The government “wants to sanctuarize in the budget” the orders of Canadair
The government seeks to “Sanctuarize new means” against fires, Held his spokesperson on Wednesday on RTL on RTL Wednesdaydespite the intense effort to reduce the public expenditure he has incurred, and while the firefighters continue to combat several fires in the south of France.
“The Minister of the Interior said that he would try to rearm France, in particular [concernant] planes that are capable of sending antifheu ”a dit sophie primas. “We ordered two Canadair and I want us to order two new ones”Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced on Tuesday, on an emergency movement in Marseille.
Prime Minister, François Bayrou, will present a public finance recovery plan next Tuesday which should save 40 billion euros from 2026.
“We must not preserve the budget [pour lutter contre les feux], it must be amplified ”said the president of the finance committee of the National Assembly, Eric Coquerel (LFI), on Sud radio. He estimated that the fleet was insufficient in the face of the risk of fires during the summer in several regions of the country.
“There is every need to think that we are going around a summer at high risk”recognized Tuesday Bruno Retailleau, noting the precocity of these magnitude in the south of France.
In an information report lodged in early July and presented by deputies Damien Maudet (LFI) and Sophie Pantel (PS), is pointed out the age of the planes used to fight against the flames. “The most critical situation is that of Canadair, whose average age is 30 years today”they write, adding that an operation to renew a part of them is underway.
The average age of the Beechcraft, 45, “Makes necessary” their “Quick replacement”add the report. The two oldest dash have an average age of 20, between 2 and 6 years for the other six. If these devices are “Particularly suitable” To attack emerging fires, they must recharge on the ground, limiting “Their tactical job on certain fires”note the text.
