Obelix   11 #25 Posted April 18, 2019 15 hours ago, hobinfoot said: Just seen a young female firefighter who was at Notre Dame on the night of the fire. Ah thats good then. Never saw then on the march before but it's been a few years since I've seen it.  ....for those that are not aware, the Paris fire service is the Brigade des saupers-pompiers de Paris. and is part of the French Army, rather than a civilan fire service. They parade along with the rest of the Army on Bastille Day - firefighters armed with assualt rifles are a peculiarly French thing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY   1,201 #26 Posted April 18, 2019 15 hours ago, hobinfoot said: Just seen a young female firefighter who was at Notre Dame on the night of the fire. Are you sure it wasn't Esmarelda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloke   1,445 #27 Posted April 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, Obelix said: Ah thats good then. Never saw then on the march before but it's been a few years since I've seen it.  ....for those that are not aware, the Paris fire service is the Brigade des saupers-pompiers de Paris. and is part of the French Army, rather than a civilan fire service. They parade along with the rest of the Army on Bastille Day - firefighters armed with assualt rifles are a peculiarly French thing... Hmmm... ... well that sounds a bit dangerous to me.  I hope they don't get confused if they hear someone shout 'fire!'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol   577 #28 Posted April 20, 2019 On 18/04/2019 at 11:25, Mr Bloke said: Hmmm... ... well that sounds a bit dangerous to me.  I hope they don't get confused if they hear someone shout 'fire!'... They'd be very confused if someone shouted in English.😮  In French - the words for fire as in lots of flames and fire as in shoot are totally different and highly unlikely to cause confusion............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Obelix   11 #29 Posted April 22, 2019 Theres probably a reason for the infantry being known as fusilliers....;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...