Chương IV Luật phòng cháy chữa cháy 2001: Tổ chức lực lượng phòng cháy và chữa cháy

Chapter IV

ORGANIZATION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND FIGHTING FORCES

Article 43.- Fire prevention and fighting forces

Fire prevention and fighting forces constitute the core in the entire population’s fire prevention and fighting activities, which include:

1. The civil defense force;

2. The grassroots fire prevention and fighting force;

3. The specialized fire prevention and fighting force, organized and operating according to law provisions;

4. The fire prevention and fighting police.

Article 44.- Setting up, management and direction of civil defense groups and grassroots fire brigades

1. The civil defense groups and grassroots fire brigades shall be set up, managed and directed according to the following stipulations:

a/ In villages, hamlets and urban quarters civil defense groups shall be set up. The civil defense groups shall be set up, managed and directed by the presidents of the commune-level People’s Committees;

b/ At establishments, grassroots fire brigades shall be set up. The grassroots fire brigades shall be set up, managed and directed by the heads of agencies and organizations.

2. The authorities issuing decisions to set up civil defense groups or grassroots fire brigades shall have to notify them in writing to the local fire prevention and fighting police.

Article 45.- Tasks of the civil defense force and grassroots fire prevention and fighting force

1. To suggest the promulgation of regulations and internal rules on fire prevention and fighting safety.

2. To organize the propagation and popularization of fire prevention and fighting legislation and knowledge; to build up movement for mass participation in fire prevention and fighting.

3. To inspect and urge the execution of regulations and rules on safety for fire prevention and fighting safety.

4. To organize the drilling and fostering of professional fire prevention and fighting skills.

5. To work out plans, prepare forces and means and perform fire-fighting task in case of fire; to take part in fire-fighting in localities or other establishments when requested.

Article 46.- Drilling, fostering, directing, inspecting, professionally guiding and mobilizing civil defense force and grassroots fire prevention and fighting force, and the regimes and policies therefor

1. The civil defense and grassroots fire prevention and fighting forces shall be drilled and professionally fostered; subject to the direction, inspection and professional guidance by the fire prevention and fighting police; and subject to the mobilization by the competent authorities for participation in fire prevention and fighting activities.

2. The civil defense and grassroots fire prevention and fighting forces shall enjoy regimes and policies during the time of professional drilling and fostering and when directly participating in fire fighting according to the Government’s regulations.

Article 47.- Organization of the fire prevention and fighting police force

1. The fire prevention and fighting police force constitutes part of the armed forces, is organized uniformly from the central to local levels under the management and direction by the Minister of Public Security.

2. The State builds a regular and well-trained fire prevention and fighting police force, which shall be step by step modernized to meet the socio-economic development requirements of the country.

3. The organizational structure of the fire prevention and fighting police force shall be prescribed by the Government.

Article 48.- Functions and tasks of the fire prevention and fighting police force

1. To give advice and suggestions to the competent State agencies on the promulgation of fire prevention and fighting legislation, and direct and organize the implementation thereof.

2. To organize the propagation and popularization of laws as well as drilling and fostering of professional knowledge about fire prevention and fighting; to guide the building up of a movement of the mass participation in fire prevention and fighting activities.

3. To apply fire prevention and fighting measures, promptly fight fires when they occur.

4. To build up fire prevention and fighting forces; equip and manage fire prevention and fighting means.

5. To organize the research and application of scientific and technological advances in the field of fire prevention and fighting.

6. To inspect and handle acts of violating the fire prevention and fighting legislation.

Article 49.- Uniforms, badges, stripes and regimes, as well as policies for fire prevention and fighting police force

1. Officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the fire prevention and fighting police shall wear uniforms, badges and stripes and enjoy regimes and policies as prescribed for the people’s police force; and be entitled to allowances and other regimes as provided for by the Government.

2. Workers and employees of the fire prevention and fighting police force shall enjoy regimes and policies as those of the police force.