The images of this man wearing a fluorescent reflective vest, walking on the belfry of Notre Dame have been around the world, relayed first by a Spanish media and observed on the live NBCN. Twitter inflamed with spontaneous reactions fueling conspiracy theories.
To understand this controversy, Sud Radio conducted its investigation on its side by questioning including Jérôme François, the union of the UNSA-Territoriaux Fonctionnaires Pompiers.
A fluorescent yellow chasuble? A worker at this time on the site?
Ludovic Lemoues, President of the Front des Patriotes Républicains thought he saw a "djellaba", it is not. But doubt about wearing such paraphernalia for a "firefighter" was allowed. Indeed, firefighters wear an orange or fluorescent yellow chasuble if and only if it is threaded by the head of intervention, the one who holds the spear or by the driver of the intervention vehicle. There is necessarily the title of the post on reflective tape, affixed to the back and chest. Now, and it is this element that surely marks the end of the controversy, we objectively distinguish a large silver band in the back of the individual. The chasuble observed is unavailable for sale for Mr. Everybody, different in this point of the "yellow vests" seen every weekend on the roundabouts of the country.
A dark coat? Are firefighters not in red usually?
Then, if this element was not enough and the color of the coat of the individual put the chip in the ear, the experience of Jérôme François demonstrates that we should not rely on this doubt: "Navy blue outfit or red: both are possible, even within a team. The new official dress is red but we do not renew a "wardrobe" of thousands of firefighters so quickly so it can happen that the outfits are variegated within a group intervention. "Therefore, the poor light of the video leads us to believe in a brown jacket or black but it would be a navy blue a priori.
A fire helmet, really?
This is probably the only thing that can clearly be seen, without any doubt, the man in question is wearing the silver helmet of firefighters. The image is taken at a distance but we still see the reflective materials of the headgear.
All this information was confirmed this Wednesday by the spokesman of the Paris fire brigade "It was simply the commander of the relief operations, why was he there at that time? Fire, as it does every time, to check that the teams are in action. "
Yes, Emmanuel Macron surely has not said much about the investigation that questions many French. Yes, there are doubts that are not yet officially raised on the departure of fires. Yes, events of such dramatic proportions have the sad point of raising a thousand and one conspiracy theories, but this element can already be ruled out.
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