第一条 为了预防火灾和减少火灾危害，保护公民人身、公共财产和公民财产的安全，维护公共安全，保障社会主义现代化建设的顺利进行，制定本法。
Article 1 This law is formulated in the purpose of preventing fire and reducing fire damage, safeguarding citizen's personal security, public property and civil assets, upholding public security and ensuring the smooth construction of the socialist modernization.
第二条 消防工作贯彻预防为主、消防结合的方针，坚持专门机关与群众相结合的原则，实行防火安全责任制。
Article 2 Fire control work shall follow the policy of devoting major efforts into prevention and combining fire prevention with fire fighting, and shall adhere to the principle of combining the efforts of both specialized organizations and the masses and carry out responsibility system on fire prevention and safety.
第三条 消防工作由国务院领导，由地方各级人民政府负责。
Article 3 The State Council shall led and the people's governments at all levels be responsible for fire control work.
各级人民政府应当将消防工作纳入国民经济和社会发展计划，保障消防工作与经济建设和社会发展相适应。
The people's government at all levels shall bring fire control work in line with the national economy and social development plan, and ensure that fire control work fit in with the economic construction and social development.
第四条 国务院公安部门对全国的消防工作实施监督管理，
Article 4 The public security department of the State Council shall monitor and administer the nationwide fire control work;
县级以上地方各级人民政府公安机关对本行政区域内的消防工作实施监督管理，并由本级人民政府公安机关消防机构负责实施。
the public security organs of local people's governments above county level shall monitor and administer the fire control work within their administrative region and the fire control institutions of public security organs of the people's government at the same level shall be responsible for the implementation.
军事设施、矿井地下部分、核电厂的消防工作，由其主管单位监督管理。
Fire control work for military facilities, underground parts of mines and nuclear power plant shall be monitored and administered by their competent units.
森林、草原的消防工作，法律、行政法规另有规定的，从其规定。
For fire control work on forest and grassland, in cases there are separate regulations, the separate regulations shall be followed.
第五条 任何单位、个人都有维护消防安全、保护消防设施、预防火灾、报告火警的义务。
Article 5 Any unit and individual shall have the obligation of keeping fire control safety, protecting fire control facilities, preventing fire disaster and reporting fire alarm.
任何单位、成年公民都有参加有组织的灭火工作的义务。
Any unit and adult shall have the obligation to take part in organized fire fighting work.
第六条 各级人民政府应当经常进行消防宣传教育，提高公民的消防意识。
Article 6 The people's government at all levels shall carry out regular fire control propaganda and education and strengthen citizens' awareness on fire control.
新闻、出版、广播、电影、电视等有关主管部门，有进行消防安全宣传教育的义务。
Competent departments in journalism, publishing, broadcasting, movie and television sector shall have the obligation to conduct propaganda and education on fire control safety.
第八条 城市人民政府应当将包括消防安全布局、消防站、消防供水、消防通信、消防车通道、消防装备等内容的消防规划纳入城市总体规划，并负责组织有关主管部门实施。
Article 8 Urban people's governments shall bring the fire control plan into the overall urban planning, including fire control safety layout, fire control station, fire control communication, fire truck passageway and fire control equipment, etc, and take the charge of organizing relevant departments for its implementation.
易燃易爆气体和液体的充装站、供应站、调压站，应当设置在合理的位置，符合防火防爆要求。
Filling and loading stations, supply stations and pressure regulating stations for inflammable and explosive gas and liquid shall be set up in an appropriate location and shall conform to the requirements on prevention of fire and explosion.
原有的生产、储存和装卸易燃易爆危险物品的工厂、仓库和专用车站、调压站，不符合前款规定的，有关单位应当采取措施，限期加以解决。
For existing factories and warehouses and specialized depots and wharves for production, storage, loading and unloading of inflammable and explosive dangerous goods, and filling and loading stations, supply stations and pressure regulating stations for inflammable and explosive gas and liquid, in case they do not conform to the regulations of this article, relevant units shall adopt measures to give a solution within a time limit.
第十条 按照国家工程建筑消防技术标准需要进行消防设计的建筑工程、设计单位应当按照国家工程建筑消防技术标准进行设计，建设单位应当建筑单位的消防设计图纸及有关资料报送公安消防机关审核；
Article 10 For construction project conducting fire control design in accordance with requirements of the State Technical Standards on Fire Control for Engineering Construction, the design unit shall conduct the design in accordance with requirements of the State Technical Standards on Fire Control for Engineering Construction; the construction unit shall submit the drawings of fire control design for the construction project and relevant materials to relevant public security fire control institution for review and approval;
未经审核或者经审核不合格的，建设行政主管部门不得发给施工许可证，建设单位不得施工。
for project not going through review and approval formalities or considered unqualified after the review and examination, the competent construction administrative department shall not issue the license for construction and the construction unit shall not carry out the construction.
经公安消防机构审核的建筑工程消防设施需要变更的，应当报经原审核的公安消防机构核准；未经核准的，任何单位、个人不得变更。
For fire control design for construction project approved by relevant public security fire control institution, in case the design needs changes, it shall be submitted to the previous public security fire control institution granting the approval for examination and approval; without approval, no unit or individual shall be allowed to make the changes.
按照国家工程建筑消防技术标准进行消防设计的建筑工程竣工时，必须经公安消防机构进行消防验收；未经验收或者经验收不合格的，不得投入使用。
Upon the completion of a construction project containing a fire control design conducted in accordance with requirements of the State Technical Standards on Fire Control for Engineering Construction, the project must go through acceptance checked on fire control by relevant public security fire control institutions; project without going through the acceptance check or considered unqualified after the acceptance check shall not be put into use.
第十一条 建筑构件和建筑材料的防火性能必须符合国家标准或者行业标准。
Article 11 The fire proof performance of constructional elements and construction materials must conform to the state standards or industrial standards.
公共场所室内装修、装饰根据国家工程建筑消防技术标准的规定，应当使用不燃、难燃材料的，必须选用依照产品质量法的规定确定的检验机构检验合格的材料。
The indoor fittings and decoration of public places using inflammable and flame retardant materials in accordance with requirements of the State Technical Standards on Fire Control for Engineering Construction, shall choose materials passing qualification check by inspection institution designated in accordance with regulations of the Product Quality Law.
第十二条 歌舞厅、影剧院、宾馆、饭店、商场、集贸市场等公众聚集的场所，在使用或者开业前，应当向当地公安消防机构申报，经消防安全检查合格后，方可使用或者开业。
Article 12 Song and dance hall, cinema, hotel, restaurant, commercial center and market fair where the public gather, before putting into use or starting business, shall be reported to local public security fire control institutions and can only be put into use or start business after passing the acceptance check on fire control safety.
第十三条 举办大型集会、焰火晚会、灯会等群众性活动，具有火灾危险的，主办单位应当制定灭火和应急疏散预案，落实消防安全措施，并向公安消防机构申报，经公安消防机构对活动现场进行消防安全检查合格后，方可举办。
Article 13 For mass activities with fire danger, such as large gatherings, fireworks evening party and lantern party, the host unit shall formulate preproposal on fire fighting and emergency evacuation and put into effect relevant fire control security measures, and report to public security fire control institutions which will conduct fire control security check.
The activities can only be held when qualification check is granted.
第十四条 机关、团体、企业、事业单位应当履行下列消防安全职责：
Article 14 State organs, organizations, enterprises and institutions shall perform the following duties on fire control security: