Angrily, the Firefighters Denounce a Staggering Lack of Manpower and Resources
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Reinforcement of staff and equipment, renewal of volunteerism, clarification of missions... After an exhausting summer, firefighters are waiting for their demands to be taken into account. They said this weekend in Landerneau (29) at their Great West Congress.
On the eve of a national mobilisation, firefighters are demanding more resources, recruitment and a law of modernization that can "change things really".
After the strike on Thursday 13 August 2026, which did not allow for a concrete response from the government, the firefighters hardened the tone. They denounced the lack of manpower and resources. The teams of the Alpes-Maritimes were invited to mobilize.
The firefighters will be on strike for six weeks from Tuesday 8 September to ask for better funding and an increase in the number of professionals. In the face of the ever-increasing calls to the firefighters' emergency number on the 18th, it is increasingly difficult to guarantee the speed and effectiveness of an emergency response.
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