Issuing a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business is an important procedure for businesses operating in this field. The fire protection licensing process requires meeting strict standards regarding personnel, facilities and professional capacity. Fire protection documents need to be carefully prepared according to legal regulations. The article below will provide detailed information about the conditions, process and procedures for granting a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business.

Conditions for being granted a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business

According to Article 41 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP, to be granted a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business, businesses need to meet the following requirements:

The head or legal representative must have a diploma or certificate of training in fire prevention and fighting knowledge. Their name must be in one of the following documents: Business Registration Certificate, Investment Registration Certificate, Branch Operation Registration Certificate, Cooperative Registration Certificate, Operation License , Business household registration certificate, or establishment document with tax code.

For foreigners, fire prevention diplomas or certificates issued by foreign agencies must be consular legalized.

Have facilities, means and equipment to ensure fire prevention and fighting service business activities:

• For business establishments providing design consulting, appraisal consulting, and fire prevention and fighting supervision consulting: have means and equipment to ensure the implementation of design consulting, appraisal consulting, and consulting. Supervision of fire prevention and fighting;
• For business establishments providing inspection consulting and technical inspection of fire prevention and fighting: Having laboratories and testing equipment recognized for quality by competent authorities;
• For business establishments consulting on transfer of fire prevention and fighting technology; Training and guidance on fire prevention and fighting operations: Having means and equipment to ensure the implementation of technology transfer consulting; means and equipment for training, training locations, instructions on fire prevention and fighting;
• For business establishments that construct and install fire prevention and fighting systems: Have means, equipment and machinery to ensure the construction and installation of fire prevention and fighting systems;
• For business establishments manufacturing and assembling fire prevention and fighting vehicles and equipment: have factories, vehicles and equipment to ensure production, assembly and testing of vehicles and equipment. fire prevention and fighting.

Enterprises need to have personnel who meet the appropriate requirements for each specific consulting field:

• Design consulting, appraisal, supervision: At least 2 people have appropriate fire prevention consulting practice certificates, 1 person is in charge.
• Consulting on testing and inspection: At least 2 people have practice certificates.
• Consulting on technology transfer and training: At least 1 person graduated from university in fire prevention or appropriate major, and has a fire prevention training certificate.
• Construction and installation: At least 1 construction commander has a fire protection practice certificate.
• Production and assembly: At least 1 person graduated from university in fire prevention or appropriate major, and has a fire prevention training certificate.

Regarding facilities, businesses need to have:

• Location of operation
• Means and equipment for consulting, training, construction and installation of fire protection systems
• Quality accredited laboratory (for testing and inspection services)

Current fire protection service business lines

Fire protection service business lines include:

• Design consulting, appraisal, and fire prevention supervision: There needs to be a location, facilities, and equipment to ensure work performance.
• Consulting on inspection and inspection of fire protection techniques: Requires laboratories and quality-accredited testing equipment.
• Technology transfer consulting, fire prevention and fighting professional training: Need facilities and equipment for consulting, training and organization location.
• Construction and installation of fire protection systems: It is necessary to have means, equipment and machinery to ensure construction and installation.
• Production and assembly of vehicles and fire protection equipment: Requires factories, vehicles and equipment to ensure production, assembly and testing.

For fire protection consulting services, there are additional personnel requirements as stated above.

Competent authority issues certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business

Pursuant to Clause 12, Article 45 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP, amended by Point a by Point e, Clause 17, Article 1 of Decree 50/2024/ND-CP stipulating the authority to renew certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business are as follows:

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department has the authority to issue Certificates to:

• Establishment providing consulting services for inspection and technical inspection of fire prevention and fighting
• Facility for manufacturing and assembling fire protection vehicles and equipment
• Fire protection service business establishments established according to ministerial-level decisions
• Fire protection service business establishments with foreign investment capital

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of the Provincial Police has the authority to issue Certificates to fire prevention and rescue service establishments in the area, except for establishments under the jurisdiction of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department.

Procedure for applying for a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business

Documents need to be prepared

To apply for a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business, businesses need to prepare documents including:

• Document requesting issuance of certificate of eligibility to provide fire protection services (Model No. PC33)
• List of individuals with diplomas and practice certificates in fire prevention and fighting suitable for the business field of fire prevention and fighting services of the facility
• Document proving the conditions of facilities, means, and equipment to ensure business activities: List of means and equipment serving business activities; Certificate of quality recognition of the laboratory and assessment of calibration of inspection equipment from a competent authority in case of application for a Certificate of eligibility to conduct business in inspection and technical inspection consulting services fire prevention and fighting techniques.

Procedure for applying for a certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting services business

Pursuant to subsection 2, Part A, Section II Administrative procedures (Decision 3384/QD-BCA-C07 2024), the process for issuing a Certificate includes the following steps:

Step 1: Prepare documents according to regulations.

Step 2: Submit application to the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department at the provincial or centrally run city level. Applicants need to have a letter of introduction or authorization and present ID card/ID card/Passport. Can submit:

• Direct
• Online via Public Service Portal (if any)
• Via public postal service or other service

Step 3: Receiving officer checks documents:

• If the application is valid and complete, write a receipt for handling administrative procedures on fire prevention and fighting, give 1 copy to the applicant and save 1 copy or send a notice of receipt via email or text message. Phone messages from agencies, organizations, and individuals submitting applications;
• If the application is incomplete or invalid, return it and instruct on completing the application and write the information on the Document Supplement Instruction Sheet, give 01 copy to the applicant and save 01 copy or record the content. Instructions for supplementing documents to notify via email or phone message of the agency, organization or individual submitting the application.

Step 4: Receive results according to the appointment date on the Receipt Form.

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• Consulting on conditions for issuance of Certificate of eligibility for fire prevention and fighting service business
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• Support explanations and additional information when necessary
• Receive results and hand them over to customers.

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