DECRYPTAGE. Firefighters: pedestrianization of the centres, downsizing... why emergency response times are increasing in France

In the space of ten years, firefighters' response times in France have increased by more than 18%. Some departments are particularly badly affected, particularly in Occitanie.

The Emergency Survey conducted in June 2023 by the Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES) highlights an increase in the time spent in emergency situations: 50% of the respondents stayed more than three hours, 45 minutes more than in 2013. In June 2023, in 719 general emergency reception points, the survey provided a vision of structural change over the past 10 years (date of the previous survey). Traumatology account…