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Chapter IV

TASKS, POWERS AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESCUE FORCES

Article 23. Fire departments performing rescue operations

1. The Fire and Rescue Police force.

2. The professional firefighters.

3. The internal response team.

4. The patrol force.

Article 24. Tasks and powers on rescue of the Fire and Rescue Police force

1. At central level:

a) Assist the Minister of Public Security in carrying out state management of rescue within their competence;

b) Advise and propose policies and laws on prevention of emergencies, emergency situations and the rescue operation;

c) Direct the fire department in implementing measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue;

d) Direct and monitor the rescue operations in cases that need to mobilize human forces, vehicles and equipment from fire departments of central-affiliated cities and provinces;

dd) Guide the propagation and provision of laws, knowledge, measures and skills on rescue; form the “all people participating in rescue operations” movement; establish and organize rescue drills;

e) Organize training, re-training, organization of forces and implementation of regulations and standards of rescue for the Fire and Rescue Police force; provide guidance on laws and professional skills on rescue to fire departments and polices at all levels;

g) Test, inspect, settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on rescue according to the provisions of law;

h) Carry out international cooperation on rescue;

i) Carry out statistical works on emergencies, emergency situations and rescue operations;

k) Make preliminary and final reports, organize assignments of study, propagation and application of science and technology in rescue operations.

2. At provincial level:

a) Assist the Chairperson of the People’s Committee at the same level in carrying out state management of rescue within their competence;

b) Advise and propose policies and laws on prevention of emergencies, emergency situations and the rescue operation;

c) Monitor the fire department under their management on implementing measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue;

d) Direct and monitor the rescue operations in cases that need to mobilize human forces, vehicles and equipment from fire departments of districts, district-level town, central-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as “districts”);

dd) Act as the focal point in receiving and processing information about emergencies and emergency situations that need rescue; carry out rescue operations for emergencies and emergency situations in the administrative division and outside if mobilized;

e) Guide the propagation and provision of laws, knowledge, measures and skills on rescue; form the “all people participating in rescue operations” movement at the administrative division;

g) Organize training, re-training, organization of forces and implementation of regulations and standards on rescue for the Fire and Rescue Police force under their management; provide guidance on laws and professional skills on emergency and emergency situation prevention and rescue to fire departments under their management and polices at district-level; establish and organize rescue drills;

h) Test, inspect, settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on rescue according to the provisions of law;

i) Carry out statistical works on emergencies, emergency situations and rescue operations;

k) Make preliminary and final reports, organize assignments of study, propagation and application of science and technology in rescue operations;

l) Carry out international support on rescue upon request.

3. At district-level:

a) Assist the Chairperson of the People’s Committee at the same level in carrying out state management of rescue within their competence;

b) Advise and propose policies and laws on prevention of emergencies, emergency situations and the rescue operation;

c) Monitor the fire department under their management on implementing measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue;

d) Direct and monitor the rescue operations in cases that need to mobilize human forces, vehicles and equipment from fire departments of commune-level;

dd) Act as the focal point in receiving and processing information about emergencies and emergency situations that need rescue or relief; carry out rescue operations for emergencies and emergency situations in the administrative division and outside if mobilized;

e) Guide the propagation and provision of laws, knowledge, measures and skills on rescue; form the “all people participating in rescue operations” movement at the administrative division;

g) Organize training, re-training, organization of forces and implementation of regulations and standards on rescue for the Fire and Rescue Police force under their management; provide guidance on laws and professional skills on emergency and emergency situation prevention, rescue to fire departments under their management and polices at commune-level; establish and organize rescue drills;

h) Test, inspect, settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on rescue according to the provisions of law;

i) Carry out statistical works on emergencies, emergency situations and rescue operations;

k) Make preliminary and final reports on rescue operations.

Article 25. Assignment of rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Police

1. At the Ministry of Public Security:

- The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Police Department;

- The rescue forces of the Rescue Division;

- The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Response Center;

- The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue training center.

2. At the Fire Department and Police Department of provincial level

a) The rescue forces of the Police of provincial level:

- Team and group of rescue police;

- The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Police Division;

The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Police of provincial level:

- Team and group of rescue police;

- Rescue Division;

- The rescue forces of the Fire and Rescue Police of provincial level

Article 26. The standing force for rescue operation

The Fire and Rescue Police force shall be the standing force for rescue operation in accordance with this Decree.

Article 27. Tasks and powers on rescue of the internal response teams and professional firefighters

1. Assist the head of the establishment in carrying out management of rescue within their competence.

2. Implement measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue.

3. Perform rescue operations on emergencies and emergency situations within their management and upon mobilization.

4. Propagate and provide education, knowledge, methods and skills of rescue within their management.

5. Provide training, re-training, propose regulations and standards on rescue; establish and organize rescue drills.

6. Carry out statistical works on emergencies, emergency situations and rescue operations.

7. Make preliminary and final reports on rescue operations.

Article 28. Tasks and powers on rescue of the patrol force

1. Assist the Chairperson of the People’s Committee at the commune-level in carrying out rescue operations, establish and organize rescue drills within their competence.

2. Implement measures and methods on prevention and organization of rescue.

3. Perform rescue operations on emergencies and emergency situations in administrative divisions and upon mobilization.

4. Propagate and provide education, knowledge, methods and skills of rescue within management.