[HIGHLIGHTS] Forest fires: is the France ready to deal with the risk of fire this summer?

This Sunday, a fire ravaged 1,000 hectares of vegetation in the Pyrénées-Orientales. The fire season starts very early this year, and raises fears of a very difficult summer, especially because of the severe drought affecting the country.

Will the measures put in place by the government be sufficient to deal with the fire risk? Julien Ruffault, post-doctoral researcher at URFM Inrae in Avignon, warns that the number of large fires could be multiplied by three.