Violence against a firefighter during an intervention: Sdis 30 “outraged” at an “intolerable” act

Le fils d’une victime avait insulté et tenté de frapper le pompier lors d’une intervention. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

During an intervention, a firefighter was attacked last December by the son of a victim, who received a one-year prison sentence.

"During an intervention to rescue a person on December 3, 2023, the victim's son insulted a firefighter from the center of Nîmes, pushed him, pushed him with the shoulder and tried to punch him in the face. The "OMV" (Outrages-Threats-Violences) was then immediately applied, leading to overall support for the agent concerned."

A criminal conviction and an obligation of care

Faced with an act deemed “intolerable”, the firefighter concerned and the Gard Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis 30) filed a complaint. "The defendant, already convicted of having attacked firefighters, was summoned before the Nîmes criminal court on Thursday May 16, 2024 to answer for his facts", continues the Sdis in a press release, explaining that the man "was found guilty and criminally sentenced to one year in prison under an electronic bracelet with obligation care".

"Total support"

While the civil party constitutions of the firefighter and Sdis30 were declared admissible and made it possible to obtain damages, the president and director of Sdis, for their part, reaffirmed "their fullest support for the attacked firefighters and demonstrate their indignation at this intolerable act".

The Sdis du Gard and its board of directors condemning "firmly attacks of all kinds against firefighters", while recalling that "the filing of complaints and the triggering of the global "OMV" procedure are systematic in the event of ;rsquo;insult, threats or violence.