A documentary series written and directed by Antoine Baldassari Based on an original idea by Pascal Pinning – TF1 Proposed by the TF1 News Magazines Department – Pascal Pinning Responsible for documentaries: Reine Bensaïd Produced by Frédérick Lacroix and Antoine Baldassari – KM / GTV In Tourcoing, Paris and Marseille, three barracks filmed simultaneously for a month, women and men in the service of society monitored 24 hours a day, powerful stories and poignant testimonies… The daily life of firefighters like you’ve never seen it! – Episode 6: “Save at all costs” In Marseille, a panicked father calls 18: his 2-month-old baby is completely blue and barely breathing. An ambulance from the Plombières barracks immediately sets off. These interventions on infants are particularly delicate. The firefighters fear them… At the same time, in Paris, a fire van leaves for a car fire. A luxury car on fire in the middle of the road. The priority: find out if there’s anyone inside. And then quickly extinguish the fire to prevent any spread. Finally, in Tourcoing, Benjamin and his colleagues are called for a PRA: “No one responding to calls”. The firefighters discover an elderly woman who keeps repeating that she did not call the firefighters. Benjamin questions the woman to find out more… About: – Tourcoing, with the professional fire station; – Paris, Ménilmontant barracks with the Paris firefighters; – Marseille, Plombières barracks with the marine firefighters battalion. Three elite French firefighters in three barracks filmed simultaneously by sixty cameras for a month. Strong and human stories that firefighters face every day throughout France. They experience extreme situations, talk about their daily lives and decipher it for us. After the cops then the veterinarians, here is Firefighters, their lives live.
