History
The "plan rouge" was created in 1978 by the fire brigade of Paris (Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, BSPP), after explosions during an urban fire (rue Raynouard, Paris 16e), that resulted in 13 dead and a great number of casualties.
It was then extended to the whole French territory by 28 October 1986 the circulaire (ministerial instruction) #86-318 (ministry of Interior/French Home Office).
The name "red plan" refers to the traditional color of the French firefighters, and to the color of danger (blood/fire).
The red plan is defined by each département and thus can slightly vary from a dépertement to the other, but all the red plans are very similar.
Since 2007, the plan rouge is a specific case of the plan Orsec.
Read more about this topic: French Red Plan
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