They too will take the highway of the sun, but it will not be to enjoy the beach. Twelve Côte-d’Or firefighters are leaving their Dijon barracks this Friday, July 29 to reinforce their colleagues in the south from France. They take part in a column of 68 firefighters from all over eastern France and called to the Mediterranean arc due to a high risk of fire this weekend.
Twenty-one vehicles including twelve 2 tanker trucks take the direction of Aix en Provence and will then be distributed as needed.
“Command of the Bravo column will be ensured by Commander Rémi Coulon, professional firefighter officer at SDIS 21, head of the forest fires column.” specifies a press release from the Departmental Fire and Rescue Center
“In addition, 11 Côte-d’Oriens firefighters (1 woman and 10 men), trained in forest fires from the group leader level to the team member, participate in this mission. In addition, the Departmental Fire Service and the Secours de la Côte-d’Or is mobilizing 2 forest fire tankers, 1 logistics vehicle and 1 light off-road vehicle. “
This reinforcement mission should last 4 to 6 days depending on the circumstances on site.
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