While Paris, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne were placed on yellow fire alert this Monday, June 12, Météo des forêts has extended its alert level to three other departments in the Paris region.
Due to weather conditions, Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Yvelines and Essonne have been placed on yellow alert for today, Tuesday June 13, 2023. Caution is therefore advised in the forests and woods of these six Île-de-France departments, which include the Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes and Bois de Rueil-Malmaison, as well as the Forêt de Meudon and the Forêt de Rambouillet.
For the day of June 14, all Île-de-France departments should be affected by this yellow vigilance.
As the Météo des Forêts website points out, " weather conditions have a strong influence on the start and spread of fires ". Therefore, "with the aim of preventing fires and so that everyone can adapt their behavior according to the foreseeable danger, the Météo des Forêts indicates a forest fire danger level based on weather forecasts and the state of dryness of the vegetation ". When the alert level is yellow, then " the risk of fires may be locally high ", says the Météo des Forêts website, adding that " weather conditions do not significantly increase the risk of forest and vegetation fires starting and spreading, compared with normal summer conditions ".
To avoid any risk of fires and forest fires starting, the site reminds us of the most important steps to take:
