It is a weekend particularly at risk that the department of Indre is preparing to live. On the one hand, this Friday, August 15, 2025, holidays, causes traffic on larger roads. The gendarmrie of the Indre announces 38 scheduled checks between August 15 and 17, 2025, and even specifies certain places: “Friday August 15 morning: research of road behavior dangerous sectors Châtillon-sur-Indre then Valençay; Friday August 15 afternoon: research of dangerous road behavior sector Issoudun; Friday August 15 Evening/night: alcohol and narcotics checks with the Châtre, Ardent and Hagia-Sévère; Saturday August 16 afternoon: alcohol and narcotics controls Sector Le Blanc; Saturday August 16 morning: Searches for dangerous road behavior Ecueillé and Buzançais; Saturday August 16 Evening/night: Alcohol and narcotics checks Silver Silver-sur-Creuse; Sunday, August 17th morning: research of dangerous road behavior Eguzon-Chacha area; Sunday August 17 Beginning afternoon: Searches for dangerous road behavior LEVROUX sector; Sunday August 17 afternoon / evening: speed controls A20 and secondary network (search + 30 / +40 / + 50 km / h above at authorized speeds). ”
Weekend departures that leave empty housing. What encourage the national police to recall the prudence instructions before leaving their accommodation: close all the frames, shutters, key doors.
For the most foresight, the police recall the existence of the “holiday tranquility” operation, which makes it possible to report to the police as well as to the gendarmerie that unoccupied accommodation requires monitoring.
A department at severe fire risk
Wednesday, August 13, prefectural restrictions and calls for caution of firefighters showed their raison d’être. A fire of almost 15 hectares started in a natural area of branchage, moor and grass dry from a private plot. The ground intervention and two Air Tractor planes made it possible to control the fire, despite a strong wind.
This Friday, Migné’s intervention is not closed, however, with monitoring of the site that persists. The presence of peat and moors around the starting point of the fire reveals a possible underground fire.
The weather conditions are the same today, where a new scorching peak may be reached, according to Météo Center. The public is therefore called to the greatest vigilance. The use of all joy fires, fireworks, Chinese lanterns, etc. was prohibited by the prefect. In the event of an outdoor barbecue, there is an obligation to ensure the security of the household and to provide a nearby extinction.
And during this scorching period, the police recall that restrictions also apply to the use of water: the washing of vehicles is prohibited, even in washing stations. Only emergency intervention vehicles can access it.
