36. The fire safety service established by a local or regional authority or by an intermunicipal board shall be in charge of firefighting and rescue operations in the event of a fire.
It may also be in charge, together with the other services concerned, of emergency response in the case of other emergencies, assistance to accident victims, disaster assistance and emergency evacuation.
In exercising its functions, the fire safety service shall also participate in the evaluation of fire, accident and disaster risks, the prevention of such events, emergency response procedures as well as in the determination of the point of origin, probable causes and circumstances of fires.
2000, c. 20, s. 36; 2001, c. 76, s. 171.