Chief Warrant Officer Régis Ferrand has been a firefighter at the Malicorne-sur-Sarthe fire and rescue center for 33 years.
On December 17, he was part of the group of 12 firefighters selected by Sdis 72, to help the inhabitants of Mayotte, after the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido.
They landed in Reunion then joined Mayotte for reconnaissance on Grande Terre, the southern part, and Petite Terre. very damaged ». « We helped 3,700 people, provided 709 care and carried out 34 evacuations, many of them children. Injuries were mainly caused by metal sheets, nails and metal equipment, not to mention illnesses, fevers and gastrointestinal illnesses. »
They returned a little earlier, on December 31, not having all the vaccines necessary to fight this epidemic. The construction of an advanced medical center was therefore done without them.
-Régis Ferrand « keeps great memories of the population. We raided the bangas (slums, Editor’s note) to get as close as possible to people, they are very nice “. And to underline the professionalism of Sdis: “ I take my hat off to them. They were very thorough, really on top, and took care of us ».
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