Section 2: Control operations

Fire hydrants are subject to periodic technical inspections. The purpose of these technical inspections is to assess the capacity of fire hydrants. They are carried out as part of the special police force for external fire defence under the authority of the mayor or the president of the public inter-communal cooperation establishment with its own tax system when it is competent. The procedures for carrying out these technical inspections and…

Operational reconnaissances of fire water points intended to check their operational availability are carried out by the departmental fire and rescue service, after prior information has been provided to the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status when it is competent. The procedures for and frequency of these operational reconnaissances are defined in the departmental regulations referred to in article R….