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For the New Year's Evealways identified as at risk, the workforce of emergency services are reinforced In l’Orne. As is customary, prefect Sébastien Jallet went to greet, this Tuesday, December 31, 2024, the personnel mobilized in Alençon for New Year's Eve. He was accompanied by Joaquim Pueyo, mayor of Alençon, and Christophe de Balorre, president of the Orne Departmental Council.

24 police officers on the bridge

This night, the Police relies on 24 agents deployed in Orne (14 in Alençon, 5 in Argentan and 5 in Flers). A Bac crew is also ready to act in Alençon.

Three to four patrols will circulate this night in the city-prefecture of Orne, compared to two usually, “in particular in Perseigne, Courteille and the city center”, specifies Renato Cavarelli, departmental director of the national police (DDPN) in the 'Orne. Road checks will be intensified from midnight.

115 soldiers last night and January 1st

On the side of the gendarmerie, 115 soldiers are on deck in the department, “more than a third of the available personnel”, informs Colonel Pierre-Olivier Benech, boss of the gendarmes in Orne.

The mobilization of the gendarmes is reinforced for the nuit but also for the day of January 1st. “Last year, we realized that several people were hitting the road again in the morning even though they were unable to do so because of alcohol. »

Speed ​​checks and alcohol and drug screenings will be carried out in “sensitive areas”. Twelve points were identified.

The gendarmerie operations and intelligence center (CORG), which handles emergency calls, is also consolidated with a additional operatormaking three in total. Uproar, accidents, violence… The call peak usually occurs between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m..

More than 400 firefighters available

The firefighters and the Samu may also receive numerous phone calls during the night. For firefighters, “accidents and fires are the main risks of the period,” recognizes Lieutenant-Colonel Sébastien Marathon, responsible for departmental on-call duty. “But at New Year 2024, activity was very calm with 22 interventions. »

More than 400 firefighters will be available in the department's 45 barracks to intervene at night if necessary.

A black Saturday for Samu

For the Samu, the day has so far been “the calmest of the week”. Operators were overwhelmed in the days following Christmas, particularly on Saturday December 28. “Over that day, we received more than 1,000 calls,” says Blandine Bernon, room manager.

The charging ratewhich reflects the level of ARM communication occupancy, was 69 % (the recommendations are around 33%). “We were at saturation. On average, an ARM handles seven calls per hour, that day it was 17.4. » This explosion is partly explained by the current epidemiological circulation.

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