In the event of serious negligence or operational difficulties observed in a communal or inter-communal fire brigade, the prefect may dissolve the brigade by order issued after consulting the departmental director of fire and rescue services and the deliberative body of the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation. This order specifies the conditions for the reorganisation of the corps and the arrangements required to provide rescue services until this reorganisation.
In the event of volunteer firefighters belonging to a communal or inter-communal fire brigade being attached to the departmental fire brigade, under the conditions provided for in article L. 1424-15, the prefect dissolves the corps by order issued after consultation with the departmental director of fire and rescue services and the deliberative body of the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation. The communal or inter-communal advisory committee to which the firefighters concerned belonged is automatically dissolved.