What are solutions for firefighting and rescue for buildings and constructions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the national technical regulations on fire safety for buldings and constructions issued together with the Circular 02/2021/TT-BXD stipulating solutions for firefighting and rescue for buildings and constructions in Vietnam as follows:

Buildings and constructions must guarantee firefighting and rescue by adopting solutions regarding: structures, premise - spatial distribution, technical - construction and organization.

The solutions include:

- Prepare fire access; parking lots for fire engines and access for fire brigade and fire-fighting facilities which are integrated with road and passages depending on building functions or situated separately.

- Situate fire ladders outside of buildings and prepare other necessary facilities to provide fire brigade and firefighting technical equipment with access to storeys and garrets of buildings, which includes elevators that are installed with “fire brigade transportation” (hereinafter referred to as “fire service elevators”).

- Situate water supply pipes for firefighting integrated with water pipes providing water for daily routines or placed separately and if necessary, situate landing valves and water supply pipes that lead indoors to enable fire brigade, water towers, water tanks for firefighting or other sources of water supply for firefighting.

- Ensure smoke protection for passages enabling fire brigade to move within the buildings;

- Furnish the buildings with medical emergency equipment for personal use and group use where necessary;

- Distribute and develop constructions, fire brigade and stations suitable for number of employees and necessary firefighting technical equipment, satisfactory to firefighting conditions in buildings or areas of operation of the brigade and stations as per the law.

The solutions mentioned above shall be selected based on fire-resistance categories, structural fire hazard levels and fire hazard categories by functions of buildings.

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