Deputy public security minister says fire-alert transmission devices are inexpensive to install

Installing equipment that transmits fire alerts would not require a large budget, Deputy Public Security Minister Le Van Tuyen told Vietnam’s Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

The committee was reviewing a draft bill amending laws on weapons, explosives and support tools, as well as fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and emergency response. The government proposal would remove the procedure for inspecting fire-safety acceptance before a project enters use. Authorities would instead conduct post-inspection checks alongside reviews of whether investors and facility owners comply with fire-safety acceptance rules.

The draft would also remove pre-market licensing for firefighting and rescue equipment, along with fire-resistant materials and components. Those products would be managed under laws governing product and goods quality.

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The cost of installing fire-alert transmission devices is not large.

The National Assembly’s review body called for clearer responsibilities for heads of facilities, household owners and vehicle owners. It also said buildings and vehicles already in operation must continue meeting the fire-safety standards and technical regulations applied to them. The body requested explicit legal duties for investors, building owners and vehicle owners, as well as competency standards for independent assessment organizations.

Lawmakers proposed a post-inspection system that shares electronic data and classifies facilities by risk. National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh asked the government to scrutinize the shift from pre-approval inspections, saying the new mechanism must work clearly in practice. She said reducing administrative procedures should not weaken state oversight, and urged authorities to focus inspections on facilities with higher fire and explosion risks.

Nguyen Dac Vinh, chairman of the National Assembly’s Culture and Social Affairs Committee, expressed concern about densely occupied and high-rise apartment buildings. He said such buildings require maximum safety because fixing problems after construction would be difficult.

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This change does not mean abandoning management. It replaces it with another governance mechanism that is more effective and more convenient for society, and it is absolutely not a relaxation of the state’s role.