The budget of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section. The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment appropriations. Each section is divided into chapters and articles in accordance with the rules set by an order of the minister in charge of civil protection and the minister in charge of the budget.
The accounts are organised in accordance with decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. A joint order of the Minister in charge of civil protection, the Minister in charge of the budget and the Minister in charge of local authorities sets the nomenclature of accounts.
The establishment’s accountant is an accountant from the General Directorate of Public Finance.
The Board of Directors determines the depreciation period for movable and immovable assets under the conditions defined by the budgetary and accounting instructions.
The Board of Directors may create, within the public establishment, imprest and revenue accounts.