permits to bakeries/boulangeries for their summer vacation to assure that all the bakeries in a given neighborhood are not closed at the same time; management of police and firefighters. The Prefect of Police can issue (local writs) defining rules pertaining to his field of competency. For instance, the rules of operation and security of Paris public parks are issued as joint arrêtés from the Mayor of Paris and the Prefect of Police. Until 1977, Paris had indeed no elected mayor and the police was essentially in the hands of the . However, the powers of the mayor of Paris were increased at the expense of those of the in 2002, notably for traffic and parking decisions (the retains the responsibility on main thoroughfares such as the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, and on any street during the organization of demonstrations). There is also a prefect of Paris, prefect for the Île-de-France region, whose services handle some tasks not devoted to the Police Prefect, such as certain classes of building permits. Address Place Louis Lépine, 1 rue de Lutèce, 75004 Paris (métro Cité) Tel: 01 54 73 53 73, 01 53 71 53 71, 01 40 79 79 79. Emergency telephone number: 1-1-2 Emergency medical service SAMU/SMUR (Hospital Based) 1-5 Police 1-7 Fire Brigade (Operates emergency ambulances as EMS) 1-8 Organization The PP is headed by a politically appointed prefect who is assisted by the , who is the senior police officer of the force. The Prefecture of Police is divided into three sub-prefectures headed by prefects due to their importance. Because the Police Prefecture provides some services that are normally provided by city governments, its funding partially comes from the City of Paris and other city governments within its jurisdiction. In addition to forces from the National Police, the Police Prefecture has traffic wardens or crossing guards who enforce parking rules; it has recently added some wardens that direct traffic at crossroads and other similar duties, known as circulation, with specific uniforms. Prefect and Director of the Cabinet Consists of the Cabinet (staff) itself, the Gendarmerie Nationale Liaison Office, and 6 Local Directorates: Public Security – uniformed police officers Lost and Found Property Central Accident Service Public Order and Traffic Control – uniformed police who protect public buildings, provide crowd and traffic control services Judicial Police () – detectives and investigators (the ) General Information – records Inspectorate – internal affairs Paris