Chemical accidents, airport standby: 10 duties of French ‘pompiers’ We look at the varied roles of ‘sapeurs-pompiers’ (firefighters) and how they keep us safe
More snakes kept as pets in France - some are escaping Following two recent examples in Toulouse, we ask a fireman what to do in the rare occurence you find one
From fox cubs to singing mayors: Five good news stories from France Our pick of feel-good stories this week Forest fire risk in parts of southern France raised to ‘very severe’ France’s first big wildfire of the year hits in drought-hit south iPhone raises alert as confuses skiing with accidents in France
What is the origin of France's July 14 bal des pompiers? Parties at fire stations are a long-standing tradition in France that officially began in 1937 when a group of people followed firefighters back from a fête nationale parade
Ukraine war: French public reassured that monthly sirens are tests Civil defence sirens are tested across France on the first Wednesday each month, but do you know what the siren sounds like in the event of real danger?
French firefighters help design own watch to save vital time Pompiers have worked with a well-known watchmaker to create a design that gains them vital seconds while checking victims
Ruling MPs want one emergency phone number for all services Having a single emergency phone number for France is part of a package of ideas for improving emergency services.
France debates new emergency number to help hospitals France may introduce a new emergency phone number in a bid to ease congestion in hospitals and help ensure people receive faster, more appropriate care for their condition, the government has said.
Emergency services exempt from French motorway tolls Firefighters and police will finally no longer be charged to drive on motorways in France, almost two years after MPs voted to exempt them from payments, in October 2017.
Helicopter rescues hiker from French mountain goat An emergency helicopter was called by emergency services in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur this weekend to help rescue a man being attacked by a mountain goat.
Haute-Garonne man saved from fire by pet dog A man living alone in the Haute-Garonne (Occitanie) was saved from a house fire by his own dog, who managed to wake him after flames took hold overnight.
Man finds python in toilet of his Grenoble apartment A man got a very slithery surprise this week after discovering a 1.5m-long python in the toilet of his apartment in Grenoble (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
Pompiers will not need to pay péage When responding to emergencies off the motorway, pompiers have in the past had to pay tolls Whale steals the show in Marseille harbour Pompiers told to bill for call-outs Pompiers told to bill for call-outs