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Incendie dans les Hautes Fagnes : comment s'est déroulée la coordination ?

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Firemen prepare for their deployment on August 17, 2026 in Kalterherberg near Monschau, western Germany, close to the border with Belgium. According to official reports, the fire in the Hohes Venn (High Fens, Hautes Fagnes) nature reserve in Belgium is no longer spreading towards the German border. "The wind is blowing in a favourable direction and the current rainfall is helping to contain the spread," said Tony Hosmans, head of crisis communications for the Governor of the Province of Li�ge, on Monday, August 17, 2026. Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border. Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer that has already contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
Firemen prepare for their deployment on August 17, 2026 in Kalterherberg near Monschau, western Germany, close to the border with Belgium. According to official reports, the fire in the Hohes Venn (High Fens, Hautes Fagnes) nature reserve in Belgium is no longer spreading towards the German border. "The wind is blowing in a favourable direction and the current rainfall is helping to contain the spread," said Tony Hosmans, head of crisis communications for the Governor of the Province of Li�ge, on Monday, August 17, 2026. Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border. Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer that has already contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) ©AFP or licensors

Lorsque ce type d'événement se produit, il est indispensable de coordonner l'ensemble des services qui sont susceptibles d'intervenir. Un centre de crise provincial sous l'autorité du gouverneur de la province de Liège a donc été mis en place comme le prévoient les procédures habituelles. Le centre de crise communique notamment de manière régulière vers les médias sur l'évolution de la situation.

Certains fonctionnaires de la Région wallonne se sont eux aussi rapidement retrouvés sur le pont. Il s'agit, par exemple, de ceux qui travaillent au niveau des barrages. Les aéronefs engagés pour lutter contre l'incendie doivent en effet savoir où s'approvisionner en eau. Mais c'est le cas aussi des agents du DNF (département nature et forêt) qui connaissent le terrain comme leur poche et qui peuvent guider les pompiers. De ce côté-là, il semble que les choses se sont passées de manière tout à fait professionnelle.

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