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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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Article R3551-6-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The budget for the Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section. The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment appropriations. Programme authorisations relating to capital expenditure correspond to expenditure of a multi-annual nature relating to a specific fixed asset or set of fixed assets, acquired or completed by the departmental authority as part of the fire and rescue service’s remit. The…

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Article R3551-6-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The alert handling centre(s) are managed by a professional firefighter. They are provided with a single call number. The alert handling centre(s) and the hospital and dispensary call reception centres keep each other informed, as quickly as possible, of calls received and operations in progress; they redirect to the appropriate centre any call that does not fall directly within their area of responsibility. Medical regulation is carried out by doctors…

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Article R3551-6-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The departmental fire and rescue operations centre known as the CODIS is the coordinating body for the operational activity of the Mayotte fire and rescue service. It is directed by a professional firefighter. The CODIS is immediately informed of all operations in progress and is regularly kept informed of developments in the situation until the end of operations. Placed under the authority of the director of the Mayotte fire and…

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Article R3551-6-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Command of rescue operations is the responsibility, under the authority of the prefect or mayor acting within their respective police powers, of the director of the Mayotte fire and rescue service or, in his absence, of a professional or volunteer firefighter, officer, non-commissioned officer or rank, under the conditions set by the operational regulations. The director of the Mayotte fire and rescue service may be instructed by the prefect or…

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