The department is placed on orange heatwave alert as of Tuesday, July 18, 2023. It is important to adapt your behavior and pay particular attention to the elderly and children.
Here are some guidelines to follow:
> drink water several times a day, continue to eat normally;
> cool off and wet your body several times a day (face and forearms);
> spend several hours a day in a cool or air-conditioned place;
> avoid going out during the hottest hours and doing physical activity;

In this period of high heat, it is also important to be vigilant against the outbreak of fire. As a reminder, 9 out of 10 fires are of human origin.