It was less than a month ago. A forest fire took place in the hills of Aubagne in early spring. This firefighter was on the scene. It took several hours to bring the flames under control, which covered 20 hectares. A few days before, another fire outbreak in Cassis had alerted the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters. It hasn’t rained much this winter in Provence and the soils are very dry. A little further, in this massif of the Aix country, this specialist in the analysis of forest fires notes the damage of the drought and is already worried about this summer. The vegetation is very dry whereas it is an important fuel with the strong heats in the event of fire. Firefighters have their eyes on the clouds. And good news, the rain has finally arrived in Provence for several days. Will it be enough to load the water table? According to them, this is insufficient. During high-risk days, the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters are already increasing their numbers. With a hundred more firefighters. Everyone is hoping for a rainy spring in the south to make the summer as cool as possible. T F1 | Report P. Lefrançois, HR Amar
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