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It is summer of all dangers on the fire front, as we have seen in Aude, and alerts have been multiplying since. The inhabitants resumed their lives but the anxiety is there: what if the flames resumed? A drama that also brings vacationers to more vigilance.
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In the aisles, the Camping Le Val Enth cease in Mirepeïsset (Aude), surrounded by greenery, you will not see barbecue because they are prohibited. Customers are aware of it at the risk of fire from the entrance. “”Before, we had a small barbecue that was walking with coal. And we realized that when there is wind, the embers fly away. And we opted for that. In addition, we also use it at home, so double job“, Book a couple of campers who opted for a small electric barbecue.
For the less provident, the management offers electric barbecues for rental for 5 euros per day. “”It would be the unconsciousness to put barbecues with people who do not know how to do barbecues, who will make you burn everything and anything, even if there is wind. So we prefer to anticipate issues“Explains Franck Cantiteau, director of the Le Val de Care campsite.
A vigilance necessary even on the roads, places of many fire departures. On this particularly windy day, this smoker gives us his trick: a megot box. A small gesture that prevents your cigarettes from ending like the others in the dry grass. The roads are also places at risk because of the broken cars which sometimes take fire. So some even have ideas to remedy this problem.
“I say that a fire extinguisher in the car should be mandatory. If there is a fire that declares itself on the car, you must be able to turn it off, of course“, estimates a driver. Even today, with a high level of fire risk, each gesture counts to avoid fire departures.