“Thank you and Happy New Year!” The same message from the Mayor of Montpellier and the Prefect of Hérault to the teams mobilized for New Year's Eve

The mayor, Michaël Delafosse, began his tour at around 7 p.m., in La Paillade, with the firefighters of the Jean-Guizonnier barracks. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

The prefect and the mayor of Montpellier visited the services mobilized for December 31.

Six meetings were on the agenda of the prefect of Hérault for his visit to the services mobilized this Tuesday evening. François-Xavier Lauch began with the Hérault Gendarmerie Group.“More than 300 gendarmes are on the ground, with a hundred in reserve, and we have around thirty control operations planned throughout the department”, explained General Thomas Deprecq, head of the Hérault gendarmes. “From 3 a.m., we focus on traffic offenses. We also expect 800 calls during the night, compared to the usual 600.” “The year has been busy but the gendarmes have done a remarkable job”, observed the prefect.

The prefect first visited the gendarmes and their boss, General Thomas Deprecq. Midi Libre – Guillaume Richard

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He then continued to the Sdis before going to the emergency department of the CHU. François Xavier-Lauch took the opportunity to meet the on-call caregivers on the evening of the 31st. After visits to the departmental military delegation and the administrative detention center in Sète, the prefect ended his tour at the police station.

The prefect then made a detour via the CHU. Midi Libre – Valentin Cosson

As for the mayor, he began it at the Jean-Guizonnier barracks, in La Mosson, with the 28 firefighters mobilized for the night, some of whom were also on duty. “I start with you every year because if I come later, you're out, joked Michaël Delafosse, recalling that New Year's Eve can be lively. We hope for a quiet evening. Thank you for the work you do. I hope that in 2025, we will inaugurate the city's third fire station, in Montpellier Sud.” Before wishing the whole team a happy new year and moving on to the next stages of his tour: the Tam maintenance center, the AHM solidarity New Year's Eve, the CHU and the police station, at 10 p.m., where he joined the prefect.

Michaël Delafosse greeted all the firefighters present at the barracks in La Mosson. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART