Operations
The BSPP has about 1 200 interventions per day. In 2001:
- 1st fire group: 163 081 interventions amongst which 9 606 fires;
- 2nd fire group: 136 078 interventions amongst which 5 583 fires;
- 3rd fire group: 150 376 interventions amongst which 5 234 incendies.
There are 6,16 million inhabitants in the BSPP zone (1999). This represents:
- per day: 19 interventions per 100 000 inhabitants;
- per year: 7 300 interventions per 100 000 inhab., amongst which 331 fires per 100 000 inhab.
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