The investigation carried out by the gendarmes of the Hautes-Alpes after several starts of fire in Serres, Sigottier and Montclus led to the arrest of a volunteer firefighter. He was placed in police custody.
The information was given by the SDIS of Hautes-Alpes in a brief press release. An investigation by the gendarmes conducted the arrest of a volunteer from their barracks suspected of being the incendiary they were looking for in the greenhouse sector.
The alleged facts occurred in the municipalities of Serre, Sigottier and Monclus in the Hautes-Alpes. Several departures of natural space fires have mobilized the fire forces in recent weeks in these areas.
A volunteer firefighter as part of this investigation was arrested and placed in police custody. It is one of the workforce of the department. He is implicated “For facts of destruction by dangerous means “recalls the SDIS in its press release.
As a precaution, it is the subject of a procedure of suspension as a precaution, the time of the current legal proceedings. If he were to be found guilty, he will be struck off, warns the SDIS.
The president of SDIS, Marcel Cannat and Colonel Alain Judge, reacted and “condemn with the greatest firmness such inadmissible acts “while paying tribute to the daily action of the 1200 men on the field in the Hautes-Alpes.
