The images of the Monts d'Arrée in flames have remained engraved in people's minds. Plagued by major fires, mostly of criminal origin, Brittany had paid a heavy price in 2022 during episodes of mega fires. Usually spared by drought, the region had been the scene of violent fires that had hit the mountains of Finistère but also the mythical forest of Brocéliande.

If the scale of the disasters was very powerful than in Gironde or in the Landes, it had highlighted the crying need for additional resources for firefighters fighting forest fires. On Tuesday, May 17, the prefect of the Western Defense Zone Emmanuel Berthier announced that the State would participate in the financing of 194 machines, including 159 tanker trucks dedicated to forest fires.



These vehicles will be distributed in the twenty departments of the West zone which includes Brittany, Normandy, Pays-de-la-Loire and the Centre-Val-de-Loire region. An effort that will increase the number of reinforcement columns to eight, compared to only three today. The financial effort will be of the order of 60 million euros for the SDIS "which can be subsidized up to 50%", ensures the prefect of zone. Eight additional technicians will be recruited from the National Forestry Office.

After the devastation of the fires of 2022, a national plan valued at 400 million euros was set up. The implementation of a "forest weather" broadcast daily by Météo-France will also inform the public of the situation.

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