sdis12

What sdis12 does

SDIS 12 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de l'Aveyron) is a French public departmental establishment mandated to deliver firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services across the Aveyron department. Operating under the dual authority of the French State representative (for operations) and the Departmental Council of Aveyron (for administration and finance), SDIS 12 serves the roughly 280,000 residents and visitors of a 873,512-hectare department characterised by mountainous terrain (34%) and forested zones (220,000 ha). The service is delivered through a network of 40 Centres d'Incendie et de Secours (CIS) — 34 entirely volunteer-staffed and 6 mixed — staffed by approximately 1,600 personnel, of which 1,457 (92%) are volunteer sapeurs-pompiers volontaires, supported by 43 administrative staff and a SSSM medical sub-directorate comprising 66 physicians, 98 nurses, pharmacists, and veterinary specialists.

The operational backbone is the CTA-CODIS (Centre de Traitement de l'Alerte – Centre Opérationnel Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours), a 24/7 dispatch centre that receives emergency calls via 18 and 112, coordinates with SAMU and inter-departmental columns, and dispatches the nearest available resources. The fleet comprises 320 vehicles across 40 centres, including 38 urban fire engines, 50 forest fire vehicles, 11 road rescue vehicles, 48 victim assistance ambulances, and specialised units for height rescue (GRIMP), diving, chemical-radiological response, and canine search. In 2023-2024, SDIS 12 equipped all VSAV ambulances with Schiller multiparameter monitors and ECG belts with teletransmission capability, financed through the EU LEADER programme and three GAL territorial partners. A dedicated GIS cell (operational since 2007) provides cartographic support for alert routing and risk mapping.

SDIS 12 is funded mandatorily through contributions from the Departmental Council of Aveyron, communes, and Établissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI), supplemented by fee-for-service payments from hospitals and SAMU for medical transport. Services are provided free of charge at the point of use. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The organisation has no commercial GTM motion; its distribution is direct-to-public via emergency numbers. Training is delivered through a structured pipeline including the JSP youth programme (140 in training across six sections), MSP medical internships (141 interns since 2013), and continuous volunteer training. Notable non-operational activity includes co-organisation of the France de Trekking 2026 national firefighter championship in Laguiole (7-10 May 2026) with UDSP 12 and the FNSPF.

Name

sdis12

Legal name

Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de l'Aveyron

Website

https://sdis12.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SDIS 12 is the French public departmental fire and rescue service for Aveyron, delivering firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services free of charge to roughly 280,000 residents across 40 fire and rescue centres staffed by 1,600 personnel (92% volunteer). It is funded mandatorily by the department, communes, and EPCI under joint state and departmental authority.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Fire and rescue services
• Emergency medical response
• Public safety services
• Volunteer firefighting
• Disaster response

Headquarters

HQ city

Rodez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding (contributions communales et départementales): SDIS 12 is funded through mandatory contributions from the Departmental Council of Aveyron, communes, and Établissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI), as well as fee-for-service payments from hospitals and SAMU, and various paid services.
2. Healthcare service fees: Paid services rendered to healthcare facilities (hospitals, SAMU) for patient transport and medical support operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SDIS 12 is a public departmental fire and rescue service providing 24/7 emergency response across the Aveyron department in France. Its core offering includes firefighting, road rescue, water rescue, technical rescue (GRIMP, chemical-radiological, canine search), and medical first response. Services are coordinated through the CTA-CODIS dispatch center and delivered free of charge to the population through 40 fire and rescue centres.

Product overview

SDIS 12 operates as a departmental fire and rescue service offering a unified emergency response platform centered on its CTA-CODIS coordination center. The core portfolio includes firefighting, emergency medical services, and specialized rescue operations (water, height, demolition, chemical risks, canine search). Supporting services encompass prevention/risk assessment, firefighter training programs, youth firefighter development (JSP), medical equipment (multiparameter monitors with ECG), vehicle fleet management, and IT/logistics infrastructure. The SSSM (Health and Medical Rescue Service) provides medical support across all operations. Services are delivered through 40 fire stations across the Aveyron department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SSSM (Service de Santé et de Secours Médical): Health and Medical Rescue Service component of SDIS 12, comprising doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and veterinary firefighters.
• France de Trekking 2026

Products and services

• Firefighting and Emergency Response Services
• CTA-CODIS Emergency Dispatch Service
• SSSM Health and Medical Rescue Service
• Specialized Intervention Teams (GRIMP, Water Rescue, Chemical, Canine)
• Prevention and Risk Assessment Services
• France de Trekking 2026 Championship
• JSP (Jeune Sapeur-Pompier) Youth Program
• Multiparameter Monitors with ECG Teletransmission Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,108 emergency interventions performed in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GAL Grands Causses LevezouminorOthersGAL (Groupement d'Action Locale) partner co-financing the multiparameter monitor and ECG belt equipment programme for VSAV ambulances across Aveyron.
• GAL Centre Ouest AveyronminorOthersGAL Centre Ouest Aveyron co-financing the multiparameter monitor and ECG belt equipment programme for VSAV ambulances.
• GAL Aubrac Olt Causse GévaudanminorOthersGAL Aubrac Olt Causse Gévaudan co-financing the multiparameter monitor and ECG belt equipment programme for VSAV ambulances.
• Union Européenne (LEADER Programme)minorOthersEuropean Union LEADER programme providing financial support for equipping VSAV vehicles with Schiller multiparameter monitors and ECG belts for first diagnostic capability.
• Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de l'Aveyron (UDSP 12)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUDSP 12 is the departmental union of firefighters, partnering with SDIS 12 to organise the 21st France de Trekking Championship 7–10 May 2026 in Laguiole. UDSP manages the sporting event while SDIS provides institutional support.
• Union Régionale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Midi-PyrénéesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of firefighters co-organising the Trekking 2026 event alongside UDSP 12 and SDIS 12.
• Fédération Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de France (FNSPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation under whose aegis the Trekking 2026 championship is held. FNSPF sets competition rules and provides institutional backing for the event.
• Mairie de LaguiolecoreOthersMunicipality of Laguiole hosting the Trekking 2026 event, providing the municipal campsite, gymnasium for meals and prize ceremony, and actively promoting the event.
• Département de Médecine Générale de Midi Pyrénées (DUMG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner enabling the medical intern MSP discovery internship programme. Since 2013, 141 interns have completed the 5-day placement, with 20 subsequently joining SSSM.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Sécurité Civile (French Civil Security): French national civil security directorate that coordinates national-scale disaster response and aerial firefighting resources; operates alongside departmental SDIS including SDIS 12, with overlapping but broader national jurisdiction and complementary specialized capabilities.
• Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP): Military-status fire and rescue brigade for Paris and inner suburbs; provides the same emergency response categories as SDIS 12 (fire, rescue, medical) but operates under military discipline and serves a dense urban area rather than a rural department — relevant as the largest French fire service peer.
• London Fire Brigade: Statutory fire and rescue service for Greater London; analogous to SDIS 12 as a publicly mandated emergency response organization with statutory jurisdiction, but serving a major metropolitan area rather than a rural French department.
• Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW): Australian statutory fire and rescue service, comparable in jurisdictional monopoly over emergency response within a defined territory and its mix of urban/rural stations — relevant as a peer in the public fire and rescue category internationally.

Direct peers

• SDIS 31 (Haute-Garonne): Departmental fire and rescue service for Haute-Garonne, sharing SDIS 12's legal structure, dual state/departmental authority, volunteer firefighter model, and incident-command dispatch architecture — making it a direct functional peer within the national SDIS network.
• SDIS 13 (Bouches-du-Rhône): Departmental fire and rescue service for Bouches-du-Rhône, structurally identical to SDIS 12 as a French public établissement public départemental operating under the same national SDIS framework, with similar CTA-CODIS dispatch, volunteer/professional mix, and SSSM medical sub-service.
• Sapeurs-Pompiers des Alpes-Maritimes (SDIS 06): Departmental fire and rescue service for Alpes-Maritimes, sharing the French SDIS public establishment structure with SDIS 12 and comparable exposure to mixed terrain (mountainous + coastal + rural), making it a direct structural and operational peer.
• SDIS 33 (Gironde): Departmental fire and rescue service for Gironde, comparable in legal status, operational scope (fire, rescue, medical first response), and CTA-CODIS-based dispatch. Gironde's significant forest fire exposure also parallels SDIS 12's rural/mountainous risk profile.

Others

• SAMU 12 (Aveyron Emergency Medical Service): Aveyron's emergency medical dispatch service (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), which SDIS 12 coordinates with through CTA-CODIS for medical emergencies; functionally adjacent as a peer emergency response organization in the same territory, sharing dispatch interoperability.
• Entente pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne (entente-valabre): Inter-departmental French organization coordinating wildfire response resources across Mediterranean France; adjacent to SDIS 12's wildfire exposure given 220,000 ha of forest in Aveyron, though it operates as a coordination body rather than a direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Sdis12
• Facebookfacebook.com/SDIS12.Aveyron/?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdis-12-sapeurs-pompiers-de-l-aveyron
• Instagraminstagram.com/sdis12officiel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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