Vietnam: What are the tasks and powers on rescue of the Fire and Rescue Police force at provincial level?

According to the Decree No. 83/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, tasks and powers on rescue of the Fire and Rescue Police force at provincial level are specified as follows:

- Assist the Chairperson of the People’s Committee at the same level in carrying out state management of rescue within their competence;

- Advise and propose policies and laws on prevention of emergencies, emergency situations and the rescue operation;

- Monitor the fire department under their management on implementing measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue;

- Direct and monitor the rescue operations in cases that need to mobilize human forces, vehicles and equipment from fire departments of districts, district-level town, central-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as “districts”);

- Act as the focal point in receiving and processing information about emergencies and emergency situations that need rescue; carry out rescue operations for emergencies and emergency situations in the administrative division and outside if mobilized;

- Guide the propagation and provision of laws, knowledge, measures and skills on rescue; form the “all people participating in rescue operations” movement at the administrative division;

- Organize training, re-training, organization of forces and implementation of regulations and standards on rescue for the Fire and Rescue Police force under their management; provide guidance on laws and professional skills on emergency and emergency situation prevention and rescue to fire departments under their management and polices at district-level; establish and organize rescue drills;

- Test, inspect, settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on rescue according to the provisions of law;

- Carry out statistical works on emergencies, emergency situations and rescue operations;

- Make preliminary and final reports, organize assignments of study, propagation and application of science and technology in rescue operations;

- Carry out international support on rescue upon request.

View more details at the Decree No. 83/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 04, 2017.

Ty Na

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