Fires in Le Perthus, Bouletenerre, Béziers.....

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 14:33

The general situation
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/b ... 154441.php

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 15:12

Phipplebert wrote:Hi, for the naive of us and not yet totally savvy with the area, can someone gets to speed on fires please we are down near Le Boulou on weds for a week and due to move near there in sept (wahoo ). How often do fires occur? I see someone mentioned an alarm/siren, how does this work? Etc etc thanks in advance:)

There are always a few fires in summer, usually coinciding with the first week of the holidays when people from wetter climes habituated to chucking fags out of their car window find themselves in a landscape full of very dry grass.

Not sure I understand your question about the siren. It goes off when there's a fire reported to tell the volunteer firemen to report for duty. They have practice sirens too. Usually every week.

Post by **Kate** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 15:24

Hi
This might help on the siren front.
www.anglophone-direct.com/Emergency-Siren-network?
They are national so you probably have the same where you are moving from.

We have been very lucky round here with fires. This is the first one of any note round here (Maureillas, just next to the Boulou) since we bought our house in 2003.

Phipplebert · Post by **Phipplebert** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 15:36

Super thanks, that as what I was wondering about. I'm not sure if they have that here, I have not heard anyone mention it.....

Fingers crossed they get it under control soon. We are down weds (hopefully!). Thankfully I hear the le boulou area is highly populated with cork trees

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 15:44

There are some burnt animals in this BBC link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18950061

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 16:02

Some improvement, with the wind changing.
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/b ... 154441.php

Post by **Kate** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 16:40

A few more photos here
www.anglophone-direct.com/Fire-at-Le-Perthus?

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 17:07

Some video footage, horrific times.
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/d ... 154448.php

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 17:12

Traffic update
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/a ... 154447.php

blackduff · Post by **blackduff** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 17:22

From Sorede, I can see dirty clouds are building over the Spanish border. This would be a little west from Neulos. I have been watching for an hour and it's getting bigger across the border. The Canadairs are not watering them neither. I think I'll have a look over this tonight.

Blackduff

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 17:40

Video of the Canadair taking on water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHwu5mtK9cc

Post by **Kate** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 18:46

We have ash dropping in our garden and the skies are white, mountains nearly obscured. For the first time, the smell of smoke is strong.
Fingers crossed but getting a little bit worrying.

sue and paul · Post by **sue and paul** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 18:55

bon courage!

opas · Post by **opas** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 19:01

I can taste the smoke at the back of my throat, it is said that Bouletenerre is on fire again!

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 20:07

The terrible events at Port-Bou yesterday
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/l ... 154449.php

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 21:31

There's still work to be done
http://www.lindependant.fr/2012/07/23/l ... 154450.php

pjsing · Post by **pjsing** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 21:47

Thinking of you all over there and really hoping you are all safe

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Mon 23 Jul 2012 23:54

Rather bad taste but do you think there are a few truckers in La Jonquera listening to "My Sex is On Fire" tonight?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0

opas · Post by **opas** » Tue 24 Jul 2012 08:42

I am glad you got there first, my thoughts yesterday was that one those ladies had made too much friction with a client

blackduff · Post by **blackduff** » Tue 24 Jul 2012 09:06

There are four Canadairs cycling from Spain, drop their load, and return to Argeles and refill the planes. They take, on the average is 18 minutes. The four planes fly over McDo each time. I want to ask the owner if he can create a "Formule Canadair". They could serve a "Fireburger" or possibly a bbq special. The only drink would be water.

The Indep is gruesome today.

Blackduff

Post by **Kate** » Tue 24 Jul 2012 09:15

Smoke clouds have cleared overnight. All roads open and traffic moving without problem that I can see. Think it will take many weeks to clear up physical devastation and much longer mentally for those affected by it.

Owens88 · Post by **Owens88** » Tue 24 Jul 2012 18:23

blackduff wrote:There are four Canadairs cycling from Spain, drop their load, and return to Argeles and refill the planes. They take, on the average is 18 minutes. The four planes fly over McDo each time. I want to ask the owner if he can create a "Formule Canadair". They could serve a "Fireburger" or possibly a bbq special. The only drink would be water.

The bar/cafe at Villefranche is a bit of shrine to the flying firemen.

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Tue 24 Jul 2012 22:10

Hopefully we are nearing the end of this disaster
http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/s ... ze-improve

BT · Post by BT » Tue 24 Jul 2012 22:51

Looked at some of the video footage last night, looked very bad. Deaths now number 4

BT

http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/s ... rises-four

Sav · Post by **Sav** » Wed 25 Jul 2012 19:37

Look after what we have
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P5o9Fz ... r_embedded

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