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The Madhya Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2026

The Madhya Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2026

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This Act establishes a unified Fire and Emergency Service for the State of Madhya Pradesh to manage fire prevention, rescue operations, and disaster response. It mandates that building owners and occupiers implement specific fire safety measures and obtain fire safety certificates. The law empowers authorities to inspect premises, seal dangerous buildings, and impose penalties for non-compliance or obstruction of duty. It also introduces a fire tax to fund these services. For citizens, this legislation ensures standardized safety protocols in residential and commercial buildings, while holding property owners accountable for maintaining fire safety equipment and preventing fire hazards.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment, Constitution and Classification of Fire and Emergency Service for the whole of the State
  4. 4. Superintendence and control of Fire and Emergency Service
  5. 5. Director of Fire and Emergency Service
  6. 6. Setting up of Fire Stations
  7. 7. Fire and Emergency Volunteers
  8. 8. Response to calls
  9. 9. Powers on occasion of fire or emergency response
  10. 10. Power to arrange water supply during emergency
  11. 11. Preventive measures
  12. 12. Owner's or occupier's liability to provide fire prevention and life safety measures
  13. 13. Provided further that the State Government may, by notification, include or exclude any building or group of buildings from availing the shared and common fire-fighting and emergency infrastructure.
  14. 14. Power to seal buildings or premises
  15. 15. Qualified agencies and their functions
  16. 16. Appointment and functions of Fire Safety Supervisor
  17. 17. Provided that the State Government may, by notification, Include or exclude any building or group of buildings from the requirement of appointing a fire safety supervisor.
  18. 18. Offences and penalties
  19. 19. All penalties imposed under this Act, if it is not paid, shall be recovered in the manner provided in Section 32.
  20. 20. Liability of the property owner to pay compensation
  21. 21. Offences by companies
  22. 22. Provided that no order of punishment shall be passed without providing a due opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties.
  23. 23. Power to impose penalties
  24. 24. Jurisdiction
  25. 25. Appeals
  26. 26. Training And Capacity Building
  27. 27. The Fire and Emergency Service shall render such assistance and consultation to the communities in matters related to fire prevention, as may be prescribed.
  28. 28. Declaration of Fire and Emergency Service as an essential service
  29. 29. Deployment outside the State
  30. 30. Deployment on other duties within the State
  31. 31. Power to obtain information
  32. 32. Recovery of dues
  33. 33. Police officers and others to aid
  34. 34. Power to make rules
  35. 35. Delegation of powers
  36. 36. Act not in derogation of any other law
  37. 37. Power to remove difficulties
  38. 38. Repeal and savings

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