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Article R1424-42 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The operational regulations referred to in article L. 1424-4 are drawn up by the prefect, following the opinion of the departmental territorial social committee, the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services and the board of directors. The operational regulations take into consideration the departmental risk analysis and coverage plan and the provisions of the national reference guides mentioned in article R. 1424-52. These regulations lay down…

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Article R1424-44 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Alert processing centres, known as CTAs, are the bodies responsible for receiving, processing and, if necessary, redirecting emergency calls from the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service received in particular via the 18 emergency call number. They are directed by a professional fire brigade officer. In accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-44 of this code and the article L. 6311-2 of the public health code, the alert…

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Article R1424-45 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The departmental fire and rescue operations centre, known as the CODIS, is the body that coordinates the operational activities of the department’s fire and rescue services. It is headed by a professional fire brigade officer. It is immediately informed of all operations in progress and is regularly kept informed of developments in the situation until they are completed. Placed under the authority of the departmental director of fire and rescue…

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Article R1424-46 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

When, under the conditions provided for in article L. 1424-2, the situation requires the implementation of medical and rescue resources, the fire and rescue services intervene, under the authority of the prefect and according to his directives, with their own resources, in liaison with those implemented by the emergency medical aid services.

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Article R1424-47 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The fire and rescue services may only intervene outside the boundaries of their department by decision: 1° Of the prefect of their department, in particular in application of an interdepartmental agreement; 2° Of the prefect of their defence and security zone in application of articles L. 742-3 and L. 742-4 of the internal security code; 3° Of the minister in charge of civil security in application of article L. 742-6…

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Article R1424-52 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

An order of the minister responsible for civil security shall determine the composition and the conditions of wearing, during service, of firefighters’ outfits and uniforms. The characteristics and design of the personal protective equipment, clothing effects, badges and attributes making up these outfits and uniforms shall be defined in national reference systems approved by the minister responsible for civil security.

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Article R1424-53 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The internal regulations of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service determine those mixed centres which, although called upon to be commanded by a professional firefighter by application of the second paragraph of article R. 1424-41, continue, by necessity of service, to be commanded by a volunteer firefighter. It also stipulates the period of time after which command will revert to a professional firefighter.

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