Firefighters, whether volunteers or professionals, can film their interventions using individual cameras, according to a decree published Friday in the Official Journal. Rescuers will have the opportunity to film interventions "when occurs or is likely to occur an incident likely to jeopardize their physical integrity," says the decree.
A measure taken "on an experimental basis until February 2022"
This measure is for the moment taken "on an experimental basis, until February 5, 2022", specifies the decree. "The use of pedestrian cameras is both an additional protection for firefighters, a message of firmness to those who attack them, and the guarantee that no aggression will go unpunished," said a statement. the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner. According to the ministry, "three times a day, firefighters are victims of aggression throughout France", and these cameras will "film the assault they may be victims", and identify the perpetrators.