High fire risk in Finistère: prolonged preventive measures

Dry weather and the absence of significant precipitation worsen the severe drying of vegetation, increasing the risk of fire ignition and spread in Finistère.

Extended prevention measures

• Temporary prevention measures are extended across the entire department until Friday, 14 August 2026 at 12:00.
• The Prefect of Finistère calls for the utmost vigilance and strict compliance with existing restrictions.

Prohibitions and restrictions

• Use of fire is prohibited, except for interventions by the departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS29).
• Campfires and cooking fires are prohibited in the presence or near vegetation. Only gas equipment may be used under strictly safe conditions, near dwellings or in tourist accommodation establishments.
• Bivouacking remains prohibited in high-risk areas.
• Work likely to produce sparks is regulated: it must be carried out only if a water reserve (water tank) or two fire extinguishers are immediately available.
• Agricultural grinding operations and forest and landscaping works generating sparks are prohibited between 14:00 and 18:00.
• Urgent maintenance works on networks aimed at preventing or limiting fire outbreaks remain permitted, provided suitable firefighting resources are available.

Human origin of fires

• 9 out of 10 fires are of human origin.
• A poorly extinguished cigarette butt, a barbecue, or a spark can be enough to trigger a fire.

Consultation of measures

• The complete list of measures is available on the website of the Finistère prefecture: swll.to/9b1Aez