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Fire in the Var: firefighters injured and shaken by a shell explosion
The fire is still burning. And causing damage. Having destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of vegetation, the fire that broke out on Saturday 18 June at a military training camp in…
Forest fires: France is set to experience its earliest heatwave since records began
Temperatures will reach 40 degrees in some areas. This week is set to be extremely hot in France, which is expected to experience the earliest heatwave since weather records began.…
Europe’s first forest fire-fighting base is set to open in France
Officially announced this Thursday at the International Risk Management Exhibition in Nîmes, Europe’s first forest fire-fighting base is set to open shortly and…
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.
Hautes-Alpes: 50 hectares destroyed, 75 firefighters still on the scene
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in the Champsaur region, in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, in the Hautes-Alpes. No fewer than 75 firefighters have been on the scene since Saturday afternoon. On Sunday morning, the firefighters in…
Due to the drought, there has been a spate of forest fires in Switzerland
In Grellingen, a fire broke out on Friday shortly after 5.00 pm on the dry forest floor, which was covered in leaves and shrubs. Thanks to a swift response, the fire brigade…
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…
"Embrasement": an exceptional book on forest fires
Photographer Rémy Michelin, assisted by professional firefighter Guillaume Collard, takes you into the very special world of forest fires. Right up close to the flames, but…
Press release from Feux de Forêt regarding the "GIPS" association
The GIPS association recently contacted Feux de Forêt with a view to establishing a partnership. Feux de Forêt stated that it carries out tasks similar to those of the municipal forest fire committees (CCFF) in relation to…
Martigues fire: the latest updates
View the real-time fire map by clicking here and tomorrow’s alert map by clicking here. You can also download our mobile app by…
Forest fire alert this Sunday: the Aude, Gard and Hérault regions under a severe alert, with the rest of the region under a mixed alert
Every evening since the start of the summer season, Feux de forêt has been providing a map of the south of France, showing the FDF alert level for the previous day…
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