Overview

• A vegetation fire broke out near Fréjus on July 7, prompting evacuation of a campsite and deployment of 95 firefighters alongside two water-bomber helicopters.
• The Fabrègues blaze in the Hérault was declared contained early Sunday and remains under surveillance by 200 firefighters treating hotspots.
• In the Aude, the fire anchored near Douzens is fixed but not fully controlled after scorching about 488 hectares, with crews maintaining ground and aerial operations.
• Météo-France elevated forest-fire alerts to red for the Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône and Var, enforcing massifs closures to curb further outbreaks.
• Temperatures above 36 °C combined with prolonged drought and gusty, often tourbillon winds have driven an unusually early and intense fire season.