CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

The representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation are elected by the presidents of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation by proportional voting with the highest remainder among the members of their deliberative bodies and the members of the municipal councils of the member communes. Representatives of municipalities that are not members of these public bodies are elected by the mayors of these municipalities from among the members of…

In the event of absence or impediment, the members of the Board of Directors are replaced by alternates elected under the same terms and conditions and for the same duration as themselves.

In addition, the following attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity: 1° The departmental director of fire and rescue services; 2° The chief medical officer of the health sub-directorate, sub-director ; 3° A professional firefighter officer, a professional firefighter non-officer, a volunteer firefighter officer, a volunteer firefighter non-officer and a representative of territorial civil servants in the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters,…

The Board of Directors may provide for the representation, in an advisory capacity, of partner organisations of the fire and rescue service. The representatives of the organisations thus designated by the Board of Directors are appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors on their proposal.

The prefect or his representative attends board meetings as of right. If a deliberation appears likely to affect the operational capacity of the fire and rescue service or the proper distribution of resources, the prefect may request a new deliberation.

The Board of Directors deliberates, in the six months preceding the renewal of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, on the number and distribution of its seats, which are decided by the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the light of this deliberation. .

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Departmental Council after the renewal of the representatives of the Department and that of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. The Bureau of the Board of Directors is made up of the President, three Vice-Presidents and,…

The chairmen and vice-chairmen of a fire and rescue service board of directors, who receive, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1424-27, allowances for the actual performance of their duties, are affiliated to the supplementary pension scheme set up for the benefit of non-tenured public authority employees. This affiliation may not give rise to validation of services.

The Board of Directors meets at the initiative of its Chairman at least once every six months. In an emergency, the Board of Directors meets when convened by its Chairman, at the latter’s initiative or at the request of the Prefect or one fifth of its members with voting rights, on a specific agenda. The Board of Directors meets as of right on the third day following the dispatch of…

The Board of Directors settles matters relating to the administration of the fire and rescue service through its deliberations.