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Article R1424-21 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The officers of the departmental corps, with the exception of those mentioned in the following paragraph, are appointed, in their grades, positions or functions, by joint order of the prefect and the chairman of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service, on the proposal of the departmental director, corps chief. Officers in the design and management cadre of professional firefighters are appointed to their grades, positions or…

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Article R1424-22 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

An internal regulation sets out the operating procedures of the fire and rescue service as well as the service obligations of the firefighters of the departmental fire brigade and the agents of the service who do not have the status of professional firefighter. The chairman of the board of directors refers to: – the territorial social committee for the provisions specific to civil servants; – the departmental advisory committee of…

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Article R1424-23 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

An advisory committee of volunteer firefighters, specific to all volunteer firefighters in the departmental corps, whose operating procedures are set by order of the minister in charge of civil security, is created within the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service. Elections to the advisory committee of volunteer firefighters are organised by the president of the fire and rescue service. They are held either by post or by electronic voting,…

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Article R1424-23-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The number of professional fire brigade officers and non-commissioned officers in the departmental fire brigade is determined on the basis of a reference workforce set at 31 December of the previous year comprising professional fire brigades as well as volunteer fire brigades in the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service up to a limit of twice the number of professional fire brigades, under the following conditions:

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Article R1424-23-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In addition to the officers and non-commissioned officers whose number is determined by the previous article, there are officers in post in the groups whose maximum number is set by joint order of the minister responsible for civil security, the minister responsible for the budget and the minister responsible for the civil service. .

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Article R1424-24 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The health subdirectorate carries out, at a minimum, 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, under the conditions set out in article R. 1424-28 ; 3° Advice on preventive medicine, health and safety, in particular to the specialised health, safety and working conditions committee of the territorial social committee; 4° Health…

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Article R1424-25 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The Health Sub-Directorate includes, in particular, nurses, doctors, pharmacists and veterinary surgeons as well as, where appropriate, expert psychologists and expert health professionals from volunteer firefighters recruited in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 723-90 of the Internal Security Code. Alongside the chief medical officer, the staff of the health subdirectorate may also include: – a post of deputy chief medical officer, which may be supplemented by…

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Article R1424-26 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Under the authority of the departmental director of fire and rescue services, the chief medical officer manages the health sub-directorate and advises the fire and rescue service authorities. By way of derogation from article R. 1424-19 of the present code, a doctor recruited on contract may occupy the post of chief medical officer provided that he or she has first attended the professional training course for chief medical officers. The…

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Article R1424-27 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A consultative committee of the health subdirectorate is set up, chaired by the chief medical officer. This commission comprises the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Pharmacist, the Chief Nurse, two doctors, a pharmacist and two nurses. It also includes the chief veterinary surgeon or, in his absence, a veterinary surgeon. The advisory committee gives its opinion on matters referred to it by its chairman or by the departmental director…

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