Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Do not allow debt on criteria and standards for fire and explosion prevention and control safety

On the morning of March 29, the National Assembly's Supervisory Delegation supervised the topic "Implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting in the period of 2014-2018" led by Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, Deputy Head of the Standing Delegation of the Supervisory Delegation, had a working session with the People's Committee of Nghe An province.

Attending the working session on behalf of Nghe An province were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Huu Cau - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of the Provincial Police, representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Working session scene. Photo: Thu Giang

No debt related to fire and explosion safety criteria

Speaking at the working session with the National Assembly's monitoring delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy informed the delegation about some contents on the current situation of fire prevention and fighting and rescue work in Nghe An in recent times.

Nghe An is the largest province in the country (16,500 km2), with a forest area of ​​approximately 950,000 ha. This is an area with a harsh climate, prolonged heat, dryness, and a very high risk of fire, especially forest fires.

“Nghe An's urbanization rate is relatively fast, many high-rise buildings are being built, commercial centers are being formed, posing a very high risk of fire and explosion,” he said.

During the period of 2014-2018, the Provincial People's Committee advised on the issuance of many directive documents, creating strong movements at the grassroots level, from assigning responsibilities to leaders, issuing annual plans, perfecting steering committees at all levels, and assigning responsibilities to members of the steering committee.

“Members of the provincial steering committee must stick to the area, go down to the grassroots to work, see how preparations, fire and explosion prevention and especially forest fire prevention and control are being carried out. At the district level, direct the signing of commitments from forest owners and establishments at high risk of fire and explosion, and commit to coordination between neighboring units, not only in the province but also with Ha Tinh province to coordinate well when the situation occurs,” said the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Second, the province attaches great importance to propaganda work, raising people's awareness, promoting the mass movement of fire prevention and fighting associated with the mass movement of protecting national security.

Third, Nghe An pays great attention to the State management work related to fire prevention and fighting, especially the appraisal and acceptance of fire prevention and fighting works related to fire and explosion prevention and fighting safety.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy said that Nghe An does not allow debt related to criteria related to fire and explosion prevention and control safety. Photo: Thu Giang

"The province does not allow default on criteria and standards related to fire and explosion safety to avoid unpredictable consequences," Mr. Thai Thanh Quy affirmed, giving the example of an apartment building in the city that was temporarily suspended from operation, pending the correction of violations related to fire prevention and fighting.

Fourth, direct the strengthening of inspection and examination work to detect problems. In the past 4 years, 7 provincial-level interdisciplinary teams and more than 60 district-level interdisciplinary teams have detected more than 3,000 violations.

Fifth, focus on building the fire prevention force, especially 2014-2018 is the period of forming the province's fire prevention force, supplementing a strong force of 600-700 officers and employees.

In addition to central investment, the province also focuses on investing in facilities and equipment, regularly training to improve knowledge and skills for regular fire prevention and fighting forces, grassroots fire prevention and fighting forces, civil defense forces, militia and self-defense forces, etc.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee proposed to the National Assembly delegation to propose the Government and the Ministry of Public Security to provide the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Force of Nghe An Province with 1 ladder truck to serve firefighting and rescue work for buildings over 10 floors high and 1 firefighting boat on rivers and at sea...

No subjectivity, more determination in fire prevention

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, Head of the working delegation concluded the working session. Photo: Thu Giang

Concluding the working session, Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet - Deputy Head of the Standing Supervisory Delegation, Head of the working delegation acknowledged 7 contents that Nghe An had done well in the supervision period on the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting.

Firstly, the province has many basic solutions in fire prevention and fighting work, clearly decentralizing responsibilities, creating fairly even changes at all levels, especially at the grassroots level, in fire prevention and fighting work.

Second, the province organizes leadership and directs the serious implementation of fire prevention and fighting work, thereby minimizing, preventing, stopping and handling incidents quite well.

“In fact, with the Lao wind climate in Nghe An, the fact that the forest has been kept from burning as much as in recent years is commendable. I also share the worries of the provincial leaders day and night, because with this climate, we don’t know when a fire will break out,” said Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet.

Third, according to the assessment of the working group, Nghe An has built good plans, organized effective fire prevention and fighting drills, and gradually taken the initiative in fire fighting in all fields and areas.

Fourth, the locality has many good models of propaganda and education, decentralization, and assignment of responsibilities in fire prevention and fighting, clearly defining the responsibilities of leaders, making important contributions to fire prevention and fighting work.

Fifth, the 4 on-site measures and coordination of forces are respected, with specific plans and strategies, creating trust and combined strength in case of fire or explosion.

Sixth, inspection, handling, drills and training are maintained regularly and are highly effective.

Seventh, the province pays attention to all aspects of the fire prevention and fighting force, gradually perfecting mechanisms and policies, and investing budget to equip and improve this force.

Đoàn giám sát tối cao của Quốc hội khảo sát thực tế tại Tổng kho xăng dầu DKC. Ảnh: Thu Giang

Tuy nhiên, Chủ nhiệm Ủy ban Quốc phòng và An ninh Quốc hội cũng lưu ý với tỉnh một số nội dung. Theo đó, dù thời gian qua các cấp, ngành của Nghệ An đã rất quyết tâm, duy trì thường xuyên công tác PCCC, nhưng thời gian tới thực sự chưa thể yên tâm vì nguy cơ tiềm ẩn cháy, nổ vẫn còn rất cao nên tỉnh không thể chủ quan, phải quyết tâm cao hơn nữa.

Bên cạnh đó, nhận thức trách nhiệm của một bộ phận cán bộ, đảng viên và nhân dân trong PCCC còn thấp, tính chủ quan, bất cẩn trong phòng cháy còn nhiều, khi xảy ra cháy còn phát hiện chậm, lúng túng, bị động, cháy lớn bất lực khó chữa còn khá phổ biến…

“Đây là thực trạng chung của cả nước, chúng tôi đi giám sát ở các địa bàn lớn, thành phố lớn cũng thấy như vậy. Nghệ An nằm trong tình trạng chung này, nhưng nếu không cẩn thận sẽ rất nguy hiểm, chỉ cần sơ sẩy, bất cẩn sẽ xảy ra cháy ngay”, đồng chí nhắc nhở.

Thứ nữa, theo Thượng tướng Võ Trọng Việt, lực lượng phương tiện PCCC của Nghệ An còn thiếu, chưa đồng bộ trên địa bàn, ảnh hưởng rất lớn đến chất lượng, hiệu quả PCCC, đặt ra vấn đề cần quan tâm đầu tư, soát xét lại.

“Ở dạng cháy bình thường có thể giải quyết được nhưng cháy ở mức cao thì bất lực, đòi hỏi phải đầu tư. Tôi tin rằng sau đợt giám sát tối cao của Quốc hội về PCCC, chắc chắn Chính phủ sẽ quan tâm hơn đến vấn đề này”, Trưởng đoàn giám sát cho biết, đồng thời đề nghị Nghệ An một mặt phải đánh giá thực trạng công tác PCCC lâu nay, đáp ứng đến mức nào; mặt khác về cơ chế chính sách đầu tư phải tính toán để tập trung, tránh dàn trải, đem lại hiệu quả cao nhất./.