"
We need new resources
."
Very solicited since the beginning of the summer by innumerable forest fires, the firefighters implore a reinforcement of means.
In a column published on the
Sunday newspaper
website , they ask that the part of the insurance tax which finances the departmental fire and rescue services (Sdis) be doubled.
"
After a constant struggle and in all places for nearly two months, the firefighters and all the civil security forces are on the verge of breaking
," write the presidents of three firefighter organizations, including the National Federation of Firefighters of France (FNSPF).
Faced with “
climate change (which) will be long-lasting and hit us all harder and harder
”, “
the means must increase, it is a certainty
”, they warn.
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The authors of the forum recommend to "
review the distribution key
" of the special tax on insurance agreements (TSCA) and to double the share paid to the Sdis, of which it constitutes "
one of the important components of the financing
".
This measure must be discussed "
immediately, as part of the finance bill for 2023
", urge the signatories.
"
By putting their lives at risk to protect people and property, firefighters and more generally civil security actors allow insurance companies to achieve a significant avoidance rate, and therefore significant savings
", they argue.
"
Let's not abandon our soldiers of fire, who have become soldiers of life, today soldiers of the climate, as soon as the summer is over and the cameras turned to other back-to-school subjects
", concludes the forum.
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