SDIS 85 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Vendée

What SDIS 85 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Vendée does

SDIS 85 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Vendée is the departmental fire and rescue service (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours) for the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of France. Established in 1967, it is a public establishment (établissement public) operating under the French Ministry of the Interior with legal monopoly status as the designated emergency response provider for the department. The organization is composed of 3,483 personnel — 2,937 volunteer firefighters (SPV), 428 professional firefighters (SPP), and 118 administrative, technical, and specialized staff — operating through a network of 76 fire and rescue centers distributed across the territory with 264 vehicles engaged daily.

The service portfolio covers four operational pillars: emergency response (fires, accidents, medical emergencies available 24/7 via the 18/112 numbers), fire prevention and risk prediction, specialized rescue (technical rescue, hazardous materials, water rescue, and other department-specific capabilities), and public safety advisory services for individuals and professionals. In 2025, the service handled 128,574 emergency calls and performed 41,851 interventions. Non-emergency paid services ('prestations payantes') and intervention certificates for insurance purposes supplement the core mandate.

The business model is publicly funded: services are delivered free of charge at the point of use, financed through departmental taxes and French government allocations rather than user fees. The hybrid volunteer/professional model enables large geographic coverage at lower public cost. The organization reports no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capabilities, no commercial product revenue, and no expansion beyond its single departmental jurisdiction. Strategic priorities focus on operational capacity maintenance, recruitment of volunteer and professional firefighters, and community engagement rather than commercial expansion.

Name

SDIS 85 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Vendée

Legal name

Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de la Vendée

Website

https://sdis85.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SDIS 85 is the public departmental fire and rescue service for Vendée, France, providing 24/7 emergency response, fire prevention, and specialized rescue operations across 76 centers staffed by 3,483 personnel, funded through public budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAEAD

Emergency Management & Incident Command (EOC/ICS)

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Campus Safety, Security & Emergency Management

Keywords

• Fire and rescue services
• Emergency medical response
• Fire prevention
• Public safety services
• Specialized rescue operations

Headquarters

HQ city

La Roche-sur-Yon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Emergency Services: Services are provided free of charge to all citizens. Funded through departmental public budgets and government allocations rather than direct user fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SDIS 85 is the departmental fire and rescue service of Vendée, France, providing emergency response, fire prevention, specialized rescue operations, public safety advice, and intervention certificates. It operates 76 fire and rescue centers staffed by 3,483 personnel, predominantly volunteer firefighters, and serves both the general public and professionals/enterprises within the department.

Product overview

SDIS 85 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Vendée is a public departmental fire and rescue service (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours) that provides emergency response, fire prevention, and rescue operations across the Vendée department in France. The organization operates 76 fire and rescue centers staffed by 2,937 volunteer firefighters (SPV), 428 professional firefighters (SPP), and 118 administrative, technical and specialized personnel. The service offers public safety services including emergency medical response, firefighting, specialized rescue operations, safety prevention advice for individuals and professionals, and volunteer firefighter recruitment. As a public service rather than a commercial product company, SDIS 85 does not offer software products or technology solutions for external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services Fire, medical, and accident emergency response delivered through 76 fire and rescue centers across the Vendée department. Available to the general public and professionals via the 18 and 112 emergency lines.
• Fire Prevention and Prediction Services Preventive fire risk assessment, prediction, and mitigation services aimed at reducing the likelihood of fire incidents for residents, businesses, and public authorities.
• Specialized Rescue Operations Specialized rescue interventions beyond standard fire response, addressing scenarios that require dedicated equipment and trained personnel.
• Public Safety Advice Services Safety advice and guidance services (conseils de sécurité) provided to the public and professionals to reduce risk and improve preparedness.
• Intervention Certificate Service Documented certificates issued following an SDIS 85 intervention, used by individuals and businesses for insurance claims, administrative procedures, or compliance records.
• Volunteer Firefighter Employer Partnership Program Formal partnership agreements (conventions) with local employers allowing volunteer firefighters to be released from their civilian employment to perform SDIS 85 operational duties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 128,574 emergency calls handled in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Vendée (UDSP 85)coreOthersAffiliated organization representing volunteer firefighters at departmental level. Referenced on the SDIS 85 website with cross-link for additional information about volunteer firefighter representation and support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Vendée (UDSP 85): Departmental association representing SDIS 85's volunteer firefighters and explicitly cross-linked from SDIS 85's own website. Not a competitor but the formal volunteer representation body, with strategic oversight over recruitment, welfare, and affiliation for the SPV workforce that constitutes SDIS 85's primary operational capacity.

Direct peers

• Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY): Municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue across New York City. Comparable to SDIS 85 in mission scope and public-funding model, and a global benchmark for high-volume emergency response operational metrics.
• SDIS 49 - Sapeurs-pompiers de Maine-et-Loire: Another Pays de la Loire SDIS providing identical public fire and rescue services under the same national legal regime. Comparable headcount scale, similar volunteer-driven operating model, and shared mutual-aid agreements with SDIS 85, making it a tight operational benchmark.
• SDMIS 67 - Sapeurs-pompiers du Bas-Rhin: Departmental fire and rescue service in Alsace operating under the same SDIS legal framework as SDIS 85. Comparable in mission, departmental funding model, and volunteer/professional mix; useful peer for cross-jurisdictional operational benchmarking.
• SDIS 69 - Sapeurs-pompiers du Rhône: Large departmental fire and rescue service covering the Rhône, including the Lyon metropolitan area. Same statutory mission and funding structure as SDIS 85, with a comparable urban-rural operational mix and high intervention volume.
• London Fire Brigade: UK metropolitan fire and rescue authority comparable to SDIS 85 in mission (fire, rescue, prevention) and public-funding model. Useful international peer for benchmarking public-sector fire service performance and prevention program effectiveness.
• Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP): Military-status fire brigade serving Paris and surrounding areas; equivalent in mission to a French SDIS but operating under a distinct military organization. Closest functional peer for emergency response scale, intervention volume, and specialty-rescue capability in France.
• SDIS 13 - Sapeurs-pompiers des Bouches-du-Rhône: Departmental fire and rescue service covering the Bouches-du-Rhône, including high wildfire and industrial risk zones. Same French SDIS legal framework and operating model as SDIS 85; notable reference for large-scale wildfire response and industrial-rescue specialty capabilities.
• SDIS 44 - Sapeurs-pompiers de Loire-Atlantique: Neighboring departmental fire and rescue service in Pays de la Loire, operating under the same French SDIS legal framework. Directly comparable to SDIS 85 in mission scope, volunteer/professional mix, departmental funding model, and statutory monopoly status, making it the most relevant peer for benchmarking operational performance.
• SDIS 33 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Gironde: Large departmental fire and rescue service covering the Gironde department, including wildfire-exposed forested zones around Bordeaux. Operates the same statutory mission and funding model as SDIS 85, and is widely referenced as a benchmark for forest-fire response capability in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SDIS85
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SDIS85officiel
• Facebookfacebook.com/SDIS85
• Instagraminstagram.com/pompiers_85/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdis-85

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