Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Many departmental fire and rescue services may decide, by concordant deliberations of their boards of directors, to create an interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishment. The creation of the interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishment is the subject of an order by the State representative in the department where the establishment is to have its head office. This decree is issued after consultation with the representative of the State in…

The interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishment may exercise, at the choice of the constituent fire and rescue services, the following powers and attributions: a) The acquisition, rental and management of equipment and materials, as well as the constitution of a group of orders with the constituent services in order to coordinate and group purchases; b) The training of professional and volunteer firefighters in liaison with the competent bodies in…

The public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment is administered by a board of directors made up of the chairmen of the boards of directors of the fire and rescue services that make it up and representatives, elected from among their number, of each of the boards of directors of the fire and rescue services that make it up. The chairman of the board of directors of the public interdepartmental fire…

Through its deliberations, the Board of Directors settles matters relating to the management of the public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment. It approves the budget of the public interdepartmental establishment.

The resources of the public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment include: a) Contributions from the fire and rescue services; b) Donations and legacies; c) Reimbursements from the value added tax compensation fund; d) Reimbursements for services rendered and miscellaneous contributions; e) Subsidies, assistance funds, grants and contributions from the European Union, the State, local authorities and public establishments; f) Proceeds from loans. Before 1st January of the year in question,…

The director of the public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment is appointed by the chairman of the board of directors. The duties of director may be entrusted, where appropriate, to the departmental director of fire and rescue services of the department in which the headquarters of the interdepartmental public establishment is located.

Under the authority of the chairman of the board of directors, the director of the public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment ensures the administrative and financial management of the establishment. He may receive delegated signing authority from the chairman.

Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this section shall be determined as necessary by decree in the Council of State.