What is the full form of AMC in fire safety?

Annual Maintenance Contract. CAMC, or CMAC in the Maharashtra Fire Services' own tender, is a Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract, where replacing faulty parts is part of the price.

What is the difference between a comprehensive and a non-comprehensive fire AMC?

A comprehensive AMC includes replacement parts in the price; a non-comprehensive one covers labour and consumables and bills spares extra. The words are contract terms, so read the list of exclusions in your contract.

Who can do a fire AMC?

The agency your state's law names: a Licensed Agency in Maharashtra, Goa and Nagaland, a licensed qualified agency in Uttar Pradesh, an empanelled agency in Tripura. In Maharashtra the licence class and system type must cover your systems.

How often should a fire fighting system be tested under an AMC?

On several cycles at once: pumps and alarm panels daily, hydrants and alarm zones weekly, hydrant output quarterly, sprinkler discharge every 6 months and a full sprinkler service yearly, per Maharashtra's guidelines.

Is the fire AMC the same as Form B?

No. The AMC is the contract; Form B is the licensed agency's January and July certificate that the systems were maintained, which the owner files. The AMC order, without the price, is attached to Form B.

Can a housing society change its fire AMC agency?

Yes. In Maharashtra either side gives one month's notice, the new agency obtains the old one's no-objection, and if it is refused the society may ask the Director to authorise another agency under section 10.

How much does a fire AMC cost?

No state publishes a rate. Government contracts give a scale: about Rs 1 lakh a year for SBI Hyderabad's non-comprehensive AMC, Rs 20,45,880 for a year of CDSCO's comprehensive GeM contract and Rs 78,75,183 for AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

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Fire AMC in India: the annual maintenance contract for fire systems, and what the law asks of it

Updated October 2026By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on 25 October 2026

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Quick answer

A fire AMC (annual maintenance contract) is the agreement under which an agency inspects, tests, services and repairs a building's fire systems for a year: extinguishers, hydrants and hose reels, sprinklers, pumps and the detection and alarm system. A comprehensive AMC (CAMC) also replaces faulty parts at no extra charge; a non-comprehensive one bills spares separately.

No Indian law calls the contract compulsory by name, but the fire laws make upkeep a duty and reserve the work for licensed or qualified agencies. In Maharashtra the AMC or CAMC order, without the price, must go with every January and July Form B since the guidelines of 7 July 2026, and the agency must test each system on the daily to yearly cycle its Indian Standard sets.

Hydrant output, quarterly test: 1,125 litres a minute; From 3 adjacent hydrants, MFS guidelines; Test intervals
Notice before an agency stops: 1 month; Either side, Maharashtra guidelines clause 4; Changing agency
AIIMS Bhubaneswar fire AMC estimate: Rs 78,75,183; 1 year, tender of 22 April 2026; Official prices
Licence grace for Form A or B: 3 months; After the agency's licence expires; 10 facts

Fire AMC in Maharashtra at a glance, and beyond: 10 facts

What a fire AMC is, what the law requires of the upkeep and who may do it, in 10 facts with their sources. Last verified 25 October 2026.
What	The rule	Source
Full form	AMC: Annual Maintenance Contract; CAMC or CMAC: Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (the MFS Academy tender of 2021 uses CMAC)	MFS CAMC tender 2021
The legal duty	The owner or occupier provides the fire measures and maintains them in good repair and efficient condition (Maharashtra Act 2006, section 3(1))	MFS Act 2006 copy
Who may do the work in Maharashtra	Only a Licensed Agency (section 10(1)); the Director may authorise another person where the owner cannot get one	MFS Act 2006 copy
The AMC with Form B	The AMC or CAMC order copy, without the amount, or a work order confirmation letter naming the period, systems and agency (guidelines clause 6(c))	MFS Form B guidelines
One agency per system group	Pumps, hydrants, sprinklers and water systems; detection, alarm and suppression; passive measures: each kept by one agency for the whole building (clause 6.1)	MFS Form B guidelines
Test cycle	Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly, as each Indian Standard sets (clause 3), in the current edition of 14 listed standards (clause 5)	MFS Form B guidelines
Licence grace	A Form A or B may be accepted if not more than 3 months have passed since the agency's licence expired	MFS Form B guidelines
Model for other states	The 2019 Model Bill asks the owner for a qualified agency's compliance certificate, then maintenance certificates every January and July (section 24)	DGFS, MHA
Detection standard now current	IS 2189:2026, published 17 March 2026; IS 2189:2008, still named in the July 2026 guidelines, was withdrawn on 17 September 2026	BIS standards database
Last verified	25 October 2026, against the Maharashtra Act, Rules and circulars, 10 state laws and 4 government contracts	Not stated

Fire maintenance duty by state: who maintains, what proves it, how often

For each state or UT whose law names a maintenance paper: the agency the law lets do the upkeep, the paper that proves it and how often it falls due. States not listed had no maintenance paper in the instruments Flamekite read.
Option	Who may maintain the systems	Paper that proves the upkeep	How often	Law	Source
Maharashtra	A Licensed Agency, by class A to D for each system type	Form B from the agency, filed by the owner with the AMC order; Form B-1 where an automated monitoring system helps	January and July	Act 2006 section 3(3); Rules 2009 rule 4(2)	Rules 2009
Gujarat	A Licensed Agency; after renewal an enrolled Fire Safety Officer declares	Form B-2 from the agency in years 1 and 2; Form B-15 from the officer	B-2 yearly; B-15 every 6 months	Regulations 2023, 8.1 and 8.3	Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Goa	Only a Licensed Agency may install, certify or audit (clause 3(a))	The agency's certificate, plus the owner's yearly Annexure A	Agency: January and July	Notification 1653, 23 June 2025	Goa Gazette 2025
Uttar Pradesh	A qualified agency licensed on Form A-6	The owner's Form A-8, countersigned by the agency	January and July	Act section 26(5); Rule 56	UP Rules 2024
Manipur	A qualified agency by qualification (section 2(w)); no licence or list	The owner's Form C declaration, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer	January and July	Act 9 of 2026, section 24(5)	Government of Manipur
Nagaland	A licensed agency only (section 24(6))	The agency's Form C2 maintenance certificate	January and July	Act 5 of 2023, section 24(5)	Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland
Chhattisgarh	Not set in the rule read; a licensed Third Party Auditor, Grade A to D, certifies	The auditor's certificate on upkeep	January and July	Rule 37A(2)(c), 24 November 2025	CG Home Dept
Odisha	A Licensed Agency of Class A to E	Audit certificates on Forms IV and IV(B), uploaded	January and July	Second Amendment Rules, 4 November 2025	Odisha Home Dept
Sikkim	A Qualified Third Party Agency certifies larger buildings at issue	The owner's Form A6 with the Fire Safety Officer's report	January and July	Rules 2025, rule 41	Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025
West Bengal	A licensed agency of Class A, B or C	Form G after a mock drill held with the agency	Yearly	Rules 2003, rule 20	WB Rules 2003
Tripura	An empanelled inspection agency	The agency's Form B, or the owner's self-certification	Yearly, after the first 3 years	Rules 2026, rule 9	Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Chandigarh	A licensed agency (section 55A)	The agency's certificate that the systems work and nothing changed	Every July	Haryana Act 2022 as extended, section 19(6)	Gazette of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	A qualified agency (section 29(5))	The owner's maintenance declaration	Every July	Regulation 6 of 2026, section 29(6)	Gazette of India Extraordinary
Lakshadweep	A qualified agency; one empanelled in any state or UT counts	Form I declaration	Every July	Rules 2026, rule 12(4)	Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	A Qualified Agency, selection still to be prescribed	A maintenance certificate	Every July	Regulation 5 of 2026, section 26(6); start not notified	Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II Section 1, No. 19, 25 May 2026
Model Bill 2019	A qualified agency, as the state's rules specify	Maintenance certificates	January and July	Section 24	DGFS, MHA

How to set up a fire AMC that a fire officer will accept: 7 steps

List every system in the building
Count extinguishers by type and size, hydrants, hose reels, sprinkler heads and alarm valves, pumps with their make and rating, detectors, call points and panels. Government buyers attach such an inventory to the tender, as the MFS Academy and AIIMS Bhubaneswar did.
Check who your law lets do the work
A Licensed Agency in Maharashtra, Goa and Nagaland, a qualified agency in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur. In Maharashtra the licence is issued for each system type and class, so read the class against your systems.
Award one agency per system group
Water systems with the pumps, detection with alarm and suppression, and passive measures: Maharashtra wants one agency for each group across the whole building, not one per floor or shop.
Choose comprehensive or non-comprehensive
Decide who pays for parts. Write the excluded items into the contract, as the MFS Academy tender excluded only the hydrant piping.
Write the test schedule and service levels into the order
Name the daily to yearly checks of each Indian Standard, the response time for a breakdown and the service report after each visit, signed by both sides on the day of testing.
Keep the order and reports ready for filing
Form B in Maharashtra needs the AMC or CAMC order without the price, the last month's, quarter's or half year's service report and the last site inspection report.
Diary the renewal of the contract and the licence
Renew the AMC before it lapses, and check the agency's licence date: a Form B signed more than 3 months after the licence expired may be refused.

What a fire AMC is, and what it is not

A fire AMC is a private contract for upkeep. Form B, a fire audit and a renewal are papers the law names; the AMC is what makes the first of them truthful.

Maharashtra's guidelines define maintenance as a systematic regime of scheduled and emerged works on a system and its parts, so that they perform as planned, designed and installed: preventive, predictive, corrective and predetermined maintenance over the whole life of the system, by cleaning, lubrication, inspection, test checks, overhaul, repair, replacement and training.

The contract that buys that regime has no statutory form. What the law fixes is the certificate the agency signs at the end of each period, the duty of the owner to keep the systems in good repair, and who may touch them. An AMC with an agency the law does not recognise does not meet the duty, however good the work.

Three papers are often confused with the AMC. Form B is the agency's January and July certificate that the systems were maintained; the fire audit is an independent check of the whole building by a separately licensed auditor; renewal is the fire service's further term for its certificate, which Maharashtra no longer asks for where Form B is filed.

The fire AMC against the three papers it is mistaken for
What	The rule	Source
Fire AMC	A contract between the owner and an agency for a year of inspection, testing and repair; no statutory form	MFS Form B guidelines
Form B (Maharashtra)	The Licensed Agency's certificate that the installations were maintained in good repair over the six months, filed by the owner every January and July	Rules 2009
Fire audit	Section 45A: every 2 years for section 45 buildings, by a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor, not by the maintenance agency	Amendment Act 2023
Renewal	Not insisted on in Maharashtra where Form B is furnished each January and July (circular MFS/51/2025/64, 31 January 2025)	MFS circular 64

Fire AMC test intervals by system, from daily to every 5 years

Clause 8 of the Maharashtra guidelines turns the Indian Standards into a schedule for each system. It is the most detailed official maintenance schedule an Indian fire service has published.

	Daily or weekly	Monthly or quarterly	Six-monthly or yearly	Longer, or after use
Fire extinguishers (IS 2190, IS 15683) MFS Form B guidelines	Not set in the clause; IS 2190 clause 8 and Annexes E and F apply	Not set in the clause	Cartridges and charges weighed; refill or replace at a loss of more than 10% of mass or pressure	Water stored-pressure types: discharge test every 2 years; gauges and safety valves on large units calibrated once in 3 years
Hose reels (Maharashtra guidelines; IS 3844 cl. 9.7 asks only the yearly 30 litres a minute) MFS Form B guidelines	Routine: inlet valve, glands, tubing, swivel joint and drum checked, cleaned and lubricated	Not set	Yearly: hose run out under pressure; at least 30 litres a minute at the highest reel and a jet of at least 6 m	None
Hydrants (Maharashtra guidelines; IS 3844 sets only 6-monthly valve and box checks) MFS Form B guidelines	Weekly: every hydrant inspected; isolating valves locked open	Monthly: each hydrant opened and washers checked; quarterly: 3 adjacent hydrants give at least 1,125 litres a minute at 5.25 kgf/cm²	Six-monthly: landing, drain and sectional valves, hose cabinet hinges and the fire service inlet	None
Sprinklers (Maharashtra guidelines on IS 15105; the code itself asks heads to be examined at least every 6 months) MFS Form B guidelines	Daily: installation valve, alarm gong and gauges; weekly: visual check, gauges logged, tanks full	Quarterly: alarm gong assembly and every head for position, loading and corrosion	Six-monthly: discharge test; yearly: piping examined, system flushed, valves serviced	Tanks cleaned once in 1 or 2 years; operated heads replaced after a fire
Fire pumps (headed IS 13039) MFS Form B guidelines	Daily: jockey pump cut-in timed, main pump run at least 5 minutes; weekly: bearings greased, starter contacts cleaned, insulation tested, diesel engine run 10 minutes with fuel for 4 hours	Not set in the clause	Not set in the clause	On commissioning: flow at 7 and 4.5 kgf/cm² displayed in the pump house; alignment checked after a 15-minute run
Detection and alarm (Maharashtra guidelines; IS 2189:2026 adds a yearly test of every smoke detector) MFS Form B guidelines	Daily: panel normal; weekly: one device per zone, no zone left untested more than 13 weeks	Quarterly: batteries, every zone, sounders, panel functions; detectors cleaned every 3 months	Yearly: quarterly routine repeated and at least 20% of devices tested	Every device every 5 years; electrical installation every 3 years

The pump table carries the heading IS 13039 although the pump code in clause 5 is IS 15301:2003, and the hydrant pressure is printed kgf/cm3. The checklist page lists each check line by line.

Why Maharashtra allows one fire AMC agency per system group

The July 2026 guidelines stopped the practice of a different agency for each floor, flat or shop in one building, and gave the reason.

Word for word

When the maintenance is split in between multiple agencies, it is difficult to maintain the integrity of the fire system resulting poor maintenance of the system.

Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services, Guidelines for Form B, Annexure A to circular MFS-2026/888 of 7 July 2026, clause 6.1 MFS Form B guidelines

The clause then names 3 groups, each to be kept by one agency for the entire building or occupancy: pumps, hydrants, sprinklers and other water systems; detection, alarm and suppression; and passive measures such as fire doors, sealants, pressurisation and smoke management. A housing society with several AMCs signed flat by flat needs to bring them under one contract per group.

Fire AMC scope of work: 14 items government contracts write in

The MFS Academy CAMC of 2021, the SBI Hyderabad AMC of 2026 and a GeM contract of 2021 spell out what a fire AMC buys. These are the items they share or add.

Every test on the Indian Standard's daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly cycle MFS CAMC tender 2021
Periodical testing, including hydraulic testing where it applies MFS CAMC tender 2021
On-call visits for faults and false alarms, with no limit on the number of breakdown calls MFS CAMC tender 2021
Power supplies checked, and the fire alarm panel shown to run on battery when mains or UPS power fails MFS CAMC tender 2021
Smoke detectors cleaned above and below the false ceiling, and random detectors tested with smoke or aerosol MFS CAMC tender 2021
Hydrant valves, gauges, butterfly and drain valves checked, flow switches proved active, all valves greased MFS CAMC tender 2021
Every pump tested in auto and manual mode, and overhauled MFS CAMC tender 2021
PA speakers overriding to the evacuation message, every zone and the all-call tested MFS CAMC tender 2021
Each pump run at least 60 seconds on every visit, discharging through a hydrant or test line CDSCO GeM contract
A ruptured hydrant line repaired within 12 hours and other repairs within 24 hours CDSCO GeM contract
Consumables such as grease, packing rope, cotton waste, flange gaskets and distilled water included in the rate SBI tender 2026
Training for the control room and nominated staff, inside the AMC charge SBI tender 2026
A service report after every visit, and the systems handed back in working order when the contract ends MFS CAMC tender 2021
Form B issued every January and July, where the building is in Maharashtra MFS CAMC tender 2021

Comprehensive vs non-comprehensive fire AMC: 4 models in government contracts

No Act defines comprehensive or non-comprehensive; they are contract terms. Four published government contracts show what each word buys.

Comprehensive
CAMC with parts included
MFS Academy, 2021: repair first, and a device beyond repair replaced free of charge; every part of the systems other than the hydrant piping included. Emergencies attended within 2 hours and resolved within 24. MFS CAMC tender 2021
Non-comprehensive
AMC with spares billed
SBI Hyderabad, 2026: the rate covers labour and consumables for preventive maintenance; spares and major components are paid extra at the prevailing market rate, and breakdown or modification work is charged separately. SBI tender 2026
Comprehensive, on GeM
CMC at a fixed monthly charge
CDSCO, New Delhi, 2022: a GeM contract for fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinklers billed monthly for 12 months, with consumables at no extra charge and a replaced part covered by the maker's warranty or for at least 6 months. CDSCO GeM contract
Operation and maintenance
Manpower plus a priced spares list
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, 2026: 4 semi-skilled and 1 skilled staff for the year, minor spares at the agency's cost, and pipes, valves, refills and tests paid at the rates in a schedule of quantities. AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT

Fire AMC prices in government contracts and tenders

Flamekite found no state schedule of rates for a fire AMC. These are prices government buyers published for one site each: a guide to scale, not a rate for your building.

As published

AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AMC of the firefighting system, 1 yearRs 78,75,183Estimated cost, NIT of 22 April 2026; EMD 2% of the estimate, performance guarantee 5% of the contract value AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, 4 semi-skilled staffRs 1,22,541 a monthSchedule of quantities item 1, 12 months; 1 skilled staff Rs 34,442.43 a month AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, refilling a 4.5 kg CO2 extinguisherRs 731.60 eachItem 52, 450 units; hydraulic test of the same size Rs 554.60 (item 45) AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, refilling a 6 kg ABC extinguisherRs 919.22 eachItem 49, 250 units; a 2 kg clean agent refill Rs 7,929.60 (item 55) AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
CDSCO, New Delhi, comprehensive AMC on GeMRs 1,70,490 a monthIncluding GST; Rs 20,45,880 for 12 months, 4 January 2022 to 3 January 2023 CDSCO GeM contract
SBI Hyderabad, non-comprehensive AMC, 1 yearRs 1,00,000Lump-sum estimate for 12 visits a year, GST and spares extra; firemen costed separately at Rs 11,58,540 a year SBI tender 2026
MFS Academy CAMC, deposits asked of biddersRs 1 lakh EMD, Rs 3 lakh securityPayment in 4 equal quarterly parts; a Class A licence for hydrant and detection required MFS CAMC tender 2021
Tripura, empanelled agency's yearly inspection for Form BRs 200 or 20% of the first chargeWhichever is higher, from the October 2025 empanelment terms Tripura Home (F&ES)

No figure here is a price for a private building. Quotes from private agencies, marketplaces and blogs are not official and are not listed; the AMC price is also left off the order copy filed with Form B.

Changing your fire AMC agency in Maharashtra: 6 stops

Clause 4 of the guidelines sets how a contract ends and the next agency takes over, with a route for owners whose agency will not let go.

1. One month's notice
Either the owner or the agency tells the other 1 month before the work stops. MFS Form B guidelines
2. The outgoing agency's no-objection
The agency taking over obtains a No-Objection from the earlier licensed agency. MFS Form B guidelines
3. If no NOC comes
The owner may approach the Director, who may authorise another licensed agency under section 10 without the earlier agency's NOC. MFS Form B guidelines
4. Poor work reported
Where an agency did not finish the work in time or did it below standard, the Director may refuse to renew its licence for the next term (section 9(3)). MFS Form B guidelines
5. The new agency's licence checked
Confirm the class and system type, the expiry date and that the agency is not on the MFS suspended or blacklisted list. MFS blacklist
6. The next Form B
The old Form B stays valid until the next scheduled maintenance or the next Form B, unless the earlier agency's contract has ended or been terminated. MFS Form B guidelines

Fire AMC red flags that cost a building its Form B

Each of these leaves an owner with a maintenance paper a fire officer may refuse, or with a false certificate on file.

If A Form B on letterhead with a stamp and a copied signature
It must carry the same digital signature as the agency's licence issued by the Director; fire officers check it (circular of 15 February 2022). MFS circular 236
If The MFS logo printed on the agency's certificate, or words added to the form
The guidelines bar the logo and any addition or deletion of words in Form B. MFS Form B guidelines
If Different agencies for different floors or shops
One agency for each of the 3 system groups across the whole building. MFS Form B guidelines
If The agency's licence lapsed more than 3 months ago
Form A or B may be accepted only within 3 months of expiry; check the date on the licence copy you file. MFS Form B guidelines
If Service reports signed later, or by the agency alone
They must be signed by both sides on the day of testing, and the last site inspection report digitally signed by both. MFS Form B guidelines
If The signatory has no qualification
Since 12 June 2025 Forms A, B, A-1 and B-1 must be signed by a person holding the rule 12 qualification (rule 14(4)). Amendment Rules 2025
If A certificate with no visit behind it
Giving a certificate without actual maintenance is an offence under section 10(2), punished under section 36(1)(f)(ii). MFS Act 2006 copy

Fire AMC for owners and housing societies: 4 dos and 4 don'ts

The owner or occupier carries the duty, not the agency. These follow from the laws and the guidelines.

Do

Keep the AMC order, with the period, the systems and the agency named, ready to attach to each January and July Form B without the price. MFS Form B guidelines
Be present, or send a representative, when the pumps, sprinklers and alarm are tested, and keep the dated photographs the covering letter asks for. MFS Form B guidelines
Hold a periodic mock drill and keep the attendance sheet: the owner's covering letter declares it. MFS Form B guidelines
In Uttar Pradesh, have the qualified agency countersign the Form A-8 every January and July. UP Rules 2024

Don’t

Don't let anyone but a Licensed Agency work on the systems in Maharashtra; work by any other person is an offence under section 36(1)(f)(i). MFS Act 2006 copy
Don't tamper with or switch off an installed system to save on the AMC: section 3(4) forbids it. MFS Act 2006 copy
Don't treat a Manipur agency's service report as the filing: the January and July paper is the owner's Form C, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer. Government of Manipur
Don't ask your maintenance agency to sign a Gujarat Form B-15: regulation 6.7 bars the building's own Licensed Agency. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal

Fire AMC myths, checked against the law: 5 claims

Vendor pages and quotations repeat these. The official texts say otherwise.

You may have read
An AMC certificate from the vendor is the legal proof of maintenance.
Myth
What the sources say
In Maharashtra the legal proof is Form B from a Licensed Agency, filed by the owner every January and July; the AMC order is one of 6 documents attached to it. MFS Form B guidelines
You may have read
One visit a year is enough for a fire AMC.
Myth
What the sources say
The guidelines run from daily pump and panel checks to weekly zone tests and quarterly hydrant output tests; yearly is only one of 6 cycles. MFS Form B guidelines
You may have read
Any fire equipment vendor may maintain the systems.
Myth
What the sources say
Section 10(1) of the Maharashtra Act reserves the work for a Licensed Agency; Goa and Nagaland do the same. MFS Act 2006 copy
You may have read
With an AMC running, the fire NOC still has to be renewed every year in Maharashtra.
Myth
What the sources say
MFS told authorities on 31 January 2025 not to insist on renewal where Form B is furnished each January and July, unless another Act needs it. MFS circular 64
You may have read
A comprehensive AMC covers everything.
Myth
What the sources say
Even the MFS Academy's CAMC excluded the hydrant piping; the word means what the contract lists. MFS CAMC tender 2021

Fire AMC terms: CAMC, CMC, Form B, Form A-8 and 9 more

The words on an AMC quotation and the papers it feeds, as the official texts use them.

AMC: Annual Maintenance Contract: a year of inspection, testing and repair; parts are usually billed unless the contract says otherwise. SBI tender 2026
CAMC or CMAC: Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract: the MFS Academy tender's term, where replacement of parts is included. MFS CAMC tender 2021
CMC: Comprehensive Maintenance Contract: the word GeM pairs with AMC in its fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler category. CDSCO GeM contract
Work order confirmation letter: The alternative to the AMC order copy with Form B, naming the AMC period, the systems and the agency. MFS Form B guidelines
Service (checking or test) report: The record of the last month's, quarter's or half year's tests, signed by both sides on the day of testing. MFS Form B guidelines
Site Inspection Report: Clause 9's system checklist, ending in a Form B to be issued or compliance needed box for each system group. MFS Form B guidelines
Licensed Agency: A person or association licensed by the Director, Chief Fire Officer or nominated officer to execute fire measures (Maharashtra Act, section 2(6)). MFS Act 2006 copy
Form B: Maharashtra's six-monthly certificate that the measures were maintained in good repair, issued by the agency, given by the owner. Rules 2009
Form B-1: The January and July certificate for maintenance done with an automated continuous monitoring system. Amendment Rules 2025
Form A-8 (Uttar Pradesh): The owner's January and July declaration, countersigned by the qualified agency. UP Rules 2024
Form C (Manipur): The owner's declaration under section 24(5), countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer. Government of Manipur
Form C2 (Nagaland): The licensed agency's six-monthly certificate that the installations are kept in good repair. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland
Qualified agency: The 2019 Model Bill's name for the body that certifies compliance and maintenance; each state's rules say who qualifies. DGFS, MHA

Fire maintenance rules in Maharashtra and India, dated: 2006 to 2026

How a six-monthly certificate came to need an AMC behind it, and how the standards under it changed.

5 February 2007
Maharashtra's 2006 Act is published: owners maintain the measures and file a Licensed Agency's certificate every January and July. MFS Act 2006 copy
23 June 2009
The 2009 Rules prescribe Form B under rule 4(2). Rules 2009
16 October 2015
MFS fixes the periods: the January Form B covers 1 July to 31 December, the July Form B 1 January to 30 June. MFS circular 1600
2019
The Union's revised Model Bill puts January and July maintenance certificates by a qualified agency in section 24. DGFS, MHA
15 February 2022
After complaints of fake certificates, Form A and B must carry the agency's digital signature. MFS circular 236
11 May 2023
Maharashtra's amendment makes the agency licence 2 years and gives the section 10 power to the Director. Amendment Act 2023
1 January 2025
MIDC takes Form B online only, with the AMC or CAMC order among the mandatory documents. MIDC circular
31 January 2025
MFS tells authorities not to insist on renewal where Form B is furnished. MFS circular 64
12 June 2025
Amendment Rules add Form B-1 and require a qualified person to sign Forms A and B. Amendment Rules 2025
17 March 2026
BIS publishes IS 2189:2026 for fire detection and alarm. BIS standards database
7 July 2026
MFS guidelines: AMC order with Form B, one agency per system group, test cycles by standard. MFS Form B guidelines
16 October 2026
MFS circular 1420 accepts wireless detectors under IS 2189:2026, maintained by licensed agencies that issue Form B. MFS circular 1420

Fire AMC in numbers: 8 official figures

The figures an owner can hold an agency to, from the guidelines and the contracts.

14
Indian Standards Maharashtra's Form B guidelines tell agencies to follow, in their current edition MFS Form B guidelines
1,125 L/min
Minimum output from 3 adjacent hydrants in the quarterly test MFS Form B guidelines
30 L/min
Minimum flow at the highest hose reel in the yearly test, with a jet of at least 6 m MFS Form B guidelines
5 min
Daily run of the main fire pump; the diesel pump runs 10 minutes a week MFS Form B guidelines
20 %
Share of detectors and call points tested each year; all of them every 5 years MFS Form B guidelines
13 weeks
Longest gap allowed between tests of any one alarm zone MFS Form B guidelines
2 hours
Response time for an emergency in the MFS Academy CAMC, with resolution within 24 hours MFS CAMC tender 2021
861
Rows printed on Maharashtra's licensed agency list valid to 03.07.2028, under 847 serial numbers MFS agency list

Which fire AMC paper your building needs: 7 cases

Find the line closest to your building; the state table above has the rest.

If A co-operative housing society in Mumbai or Pune
One licensed agency per system group, and Form B every January and July with the AMC order, service report, site inspection report and licence copy. Form B Fire NOC Maharashtra MFS Form B guidelines
If A factory on an MIDC plot
The same Form B, filed online on the MIDC portal in the window that opens on 1 January and 1 July, with the AMC or CAMC order attached. Form B Fire NOC Maharashtra MIDC circular
If A hotel or hospital in Uttar Pradesh
A licensed qualified agency maintains and countersigns the owner's Form A-8 every January and July. UP Rules 2024
If A building in Imphal
The owner files Form C every January and July, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer; Manipur's Act names no agency licence. Government of Manipur
If A building in Kohima or Dimapur
A licensed agency's Form C2 every January and July. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland
If A building in Goa
A licensed agency's certificate every January and July, and the owner's own declaration once a year. Goa Gazette 2025
If A Gujarat building in its first 2 years
The Licensed Agency's Form B-2 each year; after renewal, Form B-15 every 6 months from the owner or occupier and the Fire Safety Officer. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal

Fire AMC penalties: false certificates and unlicensed work

The law punishes the agency that certifies without maintaining and the owner who lets an unlicensed person work.

Offence	Penalty	Law
A certificate under section 3(3) given without actual compliance or maintenance	Rigorous imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000	Maharashtra Act 2006, section 36(1)(f)(ii) with section 10(2) MFS Act 2006 copy
Fire work done by a person other than a Licensed Agency	The same: 6 months to 3 years and Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, plus up to Rs 3,000 a day if it continues after the first conviction	Maharashtra Act 2006, section 36(1)(f)(i) MFS Act 2006 copy
Failure to maintain the measures in good repair	The same range; not less than 3 months and Rs 10,000 without special reasons in the judgement	Maharashtra Act 2006, section 36(1)(a)(i) MFS Act 2006 copy
A licensed agency's person knowingly furnishes a false fire safety certificate	3 to 5 years, or Rs 20,000 to Rs 5 lakh, or both	West Bengal Fire Services Act, section 11K Indian Kanoonnews report
A qualified agency breaks its licence conditions in Uttar Pradesh	Suspension for up to 1 year, or debarment	Uttar Pradesh Rules 2024, rule 53 UP Rules 2024
A Puducherry licensed agency certifies without real compliance	Licence suspended or cancelled after a show-cause notice	G.O.Ms.No.61, Annexure I Puducherry G.O. 61
The MFS Academy's agency answers a call late (a contract term, not a statute)	2% of the AMC value per hour after 4 hours, rising to 10% per hour after 16 hours	MFS Academy CAMC tender 2021, service level agreement MFS CAMC tender 2021

Not furnishing Form B at all is not listed in section 36(1); Flamekite reads it as a contravention under section 36(2), not as a court or MFS statement. The full Form B penalties are on the Form B page.

Where to check a fire AMC agency and file its paper

Maharashtra publishes its agency list, blacklist and circulars online; MIDC takes Form B on its own portal.

Maharashtra
MFS licence services
The approved licensed agency list valid to 03.07.2028, the suspended or blacklisted list and Form M. MFS
mahafireservice.gov.in/license-services.php
Maharashtra
MFS suspended or blacklisted agencies
Check a new agency before you sign: 1 entry, three Class D licences, from 18.11.2021. MFS blacklist
mahafireservice.gov.in/license-services/List%20of%20License%20Suspended%20or%20Blacklisted.pdf
Maharashtra
MFS Form B guidelines of 7 July 2026
The 35-page circular with the documents, the covering letter, the clause 8 test tables and the site inspection checklist. MFS Form B guidelines
mahafireservice.gov.in/circular/Guidelines%20to%20issue%20Form%20B.pdf
Maharashtra
MFS circulars
Every circular on Form B, renewal and detection, newest first. Maharashtra Fire Services
mahafireservice.gov.in/s-circular.php
MIDC
MIDC bi-annual Form B
The online Form B for MIDC plots; submission needs a registered login. MIDC SWC
services.midcindia.org/services/FillFormAnon.aspx?AMId=542

Fire AMC cases: a society, a bank, a hospital and an institute

Four buildings, each with a different kind of maintenance contract.

Case 1
A 22-storey society in Thane with three AMCs
One agency for the pumps, another for the alarm, and a third hired by a shop owner for the ground floor hydrants.
What applies Under clause 6.1 the hydrants go back under the pump agency, so one agency holds the water systems for the whole building; each group's agency issues its Form B. MFS Form B guidelines
Case 2
A bank's IT office in Hyderabad
Hydrants, sprinklers, extinguishers, alarm and PA, with firemen round the clock.
What applies A non-comprehensive AMC of 12 visits a year, estimated at Rs 1,00,000, with spares paid at market rate and the firemen costed apart. SBI tender 2026
Case 3
A teaching hospital in Bhubaneswar
A large campus with wet risers, sprinklers, pumps and hundreds of extinguishers.
What applies A staffed AMC estimated at Rs 78,75,183 for a year: 5 staff on site, minor spares at the agency's cost, refills and parts at scheduled rates. AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
Case 4
A fire academy in Mumbai
357 smoke detectors, 417 sprinkler heads, 2 main pumps, a gas flooding system and a PA system.
What applies A comprehensive AMC open only to Class A licensed agencies, with free replacement of every part but the hydrant piping and Form B every January and July. MFS CAMC tender 2021

Questions about fire AMC

What is a fire AMC?: An annual maintenance contract under which an agency inspects, tests, services and repairs a building's fire systems for a year, on the cycle the Indian Standards set, and reports after each visit.
What is the full form of AMC in fire safety?: Annual Maintenance Contract. CAMC, or CMAC in the Maharashtra Fire Services' own tender, is a Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract, where replacing faulty parts is part of the price.
Is a fire AMC mandatory?: No law names the contract, but the fire laws make maintenance a duty and reserve it for licensed or qualified agencies. In Maharashtra the AMC or CAMC order must be attached to each January and July Form B under the July 2026 guidelines.
What is the difference between a comprehensive and a non-comprehensive fire AMC?: A comprehensive AMC includes replacement parts in the price; a non-comprehensive one covers labour and consumables and bills spares extra. The words are contract terms, so read the list of exclusions in your contract.
Who can do a fire AMC?: The agency your state's law names: a Licensed Agency in Maharashtra, Goa and Nagaland, a licensed qualified agency in Uttar Pradesh, an empanelled agency in Tripura. In Maharashtra the licence class and system type must cover your systems.
How often should a fire fighting system be tested under an AMC?: On several cycles at once: pumps and alarm panels daily, hydrants and alarm zones weekly, hydrant output quarterly, sprinkler discharge every 6 months and a full sprinkler service yearly, per Maharashtra's guidelines.
Is the fire AMC the same as Form B?: No. The AMC is the contract; Form B is the licensed agency's January and July certificate that the systems were maintained, which the owner files. The AMC order, without the price, is attached to Form B.
Can a housing society change its fire AMC agency?: Yes. In Maharashtra either side gives one month's notice, the new agency obtains the old one's no-objection, and if it is refused the society may ask the Director to authorise another agency under section 10.
How much does a fire AMC cost?: No state publishes a rate. Government contracts give a scale: about Rs 1 lakh a year for SBI Hyderabad's non-comprehensive AMC, Rs 20,45,880 for a year of CDSCO's comprehensive GeM contract and Rs 78,75,183 for AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

Keep reading

Fire extinguishersTypes, colour bands, ratings, and the checks, refills and hydro tests an AMC covers.
Fire safety IS codesWhich BIS standard covers each fire system your AMC maintains, and its edition.
Fire AMC chargesOfficial rates: PWD schedules, government tenders, GeM contracts and GST.
Fire AMC format21 clauses for a fire AMC, each marked by the law or contract behind it.
Form B fireMaharashtra's January and July certificate that the AMC agency signs.
Form A fire NOCThe licensed agency's installation certificate that comes before Form B.
Fire auditThe independent audit that an AMC agency may not replace.
Fire audit checklistEvery check, system by system, traced to its standard.

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