Agents of local authorities and their public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by law no. 96-370 of 3 May 1996 relating to the development of volunteering in the fire brigades.
Territorial civil servants who, not having the status of professional firefighter, report to the Mayotte fire and rescue service are entrusted with tasks that do not involve primarily operational activities.