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Article R2225-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Prior to setting the measures provided for in article R. 2225-4, a communal external fire defence scheme may be drawn up by the mayor. This scheme, drawn up in accordance with the departmental regulations mentioned in article R. 2225-3, is intended in particular to: 1° Draw up an inventory of the existing external fire defence; 2° Identify the risks to be taken into account by integrating their foreseeable evolution; 3°…

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Article R2225-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

When the president of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax authority exercises special policing for external fire defence, an inter-communal external fire defence plan may be drawn up by the president of the public establishment. It complies with the provisions of article R. 2225-5. The president of the public establishment gathers the opinions of the mayors as well as the players referred to under the conditions…

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Article R2225-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The following are part of the public external fire defence service for which the communes are responsible pursuant to article L. 2225-2, or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation where they are competent : 1° The work required to create and develop the identified fire water points; 2° The accessibility, numbering and signposting of these water points; 3° Upstream of them, the carrying out of works, developments and work…

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Article R2225-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The works and developments for which a request is made under article L. 2225-3 for external fire defence to the public or private person responsible for the water network contributing to it must not interfere with the operation of the network under normal conditions, nor alter the sanitary quality of the water distributed for human consumption. II. – The investments corresponding to these structures, works and facilities are…

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Article R2225-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article R2225-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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….

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Article R2226-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The municipality or competent public establishment in charge of the public urban rainwater management service, mentioned in article L. 2226-1 : 1° Defines the components of the urban rainwater management system, distinguishing between the parts forming a combined system with the wastewater collection system and the parts forming a separate system. These elements include installations and works, including water retention areas, intended for the collection, transport, storage and treatment of…

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