Wildfires in southwestern France are continuing to burn near the city of Bordeaux.
The blaze has destroyed more than 100 homes in Drammen and has spread to a nearby forest, authorities say.
The move comes in the wake of widespread public outcry after the beach fire station was completely shifted out to Meenchanda, leaving the city’s prime commercial hubs without immediate emergency cover
The country, which suffers each summer, builds an arsenal of high-tech surveillance to help pre-position firefighters.
It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.