Paragraph 1: The Departmental Director and Deputy Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service. He is assisted by a deputy departmental director, head of the deputy departmental corps, who assists him or deputises for him, if necessary, in all his duties and who acts as…

The departmental director of fire and rescue services or his deputy are in command of rescue operations throughout the territory of their department. This command may be delegated under the conditions set out in article R. 1424-43. Within this framework and to ensure the operational implementation of all the resources provided for in article L. 1424-33, the departmental director of the fire and rescue services has authority over all the…