Overview

• Major wildfires in the Aude and Marseille are now fixed but remain under continuous aerial and ground surveillance to prevent reactivation.
• All 25 forest massifs in Bouches-du-Rhône stay closed under a “très sévère” alert, while ten western and southern departments face elevated fire-risk warnings from Météo France.
• Prefects have extended bans on fireworks sales and displays from July 12 through July 31, prompting dozens of communes to cancel or postpone their 14-July events.
• Scorching temperatures, prolonged drought and strong mistral and tramontane winds continue to fuel extreme fire hazards across the south and west.
• Some 11 500 police, gendarmes and firefighters remain on high alert for July 13–14 national festivities to safeguard public safety and enforce restrictions.