Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme

What Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme does

Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme (SDIS 26) is the public departmental fire and rescue service for the Drôme department in southeastern France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region), headquartered at 235 Route de Montélier, 26000 Valence. The organization operates 64 fire stations (Centres d'Incendie et de Secours) organized under three operational groupments (Nord, Centre, Sud), staffed by 2,834 firefighters (professional SPP and volunteer SPV). In 2025 it handled 43,024 operational interventions and received 193,225 emergency calls, covering fire suppression, emergency medical response, rescue operations, and civil security risk prevention and assessment for the entire resident and transient population of the Drôme department.

The operational backbone is the CTA-CODIS (Centre de Traitement de l'Alerte – Centre Opérationnel Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours), which processes emergency alerts and dispatches units from the nearest appropriate station. Beyond frontline response, SDIS 26 runs structured training and recruitment programs: a volunteer firefighter track (ages 16-55), a professional firefighter career pathway, and a 4-year Young Firefighter (Jeune Sapeur-Pompier) curriculum for ages 13-17 leading to a national diploma. Administrative services include an online intervention attestation portal (operating through three regional groupings), a public procurement portal, and an internal Intranet (IntraSDIS) for staff communications.

SDIS 26 is a public government institution with moral and financial autonomy, governed by a 22-member board (14 departmental councilors, 8 municipal representatives) and administered under the authority of the departmental prefect. It is funded through departmental council and municipal contributions — no fees are charged to individuals for emergency response. Leadership comprises Franck SOULIGNAC as President of the administrative council and Colonel Franck TOURNIÉ as Departmental Director. The organization has a coordination partnership with the departmental firefighters' union (UDSP 26) and operates public-facing channels across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, and LinkedIn primarily for recruitment and community engagement.

Name

Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme

Legal name

Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de la Drôme

Website

https://sdis26.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme (SDIS 26) is the public fire and rescue service for the Drôme department in France, operating 64 fire stations and 2,834 firefighters to deliver firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical response funded by public budgets.

Ownership category

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Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Ambulance Services (621910), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disaster Preparedness, Risk Reduction & Early Warning (DRR) (BPAGAAAB)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Valence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Public service funding: SDIS 26 is a public service funded through the departmental council and municipal contributions. It has moral and financial autonomy, managing its own budget, real estate, equipment, and materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SDIS 26 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de la Drôme) is a public safety organization providing firefighting, rescue, emergency medical response, and civil protection services to all residents of the Drôme department in southeastern France. Operating 64 fire stations staffed by 2,834 firefighters, it handles approximately 43,000 interventions and 193,000 emergency calls annually, and also runs recruitment and training programs for volunteer, professional, and young firefighters.

Product overview

Sapeurs-pompiers de la Drôme (SDIS 26) operates as a unified emergency services platform providing firefighting, rescue, and prevention services across the Drôme department in southeastern France. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of public safety services including volunteer and professional firefighter recruitment programs, young firefighter (JSP) training spanning 4 years for ages 13-17, intervention attestation requests through three regional centers (Nord, Centre, Sud), public procurement information, and official governance documents. The service is administered under the departmental council with operational leadership from the senior fire officer and governmental oversight from the prefect. Key statistics from 2025 include 43,024 interventions, 193,225 received calls, and 2,834 firefighters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 43,024 interventions per year (2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Drôme (UDSP 26)coreOthersUDSP 26 is a departmental union of firefighters that works in coordination with SDIS 26 on volunteer firefighter recruitment, youth firefighter programs, and firefighter welfare initiatives. UDSP 26 runs youth firefighter (JSP) schools across the Drôme department.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• London Fire Brigade: Statutory fire and rescue service for Greater London with a comparable public-safety mission and territorial monopoly; useful as a non-French comparator for governance, funding model, and operational scale benchmarking.

Direct peers

• SDIS 69 - Sapeurs-pompiers du Rhône: Neighboring departmental fire and rescue service in the Rhône department (Lyon area); directly comparable in mission, governance (CASIS board structure), and operating model to SDIS 26, with a larger intervention volume.
• SDIS 13 - Sapeurs-pompiers des Bouches-du-Rhône: Departmental fire and rescue service for Bouches-du-Rhône (Marseille area); a directly comparable French SDIS in governance structure, statutory mission, and mix of urban and wildfire exposure, useful for high-volume operational benchmarking.
• Sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris / BSPP): Military-styled fire and EMS brigade serving Paris and surrounding areas; directly comparable as a French public fire and rescue service performing firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical response under a similar statutory framework, though operating at much larger scale.
• SDIS 59 - Sapeurs-pompiers du Nord: Departmental fire and rescue service for the Nord department (Lille area); another directly comparable French SDIS with a similar mix of professional and volunteer firefighters and a comparable urban-rural service territory.
• SDIS 38 - Sapeurs-pompiers de l'Isère: Departmental fire and rescue service for Isère, sharing the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and mountain/wildfire risk profile with SDIS 26; provides a closely comparable peer for performance benchmarking, funding levels, and response capability.
• SDIS 33 - Sapeurs-pompiers de la Gironde: Departmental fire and rescue service for Gironde (Bordeaux area); especially relevant peer due to high wildfire exposure and large volunteer workforce, offering direct comparison for SDIS 26's wildfire and forest response capabilities.

Others

• ADF - Association Départementale de France (formerly ANSDM): National association representing French departmental fire and rescue services (SDIS); comparable in that it sets common standards, training frameworks, and advocacy on behalf of services like SDIS 26, though not itself an operational peer.
• Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Drôme (UDSP 26): Departmental firefighters' union and association working in coordination with SDIS 26 on volunteer recruitment, JSP schools, and firefighter welfare; not a service provider but a tightly coupled ecosystem partner for workforce pipeline and advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Sécurité Civile (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises): National-level French civil security authority overseeing wildfire response, search and rescue, and large-scale disasters; overlaps with SDIS 26's mission in major incidents and disaster response but at a national rather than departmental level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sdis26
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1dQgei7SE4hnQJNVcWX-mA
• Facebookfacebook.com/sdisdrome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdis-26
• Instagraminstagram.com/sdis26/?hl=fr
• TikToktiktok.com/@sdisdeladrome

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