Firefighters call for vigilance in the face of fire risks in September

Resources will be mobilized again to deal with possible outbreaks of fire in September, Lieutenant-Colonel David Annotel, representative of the National Federation of French Firefighters (FNSPF), assured Thursday September 3 on franceinfo, while six departments around the Mediterranean are currently at "high" risk of forest fires.

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In this context, the lieutenant-colonel calls for "the greatest vigilance" and asks "fellow citizens" not to throw their "butts out the window" of the car. A gesture which concerns 17% of smokers, according to a survey by the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation. “It’s just unacceptable and impossible to accept after the summer we experienced” and the death of four firefighters on the fire front, protests the representative of the National Federation of French Firefighters.

“We are convinced that it is above all prevention that will make things change,” he concludes. In total, 119,000 hectares were covered by fires in France this year.