More than 3,600 firefighters and new equipment will be mobilized this summer. A bomber helicopter will also be based in Bordeaux to "intervene more quickly" in case of fire outbreaks in the South-West region.
Last year, 72,000 ha, including 60,000ha of forest, went up in smoke in France. The head of state's trip was disrupted by opponents of the pension reform. They were a little less than a hundred, equipped with signs, pots and pans.