Time limit for firefighting plan drills in Vietnam

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Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Time limit for firefighting plan drills in Vietnam

Time limit for firefighting plan drills according to Article 10 of Circular 149/2020/TT-BCA is as follows:

- Drills of facility firefighting plans mentioned in Point a Clause 3 Article 19 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP must take place at least once a year and on an ad hoc basis upon request for assurance of fire safety of special local political, economic, cultural and social events.

Each drill may include one or more than one fire scenario but all scenarios in the plan must be featured in a drill.

- Drills of firefighting plans of police authorities mentioned in Points b and c Clause 3 Article 19 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP shall take place at the request of persons competent in approving the plans.

The police authority in charge of a firefighting plan drill must notify the drill time to the Chairperson of the commune-level People’s Committee and head of the facility where the drill takes place at least 05 working days before drill day and send a request for mobilization of forces and equipment to regulatory bodies, organizations, households and individuals mobilized for the drill at least 05 working days before drill day.

2. Competence in firefighting plan approval in Vietnam

Competence in firefighting plan approval in Vietnam according to Article 9 of Circular 149/2020/TT-BCA is as follows:

- Competence in firefighting plan approval

+ The Minister of Public Security has the power to approve firefighting plans of police authorities involving mobilization of forces and equipment of police authorities of multiple provinces and central-affiliated cities;

+ Chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees have the power to approve firefighting plans of police authorities involving mobilization of forces and equipment of regulatory bodies and organizations under their management;

+ Heads of provincial police authorities have the power to approve firefighting plans of police authorities involving mobilization of forces and equipment of multiple police authorities in localities under their management;

+ Chairpersons of district-level People’s Committees have the power to approve firefighting plans of police authorities involving mobilization of forces and equipment of regulatory bodies and organizations under their management;

+ Heads of fire departments have the power to approve firefighting plans of facilities and firefighting plans of police authorities for facilities under their management;

+ Heads of district-level police authorities have the power to approve firefighting plans of facilities and firefighting plans of police authorities for facilities under their management;

+ Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees have the power to approve firefighting plans of residential areas under their management; heads of the facilities mentioned in Appendix IV enclosed with Decree 136/2020/ND-CP have the power to approve firefighting plans of their facilities; owners of motor vehicles subject to special fire safety requirements have the power to approve firefighting plans of their vehicles.

Within 07 working days starting from the date of receipt of an application adequate and valid according to regulations in Clause 4 Article 19 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP:

Competent persons mentioned in Points dd and e and Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees mentioned in Point g Clause 1 Article 9 of Circular 149/2020/TT-BCA shall consider approving firefighting plans of facilities and retain 01 copy of each approved plan; and provide a written explanation if a plan is rejected.

- After a firefighting plan of a police authority is approved according to regulations, the unit directly formulating the plan shall fill out the firefighting tactics sheet using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed withC ircular 149/2020/TT-BCA and send a copy to the police authority/ies whose forces/equipment are/is involved in the plan.

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