Civil Aviation Pilots Union, which fights wildfires. new evacuations in the Gironde, with almost 13,000 hectares destroyed since Tuesday, asked on Sunday for more planes and available personnel, with civil security recognizing the situation.”tensebut emphasizing the future growth of material and human resources.
“As I speak to you, we don’t have the planes we should haveChristophe Govilot, spokesman for the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Crew (Snpnac), told AFP, who “Don’t argue, just work“in order to”to help our fellow firefighters in the field“. In the Gironde, the latter were still struggling on Sunday to tackle two devastating forest fires that destroyed nearly 11,000 hectares of forest and vegetation.
12 Canadair for civil security
The Civil Security air fleet based in Nîmes has 12 Canadairs, 6 Dash, the 7th will be operational in August, 8 in 2023, and 3 Beechcraft, according to Civil Security spokesman Alexandre Joissard, who emphasizes:increasing our air fleet resources“. But for Christoph Govilot, a third of each type of aircraft was unfit for maintenance this weekend. “It is not satisfactory– he judges.
“It is necessary to immobilize the device for 4-5 hours to perform these checks– answers Alexander Zhusar, who emphasizes that.the more you drop (water), the more your car is used“. No mechanics for Christophe GovilloNot enough people to do all the repairs, not enough spare partsand the private service provider responsible for maintenance, Sabena Technics,not suitable“. “The plane’s engine is already a month old“and”Repairs that should take 2-3 hours take 5 or 6 and are not very successful as the planes break down several days in a row.“, laments the trade unionist.
Another complaint.There is no current number of pilots – we are 16 captains, we should be 22“, evaluates Christophe Govillo. by the fault ofA policy pursued by civil security for yearsAccording to him, however, judging by the study protocol signed at the beginning of July.very positive“. “To return to this at this time, when everyone is fighting wildfires, seems inappropriate to me.“, Alexander Joissard answers, emphasizing “Exceptional work by the flight teams in very difficult conditions“. The commander simultaneously recognizes “strained operating device“. “A slightly larger margin is desirable in the future as we know we are heading towards an increase in the number of interventions“, the press spokesperson adds.
Source: Le Figaro
