Paris firefighters

Telethon 2025: Paris firefighters climb ropes at Les Ateliers Gaîté

The Telethon returns across France on December 5 and 6, 2025, with a series of charity events of all kinds. In Paris, several events are planned, including this unusual challenge in which Paris firefighters will have to climb a rope as many times as possible.

Paris fire department open house dates in 2025

The fire stations of Paris and the Île-de-France region open their doors to you free of charge on certain Saturdays and Sundays (depending on the station) throughout the year, giving you the chance to immerse yourself in the life of firefighters in and around the capital.

Fête Nationale 2024 in Paris: the Bal des pompiers awaits you in the 1st arrondissement

As part of the Fête Nationale festivities, the Caserne Rousseau in Paris's 1st arrondissement awaits you this July 13 for the traditional Bal des Pompiers! From 9pm onwards, come and dance the night away in support of the Paris firefighters, and who knows... maybe you'll find a firefighter to take home with you?

July 14, 2024: firemen's ball at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris on July 13

The traditional firemen's ball at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris returns this year on Saturday July 13, 2024. On the program? A festive, free evening of dancing inside this wellspring of scientific knowledge.

July 14, 2021: firemen's balls cancelled in Paris and the inner suburbs for the second time

It is unfortunately confirmed... Due to the health crisis, the Paris Fire Brigade will not organize dances on July 13 and 14, 2021 in the capital and in the inner suburbs, as they traditionally do every summer for the national holiday.

Sulfur odor in Paris and Île-de-France: analyses are ongoing

Last Sunday evening, Paris and Ile-de-France inhabitants have been disturbed by a strange sulfur odor in the air for some and a smell of burning for others. If internet users have shared their worries on social network, Paris firefighters attribute these smells to the sever storms this weekend. Analyses are ongoing to determine the origin. Results should be known later today.