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A Fire Certificate is a certificate issued to premises classified as designated premises. All designated premises are required to obtain a Fire Certificate issued by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM). The categories of designated premises are as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF DESIGNATED PREMISES

 

No.Premises TypeSizeLocation
1 Library More than 1,000 square metres (total floor area) Throughout Malaysia
2 Hospitals and Nursing Homes
  1. 3 storeys and above where each floor area exceeds 250 square metres
  2. 5 storeys and above
Throughout Malaysia
3 Hotel
  1. Open balcony corridor design
    1. 4 storeys and above with more than 50 rooms
    2. 6 storeys and above
  2. Other building designs
    1. 21 rooms and above
Throughout Malaysia
4 Hostels and Dormitories
  1. 4 storeys and above where each floor area exceeds 250 square metres
  2. 6 storeys and above
Throughout Malaysia
5 Office Height exceeding 30 metres or total floor area exceeding 10,000 square metres Throughout Malaysia
6 Shop 2,001 square metres and above (total floor area) Throughout Malaysia
7 Factory
  1. Single-storey factory of 2,001 square metres and above equipped with an automatic sprinkler system
  2. Two-storey factory where each floor is constructed as a separate compartment, single block or terrace, exceeding 1,000 square metres (total floor area)
  3. Three storeys and above
  4. Multi-storey factories with open balcony access, two storeys and above, where each compartment exceeds 7,000 cubic metres
  5. Special structures
    1. Factory complexes such as palm oil mills, oil refineries, cement plants and similar facilities
    2. Hazardous industrial processes
Throughout Malaysia
8 Places of Assembly
  1. Buildings without a central air-conditioning system having a total floor area of 2,000 square metres and above
  2. Buildings with a central air-conditioning system exceeding 1,000 square metres or accommodating 1,000 persons and above
Throughout Malaysia
9 Storage and General
  1. Underground parking structures exceeding 1,000 square metres
  2. More than 7,000 cubic metres
  3. Two storeys and above with a total floor area exceeding 1,000 square metres
Throughout Malaysia

For new premises, an application shall be submitted immediately upon obtaining the Certificate of Fitness (CF), Temporary Certificate of Fitness (TCF), or Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC).

 

Applications may be submitted at the State JBPM Headquarters or the Fire Zone Office where the designated premises are located, which is responsible for processing Fire Certificate applications.

 

Applicants are required to submit an application using Form I together with the following documents:

  1. Copy of the CCC or CFO.
  2. Building plans certified by JBPM during the issuance of the CCC/CFO.
  3. Latest premises ownership document.
  4. Land title document.
  5. Copy of the assessment tax receipt.
  6. Business licence.

JBPM will schedule an inspection date for the designated premises. If all Fire Safety Installation systems are found to be in good and satisfactory condition, the Fire Certificate will be issued within five (5) working days after payment of the prescribed fee. A Fire Certificate issued for a designated premises shall remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months.

 

All designated premises shall be connected electrically or by telephone to the nearest Fire and Rescue Station through a switchboard to ensure immediate and automatic transmission of fire alarms in the event of an emergency.

A Fire Certificate is valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and must be renewed annually.

 

Applications for the renewal of a Fire Certificate shall be submitted using Form III and must be made not less than thirty (30) days before the expiry date of the Fire Certificate. The renewal fee is fifty percent (50%) of the initial Fire Certificate fee.

 

Applications for the renewal of a Fire Certificate submitted less than thirty (30) days before the expiry date may be subject to a late penalty of RM100.00. Applications submitted after the expiry date shall be treated as a new Fire Certificate application and must be submitted using Form I. The full fee applicable to a first-time application shall be charged.

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