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As of 1 January 2009, there were 249 400 sapeurs-pompier in France:
- 39,200 professionals (paid) at 16%
- 197,800 sapeurs-pompiers volontaires (volunteers) at 79%
- 12,100 militaires (military) at 5%
Women comprised 12% of the civil sapeurs-pompiers.
The service de santé and of effectives.
The administrative personnel, technicians and specialists numbered 10,900.
Les jeunes sapeurs-pompiers (Junior fighters) and cadets numbered 27,800.
There are also few (328) civil volunteer firefighters (sapeurs-pompiers volontaires civils). The civil volunteers status was created in 2000 when the conscription was abolished. It is a national service, i.e. full-time job for 6 months to 2 years, but with a reduced pay.
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