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Fire fighting contractors: licensed installation and maintenance, with the certificates
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Quick answer
In several states only a licensed or qualified agency may install and maintain fire systems, and its certificate is what the fire service accepts: Form A at installation and Form B every January and July in Maharashtra, a qualified agency under Uttar Pradesh's 2024 Rules, empanelled agencies in Tripura.
Flamekite gets comparable quotes from licensed installers for hydrants, sprinklers, alarms and extinguishers, checks each quote against your approved fire drawings, and keeps the maintenance certificates on time.
Fire system installation and AMC at a glance
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| National template | Only qualified agencies install fire and life safety systems (Model Fire and Emergency Service Bill, 2019) | DGFS, MHA |
| Maharashtra | Only a licensed agency may do fire prevention and life safety work (section 10); Form A at installation, Form B in January and July | Maharashtra Act 2006 |
| One agency per system group | Maharashtra's 2026 Form B guidelines: pumps, hydrants and sprinklers maintained by one agency for the whole building | MFS Form B guidelines |
| Uttar Pradesh | Qualified agencies licensed under the 2024 Rules; Rs 10,000 with the Form A-5 application (rule 51(1)) | UP Rules 2024 |
| Tripura | Empanelled agencies: Rs 2,000 application fee, Rs 5 lakh security deposit and Rs 20,000 licence fee (November 2025 call) | Tripura F&ES |
| Detection standard | Maharashtra's October 2026 circular refers to IS 2189:2026 for detection and alarm | Maharashtra Fire Services |
How Flamekite gets your fire systems installed
Start from the approved drawings
The fire service's recommendations and your approved fire drawings set what must be installed.
Survey and quotes
A site survey, then comparable quotes from licensed installers, checked line by line against the drawings.
Installation by a licensed agency
The agency installs and signs the installation certificate your state asks for, such as Maharashtra's Form A.
Tests before the inspection
Pumps, hydrants, sprinklers and alarms tested before the fire officer visits.
AMC and certificates
A yearly maintenance contract and the periodic certificates on time, such as Form B in January and July.
Who may install fire systems: licensed agencies by state
4 states set out who may install and certify fire systems, and how agencies are licensed.
| Who may do the work | Certificates | Licence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra Amendment Rules 2025 | Licensed agencies only (section 10) | Form A at installation; Form B every January and July; A-1 and B-1 for monitoring in section 45 buildings | Form M application; 2-year licence; 861 rows on the current list |
| Uttar Pradesh UP Rules 2024 | Qualified agencies under the 2024 Rules | Self-declaration on Form A-8 in January and July | Form A-5 with Rs 10,000 |
| Tripura Tripura F&ES | Empanelled inspection agencies | Third-party Form-B at renewal | Rs 20,000 licence fee and Rs 5 lakh deposit |
| Model Bill states DGFS, MHA | Qualified agencies | Maintenance certificates in January and July | As each state's rules set |
What the rules ask the installation to include
Examples from published state sheets. Your approved drawings list what your building needs.
- A Delhi nursing home: an underground tank of 75,000 to 1,50,000 litres, 1,620 L/min fire pumps, a 10,000 litre terrace tank and a 180 L/min jockey pump DFS
- A Delhi nursing home: sprinklers, 2 staircases and a 6 m access road DFS
- Mumbai low-rise up to 32 m: sprinklers across the whole car park and 2-hour fire protection for structural steel under IS 15103 Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Mumbai low-rise: courtyards paved for 28-tonne fire engines and a gate clearance of at least 4.5 m Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Detection and alarm to the current IS 2189 edition; Maharashtra's 2026 circular refers to IS 2189:2026 Maharashtra Fire Services
4 contractor problems that fail an inspection
The installation certificate is only as good as the agency that signs it.
If An agency whose licence has lapsed
Maharashtra accepts its Form A or B only within 3 months of the licence expiring; check the current list. MFS Form B guidelines
If Two agencies splitting one system group
Maharashtra's 2026 guidelines require one agency for pumps, hydrants and sprinklers across the building. MFS Form B guidelines
If Changing agency mid-contract
Give 1 month's notice and get the outgoing agency's no-objection, or ask the Director to authorise the new one. MFS Form B guidelines
If A Form B with the fire service logo or altered wording
Maharashtra rejects any Form B that changes the prescribed format. MFS Form B guidelines
Fire system installation and maintenance in numbers
861
Rows printed on Maharashtra's licensed-agency list valid to 3 July 2028 (serials run to 847) MFS agency list
2
Form B maintenance certificates a Maharashtra building files each year MFS Form B guidelines
3 months
Grace within which an expired agency licence's Form A or B is still accepted MFS Form B guidelines
1 month
Notice each side gives to change maintenance agency in Maharashtra MFS Form B guidelines
Rs 10,000
Uttar Pradesh's fee with a qualified agency's Form A-5 application UP Rules 2024
Which certificate does your installer owe you? 4 cases
The certificate depends on the state and the stage.
If Installation just finished in Maharashtra
Form A from the licensed agency, and Form A-1 if the building needs automated monitoring. Amendment Rules 2025
If An occupied building in Maharashtra
Form B every January and July, with test reports, photographs and the AMC order. MFS Form B guidelines
If An occupied building in Uttar Pradesh
A Form A-8 self-declaration every January and July. UP Rules 2024
If A Tripura renewal
A self-certificate or a third-party Form-B, at least 2 weeks before expiry. High Court of Tripura/TFES/2025)
From quote to Form B: 5 stops of an installation
Where the paperwork sits at each stage of the work.
1. Approved drawings
The fire service's recommendations set the systems; the quote is checked against them line by line.
2. Licensed agency appointed
Its licence checked on the state's current list, one agency per system group. MFS Form B guidelines
3. Installation certificate
Form A in Maharashtra, signed by a rule 12-qualified person since 2025. Amendment Rules 2025
4. Inspection
Pumps, hydrants, sprinklers and alarms tested before and during the fire officer's visit. TGFD Fire NOC note
5. Maintenance cycle
The AMC and the periodic certificate, such as Form B in January and July. MFS Form B guidelines
Installation and AMC terms: 6 to know
The words on quotes, contracts and certificates.
- Licensed agency
- A firm licensed by the state to install and maintain fire systems; in Maharashtra, under section 9 of the 2006 Act. Maharashtra Act 2006
- Form A
- Maharashtra's installation compliance certificate, given once when the installation is complete (rule 4(1) of the 2009 Rules). Rules 2009
- Form B
- Maharashtra's half-yearly maintenance certificate, filed every January and July. MFS Form B guidelines
- AMC
- An annual maintenance contract; Maharashtra's Form B file includes the AMC order without the price. MFS Form B guidelines
- Qualified agency
- The Model Bill's name for a body licensed to install and certify fire systems. DGFS, MHA
- Jockey pump
- The small pump that keeps the hydrant line pressurised; a Delhi nursing home needs one of 180 L/min. DFS
Questions about Fire fighting contractors
Who can install fire fighting systems?
- In states that license them, only a licensed or qualified agency: section 10 of Maharashtra's Act reserves the work to licensed agencies, and Uttar Pradesh licenses qualified agencies under its 2024 Rules. Their certificate is what the fire service accepts.
What is a fire AMC?
- An annual maintenance contract with a licensed agency that keeps the fire systems working and produces the periodic certificates your state asks for, such as Maharashtra's Form B every January and July.
How do I compare fire fighting contractor quotes?
- Check each quote against your approved fire drawings line by line, confirm the agency's licence on the state's current list, and make sure one agency covers each system group. Flamekite does this for you.
How do I get quotes through Flamekite?
- Use the free fire NOC check and choose Fire system installation and AMC. Tell us the building and the systems, and we reply on WhatsApp with comparable quotes from licensed installers.
Keep reading
- Fire NOC consultantsYour fire NOC filed, inspected and renewed, start to finish.
- Fire audit consultantsThe audit your state requires, by an auditor it accepts.
- Fire NOC in MaharashtraForm B every January and July, licensed agencies and fire audits.
- Fire AMCWhat a fire maintenance contract covers, and prices from government contracts.
- Licensed fire agencies in MaharashtraForm M classes A to D, the MFS list and the auditor licence.
- Are you a licensed fire agency?Work with Flamekite on installation and AMC jobs in your state.
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The codes and laws behind it
Sources
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- Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards (MHA): Revised Model Fire and Emergency Service Bill, 2019 (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Maharashtra (copy hosted by PRS Legislative Research): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006 (Mah. Act No. III of 2007) (opens in a new tab)
- Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 18 January 2024 (copy hosted by UP Fire and Emergency Services): Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Rules, 2024, Notification No. 181/VI-Pu-8-2024-801(1)-2023: rules 40 to 56, 65, 66 and 72, Schedules VI and VII, Forms A-4, A-8 and A-11 to A-13 (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services: Guidelines for Form B, Annexure A: to be followed by licensed agencies issuing Form B under section 3(3) and rule 4(2) (circular of 7 July 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura: Expression of interest for empanelled fire inspection agencies, November 2025 (application Rs 2,000, security deposit Rs 5 lakh, licence fee Rs 20,000) (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Fire Services: Circulars (read through the entry of 16 October 2026; includes circular MFS/2017/60 of 17 May 2017 on NBC 2016 Part 4) (opens in a new tab)
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- Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra (copy hosted by MFS): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Rules, 2025, Notification No. MFS-2023/C.R.370/UD-14, 12 June 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- Delhi Fire Service: Fire safety requirements for nursing homes (scanned sheet, page dated 23 January 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: Codified requirements for low-rise residential buildings (up to 32 m) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Maharashtra Fire Services: List of Approved Licensed Agencies Valid Up to 03.07.2028 (847 numbered entries in the copy read) (opens in a new tab)
- High Court of Tripura (copy with the 2025 amendments and Home notice F.3-8(NOC)/TFES/2025): Tripura Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022, section 26(C) and renewal lapse fee (opens in a new tab)
- Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence Department: Fire NOC: timelines and inspection checklist (FireNOC.pdf) (opens in a new tab)
- Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra (copy hosted by MFS): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Rules, 2009, gazette of 23 June 2009: rule 4, Form A and Form B (opens in a new tab)