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Cantal Civil Protection: 800 people attended to in 2025
Automatically translated from French ·
Published on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The civil protection service of Cantal managed 800 people and responded to 370 emergency situations in 2025. Recognized for its professionalism and values of dedication and proximity.
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➡ With 160 volunteers and 2 employees across 6 local offices, the Civil Protection of Cantal is an essential pillar of solidarity and safety in our territory.
In 2025:
✅ handling of nearly 800 people
✅ intervention in 370 emergency situations, natural disasters, or during preventive emergency response operations
✅ 900 people from Cantal have been trained in first aid procedures.
👉Early February, Lucy Llinares, deputy prefect and chief of staff at the prefecture of Cantal, praised, during a visit, the professionalism and strong values of dedication, responsiveness, and proximity demonstrated by the civil protection service.
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