12 groups of equipment on the List of fire prevention and fighting equipment in Vietnam

12 groups of equipment on the List of fire prevention and fighting equipment in Vietnam (Internet image)

List of fire prevention and fighting equipment in Vietnam

Types of fire prevention and fighting equipment in Vietnam are specified in Appendix VI issued with Decree 136/2020/ND-CP guiding the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting, including:

(1) Motor firefighting equipment

- Fire trucks: fire trucks with tanks, fire trucks without tanks, airport fire trucks, forest fire trucks, chemical (powder, foaming agent, gas) fire trucks, tunnel fire trucks, railway fire trucks and amphibious fire trucks;

- Firefighting vehicles:

+ Ladder trucks; bucket trucks; command vehicles; command center vehicles; fire scene examination vehicles; lighting vehicles; pumpers; water tenders; equipment carriers; firefighter carriers; chemical carriers;

+ Rescue vehicles; smoke removal vehicles; technical maintenance vehicles; logistics vehicles; crane trucks; chemical, biological and nuclear hazard handling vehicles;

+ Extinguishant carriers; breathing apparatus transport and charging vehicles; fire hose carriers; fuel carriers; ambulances; and fire bikes;

- Firefighting aircrafts; firefighting boats; firefighting canoes; firefighting motorboats; other firefighting floating structures with motor;

- Firefighting pumps;

- Other motor equipment: air charging machines; sawing, cutting, drilling, hammering, winching, pulling and spreading equipment (with motor), power inverters, bucket equipment, vegetation processing equipment (vegetation cutters, grass cutters); PPV fans; smoke extract fans; power generators; air blowers; and shoulder-supported fire extinguishers with motor.

(2) Common firefighting equipment

- Fire hoses and suction hoses;

- Hose nuzzles;

- Dividing breechings, ejectors;

- Fire hydrants;

- Fire ladders;

- Powder, foam, gas and water-based fire extinguishers.

(3) Extinguishants: water-based firefighting chemicals, firefighting powder, firefighting gas and firefighting foaming agents.

(4) Fire-resistant substances or materials; fire protection materials, fire protection doors, fire protection glass, fire protection dividers, fire dampers; and fire curtains.

(5) Equipment of fire alarm systems: fire alarm control panels, detectors of all types, early warning equipment, modules of all types, fire alarm bells, fire alarm lights, fire alarm pull stations, fire alarm buttons, fire alarm sound systems and evacuation instructions.

(6) Equipment of firefighting systems (by gas, aerosol, water, powder, foam): firefighting control panels; extinguishant releasing bells, horns, lights and signs; alarm valves, deluge valves, supervisory valves, selector valves, pressure switches, flow switches; non-metal pipes in automated firefighting water supply systems, soft pipes used for fire hoses; hose connections of fire hydrants, extinguishant hoses of all types; bottles and equipment containing firefighting gas, aerosol, powder and foam of all types.

(7) Escape lights, emergency lights.

(8) Personal protective clothing and equipment

- Firefighting trousers, tops, hats, boots, gloves, shoes, belts, glasses and face masks; heat-resistant trousers, tops, hats, boots, gloves and shoes; insulated boots and gloves; personal lighting equipment;

- Toxic-filtering respirators; respiratory protective devices; self-contained breathing apparatus.

(9) Human rescue equipment: human rescue ropes; rescue belts; human rescue mattresses; human rescue ladders; evacuation slides; human detectors; high-altitude rescue equipment; underwater rescue equipment; confined space rescue equipment; equipment for rescue during events of chemical and radiation hazards; first-aid equipment.

(10) Forcible entry tools: pliers, saws, hammers, axes, hoes, shovel, crowbars, multi-purpose forcible entry tools, long-handled sickles, machete, rakes, flappers.

(11) Equipment for communication, commanding of firefighting operations and rescue

- Command tables, command tents, command flags, incident commander armbands;

- Wired communication systems;

- Radio communication systems, surveillance equipment supporting commanding of forest and aerial firefighting operations, handheld GPS devices.

(12) Equipment for inspection of fire safety and fire prevention and fighting equipment./.

Nhu Mai

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