Kerala - Obtain Fire Safety Certificate

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Procedure

Fire department of the respective state issues fire safety certificate after verifying and auditing the building's fire resistance and fire safety mechanism as stated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and concerned state government respectively.
Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant shall approach their area fire station to ascertain information for applying this certificate.
2. Link for fire station: Link for contacts
3. Applicant need to submit written application duly signed by the business owner reflecting the nature of business, location and full postal address of the business establishment, telephone number/mobile number etc.
4. Blue Print /Drawing of the Building Plan, showing the fire fighting system, as per requirement should be attached along with the application.
5. Meanwhile a copy of Recommendation/Suggestion for implementation of Fire Safety Measures will be issued to the business owner who will be required to comply with the Recommendations / Suggestion
6. Applicant can collect application form from fire stations.
7. Download application using following link: Link Please use the respect application form.
8. Once the application and other required documents are in place, please go to the Office of Deputy Director/designated authority (Fire Services) as advised to apply for this license.
9. Following link provides contact details: Link for contacts
10. Make sure that you have required documents to process your request.
11. Please confirm that you are eligible to apply.
12. Applicant must submit the completed form obtained from fire station with required documents.
13. Your application will be accepted with advised fee/charges as per authorities quote.
14. The filled in application form may be given to the nearest Fire Station, or may also be sent directly to the Divisional Fire Officer, who is stationed at every District Head Quarters.
15. A technical Officer from Department will fix the date for carrying out Fire Safety Audit/Inspection of the building/premises. This will be carried out within 10 days time from the date of receipt of the application.
16. On completion of the first Inspection, Pay the appropriate fees as mentioned by the authorities to get Provisional NOC.
17. Once construction is completed applicant has to resubmit the post construction documents to the designated authority.
18. Technical Officer will re-inspect the building/premises
19. On satisfaction of the Technical officer, recommendation for issuing of the Fire Safety Certificate will be submitted to the Head of the Department of Fire & Emergency Service.
20. On the approval of the Head of the Department, Fire Safety Certificate will be issued to the business owner.

Note: Grant or rejection of certificate depends on the department decision.

Apply Through CSC

1. To Obtain Fire Safety Certificate, the applicant has to approach respective “CSC” centre link
   • NOTE: The applicant has to select state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
2. Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
3. If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
4. Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
5. The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
6. Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
7. This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
8. ”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
9. The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority (supply officer) will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
10. Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will decide on the issuance of the Certificate.
11. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.
12. The applicant has to get the certificate by visiting the office within the stipulated period of time.

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Required Documents

• Duly filled Application Form
• Copy of Fire Safety recommendation duly endorsed by the Director-General under section 11C, if already possessed.
• Details of Fire Safety measures undertaken in the building
• Two Copies of Site Plan of the Warehouse or Work Shop drawn to the scale of 1cm=1mtr.
• A statement showing the name and maximum quantity of hazardous substances to be stored or processed in the premises.
• Duly filled planning permission.
• No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.)
• The building plan must be in accordance with the information prescribed by the bye-laws of the state.
• Certified checklist by Architect.
• Building Stability certificate.
• Photograph of the established building.
• Building plan application form with the signatures of land owner and licensed survey or
• Registered document in the name of applicant.
• Certificate taken for 15 years (or) from the date of document executed
• Electrical Wiring - Quantity & Completion Certificate from recognized Authority
• Building Stability Certificate
• Photograph of Establishment Building taken from outside, with Signature of Owner and Date
• Other documents relating to title of the land.
• Aadhaar card of the applicant.
• On completion of construction:
  • Applicant has to submit Implementation/Compliance Report, Declaration by Owner / Occupier of the building

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Fire & Rescue Services,
Kerala Fire And Rescue Services Headquarters,
Fire Force Junction , Pulimoodu . P.O
Trivandrum – 695001
Email : [email protected]
Phone No: 0471-2320868, 2320872,
FAX: 0471-2337422
Link for contact information: Contacts link

Eligibility

• For those to carry out businesses and trading activities, as listed under the State’s Fire and Rescue Services Rules
• Those proposing to construct multi storied building
• Factories or Industries manufacturing products
• Cinema halls
• Schools
• Hotels, Cracker shop, Stores etc,.

Fees

• On basis of report collected after inspection, requested license fees amount has to be paid.
• The fees/charges details can be provided by the authorities

Validity

• This certificate expires in one year. Every year, the license should to be renewed.
• After fire safety preparedness with respect to private buildings and public buildings, the site will be inspected every six months

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Processing Time

If your application is fair and complete, the processing time will be 15 working days from the date of receipt of application.

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Instructions

Fire safety certificate should be applied for hospitals, schools etc. Following are the some of the things that would be taken into consideration when providing the certificate.

• Height of the Building
• Type of Occupancies
• Type of Hazards
• Fire Licence / NOC is needed under the following circumstances
  • To carry out businesses and trading activities, as listed under in the respective state Fire department Rules.
  • To obtain Building Plan Approval from the respective department Authority for multi-storeyed buildings.
  • The Government may by notification, require the owners or occupiers of any premises or class of premises, which in their opinion, are used for any purpose which is likely to cause a risk of fire to take such precautions as may be specified in such notification.
  • Fire Service can take action to either detain or remove objectionable object or goods, which tend to cause risk by fire, if the owner / occupier fail to take action as per the notice given to him.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Name of the firm
• Principal place of business
• Partners name
• Full Postal Address
• Permanent address
• Contact number
• email address
• GST Number

Need for the Document

• Any person proposing to construct a high rise building or buildings of public congregation like Malls, schools, cinema halls, function halls, religious places should get Fire safety certificate from the Divisional Fire Officer/designated authority.
• People need to take preventive measures. It is the responsibility of Industrialists, owners and occupants of multi-storied buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions, cracker manufacturers etc. Follow the fire safety norms to ensure safer society.
• Business premises more than 500 Sq. Meters in plot area or 6 meters and above in height shall apply for a fire safety Certificate.
• Fire safety certificate will be issued or renewed from the same place where application is received.
  

NOTE : Establishments which meets the required parameters and running without fire license will have to face legal actions and penalty

Information which might help

• Bigger buildings should have showers and sprinklers to wet the surface.
• Every floor should have two fire extinguishers.
• Number of fire extinguishers to go up depending on the area.
• Flame and smoke detectors needed.
• Staircase should have 4.5 feet width
• Hose reel and hydrant points to source water must be installed
• Down comer to bring water from terrace to fight flames required
• Water-raiser (sumps) to source water from ground level to be installed
• Manual call points connected to a parallel for alert in the event of fire advised

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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