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Landes wildfires force evacuations as French firefighters call for strikes

France is facing an unprecedented wildfire season in 2026, with satellite data indicating that the total area burned has already surpassed the 20-year record. In the Landes region, a major wildfire has consumed approximately 1,100 hectares of pine forest, prompting the evacuation of 525 residents from the village of Luglon. Authorities have noted that the situation remains unfavorable due to high temperatures and shifting winds.

Simultaneously, French firefighters are engaging in industrial action. Following meetings with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, firefighter unions expressed deep dissatisfaction with the government's response to their needs. The unions are demanding increased personnel, better equipment, and improved funding to combat increasingly violent climate-driven fires. A national mobilization and demonstration in Paris has been scheduled for September 29, 2026, as workers continue to protest the lack of concrete measures in proposed civil security legislation.

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France · French Firefighters Unions · Fédération nationale des sapeurs-pompiers de France · Gendarmerie Nationale · Gilles Clavreul · La Réunion · Landes · Laurent Nunez · Loire-Atlantique · Luglon · Ministry of the Interior · SDIS 44

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