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Article R1424-33 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Local fire and rescue services, organised into first response centres primarily responsible for rescue missions, are the responsibility of municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation that have a municipal or inter-municipal fire brigade. They include volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific rules laid down in application of law no. They include volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific rules laid down in application of article 23 of law no. 96-370…

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Article R1424-35 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The communal or inter-communal fire brigades of the local fire and rescue services are placed under the authority of a corps chief. The first intervention centres are placed under the authority of a centre chief. Volunteer firefighters who are corps chiefs, centre chiefs or officers are appointed by joint order of the prefect and the mayor or president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation concerned, following the opinion of…

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Article R1424-36 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A communal or inter-communal first response centre may be created by prefectoral decree, if the deliberative body of the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation so requests, after receiving the assent of the fire and rescue service’s board of directors. The need for this creation must be established by the departmental risk analysis and coverage plan.

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Article R1424-37 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In the event of serious negligence or operational difficulties observed in a communal or inter-communal fire brigade, the prefect may dissolve the brigade by order issued after consulting the departmental director of fire and rescue services and the deliberative body of the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation. This order specifies the conditions for the reorganisation of the corps and the arrangements required to provide rescue services until this…

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Article R1424-38 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The departmental risk analysis and coverage plan provided for in article L. 1424-7 is drawn up by the Prefect. The Prefect obtains the opinion of the territorial social committee, the departmental advisory committee of volunteer firefighters and the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services on the draft plan. This draft is also presented to the college of heads of state services. The departmental risk analysis and…

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Article R1424-39 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Fire and rescue centres are created and classified by order of the prefect on the basis of the departmental risk analysis and coverage plan and operational regulations as well as the number and type of intervention departures provided according to the following criteria: a) Fire and rescue centres simultaneously providing at least one response departure for a fire-fighting mission, two response departures for a mission of emergency first aid and…

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Article R1424-41 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A fire and rescue centre is said to be mixed when it includes both professional firefighters and volunteer firefighters. A mixed centre is commanded by a professional firefighter when it includes at least eight professional firefighters and by a professional fire officer when its total strength exceeds thirty firefighters, including eight professional firefighters.

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