Urgent fire prevention and fighting at facilities with fire and explosion hazards, and crowded places during Tet

Tra Vinh rehearses fire fighting and rescue plan at provincial level in 2023.

The Directive clearly states: In recent times, the Government and the Prime Minister have issued many documents directing ministries, branches and localities on a number of urgent solutions in fire prevention and fighting and search and rescue work, especially Directive No. 01/CT-TTg, dated January 3, 2023 on strengthening fire prevention and fighting work in the new situation; Directive No. 19/CT-TTg, dated June 24, 2024 on strengthening fire prevention and fighting work for multi-storey houses, multi-apartment houses, and individual houses combined with production and business.

However, some key and urgent tasks have not been seriously implemented by some ministries, branches and localities, such as: the control of business conditions for karaoke services and discotheques is not really drastic and strict; many establishments still violate fire prevention and fighting regulations; some localities have not clearly assigned the responsibilities of functional departments, branches, district-level People's Committee Chairmen, and commune-level People's Committee Chairmen in inspection, urging and guiding implementation; have not reviewed and strictly handled if fires and explosions occur, causing serious damage in the management area. The inspection, guidance and request for implementation of solutions and conditions to ensure fire prevention and fighting safety for multi-storey houses, multi-apartment houses, individual houses combined with production and business, and rental houses are not drastic and ineffective; many localities have not issued documents guiding urgent solutions to strengthen fire prevention and fighting safety conditions according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Directive No. 19/CT-TTg.

It is forecasted that in the coming time, the fire and explosion situation will continue to develop in a complicated and unpredictable manner, especially at the end of the year, when the weather is dry, production, business activities, and storage of goods for Tet will increase, raw materials and goods will be gathered in large quantities, and electricity and fuel consumption will increase, causing risks to fire safety.

To proactively prevent and contain fires and explosions, and minimize damage caused by fires and explosions, the Prime Minister requests Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, and Chairmen of People's Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities to continue to seriously and effectively implement the directives of the Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister on fire prevention and fighting; identify this as a regular and key task of agencies and units; review assigned tasks in the Central Government's directives to focus on implementing them on schedule and ensuring quality.

The Prime Minister requested to strengthen propaganda on fire and explosion risks, regularly train in escape and fire fighting skills, disseminate knowledge and legal regulations on fire prevention and fighting safety conditions for each construction, facility, house, house combined with production and business; regularly and continuously organize fire prevention and fighting inspections for facilities with fire and explosion risks, crowded places during the New Year and Lunar New Year 2025; strictly handle violations of fire prevention and fighting. In case of serious violations of regulations, it is necessary to resolutely suspend or stop operations.

The Minister of Public Security shall promptly issue or advise competent authorities to issue documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue which has just been passed by the National Assembly and will take effect before July 1, 2025, ensuring consistency and timeliness when the Law takes effect; direct the Public Security of units and localities to launch a peak period of propaganda and inspection of fire safety for facilities with fire and explosion risks, and crowded places; focus on inspection and guidance to overcome loopholes and shortcomings, and strictly handle violations of fire prevention and fighting according to regulations.

The Ministry of Public Security strengthens training and professional development in fire prevention and rescue for civil defense forces, forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level, grassroots fire prevention and fighting forces, and specialized fire prevention and fighting forces to effectively implement the "four on-site" motto, ready to organize effective and timely fire fighting and rescue right at the locality and facility when fires, explosions, accidents, and incidents occur.

The Minister of Construction shall coordinate with the provincial People's Committees to direct competent authorities to review and inspect the granting of construction permits for all types of works, houses, houses combined with production and business. Strictly handle cases of illegal construction, and cases of arbitrarily converting the function of individual houses to other types of production and business without ensuring fire safety conditions.

The Minister of Industry and Trade directed the Electricity sector to regularly inspect, propagate, and provide guidance on ensuring fire safety in the use of electricity for daily life and production.

Localities that have not yet issued documents guiding urgent solutions to strengthen fire safety conditions must urgently issue them before December 30, 2024 to organize serious and effective implementation; require household owners, heads of multi-storey houses, multi-apartment houses, individual houses combined with production and business (including rental houses) to commit and have a roadmap to implement fire safety strengthening solutions issued by the Provincial People's Committee and must definitely complete the implementation of the solutions before March 30, 2025 according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Directive No. 19/CT-TTg.

After the above time, if the organization does not implement, it must stop operations until completion; in urban areas that do not ensure traffic infrastructure and water sources for fire fighting, it is necessary to immediately develop a plan for water supply, water reserves, and arrange fire fighting, rescue and salvage vehicles and equipment; assign specific tasks, arrange permanent and on-duty forces and vehicles, ensure adequate equipment for civil defense forces and forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level to be ready to rescue victims and fight fires when fires, explosions, accidents, and incidents occur right at the locality and grassroots level...

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