Sdis49 Sapeurs-pompiers De Maine-et-loire

What Sdis49 Sapeurs-pompiers De Maine-et-loire does

SDIS 49 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de Maine-et-Loire) is a French departmental public administrative establishment founded in 1811, operating as the sole statutory provider of firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and civil protection across the Maine-et-Loire department. Headquartered in Beaucouzé with a network of 74 fire and rescue centers, the organization maintains a workforce of 3,200 agents (including 2,602 active volunteer firefighters) and handles approximately 40,000 interventions annually with 600 daily emergency calls received via the 18/112 number. Core operations are supported by digital systems including the SYOPE casualty report application deployed on ambulance tablets since 2020, drone camera surveillance authorized under Article L242-6 of the Internal Security Code, and the MC ASSIST accessible communication tool for deaf and hard-of-hearing victims.

The organization is entirely funded through departmental public budgets, with a 2026 operational budget of €71.8M and an investment budget of €26.6M, totaling approximately €98.4M. SDIS 49 derives no commercial revenue from citizens, as emergency services are provided free of charge as a public mandate. The business model centers on maintaining a sustainable staffing mix of professional and volunteer firefighters, supplemented by an ecosystem of 300+ employer convention partnerships that support volunteer availability. Non-emergency activities include fire prevention education, first-aid training, youth firefighter programs (130 cadets in 2025), and the recently launched Réserve Citoyenne (citizen reserve) program.

Governance rests with the Departmental Council, presided by Florence Dabin, while operational leadership is provided by Contrôleur général Jean-Philippe Rivière as Director, with Colonel Jean-Charles Gilcart as Deputy Director. The volunteer model is reinforced through specialized partnerships, including social housing agreements (bailleurs sociaux) to provide accommodation near fire stations, a replacement worker association (Service de Remplacement) for farmer volunteers, and health insurance partnerships (VYV3 Pays de la Loire) for accessibility training. The entity holds no patents, owns no subsidiaries, and is not subject to standard PE/VC/M&A acquisition dynamics given its public administrative status.

Name

Sdis49 Sapeurs-pompiers De Maine-et-loire

Legal name

Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de Maine-et-Loire

Website

https://sdis49.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1811

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SDIS 49 is the statutory public fire and rescue service for Maine-et-Loire, France, operating 74 emergency centers with 3,200 agents to deliver firefighting, emergency medical, and civil protection services free of charge to all departmental citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Ambulance Services (621910)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAB

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAIACAL

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYHLAJAGAC

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response & EMS Coordination

SECONDARYBPABAHAM

Occupant Fire Safety Training, Drills & Warden Programs

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Fire, Life Safety & Building Compliance Services

Keywords

• Emergency response services
• Fire rescue operations
• Civil protection services
• Medical emergency response
• Fire prevention training

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaucouzé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Established as a departmental public administrative establishment (établissement public administratif) funded primarily through departmental budgets and public contributions. Budget for 2026: 71.8M€ for operations, 26.6M€ for investments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SDIS 49 operates the departmental fire and rescue service for Maine-et-Loire, France. It delivers 24/7 emergency response including firefighting, emergency medical services, road accident rescue, hazardous materials response, and civil protection through a network of 74 fire and rescue centers. The organization also provides fire prevention education, risk assessment, drone surveillance operations, and youth/adult firefighter training programs, supported by a hybrid workforce of professional and volunteer firefighters.

Product overview

SDIS 49 is a public fire and rescue service (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours) for Maine-et-Loire department, France. The organization provides firefighting, emergency medical services, road rescue, and civil security prevention. Key digital offerings include the SYOPE application for dematerialized rescue reports on ambulance tablets, drone camera surveillance for emergency response, and the Pompy emotional support teddy bear program for children. The service also manages volunteer firefighter recruitment, youth firefighter programs (Jeunes Sapeurs-Pompiers), and a recently launched citizen reserve (Réserve Citoyenne) program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services 24/7 emergency response covering firefighting, emergency medical services, road accident rescue, hazardous materials response, water rescue, and natural disaster response for all residents of Maine-et-Loire department.
• Fire Prevention and Risk Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 interventions per year on average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 core and minor.

• Valeo Vision ÉcouflantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Four availability conventions signed with the automotive manufacturer. Supports volunteer firefighters employed at the Ecouflant site across 4 fire centers (Brissac-Quincé, La Possonnière, Angers Ouest).
• Communauté de communes Loire Layon AubancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2025Convention signed to support 10 community employees who serve as volunteer firefighters. Enables agents to respond to emergencies or attend training during work hours.
• Banque Populaire Grand OuestminorOthers · 26 April 2025Partner in the Pompy program providing 4,400 teddy bears to 11 SDIS departments in western France. €35,000 funding for emotional support toys for children during emergency interventions.
• ACEF du Grand Ouest (Fédération des associations pour le crédit et l'épargne des fonctionnaires)minorOthers · 26 April 2025Solidarity partnership for the Pompy project supporting children during emergency interventions.
• UDSP 49 (Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2025Partnership for the Pompy project distribution of comfort toys to children during interventions.
• Bailleurs Sociaux du Maine-et-LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Convention signed in 2018 with social housing providers to facilitate access to housing near fire stations for volunteer firefighters, ensuring operational readiness and rapid response capability.
• Service de Remplacement de Maine-et-LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing replacement workers for agricultural operations, enabling farmer volunteer firefighters to attend training while maintaining farm operations.
• VYV3 Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance group partnership for MC ASSIST program training, providing deaf communication support training with deaf trainers and sign language interpreters.
• Employeurs Labels Partenaires 2022-2025coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 50 employers recognized for supporting volunteer firefighters through agile work organization. Includes various private companies and public organizations across the department.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Fédération Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de France (FNSPF): National federation representing SDIS personnel and volunteers. Comparable ecosystem player shaping national volunteer policy, employer conventions, and standards that SDIS 49 operationalizes locally.
• ENSOSP – École Nationale Supérieure des Officiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers: National training and doctrine academy for French fire-service officers. Relevant peer for understanding training infrastructure, doctrinal standards, and the cross-SDIS knowledge network SDIS 49 participates in through Centre Zonal de Formation.

Direct peers

• SDIS 37 (Indre-et-Loire): Departmental fire and rescue service in Centre-Val de Loire with similar budget tier, volunteer mix, and peri-urban/rural coverage. Useful comparable for digital rollout (SYOPE-type tools) and citizen reserve programs.
• SDIS 85 (Vendée): Pays de la Loire peer covering a coastal department with elevated wildfire and flood exposure. Useful comparable for digital tooling adoption, drone deployment, and large-scale natural-risk response.
• SDIS 44 (Loire-Atlantique): Neighboring departmental fire and rescue service in Pays de la Loire with identical statutory mission, volunteer/professional mixed staffing, and budget scale. Most direct operational peer for benchmarking response, volunteer retention, and digital tooling.
• SDIS 72 (Sarthe): Departmental fire and rescue service covering a comparable rural/peri-urban French department with a heavy volunteer model. Comparable in budget tier, intervention mix, and reliance on employer conventions for volunteer retention.

Regional players

• Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises (DGSCGC): National-level directorate under the French Ministry of the Interior that oversees SDIS operations, doctrine, and major crisis response (NexSIS 18-112, for example). Strategic counterpart rather than competitor — defines the regulatory and technological framework SDIS 49 operates within.
• SDIS 49 — to be distinguished from SDIS 49 (Mayenne, department 53): Listed for completeness — neighboring Mayenne SDIS (department 53) operates an analogous rural departmental model in the same regional fire-defense zone (Zone Ouest), enabling cross-center command and resource sharing with SDIS 49.

Broad incumbents

• SDIS 75 – Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP): Military-status Paris fire brigade covering the capital; benchmark for high-density urban response, advanced medical protocols, and digital command systems. Comparable mission, vastly different scale and governance.
• BMPM – Bataillon de Marins-Pompiers de Marseille: Naval-status municipal fire service covering Marseille; second largest fire service in France. Comparable in statutory monopoly, advanced special-risk (industrial/port/forest), and high intervention volume.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SDIS_49
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/49SDIS
• Facebookfacebook.com/sdis49officiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdis49
• Instagraminstagram.com/sdis_49officiel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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