. Whilst 18 remains the traditional number for the fire service, 112 — the European emergency number —…

Suspicious smoke, flames at the foot of a tree… Every minute counts. With more than 4,000 fires recorded every year in France, knowing how to react can save…

More than 150 million hectares have already gone up in smoke since January — 50 per cent more than the seasonal average. Against the backdrop of the likely return of El Niño, scientists and…

In Uttarakhand, satellite monitoring of forest fires is proving to be a headache: between November 2025 and January 2026, 1,957 alerts were issued… but only 132 of these corresponded to…

Saint Barbara: history, traditions and symbolism for firefighters Published on 3 December 2025 at 9.20 am Updated 4 seconds ago Celebrated every 4 December, the…

A major bushfire broke out on Sunday 5 October in northern Corsica, in the area around Saint-Florent and Oletta, in Haute-Corse. The fire, which is still…

On Tuesday 16 September 2025, six fires broke out in less than an hour in Châteauneuf-Villevieille, in the hinterland of Nice. A local resident was arrested in the middle of…

After having swept through more than 17,000 hectares in the Aude department, the Corbières fire was declared extinguished on Thursday 28 August by the prefecture. Three weeks of relentless efforts by the fire brigade, …

In Castelmayran, a woman in her seventies has been arrested for starting several fires since 2022. The case, revealed by the public prosecutor in Montauban, highlights a specific modus operandi and…