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Paris firefighters were to receive a Covid bonus, only a minority will receive it

2020-08-06T17:19:20.208Z


After two months on the front line in the face of the coronavirus, the Paris firefighters were to be granted a generous bonus. But only 1


Who will get the bonus? Who will be deprived of it? Among the Paris firefighters, we wonder ... and, above all, we get annoyed. Cause of wrath? This “regrettable back-pedaling that took place behind the scenes, at the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP), but especially in high ministerial circles”.

The 8,500 Paris firefighters (which also cover the three departments of the inner suburbs), soldiers, who therefore have neither the right to strike nor the right to demonstrate, are angry because of a Covid bonus promised there a few months ... And which is likely to fly away for most of them.

It all started in mid-March when Jean-Marie Gonthier, general of the BSPP, toured the Parisian barracks. “He congratulated us, remembers Mathieu ( all the first names have been changed ). He welcomed our commitment to the fight against the pandemic and promised us a bonus, a good bonus , he told us. "

A bonus for only 15% of the workforce

Three months later, "It's Sister Anne, don't you see anything coming?" Bruno quipped. We eventually understood that only 15% of us would touch it ”. This is confirmed by the spokesperson for the BSPP. “It's a government decision. There is a rule that sets the bar at 15%. ”

And to insist: "It is not a risk premium but of overactivity." On what criteria will this bonus be awarded? “We are doing perimeter studies. Nothing is decided yet ”

In an official letter from a barracks boss, which we were able to consult, it is written that it will be "depending on the number of Covid interventions"!

“When we arrived on interventions, irritates Mathieu. On the phone, the operational center asked the sick to put on a mask to protect us. They only had a piece of paper towel over their noses. How much does that cost? "

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According to the BSPP, 240 firefighters have caught the Covid. The captain also sent them a word of solidarity.

BSPP document. Letter from the general to sick firefighters. DR  

“Many people who tested positive like the others did not want to bring the virus home,” explains Mathieu, especially those who had elderly parents, spouses or fragile children. They spent the two months of confinement in the barracks, in a dormitory, on guard as well as on duty, with the siren which sounds several times a night when we shift (Editor's note: when an intervention starts) . ”

Sometimes light health measures?

Eric also points to shortcomings: “At the start of confinement, the disinfection of the barracks was taken seriously. Then there was relaxation. It was as much us, who were not always rigorous, as the hierarchy, who had a double discourse on health security. ”

In another fire station, a firefighter says that the instruction, distancing obliges, was clearly not to do the usual group jogging, as noted in a circular of March 19 from the general that we were able to consult.

"In our barracks, the chief asked the guys to continue running in groups but with our personal tracksuits so as not to be identified as BSPP and to tarnish the image of the institution."

Another firefighter says that "the wipes which disinfect the ambulances were washed in the same washing machines as the firefighters' outfits". These three points are formally denied by the spokesperson for the BSPP.

Still, the premium for discord, which should amount to some 350 euros, should fall at the end of the month.

In a letter from a Parisian barracks boss that we were able to consult, the soldier wrote: “Even if I understand that some are disappointed, this point should not be a problem. We rejoice for those who receive the premium. "

Bruno sums up the words of his hierarchy with the scathing military formula: "Order, counter-order, disorder!"

Source: leparis

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