The night was very calm on the site of the fire which has ravaged 650 hectares since Thursday in the Cévennes, in the north of Gard, where the firefighters continue on Sunday the treatment of the edges to avoid any resumption of the fire.
“The fire on Bordezac is on the way to being settled very well.
But on such a large fire, it is still too early to say that there will be no more resumptions, hot spots, ”explains Commander Bernard Scotto, in charge of communication for the Gard firefighters.
The intervention device deployed on the spot, reduced Saturday evening to 350 men, remains unchanged for the moment.
“The relief operations commander will decide during the day, after a tour of the area, if we can still withdraw men.
But we are clearly on a favorable slope,” said Commander Scotto.
However, the weather remains at "severe risk" in the sector, with a wind between 40 and 50 km / h and a temperature exceeding 30 degrees.
“We therefore remain very vigilant,” he insisted.
Beware of unburned areas
“Our priority is to treat the entire circumference of the fire meter by meter, on the edge between what has burned and what has not burned, this is where we can have fire starts” , explained the spokesman for the fire department.
“We also fear that in the middle of the 650 hectares burned, there are still unburned copses which ignite and produce sparks which reach the green zone.
They must therefore also be dealt with quickly,” added the officer.
To do this, the firefighters have a water bomber helicopter on site to carry out “surgical strikes” on any fire outbreaks that may occur.
In the event of an emergency, national air assets would be called in as reinforcements.
Leaving the hamlet of Bordezac around 5 p.m. Thursday, this disaster mobilized up to 950 men, but caused no casualties.
Planet
Gard: The Cévennes fire fixed, lightened device for the night
Planet
Fire in the Gard: Why summer 2022 is at high risk on the forest fire front
Planet
Fire
Firefighters
Occitania
Languedoc Roussillon