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Eure: three gendarmes injured in a road traffic accident
This Friday, at around 8.00 pm, a Renault Mégane Estate belonging to the gendarmerie and a Volkswagen Golf collided at a junction with traffic lights. The accident left four people injured,…
Trèbes: death of the gendarme who took the place of a hostage
Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame has died. He had taken the place of a hostage during the terrorist attack at the Super U supermarket in Trèbes. The Home Secretary has spoken out on social media…
Aude: major police operation currently underway in Trèbes
A hostage situation is currently underway at a Super U supermarket in Trèbes, east of Carcassonne. A 26-year-old man entered the supermarket on Friday morning and…
Gigean: a firefighter is injured whilst on duty
A 23-year-old volunteer firefighter from the Gigean emergency response centre was injured on Wednesday afternoon whilst fighting a bush fire not far from the…
Troyes: CIRSÉ helps keep traffic flowing for the fire service
For the past two months, firefighters in the Aube department have been trialling “CirSé” (Circulation Sécurisée), an app linked to Troyes’ urban traffic management system. It helps ensure a safe departure when responding to an emergency…
Bas-Rhin: RAID arrests a man who stabbed his dog
On Sunday morning, a man barricaded himself inside his flat in Haguenau after stabbing his dog. The man then threw the dog out of the window. A security cordon has been…
Australia: this devastating bushfire has destroyed dozens of homes
AUSTRALIA – On Sunday 18 March, a fire broke out in Tathra, Australia, as you can see in the video above. High temperatures and strong winds have…
Firefighter at SDIS 34: “There are no ‘big’ or ‘small’ firefighters”
A historic day for the Hérault Departmental Fire Brigade – also known as the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 34) – with two decorations pinned to the flag this Saturday morning…
Third fire station in Montpellier: the metropolitan authority has secured a site
METROPOLITAN NEWS. The mayor of Montpellier and president of the metropolitan authority, Philippe Saurel, recently offered the president of the departmental council, Kléber Mesquida, a plot of land on which to build the new fire station…
Ollioules Forest Fire Committee: nineteen volunteers to monitor the Ollioules woodlands
FRANCE – Volunteers from the Ollioules Municipal Forest Fire Committee (CCFF) held their annual general meeting on Thursday evening at the senior citizens’ centre. In the presence of the mayor, Robert…
Marne: a gendarme dies in a road accident
On Friday, a motorcyclist from the gendarmerie died in a road traffic accident late in the morning. The officer, who was part of the Sézanne motorised brigade, and his colleague…
Yvelines: Attempted suicide at an emergency centre
On Tuesday afternoon, a 53-year-old professional firefighter attempted suicide by gunshot in the storeroom at the main fire station in Les Mureaux. In…
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