After the major fire in Saumos: Prefecture warns of dubious offers of assistance

Saumos - 05.08.2026: Following the severe forest fire in northern Gironde, the Prefecture is warning about individuals offering affected residents paid assistance with compensation claims. Authorities have received several reports of such approaches, which they consider abusive and opportunistic.The offers are reaching people in a particularly vulnerable situation. Some fear for their homes, vehicles, personal belongings or economic livelihood; others are only gradually returning to their daily lives after an evacuation. In this situation, it can easily appear that an insurance procedure can only be managed with an external service ...