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Lyon metropolis, the third largest city in France, but no military firefighters. Unlike Paris and Marseille, only civilian firefighters operate throughout the Lyon metropolitan area. Immersed in these barracks, which bring together the largest concentration of civilian firefighters in France with 5,700 firefighters, we will make you experience the daily life of these men and women of action. Firefighters apart, specially trained in chemical risks, to act in the largest Seveso-classified industrial corridor in France. You will discover how dozens of firefighters are mobilized to put out the fire declared in a huge factory installed in this corridor. At the same time, other teams are on the job to manage the accident on the Lyon ring road of a tanker truck loaded with sulfuric acid. This is the daily life of the three barracks that our camera followed. First, the central, and its 9,300 annual interventions. Located in the heart of the city, this is where Sergeant-Major Stéphane Achard operates. Specialty: emergency psychology. We followed him during various rescue outings for victims in distress. Then, the Villeurbanne barracks, that of Lieutenant Michaël Catoire, regularly called upon to intervene in sensitive urban areas from Bron to Vaux-en-Velin. From road accidents to intentional fires, each outing must be carried out with caution and sometimes supervised by the police. It is also from Villeurbanne that the firefighters of the GRIMP (Groupement Intervention Milieu Périlleux) leave, like Chief Warrant Officer Olivier Carrot, capable of transporting victims both on cliff sides and to the top of buildings. Finally, calling 18 is often the reflex for medical emergencies. At the Confluence barracks, where the Saône joins the Rhône, Chief Warrant Officer Akim Amghar, driving his emergency vehicle, will save the life of a man who has suffered a heart attack. The same situation that he had experienced as a child for his father, and which had given rise to his vocation as a firefighter.