Question 24598 — cultural heritage

Summary

Mrs. Brigitte Kuster reminds the Minister of Culture that despite the unprecedented nature of the fire detection means deployed in the Paris Cathedral, their failure did not allow a sufficiently rapid intervention by the Paris firefighters who, notwithstanding their courage and their commitment, were therefore not able to prevent the partial destruction of the cathedral, in particular its roofs, its frames and its Viollet-le-Duc spire. Of Even their unsuitable equipment, the arms of the Paris fire brigade vehicles were often too short, contributed to complicating their task, with the tragic consequences that we know about. Consequently, the security plan for the 87 cathedrals owned by the State is allocated 2 million euros to the “Heritage” program of the “Culture” mission currently under debate in the National Assembly as part of the PLF for 2020 is a good first initiative. Also, she wishes to know what conclusions were drawn from these dysfunctions and whether an audit was carried out in religious buildings and exceptional heritage (BNF, national archives, etc.) with regard to detection equipment, security procedures, control of their effectiveness and efficiency and the means available to firefighters and what are the operational measures that will be implemented.

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