Apart from the military fire brigades in Paris and Marseilles, there are no exclusively full time paid fire services in France. This truck is decorated with the smiling faces of a quartet of volunteers to encourage other citizens to participate in this tradition of volunteering.
As well as the total of 11,750 military fire service personnel, the departmental fire services employ 40,350 paid firefighters and well over 180,000 unpaid volunteers. This enormous resource enables the country to operate nearly 7,000 fire stations in total, compared to less than 2,000 in the UK, with a similar population around 60 million...
As well as the total of 11,750 military fire service personnel, the departmental fire services employ 40,350 paid firefighters and well over 180,000 unpaid volunteers. This enormous resource enables the country to operate nearly 7,000 fire stations in total, compared to less than 2,000 in the UK, with a similar population around 60 million...
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 September 2021.