Question 24824 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. Jean-François Parigi draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the situation of volunteer firefighters (SPV) in France. France has 195,000 volunteer firefighters, they represent more than 75% of the fire force. They are therefore an essential element of the relief forces. Even if article L. 723-5 of the internal security code provides that “the activity of volunteer firefighter, which is based on volunteering and volunteering, is not carried out in a professional capacity but in conditions specific to it” the missions they carry out are the same as those of professional firefighters. Thus, it appears essential to promote the commitment of these passionate and dedicated women and men. The loyalty and recognition service (PRF) established by the civil security modernization law of August 13, 2004 had the ambition to increase the loyalty of volunteers. However, they can only benefit from this system after 20 years of service. However, for several years now, 30% of volunteers have stopped this activity after 3 years, and 50% after 5 years. As SPV contracts last for 5 years, it seems more relevant to value the commitment from the fifth year. Furthermore, the European directive on working time 2003 jeopardizes the status and specificity of French volunteer firefighters. Indeed, in February 2008 the Court of Justice of the European Union considered the on-call hours of a Belgian volunteer firefighter as working hours. Thus, the commitment of volunteer firefighter would no longer be compatible with another professional activity due to the rest periods imposed by the directive. Therefore, he asks her if the Government intends to further promote the commitment of volunteer firefighters by modifying the terms of access to the PRF, or by putting in place a new system, if so which one. In addition, he would like to know where the Government is in the European negotiations in order to preserve the status of volunteer firefighters with regard to the 2003 working time directive.

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