This Law establishes a comprehensive legal framework for fire safety, firefighting, and rescue operations. Its primary objectives are to improve fire safety, reduce the number of fires and casualties, and minimize material damage. The Law defines key terms, sets out the scope of regulation, and establishes the system of state, municipal, private, and volunteer firefighting and rescue services, with central roles for the State Fire and Rescue Service and the State Forest Service. It also outlines the competencies of these bodies and mandates the Cabinet of Ministers to adopt detailed implementing regulations. The Law clearly allocates responsibilities for fire safety to owners, managers, tenants, contractors, and other users of buildings, facilities, construction sites, mineral extraction sites, and forest areas. It sets out detailed duties for responsible persons and individuals, including compliance with fire safety requirements, cooperation with inspections, timely reporting of fires, evacuation obligations, and specific forest fire prevention and monitoring measures. The Law also regulates fire safety services, requiring professional qualifications, contractual arrangements, and compliance with legal standards, and introduces a unified digital platform for fire safety and civil protection to support risk assessment and oversight. Finally, the Law regulates state fire safety supervision, inspection procedures, and enforcement measures, including warnings, suspension of operations, and strict timelines for remedying violations. It defines the conduct and command of firefighting and rescue operations, including special rules for forest fires and special objects, and specifies the powers and legal protection of firefighting officials. The Law also assigns fire safety tasks to municipalities, regulates inter-agency and international cooperation, and establishes administrative penalties for fire safety violations.
لاتفيا · 2025-10-16