Sdis 06

What Sdis 06 does

SDIS 06 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours des Alpes-Maritimes) is a French statutory government entity providing firefighting, rescue, emergency medical response, and public safety services to the Alpes-Maritimes department. It operates under the authority of the French Ministry of the Interior and holds a legal monopoly on departmental fire and rescue delivery, funded entirely through the departmental government budget and public taxation. The organization serves approximately 1.1 million residents plus significant seasonal tourism across 4,294 km² of territory, including 2,250 km² of forested area with elevated wildfire risk.

The service portfolio comprises emergency response (firefighting, rescue, EMS), seasonal beach surveillance (50 postes de secours across 10 coastal communes), fire prevention and safety education for the public, municipal compliance support (ERP inspections, DECI services), and volunteer firefighter recruitment and training. SDIS 06 operates 76 casernements including 9 principal rescue centers, supported by a 1,220-vehicle fleet (including 145 secours vehicles and 217 firefighting engines). In 2024 the organization executed 106,339 interventions. Its workforce totals 4,968 personnel, combining 1,239 professional firefighters (SPP), 3,380 volunteers (SPV), and 349 administrative and technical staff (PAT), supplemented by specialized tracks for nurses, doctors, lifeguards, seasonal firefighters, and youth firefighters (JSP).

SDIS 06 is a non-profit public entity, not a commercial company, and accordingly has no revenue model in the conventional sense. Go-to-market is event-driven: services are delivered reactively through emergency numbers (18, 112) and proactively via scheduled community engagement including beach surveillance, youth firefighter programs, and public safety education. Digital infrastructure is limited to a Jalios-platform public website (sdis06.fr), an internal intranet, and social media channels for outreach and recruitment. The organization is governed by a conseil d'administration and is part of France's national civil-protection framework, not subject to competitive market dynamics.

Name

Sdis 06

Legal name

Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours des Alpes-Maritimes

Website

https://www.sdis06.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

SDIS 06 is the French statutory fire and rescue service for the Alpes-Maritimes department, providing firefighting, emergency medical response, rescue, and beach surveillance to ~1.1 million residents across 76 stations with 4,968 personnel, funded by departmental government budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

akta.pro primary industry

Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civilian Protection & Stabilization Operations (BPADAFAF)

Keywords

• Fire rescue services
• Emergency medical response
• Disaster management services
• Public safety services
• Beach lifeguard surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve-loubet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Emergency Services: Government-funded fire department and emergency services provided to the Alpes-Maritimes department. Funded through departmental budget and public taxation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SDIS 06 is a French departmental fire and rescue service that provides firefighting, rescue operations, and emergency medical assistance to residents of the Alpes-Maritimes department. It also operates beach surveillance during summer seasons, delivers fire prevention and safety education, and recruits and trains professional, volunteer, and youth firefighters through a network of 76 fire stations.

Product overview

SDIS 06 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours des Alpes-Maritimes) is a French government emergency services organization providing firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services. The organization operates through a network of 76 fire stations (casernements) including 9 principal rescue centers, staffed by 4,968 firefighters (1,239 professional and 3,380 volunteer) and 349 administrative personnel. Core services include emergency response, beach surveillance during summer seasons, fire prevention education, and volunteer firefighter recruitment programs. The organization's digital presence includes public information portals and administrative services for citizens and municipal officials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 106,339 interventions completed in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Municipalities of Alpes-MaritimescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with 10 communes for beach surveillance (50 postes de secours), and all municipalities for fire safety compliance, ERP inspections, and DECI services.
• CNILminorOthersFrench data protection authority (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés) referenced for GDPR compliance on cookies and personal data handling.
• UNESCO Commission françaiseminorOthersSPAI (Sapeurs-Pompiers d'Actions Internationales) association received patronage renewal from the French UNESCO commission for international cooperation missions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP): Military fire brigade serving the Paris region; the most analogous French emergency-response organization in scale and remit (fire, rescue, EMS), with comparable 24/7 response mandate and large mixed professional/volunteer workforce.
• SDIS 13 (Bouches-du-Rhône): Departmental fire and rescue service for Bouches-du-Rhône, the adjacent Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur department; very similar in mission, organizational structure, and Mediterranean climate/wildfire exposure.
• SDIS 83 (Var): Departmental fire and rescue service for Var, the neighboring department to Alpes-Maritimes; shares PACA regional coordination, similar coastal and forested terrain, and mutual-aid protocols.
• SDIS 33 (Gironde): Departmental fire and rescue service for Gironde; comparable in scale and especially relevant given its high wildfire exposure on forested Atlantic terrain, mirroring SDIS 06's Mediterranean forest risk profile.
• SDIS 34 (Hérault): Departmental fire and rescue service for Hérault; similar Mediterranean coastal mandate with significant wildfire and beach-safety exposure, making it a closely comparable operational peer.
• SDIS 69 (Rhône): Departmental fire and rescue service covering Lyon and Rhône; comparable in scale and mixed urban-industrial/rural profile, with similar large-city response demands.
• SDIS 31 (Haute-Garonne): Departmental fire and rescue service covering Toulouse metropolitan area; similar in size and organizational structure, providing a benchmark for large non-military SDIS operations outside Paris.

Broad incumbents

• Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises: National-level French civil security authority overseeing the Sécurité Civile and forest-fire aerial assets (Dash, Canadair); a broader incumbent that overlaps with SDIS 06 on national-scale emergencies and wildfire response.

Others

• Sapeurs-Pompiers Sans Frontières (PSF France): French NGO of firefighters conducting international humanitarian and disaster-response missions; comparable to SPAI (SDIS 06's international cooperation association) and a relevant peer for SDIS 06's cross-border civil-protection activities.
• Croix-Rouge Française: National humanitarian organization with overlapping emergency-response, first-aid training, and disaster-preparedness missions; an adjacent ecosystem participant that complements (rather than competes with) SDIS 06 in public safety delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/sdis_06
• Facebookfacebook.com/SDISAlpesMaritimes
• Instagraminstagram.com/SDIS06
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdis-06

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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