​         On April 5, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Official Telegram No.220/CĐ-TTg on resolution of difficulties in fire safety and firefighting.

According to the Telegram, in order to ensure full compliance with regulations of law on fire safety and firefighting and effectively serve investment, production and trade by people and enterprises, the Prime Minister has the following requests:

1. The Ministry of Public Security shall preside over and cooperate with the Ministry of Construction, other Ministries, central and local authorities in:

- Reviewing policies and laws on fire safety and firefighting to promptly make amendments within their jurisdiction or request competent authorities to make amendments; accelerating drastic simplification and reform of administrative procedures in the field of fire safety and firefighting, thereby satisfying practical requirements for socio-economic development.

- Before April 30, 2023, classifying works and establishments that have difficulties in complying with fire safety regulations after inspection and review; proactively and promptly solving problems and providing clear and detailed guidance on regulations and solutions for agencies, organizations, enterprises and people to comprehensively rectify their violations against regulations on fire safety and firefighting and effectively serve investment in construction, production and trade.

2. The Ministry of Construction shall preside over and cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security and other Ministries, central and local authorities in expeditiously reviewing and promptly detecting difficulties in fire safety and firefighting in construction of houses and works serving production and trade by people and enterprises; clarifying the causes to make necessary amendments to technical regulations and standards within their jurisdiction, thereby conforming to practice in Vietnam, facilitating investment in construction, production and trade, and at the same time drastically cutting unnecessary administrative procedures to fully meet the requirements for fire safety and firefighting. They shall report the implementation results to the Prime Minister.

3. The Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall:

- Clearly define their roles and responsibilities for quickly handling limitations, weakness and obstacles to state management of fire safety and firefighting in their provinces and cities. Give direction with specific and detailed solutions to completely eliminate violations against regulations on fire safety and firefighting in construction investment within their jurisdiction in order to quickly resolve difficulties in fire safety and firefighting and effectively serve investment in construction, production and trade by people and enterprises.

- Send a consolidated list of difficulties in fire safety and firefighting beyond their jurisdiction to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Construction, which will provide guidance or request competent authorities to promptly resolve these difficulties. The consolidated list of difficulties shall be sent to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Construction.

Department of Enterprise Management.