“And there, you say place du Mistral”. On the set of More beautiful life in Marseille, Joseph, a firefighter from the Bouches-du-Rhône SDIS, trains people in actions that save a dozen people in the team. “The first thing when you call 112 is to say where you are, and what you see, with that we have already selected the barracks, the appropriate vehicle to send there, and we can continue to exchange. Never hang up unless instructed to do so. »
Soon on France Télé
Blue sweatshirt and white beanie, Bryan Trésor is ultra-concentrated. A little set back from the stage, he sometimes signals to the soundman, sometimes to the cameraman, to capture the right angle, the right exchange of questions and answers with the firefighters (because the team has no shortage of them). On screen, he plays Baptiste, the adopted son of the homosexual couple Thomas and Gabriel who discovers this season a vocation as a firefighter during the fire at the Hôtel Céleste. But that day, he was behind the camera for a new role in real life: directing the video clips broadcast from March 19 on the France Télévisions site.
“We can all be a firefighter”
“We have already developed web mini-series, on the transgender theme for example, but this model, documentary and not fiction, is the first time, underlines Céline Cauvy, brand manager. More beautiful life. We are a series broadcast on one of the major public service channels, it is only natural that we wanted to develop this series of four videos on life-saving gestures. »
All smiles, Captain Pierre-Claude Pastor watches the scene shot on the terrace of the restaurant Le Marci. During the writing of the episodes of the soap opera, he has already played the role of “script doctor” to make the character of Baptiste believable. “The Bryan, we first had to make him a volunteer firefighter, that’s where our needs are,” he says. The goal with this web mini-series is to explain to everyone behind their screen that we can all be firefighters, that we are not born heroes. »
On the Place du Mistral, the formation follows its course. We learn that the lateral safety position is no longer necessarily the norm, that the position of the tourniquet must be done as close as possible to the wound to save the affected limb, or that the defibrillators in the street guide us orally on the procedure. to be continued. One by one, everyone tries their hand at cardiac massage on a dummy.
Abusive calls and incivilities
“With two hours of practice and simple gestures, you can become the first link in the rescue,” says Captain Pastor. Through the app The Good Samaritan, you can then be geolocated by the emergency services to help in the event of a life-threatening emergency. »
Through video pellets for More beautiful life, the SDIS 13 wants to send several messages. First of all, openness to all profiles: regardless of physique, age, and even fear of blood, you can always join as a volunteer firefighter. “Today, there are 14% women,” also adds Captain Pastor. The videos also address abusive calls or incivility in the field: “One minute is 10% more chance of survival”, recalls the SDIS.
Captain Pastor also has more than one story to bring Bryan’s character as a firefighter to life. He would see it in the creeks, facing forest fires, or even managing a swimming accident. So many mobilization topics for the SDIS 13. Rumors about the end of the series? “The firefighters are there, we have invested More beautiful life, we must not touch them now! “, he launches. A way of kicking into touch, like the rest of the team who refuses for the moment to believe in this bad scenario.
* To follow this 2-hour training on life-saving gestures with the SDIS 13, simply contact the fire station nearest to you. A participation of 14 euros per person is requested.