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Even firefighters need smaller than them.
The 80 young people from four sections of young firefighters (JSP) of the Gironde, decorated with the prize for civic engagement by the department on Wednesday, proved it.
During the devastating fires of last summer, they were able to support "
their family
", the SDIS 33.
"
We saw information every day that told us that it was not great, we wanted to be used for something
," explains Lisa Borges, 14, with simplicity.
Granddaughter of a firefighter, she then decided with Lucas Piaud to launch a collection of food in supermarkets.
The two young people attend the same college, but for two years, it is their engagement on Saturdays "
that forges their friendship
".
The teenager had this idea when he saw the flames on the edges of the A163 motorway.
A few days later, they were licking his garden in Hostens.
Refusing to remain helpless, these two young people embark their section behind them, convince the supermarkets and the civilians to help them.
Then, fill three cars with food to relieve the firefighters on the fire front.
Did they organize with their parents?
Lucas Piaud explains to
Le Figaro
: "
We acted thanks to the parents, without them we could not have done anything
".
Car trips, blocked weekends, parents are also committed and this Wednesday their children are underlining it.
Admiring adults of a committed youth
Mobilized day and night, the firefighters had asked nothing of these young people.
“
The barracks were empty, they came to sweep the broom, bring water and food to external reinforcements for the evening meals
”, describes Lieutenant-Colonel Éric Pitault, president of the authorized association of JSP de la Gironde. .
He was "
surprised
" by this initiative which belongs to them.
Teenagers on long vacations did not shy away from any task, even the most thankless.
Often, it was also necessary to select who could help.
A dedication that “
warms the heart
” of those who voluntarily lead this school of life.
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Originally from the Landes de Gascogne massif, Jean-Luc Gleyze, the president of the Department, is also admiring of their action.
"
It brings us back to the modesty of individual intervention which makes the great wealth of collective action
", underlines the one who decorated them.
Together, the Comptroller General Marc Vermeulen, director of the Gironde departmental fire and rescue service, salutes these young people "
ready to give of themselves
" and recalls the duty to "
interest them
" of those who contribute to their education.
A mantra that guides JSP facilitators.
"
Rescue centers have a constant concern not to be too far out of step with what they expect, while remaining within the values of a constituted body, driven by a hierarchy and rules to be respected
", specifies the man at the head of SDIS 33.
A commitment written in history
Honored this Wednesday, the JSP de la Gironde will be honored again in June in Paris, where the National Order of Merit will award them a special prize, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of its creation by General de Gaulle. , December 3, 1963. By committing themselves, these young people agreed to protect their massifs in history.
Will they one day put back in place “
these firewall zones
” provided for “
by the common sense of their elders
” as Comptroller General Marc Vermeulen mentioned in his speech?
May be.
In the meantime, the hearts of the Gironde JSPs are on fire with a great feeling proclaimed forcefully to
Le Figaro
by Lisa Borges in the name of all her comrades: “
We are proud
”.