Cameras, bulletproof vests, complaints... In the Yvelines, an arsenal to protect firefighters from attacks

The assault of a firefighter in Evian-les-Bains has revived the debate on violence against firefighters. Between spitting, insults and beatings, these emergency workers face a tense, sometimes trivialised climate, even though official statistics indicate a slight drop in attacks in 2024.

After Evian's assault, during which a firefighter was seriously injured on Saturday, how better to protect the soldiers from the fire? Retail review in the Yvelines, where they are caught once a week.

On Friday, 9 May, the UNSA SDIS trade union in Indre-et-Loire reported on the recurrence of attacks against firefighters in the department, especially after a chain of events in Château-Renault, with an injured agent, and in the Old Towers, with an intrusion into an ambulance lined with a jolt. "We strongly condemn the two attacks. These facts are unacceptable and we say stop the trivialization of these acts" wrote the trade union office, which …