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TITLE V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MAYOTTE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

Article R3551-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The operational regulations referred to in article L. 3551-10 take into consideration the departmental collectivity’s risk analysis and coverage plan. They are drawn up by the prefect after receiving the opinion of the general council and the administrative and technical commission of the Mayotte fire and rescue service. These regulations set out the operational instructions relating to the various missions of the fire and rescue service and determine the minimum…

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Article R3551-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The draft risk analysis and coverage plan provided for in Article L. 3551-11 is presented to the college of heads of State services before being adopted by the State representative in Mayotte. The latter obtains the opinion of the joint territorial social committee, the consultative commission for volunteer firefighters and the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue service. The risk analysis and coverage plan is published in…

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Article R3551-6-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises operational, administrative or technical services, in particular those responsible for prevention, forecasting, logistics and technology, human resources, training, administration and finance. It also includes a health and medical rescue service. The territorial organisation of the Mayotte fire and rescue service takes into account the risk analysis and coverage plan. It comprises fire and rescue centres that are classified into main rescue centres and…

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Article R3551-6-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Fire and rescue centres are the departmental units primarily responsible for rescue missions. They are created and classified by order of the prefect, after consulting the general council, into main rescue centres and rescue centres according to the risk analysis and coverage plan and operational regulations. The classification criteria, defined by order of the Prefect of Mayotte, are based on the number of simultaneous departures for fire-fighting, emergency personal assistance…

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Article R3551-6-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The management posts of the Mayotte fire and rescue service are as follows: 1° Director; 2° Deputy Director; 3° Head of group and head of administrative and financial affairs; 4° Chief medical officer of the health and medical rescue service. The management posts mentioned in 3° that do not have an operational purpose may be occupied by territorial civil servants who do not come under the professional fire brigade officer…

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Article R3551-6-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The health and medical rescue service carries out the following missions: 1° Monitoring the physical condition of firefighters; 2° Carrying out professional and fitness medicine for professional firefighters and fitness medicine for volunteer firefighters; 3° Advising on preventive medicine, health and safety, in particular to the health and safety committee ; 4° Health support for fire and rescue service operations and emergency care for firefighters; 5° Participation in the training…

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Article R3551-6-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

An internal regulation, adopted by deliberation of the General Council on the proposal of the operating council, sets out the operating procedures of the Mayotte fire brigade and the service obligations of its members. The president of the general council refers the matter to: – the joint territorial social committee for provisions specific to professional firefighters; – the consultative committee of volunteer firefighters provided for in article R. 3551-6-7 for…

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Article R3551-6-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Professional fire brigade officers up to the rank of captain are appointed by joint order of the prefect and the president of the general council. Officers of a higher rank are appointed by joint order of the minister responsible for civil security and the president of the general council. The number of professional fire brigade officers and non-commissioned officers in the Mayotte fire brigade is determined on the basis of…

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Article R3551-6-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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