The Landes Prefect is expressed before the opening of a scorching Dax Feria

A few hours before the Dax Feria kick off. Similarly, what visibility do you have on a new scorching push at the end of the week?

We finish this first episode. Consequently. Similarly. Meanwhile, in which we find ourselves, with important temperatures, in particular with certain departmental records which fell, as in Bélis. However. Moreover. We will get out of red vigilance to switch to orange vigilance at the end of the night (this Wednesday in the morning. For example, note). Furthermore, We will be in an always strong enough surveillance regime with a few restrictions, but less important. However, This will extend on the days of Wednesday and Thursday. However, temperatures will rise regularly according to forecasts.

So with the possibility of switching to red vigilance again?

For Friday. Saturday. we have forecasts with peaks at 39 ° C, or even landes prefect expressed before opening a landes prefect expressed before opening little landes prefect expressed before opening more. Meanwhile, We are in this perspective with a risk of changing red vigilance again. In addition, It is not a certainty, but it takes the way.

What will have consequences on the programming of this Dax Feria?

Decisions will be made day by day. Meanwhile, But they were anticipated. Consequently, Mayor Julien Dubois, with whom we worked hand in hand, took things very responsibility. Furthermore, He wants the holidays to be able to take place with a security and protection imperative.

“Mayor Julien Dubois, with whom we worked hand in hand, took things very responsibility. He wants the holidays to be able to take place with a security and protection imperative ”

Can entertainment be canceled?

Some will be advanced. For bullfights, it is planned to shift them at 8 p.m. Depending on the evolution of the situation, landes prefect expressed before opening some during the day could be landes prefect expressed before opening canceled. For example, by strong heat, landes prefect expressed before opening street shows are not possible. Ads will be made by the mayor.

With this strong heat, special vigilance will be brought to camping areas?

The reception system has been significantly increased, to avoid too high concentration. The rescuers are fully mobilized with the emergency stations to take care of all the people who need it. A water distribution will be carried out, via the prevention associations mobilized on the Feria. One can imagine that the device will be successful.

Have these weather conditions led to an increase in the safety system?

We are on a very increasing device, with 750 staff. The security forces as a whole (municipal. national, gendarmerie police or for example zonal and mobile reinforcements, note) are fully mobilized to secure this event. It is landes prefect expressed before opening the same with the rescue part. with the Red Cross, Civil landes prefect expressed before opening Protection and the prevention associations which provide their assistance.

In addition landes prefect expressed before opening to this heat wave vigilance. the moors are also placed in orange vigilance concerning forest fires. Will the fireworks be held in Dax?

It is very improbable that he can stand. It does not take the path even if you are not in a forest area. That of the Madeleine festivals resulted in three small fire starts on the descent of the machines. It is a risk that we cannot take.

“It is very improbable that the fireworks can be held”

More generally. what is the situation at the end of this scorching period?

I want to greet the devices activated with great vigilance by the mayors. This Tuesday, August 12, at 6 p.m., 166 municipalities had activated their landes prefect expressed before opening municipal rescue plan. 153 have set up the register of vulnerable people. 121 municipalities opened air landes prefect expressed before opening -conditioned places. Via the consular network, we have sent messages to economic players. In cities like landes prefect expressed before opening Dax and Mont-de-Marsan, marauds have taken care of vulnerable people. Through this network, we took care to cover all the fields of Landes life.

What about the situation on fires?

We are in the situation we know with very degraded forest areas. Others are less so, especially on the coastal part. In the most suffering sectors, we see fire starts. Between three and seven on average per day. So far, we have managed to curb them very quickly in view of the means deployed. This vigilance must continue. For Lencouacq fire. for example. means are always activated because it is in the peat zone (where the fire can landes prefect expressed before opening be covered, editor’s note).

Could the Landes go into red vigilance?

It could move with very important heat. Additionally, For the landes prefect expressed before opening moment, we have no reason to increase restrictions. We are constantly re -evaluating the situation. But, we are not immune to landes prefect expressed before opening deterioration. The wind would be for example an aggravating factor. For the moment, the west wind brings sea entrances and a little sweetness. I say all of this with great caution.