Volunteer firefighters belonging to a communal or inter-communal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fire and rescue services are transferred to the departmental fire and rescue service.
An agreement signed between, on the one hand, the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation and, on the other hand, the departmental fire and rescue service sets out the terms and conditions of the transfers, which must take place within five years of the promulgation of law no. 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fire and rescue services
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