🔥 A fire is currently burning in the commune of Marcoux, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, in the area known as ‘Chemin de Colle’
23:00 ... The fire has been brought under control; it has burnt through 38 hectares of vegetation; the firefighting operation will continue throughout the night
18:30 ... The fire has spread across 38 hectares and is currently being brought under control ... Reinforcements from the Civil Protection service will continue to carry out water drops until nightfall ... Six forest fire response teams (GIFF) and one commando unit – totalling around 150 firefighters from the 04 department – were deployed ... René MASSETTE, president of the departmental council, visited the command post to receive an update on the situation
17:00 ... The fire has spread across 30 hectares; reinforcements are still arriving at the scene
15:45 ... The latest aircraft to arrive at the Civil Protection service a few weeks ago, the Dash, with the call sign Milan 75, is at the scene of the fire
15:30 ... The fire is still spreading; it has now consumed 7 hectares of vegetation, and reinforcements have been requested
14:45 ... 5 hectares of vegetation have been burnt; around 100 hectares are at risk
14:00 ... national air assets (4 Canadairs) have been deployed for this operation
Photo: FdF reporter