This Friday evening, heavy rains are expected, between 20 and 40 mm. Up to 60 mm in the east of the department, according to Steven Tual, meteorologist. In the fire station in the Lorient country, the time was for preparations. In the event of risk of floods, the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) gives very specific instructions. At the Lorient rescue center, Lieutenant Larriabe and his team reviewed the equipment. Motorcycles, vacuum cleaners, generators … “In the vast majority of cases, we intervene in flooded cellars. The priority is to protect and secure, ”he explains. The workforce has been reinforced. This Friday evening, two volunteer firefighters joined the team, already made up of sixteen people.
A weak tide coefficient
The CTA (alert treatment center) is also being prepared. “If many people call at the same time, calls are sorted between vital emergencies and those related to the storm. At the Hennebont rescue center (56), the same device was deployed, but the firefighters were not worried. “The tidal coefficient is weak, it is in our favor. »»
The Lieutenant Laribe warns, however: “It is the event that commands. The climatic phenomena are random, “says the one who notably remembers the Ciaran storm in November 2023.” There have been many interventions but no gravity. The prefecture has a big prevention role, people had prepared for it. She advises in particular to secure the goods likely to be damaged by the floods and not to commit, on foot or by car, on a submerged lane.
In the vast majority of cases, we intervene in flooded cellars. The priority is to protect and secure
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Strong winds, this Sunday
On the town hall side, vigilance is required. In Hennebont, where the town is often affected by floods during episodes of heavy rains, the mayor, Michèle Dollé, is ready to set up a barrier and cut traffic on the quays that run along the Blavet, in the event overflows. Elected officials can also be of penalty if necessary. But at the start of the weekend, the elected official wants to be reassuring. “We are not in an alarming situation, the phenomena do not combine because there are no big tides. »»
In Lorient, Lieutenant Laribe indicates that the technical services of the town hall as well as the departmental councils can, if necessary, strengthen the means of firefighters.
This weekend, weather conditions will not go by arranging. Except, perhaps, this Saturday, January 25. “I promise you the weather beautiful!” Steven Tual advances. A glimmer of hope that will be darkened this Sunday with the arrival of winds of up to 120 km/h, placing the department in orange vigilance floods and strong winds. “The winds are generally synonymous with more interventions with the fall of trees and sheets,” says Lieutenant Lorientais. Next week will not be rainy but “the good weather should come back in early February”, according to the meteorologist.
