| National Police Intervention Force | |
|---|---|
| Force d’intervention de la police nationale (French) | |
| Active | 2009–present |
| Country |  France |
| Agency | National Police |
| Type | Police tactical unit coordination |
| Role | Counter-terrorism |
| Abbreviation | FIPN |
| Structure | |
| Officers | 500[1] |
| Bases | Bièvres, Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Rennes, Paris, Pointe à Pitre, Nouméa, Saint-Denis de la Réunion |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Amaury de Hauteclocque[1] Jean-Michel Fauvergue[2] |
The National Police Intervention Force (FIPN) (French: Force d'Intervention de la Police nationale) is an operational structure that coordinates various police tactical units of the French National Police. When activated, it is composed of RAID and its seven regional branches, BRI-BAC, the Anticommando brigade of the Paris Research and Intervention Brigade and the three GIPN units based overseas. The RAID commander assumes operational command of FIPN upon activation.
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