Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purposes of preventing fire disasters, reducing fire damages, strengthen the emergency response and rescue work, protecting the human and property safety and maintaining the public safety.
Article 2 In the fire protection work, the policy of focusing on prevention and combining prevention with fire fighting shall be observed, the principle of uniform governmental leadership, departmental supervision according to law, overall responsibilities of entities and active participation of citizens shall be followed, a safety accountability system for fire prevention shall be adopted, and a sound socialized fire protection network shall be established.
Article 3 The State Council shall lead the fire protection work throughout the country. The local people's governments at all levels shall be responsible for the fire protection work within their respective administrative areas.
The people's governments at all levels shall incorporate the fire protection work into the national economy and social development plans so as to ensure that the fire protection work be commensurate with the economic and social development.
Article 4 The public security department of the State Council shall supervise and administer the fire protection work throughout the country. The public security organ of a local people's government at or above the county level shall supervise and administer the fire protection work within its administrative area, and the fire protection division of the public security organ of such a people's government shall be responsible for carrying out the fire protection work. The fire protection work of a military facility shall be supervised and administered by the competent authority of the facility, with the help of the fire protection division of the public security organ. The fire protection work of an underground mine, nuclear power plant or offshore oil and natural gas rig shall be supervised and administered by the competent authority of the mine, plant or rig.
Other departments of the people's government at or above the county level shall, within their respective functions, do a good job in the fire protection under this Law and other relevant laws and regulations.
If any law or administrative regulation provides otherwise for the forest or grassland fire protection, the provisions of that law or administrative regulation shall prevail.
Article 5 Any entity or individual shall have the obligation to maintain the fire safety, protect fire protection facilities, prevent fire disasters and report fire alarms. Any entity or adult shall have the obligation to participate in the organized firefighting work
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Prevention of Fire Disasters
Chapter III Fire Protection Organizations
Chapter IV Fire Fighting and Rescue
Chapter V Supervision and Inspection
Chapter VI Legal Liabilities
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
