Apply In Person

1. To apply for a Fire Safety Plan, an applicant should make the application to the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS), Head office, or at any fire station branch office. Please view the fire station's location and contact details through this Contact Details.
2. Obtain the application form for the Fire Safety Plan at the customer care office of the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service at any of the fire station offices, applicants can also collect the form at the One Stop Shop MyBiz (Pope Hennessey Street Port Louis). Alternatively, you can download the form directly through this Application form.
3. Read the form and complete it as required. Note that you should check the appropriate boxes in section one of the application form.
4. Upon completing the form, gather and prepare the required documentation for the application and attach the documents to the form in a single file.
5. Then visit the head office or any other fire station branch office with the application file.
6. Then submit the application file to the official at the service desk.
7. The official will verify the application to check if the form is completed as required and if all the documents are attached. Note that incomplete applications will not be accepted.
8. After the verification process, the application will be forwarded to the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer/authorized official for further assessment and approval.
9. The application will be evaluated by the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer/authorized official and if it meets all the required standards, the application will be approved.
10. The applicant will then be notified of the approval and required to pay the requisite approval fee.
11. Upon payment of the required fee as mentioned in the “fees” section below, the fire safety plan will be processed and issued to the applicant.

• Completed application form.
• Payment receipt.
• Valid identification document (passport/ID card).
• Two sets of plans (copies).
• Any other additional documents that may be requested by the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service.

Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service
Head Office
Address: Atalian Tower,
57 Labourdonnais Street,
Port Louis.
Tel: (230) 212 0214/15
Fax: (230) 208 3875
E-mail: mfrs_headoffice@govmu.org
Contact Details.

Individuals and Companies who want to construct the following:

• Residential premises exceeding 7 stories.
• Commercial premises.
• Industrial premises.
• Premises where explosives are used or stored and which require a license under the Explosives Act.
• Premises where highly inflammable liquid or gas or dangerous chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or hazardous materials are used or stored.
• Any other premises other than those specified in items 1 to 3 to which the public has access.

• For the approval of the fire safety plan, the fee is Rs.(MUR) 1000.
• Fees details

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form.

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Please explain the processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

• Applicant/building details
• Name of the building
• Address of the building
• Name and address of the occupier/owner
• Contact details
• Declaration by the applicant (signature)
• Consultant details
• Name and address of the consultant
• Contact details
• Declaration by the consultant (signature/official seal/stamp)

• A fire safety plan is a detailed document that covers all aspects of fire safety for a specific building or property and such plans need to be approved by the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) before being implemented.

• FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE ACT 2013

Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service

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