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Article R1424-37 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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.

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Article R1424-37

En cas de négligences graves ou de difficultés de fonctionnement constatées dans un corps communal ou intercommunal de sapeurs-pompiers, le préfet peut dissoudre le corps par arrêté pris après avis du directeur départemental des services d’incendie et de secours et de l’organe délibérant de la commune ou de l’établissement public de coopération intercommunale. Cet arrêté précise les conditions de réorganisation du corps et les dispositions nécessaires pour assurer les secours jusqu’à cette réorganisation.

En cas de rattachement au corps départemental des sapeurs-pompiers volontaires relevant d’un corps communal ou intercommunal, dans les conditions prévues à l’article L. 1424-15, le préfet dissout le corps par arrêté pris après avis du directeur départemental des services d’incendie et de secours et de l’organe délibérant de la commune ou de l’établissement public de coopération intercommunale. Le comité consultatif communal ou intercommunal dont relevaient les sapeurs-pompiers concernés est dissous de plein droit.

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