Section 2: Responsibilities.

I. – The Marseille marine firefighters battalion is a formation of the national navy with specific territorial jurisdiction permanently invested with a civil security mission within the meaning of the article L721-2 of the internal security code. It carries out the missions mentioned in article L. 1424-2, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2513-3, under the following conditions: a) Under the direction and according to the orders of…

The command of the battalion is exercised by a general officer of the marine officer corps. The battalion commander has deputies to whom he may delegate his signature within the limits of their respective attributions. The Marseille marine firefighters battalion is placed: – for employment, under the authority of the mayor of Marseille acting within the scope of his powers in terms of fire rescue and defence; – organically, under…

The mayor of Marseille may grant a delegation of signature to the commander of the Marseille marine firefighters battalion and, in the event of the commander’s absence or impediment, to the commander’s designated replacement or other deputies where applicable.

The commander of the Marseilles marine fire brigade is responsible, in the area of jurisdiction provided for under I and II of article L. 2513-3 and for the missions defined in article R. 2513-5, the implementation of all fire-fighting and rescue resources, under the conditions set out in the operational regulations drawn up by the Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône in accordance with article L. 1424-4 and published in the department’s recueil…

The Marseilles marine firefighters battalion participates in the development and implementation of the measures provided for in article L. 1321-2 of the Defence Code with regard to civil defence, as well as to the emergency organisation plans provided for in articles L741-1 to L741-6 of the Internal Security Code. The operational regulations determine the conditions under which the marine fire brigade battalion and the departmental fire and rescue service make…

The Marseille marine firefighters battalion is made up of a headquarters, intervention units, service and support units, training units, including the marine firefighters school, and a health and medical rescue service. An order by the Minister of Defence, issued after consultation with the Marseille city council, specifies the operational organisation and administrative procedures of the formation.

The health and medical rescue service of the Marseille marine fire brigade participates, within its area of competence, in the performance of the missions provided for in article L. 1424-2. To this end, it contributes in particular to emergency medical aid as defined by article L. 6311-1 of the public health code. The health and medical aid service also provides aptitude, hygiene and preventive, emergency and care medicine for the…

Administrative or technical staff from the city of Marseille may assist with the administrative and training support tasks entrusted to the military personnel responsible for running the battalion. They are placed under the authority of the battalion commander in his capacity as director of the city of Marseille’s fire and rescue services.

The commander of the Marseille marine fire brigade has the Marseille fire and rescue services operational centre (COSSIM) at his disposal in order to ensure, in accordance with the provisions of article L732-5 of the Internal Security Code: 1° Receiving, handling calls and any redirection of requests for assistance; 2° Coordinating fire and rescue resources in the battalion’s area of responsibility; 3° Coordinating with the Bouches-du-Rhône CODIS, under the conditions…

The Marseilles marine firefighters battalion is authorised to provide, for the benefit of its personnel and that of other defence formations, instruction relating to the prevention and fighting of fires and perils of all kinds. As such, it is approved as a training organisation by decrees of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Defence. These decrees specify the responsibilities of the commander of the Marseille marine fire…