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Firefighters invite people who wish to obtain information on the collection for Ukraine, to dial the correct number, and not 18. (©Liberté Caen / MG / Illustration)
They expected a significant mobilization, but not necessarily of this magnitude. The members of the Calvados branch ” Firefighters humanitarian missions » are organizing at the beginning of March 2022 a collection of basic necessitiesto help people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Donations are collected at the Ifs barracksin the agglomeration of Caen (Calvados), where works in particular Mickaël Richomme, the president of the association Pompiers humanitarian missions.
The 18 is saturated
However, this mobilization has a drawback. The call center dedicated to relief receives too many communications related to collection, unrelated to an emergency. “We receive a lot of calls for information about collecting donations,” notes Mickaël Richomme who warns: “The 18, emergency call number, is saturated. This number should only be called in an emergency! »
To call the Calvados branch of the association Firefighters Humanitarian Missions, and currently obtain information on the collection for Ukrainian refugees, dial 06 15 03 53 89. “We are very busy, but we have to try again if there we do not answer. »
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