Legal responsibility for the maintenance of fire control facilities in residential property

* * * The property management company in the residential area shall be responsible for the maintenance and management of fire control facilities. If problems are found, they should be reported to the relevant fire departments in time.

Legal analysis

The sound and normal operation of fire-fighting facilities in residential areas is related to the life safety and property safety of every owner. If the public fire control facilities in residential areas are damaged or lost due to improper operation of the personnel of the property management company, the property management company shall promptly repair or purchase new equipment with its own funds to ensure that the fire control facilities are in good condition; However, if the public fire control facilities are damaged or lost due to reasons other than the personnel of the property management company, the property management company shall give feedback to the owners' committee as soon as possible from the date of discovery, and after the approval of the owners' committee, it can use the funds of Dawei Fund for maintenance or purchase new equipment in time; Property companies should strengthen management, strengthen the training of property personnel on fire-related knowledge, and arrange commissioners to regularly supervise public facilities in residential areas; Relevant departments should speed up the construction of fire control facilities in residential areas and improve the people's ability to resist fires. As the maintenance and management unit of public fire control facilities in residential areas, the property management company has the responsibility to keep the public fire control facilities such as fire water supply, fire communication and fire escape unblocked and effective. Public fire control facilities in residential areas may be cut off from water and electricity, and relevant fire control institutions shall be notified.

legal ground

Article 18 of the Fire Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Where the same building is managed or used by two or more units, the fire safety responsibilities of all parties shall be defined, the responsible persons shall be determined, and the evacuation passages, fire passages, building fire control facilities and fire truck passages used by * * * shall be managed in a unified way. The realty service enterprise in the residential area shall maintain and manage the fire control facilities in the management area and provide fire safety prevention services.

Article 28 No unit or individual may damage, misappropriate or dismantle or stop fire control facilities and equipment without authorization, bury, occupy or block fire hydrants or occupy fire prevention spaces, occupy, block or close evacuation passages, safety exits and fire truck passages. Doors and windows in crowded places shall not be equipped with obstacles that affect escape and fire fighting and rescue.