Occitanie
All the latest news on wildfires and vegetation fires in the Occitanie region : active outbreaks, daily alert level, major events, and prevention tips to protect forests, homes, and people.
Recent wildfires
A fire has been reported near Ornaisons, in the Aude (11)
A fire has been reported near Ornaisons, close to Narbonne, in the Aude department (11). For your safety, please avoid the area and ensure that emergency services have unhindered access to…
Opoul-Périllos: 8 hectares of garrigue destroyed, 120 firefighters deployed
A bush fire broke out on Wednesday in the early afternoon in the commune of Opoul-Périllos, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. No fewer than 120 firefighters from SDIS 66 were on the scene…
Pyrénées-Orientales: Firefighters called out to a fire in the undergrowth
According to a report in the newspaper *L'Indépendant*, no fewer than fifty firefighters from the Pyrénées-Orientales SDIS have been tackling a fire in some undergrowth on the… since Monday lunchtime.
Stay informed about the risk of forest fires
Every year, forest and wildland fires threaten our countryside, our homes and our safety. Drought, strong winds and high temperatures contribute to their outbreak and their…
Five questions about the forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
As if that weren’t enough, whilst a pandemic is ravaging the planet, a massive fire is now sweeping through the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The images look like something out of a disaster film…
Hautes-Pyrénées: Army helicopter crash
Two people were killed and five injured on Wednesday in a helicopter crash involving the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment. “There was a helicopter crash in the town of…
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33)
A fire is currently burning in the commune of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, in Gironde (33). The fire brigade is on the scene with significant resources. According to our information, around ten hectares have already been destroyed…
Les Arcs-sur-Argens (83)
🔥 A bush fire is currently burning in the Var department, in the commune of Les Arcs-sur-Argens, at Impasse de la Bergeronette, 11 April … 1.5 hectares of vegetation…
Pillac (16)
🔥 A bushfire is currently burning in the commune of Pillac, in the Charente department, at a place known as Les Reries, 11 April … following a reassessment, 55 hectares of vegetation…
Hérault: 17 new ambulances for the fire service
Whilst a nationwide lockdown is in force, the French company Gifa, based in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre (85), is providing a delivery service described as ‘exceptional’. In total, 17…
Autignac (34)
A bushfire is currently burning in Autignac, with around twenty firefighters on the scene. At least 1 hectare has already been burnt. Update 10.45 am on 10 April: the fire is…
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers (34)
A forest fire is currently burning at a place known as the Domaine de la Salade, on the road from Saint Jean de Cucules to St Mathieu de Tréviers. At least 1 hectare of…
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