Fire access routes

Also known as DFCI (Forest Fire Defence) paths, these access routes criss-cross the immense forest massif of the Landes, allowing fire fighters easier access to burnt areas. Although the great fires of 1947 and 1949 are still remembered, we must not forget the fires that occurred between 1730 and 1755. At that time, the population was even more vulnerable to these monstrous blasts, and when the walls of fire were too high, the solution was often to take refuge in a nearby village and pray for rain...