Subsection 3: Operational implementation outside the département (R)

The fire and rescue services may only intervene outside the boundaries of their department by decision: 1° Of the prefect of their department, in particular in application of an interdepartmental agreement; 2° Of the prefect of their defence and security zone in application of articles L. 742-3 and L. 742-4 of the internal security code; 3° Of the minister in charge of civil security in application of article L. 742-6…

The fire and rescue services may only intervene on behalf of a foreign State by decision of the Government pursuant to article L. 742-11 of the Internal Security Code, subject, where applicable, to decentralised cooperation agreements concluded under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1112-1.