The Department of Hérault presented to the prefect of Hérault, Hugues MOUTOUH, the personnel mobilized in the fight against forest fires and proceeded to a demonstration of the means ready to be engaged in Hérault. this Thursday, July 7 at Béziers Cap-d’Agde aerodrome.
General Éric Florès, director of the Hérault SDIS, presented the new aerial unit made up of three AIR TRUSH firefighting units.
A Sdis service which devotes 5 million euros for the entire forest fire campaign, including 2.4 million euros for aircraft,
It was recalled that 56% of fires are of voluntary origin and that in our department 95% of fires are of human origin.
Since the beginning of the season, more than 300 fires have been circumscribed on the Hérault territory
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More than 300 firefighters, a thousand volunteers, forest firefighters, and other stakeholders are ready to intervene while several areas of the department have been placed on forest fire red alert.
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