As the end of 2024 approaches, firefighters in La Manche are starting to take stock. Saturday November 30, 2024, on the occasion of Sainte-Barbe's Day from the Saint-Lô rescue center (Manche), they presented the figures for the first ten months.
A departure every 15 minutes
At the end of October 2024, the Manche firefighters carried out 29,489 interventions, i.e. one departure every fifteen minutes and 43,813 vehicle departures. Note, however, that the storm Ciaran (1is November 2023) does not fit into this statistic.
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Personal assistance represents 81% of these operations and is down 3% compared to 2023. Just like traffic accidents which represent 6% of the activity of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) .
As for the activity of the Dragon 50 helicopter, it decreased by 40%. Essentially because the machine is old and it had to be taken care of in preparation for the passing of the flame and the ceremonies of the 80e anniversary of the Landing.
Over the first ten months of the year, the civil security helicopter participated in 201 medical evacuations.
