Article L1424-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Professional firefighters, both officers and non-officers, are recruited and managed by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service, within the framework of the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to them. As an exception to the first paragraph, professional firefighter officers may, under conditions set by regulation, be appointed to their grades, jobs or functions jointly by the competent State authority and the chairman of the fire and rescue service’s…