Le Figaro Bordeaux
Since the Lubrisol fire in Rouen, the Seveso sites have been closely monitored. In Bassens (Gironde) it “explosionwhich would threaten the residents in case of serious malfunctions of the Cerexagri plant. To prevent an accident at this sulfur-based plant health product manufacturing facility, the prefecture organized a drill this Wednesday, November 30. “The alarm started at 9 am with the municipality, prefecture, DREAL (Regional Directorate of Environment, Planning and Housing, Editor’s Note) firefighters, police and metro “, explains the director of the company, Thierry Collin. Reception reflexes during a crisis unit session are: confine yourself to where you are, turn off the ventilation, and above all, don’t take your children to school“, says the leader, who will retire in three months.
This test completed in the afternoon was written. “ A fire was simulated on a cargo truck near the sceneDelfina Balsa, head of the Gironde prefect’s staff, explains. In charge of operations, he launched FR-Alert, the communication system for residents of an area affected by a major incident. The first in the Gironde, where 15 places are classified at the high threshold of Seveso. Launched by the Home Office on June 21, 2021 using a European directive, the tool enables a notification to be sent to all smartphones present in the danger zone.
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FR-Alert “avoids phone line congestion”
“It is very interesting to manage the crises, because it allows to quickly prevent, while specifying the appropriate safety instructions.“, develops Delphine Balsa. This morning, the devices fixed in the target area two hundred meters away from the factory thus received two pushes, warning about the start and end of the exercise. Another advantage of FR-Alert. its technology is based on telecommunication channels, which avoids the saturation of telephone lines”, Indicates the one who directed the actions.
The words precede.exercise,” these notices encouraged their recipients to respond to an online questionnaire to express their opinions about this new tool. About 100 responses are being processed. Despite the statement.You may receive this message in case of an emergencyAt the start of these warnings, a dozen concerned people contacted the prefecture.
En-Alert”strengthens» utility tools
To avoid any confusion, other procedures are activated in the event of an incident. In addition to sounding the factory alarm, police or equipped emergency services walk the streets with megaphones or even go door-to-door. In the municipality of Bassens, which was used for the exercise, as six plants classified as “Seveso” are located on its territory, the web communication on the city’s website and social networks, as well as the call machine, were also activated. “The Fr-Alert system enhances municipal tools– emphasizes city councilor Alexander Rubio. He also remembers.importance“in”This morning’s exercise, which particularly enabled the improvement of automation between the various mobilized cells“.
Concerned residents who will not yet be registered on the Bassens alert mailing lists, “are encouraged to fix“.
Source: Le Figaro
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