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MAP: 58 areas at ‘severe’ and ‘very severe’ risk this Saturday; the fire service is on high alert
The risk of forest and bush fires remains very high this Saturday across most French departments. Gironde, Landes, Gard, Vaucluse…
Gironde: over 9,000 hectares burnt; the situation remains "very serious" this Saturday
The fires are still not under control in La Teste, Landiras and Guillos this Saturday morning. At 8.30 am, more than 9,000 hectares of forest had gone up in smoke. More than…
Forest fire alert: 28 high-risk areas this Friday
Fire services in the south of France have been under considerable strain since the start of the week in the Gironde and the Bouches-du-Rhône, as they battle major fires…
Gironde: over 7,350 hectares burnt, with more than a thousand firefighters deployed
According to the local daily *Sud-Ouest*, the fires are continuing to spread in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon basin and in Landiras in southern Gironde. They are moving closer to the department…
5,300 hectares ravaged by flames in Gironde; the fire remains out of control
The two major fires raging in Gironde have continued to spread since Tuesday. Fabienne Buccio, the Prefect of Gironde, told BFMTV that they have destroyed 5,300 hectares of vegetation,…
Forest fires in Gironde: 3,700 hectares have been burnt since Tuesday
According to our colleagues at *Ouest-France*, citing AFP, the two forest fires that have been raging since Tuesday in the Gironde have burnt some 3,700 hectares, including more than…
Gironde: 2,700 hectares destroyed, more than 600 firefighters still on duty
Two fires that have been burning since Tuesday afternoon in Gironde have destroyed nearly 1,000 hectares of forest, a situation exacerbated by the heatwave that is now hitting the region for the second time in…
A Super Puma water-bombing helicopter stationed in Perpignan to help fight fires
Due to adverse weather conditions, particularly strong winds and high temperatures, the risk of wildfires is currently very high in the Pyrénées-Orientales. That is why the Interministerial Crisis Management Centre for…
High fire risk: a town bans smoking and fines offenders
To combat forest fires, the mayor of Langlade, a small town near Nîmes in the Gard department, has decided to issue fines to anyone smoking in…
A forest fire truck overturns; four firefighters injured, one seriously
According to Secours Info, a tanker truck involved in fighting forest fires overturned on Tuesday afternoon after veering off the road. The incident took place on the…
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