The Department is responsible for fighting fires and risks of all kinds, providing personal assistance and protecting property on the territory of the Principality of Monaco and neighboring French municipalities (Cap d'Ail, Beausoleil and part of Roquebrune Cap Martin) on the basis of a 1970 bilateral Mutual Assistance Agreement.

Since 1950, the Unit has had a pennant symbolizing the pride and honor of the Corps but also its dedication to the Sovereign Prince and the Principality of Monaco.

[citation needed] In September 2020, Prince Albert II inaugurated a new Center for the Management of Events and the Conduct of Rescue Operations set up at the firefighters of Monaco.

[3] The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the activity of Monaco's firefighters, showing a drop of more than 25% in the number of their interventions in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.

[5] The officers' ranks (in descending order of seniority) are: Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commandant, Captain, Lieutenant, and Sub-Lieutenant.