How to apply for fire NOC in Assam online?

Register on EoDB Assam, choose the form for your premises (Form I for an ordinary building), upload the site, layout and service plans and pay the recommendation fee. After installing the recommended measures, file the Form XI compliance report with the certificate fee.

What is the fire NOC fee in Assam?

Rs 200 to Rs 4,000 at each of the two stages, by occupancy, height and area under Annexure A. A 3,000 m² apartment block under 15 m pays Rs 1,000 twice; a hazardous building of 15 m or more over 500 m² pays Rs 4,000 twice.

What is the validity of fire NOC in Assam?

Under section 23(1) of the 2025 Act the Fire Safety Certificate is valid until cancelled. Certificates issued up to December 2025 still printed 1 year for high hazard and 2 years for moderate hazard, so go by the date on yours.

How do I renew a fire NOC in Assam?

While it is valid, file Form XII on EoDB with the last NOC, a self-declaration and 10% of the NOC fee. Once the printed date has passed, the portal makes you apply afresh.

Who issues fire NOC in Guwahati?

The Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Assam, at Panbazar, Guwahati, not the Guwahati Municipal Corporation or GMDA. The corporation must refer building permits to the Director and withhold occupancy until the certificate is issued.

Which law governs fire NOC in Assam now?

The Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025, in force since 24 December 2025 and amended on 14 August 2026, with the Assam Fire Service Rules, 1989 as amended in October 2025. The 1985 Act was repealed.

Is a fire NOC required for a restaurant in Assam?

Yes, once it seats 30 or more, under section 20(1). Annexure A prices a restaurant as an assembly building: Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 a stage below 10 m.

How long does an Assam fire NOC take?

The 2013 service rules give 7 working days for each of inspection, recommendation, re-inspection and issue, and Sewa Setu lists 28 days. Real certificates we read came 12 to 48 days after the compliance report.

Fire NOC by state 28 min read

Fire NOC in Assam: the Fire Safety Certificate under the 2025 Act

Updated October 2026By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on 24 October 2026

Quick answer

An Assam fire NOC, now called a Fire Safety Certificate, costs Rs 200 to Rs 4,000 by occupancy, height and area, charged once at the plan-stage recommendation and again at the certificate. The Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025, in force since 24 December 2025, makes the certificate valid until it is cancelled.

You apply on the EoDB Assam portal to the Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Panbazar, Guwahati. The 2013 service rules give 7 working days for each inspection and issue step. Certificates printed up to December 2025 still carried a 1-year or 2-year term by hazard, so check the date on yours.

Fee at each stage: Rs 200 to Rs 4,000; Recommendation and certificate cost the same; Full fee table
Validity in law: Until cancelled; Section 23(1) of the 2025 Act; The section
Each step within: 7 working days; Inspection, recommendation, re-inspection, certificate; Step by step
Fine for a high-risk building: Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh; For occupying it without a certificate; Penalty ladder

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Assam fire safety certificate at a glance

The Assam fire certificate in 13 facts, each with its source. Last verified October 2026.
What	The rule	Source
Issuing authority	The Director, Assam Fire and Emergency Services, Panbazar, Guwahati, or a Nominated Authority not below the rank of Station Officer	Assam Act LIII of 2025
The Act	Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025 (Assam Act LIII of 2025), Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 811 of 24 December 2025, in force at once; it repealed the 1985 Act	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Latest amendment	Assam Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (Act XIII of 2026), Gazette No. 427 of 14 August 2026, amending sections 2, 20, 21 and 31	Assam Act XIII of 2026
The Rules	Assam Fire Service Rules, 1989, amended by notification No. HMB.699902/23 signed on 17 October 2025; no rules made under the 2025 Act were found	Assam Rules 2025
Two stages	A Fire Safety Recommendation at plan stage, then the Fire Safety Certificate on Form G after a Form XI compliance report and inspection	Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Premises covered	Apartments of 10 units or more, hotels, schools, hospitals, assembly, multiplex, business, mercantile, industrial, storage and hazardous buildings, restaurants seating 30 or more, and pandals	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Validity	Until cancelled under section 23(1); certificates issued up to December 2025 still printed 1-year or 2-year terms	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Fee	Rs 200 to Rs 4,000 at each of the two stages, by occupancy, height band and area (Annexure A, still headed proposed rates)	Assam fee Annexure A
Renewal fee	10% of the fee collected for the NOC	Assam fee Annexure A
Time limits	7 working days for each of inspection, recommendation, re-inspection and issue; Sewa Setu lists 28 days in all	Assam Home OM
Where to apply	EoDB Assam at eodb.assam.gov.in; Sewa Setu lists the same Form I to Form XIII services	Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Fine for occupying without one	Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 (low risk), Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 (moderate), Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh (high)	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Fire service	137 sanctioned fire stations and 3,764 personnel in 2020-21	Assam F&ES report 2020-21

Assam Schedule I: high, moderate and low fire risk buildings

Schedule I to section 23(2) of the Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025, read from the gazette page images. The class decides the fine under section 26; a building the schedule does not list is classed by its fire load, construction and materials.
Option	High vulnerability	Moderate vulnerability	Low vulnerability	Source
Any building of 15 m or more	Always high, whatever the occupancy	Not applicable	Not applicable	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Apartments, lodges, dormitories and hotels under 15 m	Not listed	Apartments of more than 20 units; lodges, dormitories and hotels of more than 15 rooms	Apartments of 10 to 20 units; lodges, dormitories and hotels of up to 15 rooms	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Educational buildings	15 m and above	10 m to 15 m	Under 10 m	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoria, custodial, penal and mental institutions	All, whatever the height or floor area	Not applicable	Not applicable	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Assembly buildings (NBC 2016 Part 4, clause 3.1.5)	Above 10 m with more than 300 persons	Under 10 m with 100 to 300 persons	Under 10 m with up to 100 persons	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Business buildings (clause 3.1.6)	15 m and above	Above 10 m up to 15 m	Under 10 m	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Mercantile buildings (clause 3.1.7)	More than ground plus one storey and over 500 m² of total floor area	Up to ground plus one storey and over 500 m²	Up to ground plus one storey and 500 m² or less	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Industrial buildings (Annex B, clause 3.1.8)	High hazard industries	Moderate hazard industries	Low hazard industries	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Storage buildings of ground plus one storey or more	Over 500 m² covered	250 m² to 500 m²	Under 250 m²	Assam Act LIII of 2025
Hazardous buildings (highly combustible or explosive materials)	All	Not applicable	Not applicable	Assam Act LIII of 2025

How to get an Assam fire safety certificate, step by step

Check section 20(1) and Schedule I
Find your occupancy in the list of fire-risk premises, then your class: any building of 15 m or more is high risk, and so is every hospital.
Pick the right form on EoDB Assam
Form I covers ordinary buildings; Forms II to X cover gas, godowns, cinemas, function halls, petroleum, chemicals, explosives and pharmaceuticals; Form VI covers temporary structures.
Upload the plans and pay the recommendation fee
Scanned site, layout and service plans, with any licence and agreement. The fee runs from Rs 200 to Rs 4,000, and is waived for applicants who took a recommendation in or after 2016.
Host the inspection and receive the recommendation
The 2013 office memorandum gives 7 working days to inspect and 7 more to issue the recommended fire measures.
Install the measures and file Form XI
Submit the compliance report with the certificate fee, which equals the recommendation fee.
Get the certificate on Form G
Re-inspection follows within 7 working days of the compliance report, and Headquarters issues the certificate within 7 working days of a satisfactory report.
Keep it in force
If your certificate prints an expiry date, file Form XII with a self-declaration before that date; once an expiry passes, the portal sends you back to apply afresh.

What Assam's 2025 Act says on how long a certificate lasts

One sentence of section 23 ended the yearly fire NOC in Assam law, and section 24 put cancellation in its place.

Word for word

23. (1) The period of validity of Fire Safety Certificate granted by the Assam Fire and Emergency Services shall remain valid until it is cancelled by the Competent Authority.

Section 23(1), Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025 (Assam Act LIII of 2025), Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 811, 24 December 2025, page 6243 Assam Act LIII of 2025

So a certificate in Assam is now valid until cancelled. The Amendment Rules signed on 17 October 2025 had already rewritten Form G to say the same. Section 24 lets the Director cancel it for any breached condition, and lets a Station Officer or above inspect at random against the owner's self-declaration. A Guwahati school's certificate issued on 2 December 2025 still printed a 1-year term, so the portal had not caught up by then.

Assam fire NOC fees by occupancy, height and area

Annexure A to the EoDB fee notice prices each stage from Rs 200 to Rs 4,000. The recommendation and the certificate cost the same amount, so the first certificate costs double the figure below.

	Height band	Size bands	Fee at each stage
Lodging and rooming houses Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m	Up to 15 rooms; 16 to 30 rooms; over 30 rooms	Rs 500; Rs 700; Rs 1,000
Lodging and rooming houses Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	Up to 15 rooms; 16 to 30 rooms; over 30 rooms	Rs 700; Rs 1,000; Rs 1,500
Private dwellings, dormitories and apartment houses Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 200; Rs 300; Rs 500; Rs 700; Rs 1,000
Private dwellings, dormitories and apartment houses Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	150 to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 400; Rs 600; Rs 800; Rs 1,200
Hotels Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 500; Rs 700; Rs 1,000; Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500
Hotels Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	150 to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 1,000; Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500; Rs 2,000
Starred hotels Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 700; Rs 1,000; Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500; Rs 2,000
Starred hotels Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	150 to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 1,500; Rs 1,800; Rs 2,000; Rs 2,500
Educational buildings Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500; Rs 2,000 and Rs 2,500
Hospitals, sanatoria and nursing homes Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 1,000 m²; over 1,000 m²	Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500; Rs 2,000 and Rs 2,500
Custodial, penal and mental institutions Assam fee Annexure A	Under 10 m	Up to 300 persons; over 300 persons	Rs 500; Rs 700
Custodial, penal and mental institutions Assam fee Annexure A	10 m to 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; to 1,000 m²; to 2,000 m²; over 2,000 m²	Rs 700 to Rs 2,000; Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000
Assembly: halls, malls, cinemas, restaurants, places of worship, metro stations Assam fee Annexure A	Under 10 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,000; Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500
Assembly buildings Assam fee Annexure A	10 m to 15 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500; Rs 2,000
Assembly buildings Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	150 to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 2,000; Rs 2,500
Business: offices, banks, OPD clinics, laboratories Assam fee Annexure A	Under 10 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 500; Rs 700; Rs 1,000
Business buildings Assam fee Annexure A	10 m to 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 700, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,200; Rs 1,000, Rs 1,200, Rs 1,500
Mercantile: shops, stores, markets Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,200; Rs 1,200 and Rs 1,500
Underground shopping complexes Assam fee Annexure A	No height band	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,000; Rs 1,200; Rs 1,500
Industrial, low and moderate hazard Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m	Up to 150 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Low Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000; moderate Rs 1,200, Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000
Industrial, low and moderate hazard Assam fee Annexure A	15 m and above	150 to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,500; Rs 2,500
Industrial, high hazard Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 150 m², to 500 m², over 500 m²; 150 to 500 m², over 500 m²	Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500; Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000
Storage: warehouses and godowns Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 250 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500; Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000
Hazardous buildings Assam fee Annexure A	Under 15 m; 15 m and above	Up to 250 m²; to 500 m²; over 500 m²	Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000; Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000, Rs 4,000

Read on 24 October 2026 from the 5 page images of Annexure A, which carries no date or order number and is still headed "proposed rates". Rows for dwellings and apartments of 15 m or more start above 150 m². The industrial hazard class follows NBC 2016 Part 4, Annex B, which the department publishes with the table: tea factories and rice mills are moderate hazard, saw mills and oil mills high hazard.

Other Assam fire service charges beyond the Annexure A fee

Besides the two certificate fees, Assam charges for 4 other services and keeps 3 more charges open for notification.

As published

Renewal of a dated certificate (Form XII)10% of the NOC feeRs 20 to Rs 400 on Annexure A; may fall away for certificates valid until cancelled Assam fee Annexure A
Guidelines for a temporary structure (Form VI)Rs 1,000Religious festivals and occasions exempt Assam fee Annexure A
Fire Attendance Certificate (Form XIII)Rs 10 for BPL families; Rs 100 for othersIssued in 7 working days on Form H Assam fee Annexure A
Appeal on Form ERs 500Decided within 30 days under the 2013 memorandum Assam Home OM
Review on Form FRs 1,000Decided within 30 days Assam Home OM
Standby fire duty at a private function, mela or fairRate to be prescribedPaid in advance under section 18 of the 2025 Act; no rate published Assam Act LIII of 2025
Fire tax on property taxRate to be notifiedSection 15 drops the old 10% ceiling; no notification found Assam Act LIII of 2025
Third Party Fire Safety Auditor's auditTo be notifiedRule 18A(2) leaves the auditors' fees to a Government notification Assam Rules 2025

The 2013 office memoranda and the department's own Get Fire Safety NOC page still call the service free of cost; the fee notice on the same site introduced the charges with the EoDB payment gateway "as per Govt. approval". Installers' and consultants' charges are not fire service fees and are not listed.

Does your Assam building need a Fire Safety Certificate?

Section 20(1) of the 2025 Act lists 15 kinds of fire-risk premises. Find the line closest to yours.

If Your apartment block in Guwahati has 10 or more flats
Covered. Under 15 m it is low risk up to 20 flats and moderate above; at 15 m or more it is high risk whatever the count. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If You run a restaurant, cafe or food court
Covered from 30 seats. Annexure A bills it as an assembly building, from Rs 1,000 a stage under 10 m. Fire NOC fees, all states Assam Act LIII of 2025
If You run a hospital, nursing home or clinic with beds
Covered and high risk whatever its height or floor area under Schedule I; the fee is Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 a stage. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If You need a trade licence for a shop, workshop or godown
Rule 18 as amended in 2025 lets the District Commissioner issue the trade licence only after the Fire Safety Certificate. Assam Rules 2025
If You are putting up a Durga Puja or Bihu pandal
Section 29 makes the erector a self-regulator: display a signed fire-safety declaration at the entrance. A false one costs Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If You own a one or two family house
Not in the section 20(1) list, which starts at apartment buildings of 10 units, unless the Government notifies more classes. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If Your building was occupied before 24 December 2025 without a certificate
It still needs one. Section 33(4) lets the Director relax a condition for an existing building for practical difficulty, with reasons in writing. Assam Act LIII of 2025

Guwahati, Silchar and Jorhat buildings worked through Assam's rules

Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.

Five common premises run through section 20, Schedule I and Annexure A. Sizes are examples; the fire officer decides the class.

Case 1
An 18 m apartment block in Guwahati, 40 flats, 6,000 m²
Six floors over stilt parking.
What applies High risk at 15 m. Rs 1,200 for the recommendation and Rs 1,200 for the certificate; occupying without it risks Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Assam fee Annexure A
Case 2
A 25-room hotel in Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati, 12 m, 1,800 m²
Not star-rated, four floors.
What applies Moderate risk, as a hotel of more than 15 rooms under 15 m. Rs 1,200 at each stage; the fine band is Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000. Assam fee Annexure A
Case 3
A tea factory near Jorhat, 9 m, 1,200 m²
One processing shed with withering troughs and dryers.
What applies Annex B puts tea factories in moderate hazard, so it is moderate risk. Rs 2,000 at each stage under 15 m and over 500 m². Assam hazard list
Case 4
A ground plus two shopping building in Silchar, 11 m, 900 m²
Shops on three floors.
What applies High risk: mercantile with more than ground plus one storey and over 500 m². The fee is only Rs 1,200 a stage, but the fine band is Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Assam Act LIII of 2025
Case 5
A 40-seat restaurant in Guwahati, 4 m, 200 m²
Ground floor, gas kitchen.
What applies Covered from 30 seats. Low risk as assembly under 10 m for up to 100 people; Rs 1,200 a stage for 150 to 500 m². Assam fee Annexure A

Three Assam certificates traced from compliance report to issue

Three Form-G certificates published by the institutions that hold them show the clock and the term in practice from 2024 to December 2025.

1. 29 June 2024: Nagaon compliance report
Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College files its compliance report under Form IX, the explosives storage form, for three floors of about 380 m² each. Assam Form-G, Nagaon
2. 29 July 2024: Nagaon certificate
Issued 30 days later as Moderate Hazard, valid to 29 July 2026: 2 years. It is computer generated and needs no seal or signature. Assam Form-G, Nagaon
3. 18 January 2025: Karimganj compliance report
Kendriya Vidyalaya Karimganj files for a Form I school building with two floors of 2,387 m² each. Assam Form-G, Karimganj
4. 30 January 2025: Karimganj certificate
Issued at Guwahati 12 days later as Moderate Hazard, valid to 30 January 2027: again 2 years. Assam Form-G, Karimganj
5. 15 October 2025: Guwahati compliance report
Shrimanta Shankar Academy on GS Road, Kamrup Metro, files for a basement and five floors of school use. Assam Form-G, Guwahati
6. 17 October 2025: the rules change
The Additional Chief Secretary signs the Amendment Rules that rename the NOC a Fire Safety Certificate valid until cancelled. Assam Rules 2025
7. 2 December 2025: Guwahati certificate
Issued 48 days after the report as High Hazard, still titled No Objection Certificate and valid only to 1 December 2026: 1 year. Assam Form-G, Guwahati

Assam fire NOC online: EoDB, Sewa Setu and the F&ES site

Applications, payment and the certificate run on EoDB Assam. These 6 official pages carry the forms, fees and law.

Apply here
EoDB Assam
Fresh certificates on Forms I to X, renewal on Form XII, temporary structures on Form VI and Fire Attendance Certificates on Form XIII, with online payment. Each certificate prints a token link back to it here. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
eodb.assam.gov.in
Citizen portal
Sewa Setu: Form I service
Lists the documents, a 28-day time limit and the Form II to XIII services; helpline 1800-345-3574. Sewa Setu Assam
sewasetu.assam.gov.in/site/service-apply/fire-noc-for-one-storied-multi-storied-high-rise-building-under-assam-fire-service-rule-1989-form-no-i
Fees
Payment gateway notice
The fee notice for 4 services with Annexure A, the industrial hazard list and the process flow. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
fireandemergencyservices.assam.gov.in/node/94059
Service page
Get Fire Safety NOC
The department's checklist and 7-working-day promise; it still shows the service as free. Assam F&ES NOC page
fireandemergencyservices.assam.gov.in/taxonomy/term/5763
The law
Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025
The department's copy of Act LIII of 2025, a 13 MB scan. Assam F&ES documents
fireandemergencyservices.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/assam-fire-and-emergency-services-act-2025
Rules
Amendment Rules, 2025
Notification HMB.699902/23 on the Home and Political Department's site. Assam Rules 2025
homeandpolitical.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/assam-fire-and-emergency-services-amendment-rules-2025

Assam fire NOC forms from Form I to Form XIII

Assam letters each application by the kind of premises. These 13 are the ones an owner meets.

Form I: One-storied, multi-storied and high-rise buildings: the ordinary building application. Sewa Setu Assam
Form II: Storage and handling of LPG, CNG, oxygen, hydrogen, methane, propane, butane, chlorine or ammonia. Sewa Setu Assam
Form III: Transport godowns and other godowns. Sewa Setu Assam
Form IV: Cinema theatres and multiplexes. Sewa Setu Assam
Form V: Function halls, vivah bhavans and buildings below 15 m. Sewa Setu Assam
Form VI: Temporary structures, circuses, movable theatres and exhibitions: guidelines for Rs 1,000. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Forms VII to X: Petroleum products and Class A, B and C industry; chemicals; explosives; pharmaceuticals and solvents. Sewa Setu Assam
Form XI: The compliance report filed after installing the recommended measures, with the certificate fee. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Form XII: Renewal: four declarations of no change in trade, structure or firefighting, and that systems were tested. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Form XIII: The application for a Fire Attendance or Special Service Attendance Certificate. Assam FAC OM
Form G: The certificate itself under rule 18(2), retitled Fire Safety Certificate in 2025. Assam Rules 2025
Forms A to D: Rule 10 notices for inspection and for rectifying fire safety gaps within a set time. Assam Home OM
DPS: Designated Public Servant: the officer who uploads the recommendation and raises the payment query. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam

Documents Assam asks for with a fire NOC application

Sewa Setu names 5 uploads for a Form I building; the process flow and the 2025 Rules add the later ones.

A copy of the site plan, scanned from the original Sewa Setu Assam
A copy of the layout plan Sewa Setu Assam
A copy of the service plan showing the fire services Sewa Setu Assam
A copy of any licence or permission already held Sewa Setu Assam
A copy of any agreement, such as a lease Sewa Setu Assam
For a new building through the local authority: the site, layout and service plans with details of the fire and life safety measures, forwarded under section 21(1) Assam Act LIII of 2025
The Form XI compliance report once the recommended measures are installed Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
For a renewal while the certificate is valid: the last NOC and a self-declaration Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Form XII's four declarations: no change in trade, no structural change, no change in firefighting arrangements, systems tested and working Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
Once notified: the signed self-declaration with the Third Party Fire Safety Auditor's maintenance report, uploaded on the portal Assam Rules 2025
For a Fire Attendance Certificate: the building's height, floors and floor area, the holding number, the insurance policy and any fire NOC or trade licence Assam FAC OM

Fines under the Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act 2025

The 2025 Act replaced the 1985 Act's prison terms and Rs 20-a-day fine with fines from Rs 10,000 to Rs 5 lakh, set by an Adjudicating Officer.

Offence	Penalty	Law
Occupying a low-risk building without a certificate	Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000	Section 26(2) Assam Act LIII of 2025
Occupying a moderate-risk building without a certificate	Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000	Section 26(3) Assam Act LIII of 2025
Occupying a high-risk building without a certificate	Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, plus up to Rs 5,000 a day while it continues	Section 26(4) Assam Act LIII of 2025
Changing the occupancy or altering the building without the Director's approval	Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh, and a fresh certificate before use	Section 27 Assam Act LIII of 2025
Making, storing or selling fireworks without a certificate	Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, with the fireworks seized at the owner's cost	Section 28(3) Assam Act LIII of 2025
A false fire-safety declaration at a pandal	Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh	Section 29(4) Assam Act LIII of 2025
Removing a fire service seal	Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh	Sections 33(7) and 35(5) Assam Act LIII of 2025
No Fire Safety Officer 30 days after notice, where one is required	Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 lakh	Section 40 Assam Act LIII of 2025
Not reporting an outbreak of fire	Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000	Section 49 Assam Act LIII of 2025
Obstructing firefighters; assaulting them	Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh; Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh	Section 51 Assam Act LIII of 2025
A false report of a fire	Up to Rs 10,000	Section 52 Assam Act LIII of 2025

Section 58 lets officers not below District Fire Officer adjudicate these fines after a hearing; an appeal lies to the Regional Fire Officer within 30 days and is decided within 60. Section 57 allows compounding by notification. Beyond fines, the Director can cancel the trade licence, cut the power supply and seal the building (sections 33 and 35).

The Assam instruments behind a fire certificate in 2026

Two Acts, one set of Rules from 1989, one 2025 amendment and the 2013 service memoranda make up the regime.

Act LIII of 2025
Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025
In force from 24 December 2025: covered premises in section 20, recommendation in 21, certificate in 22, validity until cancelled in 23, fines in 26 to 52, and Schedule I. Assam Act LIII of 2025
Act XIII of 2026
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026
In force from 14 August 2026: measures now follow the building bye-laws and the BIS National Building Construction Standards, and the Government may relax listed parameters by notification. Assam Act XIII of 2026
No. HMB.699902/23
Amendment Rules, 2025
Fire Safety Certificate in place of NOC, Third Party Fire Safety Auditors, self-declaration uploads and a 30-day notice before cancellation. Assam Rules 2025
No. HMB.261/87/6, 1989
Assam Fire Service Rules, 1989
Still the rules the portal and certificates cite, while section 67(2) of the 2025 Act keeps old orders and forms alive: inspections, rule 10 notices, sealing, appeals and the rule 18 certificate before a trade licence. Government of Assam
No. HMA.177/2012, March 2013
Home (A) office memoranda
Notified the NOC, renewal and attendance certificate as public services with 7-working-day limits and Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 appeal fees. Assam Home OM
Repealed 24 December 2025
Assam Fire Service Act, 1985
Act XIII of 1985, renamed in 2013; section 67 of the 2025 Act repealed it and kept its orders and forms in force. Government of Assam
SP 7:2026
National Building Construction Standards
The 2026 amendment names the BIS National Building Construction Standards as the yardstick, the title BIS gave the code that replaced NBC 2016 on 30 April 2026. Gazette of India

Assam Fire and Emergency Services in numbers

The Directorate's 2020-21 annual report, its latest published, shows that 6 in 7 certificate inspections were renewals.

137
Sanctioned fire and emergency service stations, plus 7 ad-hoc stations and 9 fire camps Assam F&ES report 2020-21
3,764
Personnel in the Directorate, with 1,017 firefighting appliances Assam F&ES report 2020-21
3,128
Fire incidents attended in 2020-21, with Rs 568 crore of Rs 684 crore of property saved Assam F&ES report 2020-21
383
Inspections in 2020-21 to issue fire safety suggestions to owners Assam F&ES report 2020-21
365
Inspections in 2020-21 for fresh NOCs Assam F&ES report 2020-21
2,237
Inspections in 2020-21 for renewal NOCs Assam F&ES report 2020-21

Assam fire law from 1956 to 2026

Assam's fire service is 70 years old; its certificate law was rewritten twice in 8 months, in December 2025 and August 2026.

1956
The State Fire Service Organisation is formed from the Shillong and Silchar municipal fire stations. Assam F&ES report 2020-21
1 May 1959
The organisation is merged into the Assam Police under a Superintendent of Police. Assam F&ES report 2020-21
1 October 1985
The Assam Fire Service Act, Act XIII of 1985, is published; it brings warehouse, workshop and entertainment licensing. Government of Assam
4 October 1989
The Assam Fire Service Rules make rule 18: no trade licence without the fire NOC. Government of Assam
7 January 2013
The service is renamed Fire and Emergency Services, Assam. Assam F&ES report 2020-21
March 2013
Office memoranda notify the NOC as a public service with 7-working-day steps and renewal before 31 March. Assam renewal OM
17 October 2025
The Amendment Rules rename the NOC the Fire Safety Certificate and make Form G valid until cancelled. Assam Rules 2025
24 December 2025
The Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025 is published and comes into force, repealing the 1985 Act. Assam Act LIII of 2025
28 July 2026
The Assembly passes the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026. Assam Assembly bulletin
14 August 2026
The Jan Vishwas Act is published and amends sections 2, 20, 21 and 31 of the 2025 Act. Assam Act XIII of 2026

How Assam's fire law changes were reported in 2025 and 2026

From news reports, not yet an official source.

Both changes were reported as ease-of-business reforms. Flamekite found no press report on how EoDB Assam now dates certificates, as of 24 October 2026.

20 November 2025
TeamLease RegTech summarises notification HMB.699902/23 of 17 October 2025: Third Party Fire Safety Auditors and the Fire Safety Certificate in rule 18. TeamLease RegTechnews report
11 July 2026
The Sentinel reports the Jan Vishwas bill tabled with amendments to 6 Acts, including the 2025 fire Act, to align fire rules with national building construction standards and allow relaxations by notification. Sentinel Assamnews report
28 July 2026
The Assembly's business bulletin records the bill moved by Minister Pijush Hazarika and passed. Assam Assembly bulletin

Assam fire service offices in Guwahati for a certificate

Every Assam certificate is issued from the Panbazar Directorate in Guwahati. Numbers are as the offices print them on 24 October 2026.

Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Assam Assam F&ES contacts
Head office; the Director issues certificates
Address
Panbazar, Guwahati 781001
Phone
0361-2511329
Website
fireandemergencyservices.assam.gov.in/contact-us
Headquarters control room Assam F&ES contacts
Fire emergencies, 24 hours
Phone
101; 0361-2737680; 0361-2735933; 0361-2735935; 0361-2801900; 0361-2734191
Fire Prevention Officers (East) and (West) Assam F&ES contacts
Fire prevention work at the Directorate; the East officer is a State Public Information Officer
Address
Panbazar, Guwahati 781001
Sewa Setu helpline Sewa Setu Assam
Problems with the online application
Phone
1800-345-3574 (toll-free)
Home and Political Department, Government of Assam Assam Rules 2025
Its senior-most Secretary is the Appellate Authority under section 36 of the 2025 Act
Address
Dispur, Guwahati-6

Why Assam fire certificates are refused, cancelled or started afresh

Most Assam setbacks trace to one of 7 written rules.

If A dated certificate expired before renewal
The renewal flow sends an expired NOC back to apply afresh, so the full certificate fee is paid again instead of 10%. File Form XII before the printed date. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
If The use changed or a floor was added
Section 27 needs the Director's prior approval and a fresh certificate before use; the fine is Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If The recommendations were not built
Section 21(3): no certificate, the building is declared unsafe and referred to the District Magistrate, and no occupancy certificate follows. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If The self-declaration was not uploaded once required
Rule 18C gives 30 days after a notice; then the certificate may be cancelled and you apply afresh. Assam Rules 2025
If A gas or chemical store applied on Form I
Use the material's own form: Form II for gases, Form VIII for chemicals, Form IX for explosives. Sewa Setu Assam
If The inspection found gaps
Expect a rule 10 notice (Forms A to D) with a time to rectify, then a fresh compliance report and re-inspection. Assam Home OM
If The trade licence was sought first
Rule 18 lets the District Commissioner issue a trade licence for a warehouse, workshop or place of entertainment only on the fire certificate. Assam Rules 2025

Keeping an Assam fire safety certificate in force in Guwahati

Do

Keep every firefighting appliance serviceable at all times, as condition 3 of the Form-G certificate requires. Assam Form-G, Guwahati
Keep the water reservoir full up to the brim, and the entrance, exits and reservoir free of any obstruction. Assam Form-G, Karimganj
Appoint a Fire Safety Officer with at least 1 month of training once your class of building is notified under section 38. Assam Act LIII of 2025
Upload the self-declaration and the auditor's maintenance report when the Government notifies the periods under rules 18A to 18D. Assam Rules 2025

Don’t

Don't change the trade the certificate was issued for: condition 1 on every certificate read. Assam Form-G, Nagaon
Don't build horizontally or vertically or alter the fire arrangements without approval; section 27 fines start at Rs 50,000. Assam Act LIII of 2025
Don't let a certificate that prints an expiry date lapse: renewal is 10% of the fee, starting again costs the full fee. Assam fee Annexure A

Assam fire NOC myths set against the 2025 Act

You may have read
The Assam fire NOC is free.
Myth
What the sources say
The fee notice on EoDB charges Rs 200 to Rs 4,000 a stage, though the department's service page and the 2013 memoranda still say free. Fire and Emergency Services, Assam
You may have read
An Assam NOC must be renewed every year before 31 March.
Myth
What the sources say
That was the 2013 renewal memorandum. Section 23(1) of the 2025 Act makes the certificate valid until cancelled, and certificates seen from 2024 and 2025 ran 1 or 2 years. Assam Act LIII of 2025
You may have read
The Assam Fire Service Act 1985 still governs.
Myth
What the sources say
Section 67 of the 2025 Act repealed it on 24 December 2025; only its orders and forms survive. Assam Act LIII of 2025
You may have read
Only buildings over 15 m need one.
Myth
What the sources say
Section 20(1) covers apartments of 10 units, restaurants of 30 seats, every hospital and most commercial uses at any height. Assam Act LIII of 2025
You may have read
A late renewal costs only Rs 20 a day.
Myth
What the sources say
That was section 31(4) of the repealed 1985 Act. Occupying without a certificate now costs Rs 10,000 to Rs 5 lakh. Assam Act LIII of 2025
You may have read
A puja pandal needs the same certificate as a building.
Myth
What the sources say
Section 29 makes the erector a self-regulator with a signed declaration at the entrance; Form VI guidelines cost Rs 1,000, with religious festivals exempt. Assam Act LIII of 2025

What Flamekite could not confirm about the Assam fire certificate

Six points about the Assam regime that no official source we read settles, as of 24 October 2026.

Whether EoDB Assam now issues certificates valid until cancelled. The latest certificate we read, issued on 2 December 2025, printed a 1-year term, and Sewa Setu still listed the Form XII renewal service on 9 October 2026.

Rules under the 2025 Act. Sections 21 and 22 leave the fees to be prescribed; we found no new rules, so Annexure A, undated and headed proposed rates, is the only fee table.

The Third Party Fire Safety Auditor scheme. No empanelment notification, audit period or upload deadline under rules 18A to 18D was published, nor the gazette date of the October 2025 Rules.

The fire tax rate under section 15 and the high-rise height under the amended section 2(oo). No notification was found for either; Schedule I still uses 15 m.

How Guwahati Municipal Corporation and GMDA refer building permits to the fire service under section 20(2). Their BPAMS portal did not load, and the bye-law trigger was not read.

Two drafting slips. Section 67 calls the repealed law Assam Act XIV of 1985, though it was Act XIII; and the 1989 text of rule 18(2) named Form C until the 2025 Rules corrected it to Form G.

Questions about fire NOC in Assam

How to apply for fire NOC in Assam online?: Register on EoDB Assam, choose the form for your premises (Form I for an ordinary building), upload the site, layout and service plans and pay the recommendation fee. After installing the recommended measures, file the Form XI compliance report with the certificate fee.
What is the fire NOC fee in Assam?: Rs 200 to Rs 4,000 at each of the two stages, by occupancy, height and area under Annexure A. A 3,000 m² apartment block under 15 m pays Rs 1,000 twice; a hazardous building of 15 m or more over 500 m² pays Rs 4,000 twice.
What is the validity of fire NOC in Assam?: Under section 23(1) of the 2025 Act the Fire Safety Certificate is valid until cancelled. Certificates issued up to December 2025 still printed 1 year for high hazard and 2 years for moderate hazard, so go by the date on yours.
How do I renew a fire NOC in Assam?: While it is valid, file Form XII on EoDB with the last NOC, a self-declaration and 10% of the NOC fee. Once the printed date has passed, the portal makes you apply afresh.
Who issues fire NOC in Guwahati?: The Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Assam, at Panbazar, Guwahati, not the Guwahati Municipal Corporation or GMDA. The corporation must refer building permits to the Director and withhold occupancy until the certificate is issued.
Which law governs fire NOC in Assam now?: The Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025, in force since 24 December 2025 and amended on 14 August 2026, with the Assam Fire Service Rules, 1989 as amended in October 2025. The 1985 Act was repealed.
Is a fire NOC required for a restaurant in Assam?: Yes, once it seats 30 or more, under section 20(1). Annexure A prices a restaurant as an assembly building: Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 a stage below 10 m.
How long does an Assam fire NOC take?: The 2013 service rules give 7 working days for each of inspection, recommendation, re-inspection and issue, and Sewa Setu lists 28 days. Real certificates we read came 12 to 48 days after the compliance report.

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