a) Put your fire crews on a fire where odds are AGAINST containment?, or
b) Put your fire crews in a human chain to take as many relics to safety as possible?
Looks like they chose b).
Your points are well taken and correct. All things considered, they did well and the fire was not as destructive as first thought.
I think the French chose A and B. The Pompiers took care of the fires while the priests and others evacuated the treasures of Notre Dame.
They probably also had some time (1-2 hours?) from when fire broke out and was detected, to the time they absolutely had to leave the building.
Decision time. Do you:
a) Put your fire crews on a fire where odds are AGAINST containment?, or
b) Put your fire crews in a human chain to take as many relics to safety as possible?”
Eh, I’m goin wit option B
That’s how I see it. Have been searching for some evidence of planning. The French can be a pain in the cahoolias and they could have anticipated ...
But I can see thane running for the artwork and relics. Isn’t that the thing we want to do in a home fire? If we were suited up we’d say forget the structure I’m going in for the photos.
Given the recent church fires in France, especially St. Suplice, those cheap expletives-deleted in the French government should have something staged nearby for a rapid response.