Vietnam: 04 fire safety requirements applicable to residential areas

17:50, 26/11/2020

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government providing guidelines for a number of articles of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Law on Amendments to Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting.

According to Article 6 of the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a residential area is a place where individuals and households live as parts of a village, hamlet, mountain village, neighborhood and equivalent residential unit (hereinafter collectively referred to as “village”). Residential areas must satisfy the following fire safety requirements:

- Regulations on fire prevention and fighting and use of electricity, fire, flammable materials and explosives are provided in accordance with technical regulations and standards on fire prevention and fighting or regulations of the Ministry of Public Security;

- There are sufficient and quality traffic system, water supply for firefighting, fire spread preventing solutions and, fire prevention and fighting equipment in accordance with technical regulations and standards on fire prevention and fighting or regulations of the Ministry of Public Security;

- There is a firefighting plan approved by the competent authority.

- There are a neighborhood having received training in fire prevention and fighting operation and on-site combat-ready firefighters.

View more details at the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 10, 2021.

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