Form B (fire) format: the prescribed Maharashtra certificate, field by field
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Quick answer
The Form B format is printed in the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Rules, 2009 (gazette of 23 June 2009): a one-page certificate in which a Licensed Agency certifies that it inspected the building's fire prevention and life safety measures and that they were maintained in good repair and efficient condition during a stated period. The agency fills 6 blanks, signs with its address and licence number, and appends its inspection report.
Since 7 July 2026, MFS circular MFS-2026/888 adds a covering-letter format for the owner, a maintenance and testing report and a site inspection checklist, and bars the Maharashtra Fire Service logo and any added or deleted word. MFS publishes no separate Form B download: the text is on page 18 of the Rules PDF, linked below.
- Blanks the agency fills
- 6
- Premises, period, place, date, signature and address, licence number
- Every blank
- Hose reel test, yearly
- 30 litres a minute
- At the highest hose reel, with a jet of at least 6 m
- Test figures
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Form B format at a glance: the prescribed certificate in 10 facts
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Where it is printed | Form B of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Rules, 2009, gazette of 23 June 2009; page 18 of the copy MFS hosts | Rules 2009 |
| Authority printed on it | "[See section 3(3) and rule 4(2)]": section 3(3) of the 2006 Act and rule 4(2) of the 2009 Rules | Rules 2009 |
| Its printed title | "Six monthly certificate to be given in every January and July by the owner or the occupier for compliance of the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures" | Rules 2009 |
| Who signs | The Licensed Agency, over its address and licence number; since 12 June 2025 the signatory must hold a rule 12 qualification (rule 14(4)) | Amendment Rules 2025 |
| Blanks to fill | 6: the building or premises, the period, place, date, the agency's signature and address, and its licence number | Rules 2009 |
| What goes with it | The agency's inspection report, "appended herewith" in the form's own words, and the Appendix for each system group | MFS Form B guidelines |
| Signature | Digital, and the same as the signature on the agency's licence from the Director (circular MFS/51/2022/236 of 15 February 2022) | MFS circular 236 |
| What may not change | No word added or deleted, and no Maharashtra Fire Service logo; the agency's letterhead and a barcode are allowed | MFS Form B guidelines |
| Buildings with monitoring systems | Form B-1, inserted by the Amendment Rules of 12 June 2025 for maintenance with the help of an automated continuous monitoring system | Amendment Rules 2025 |
| Official download | None as a separate file on the MFS circulars or licence pages on 25 October 2026: the text sits in the 2009 Rules PDF | Maharashtra Fire Services |
Form B format vs other states' January and July certificates
| Option | Who signs | What the form says | Prescribed by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra, Form B | The Licensed Agency; the owner adds a covering letter and declaration | The agency inspected the measures and they were kept in good repair and efficient conditions during the stated period; report appended | Section 3(3) of the 2006 Act; rule 4(2) of the 2009 Rules | Rules 2009 |
| Maharashtra, Form B-1 | The Licensed Agency | The same maintenance statement for buildings with an automated continuous monitoring system, inspected as in the Rules' Appendix; one certificate per building | Rule 4(4), added on 12 June 2025 | Amendment Rules 2025 |
| Uttar Pradesh, Form A-8 | The owner or occupier declares; the qualified third party agency certifies below, with its licence number | 6 declarations: certificate number and validity, installing and maintaining agency licences, electrical safety audit, lift safety audit, the Fire Safety Officer's name | Rules 45(4) and 56(1), UP Rules 2024; filed on the UP fire service portal | UP Rules 2024 |
| Manipur, Form C | The owner or occupier, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer | Measures checked and found in good repair; no additions or alterations; all exits and passages free of obstruction | Section 24(5), Act 9 of 2026 (its index calls the form C1) | Government of Manipur |
| Telangana | A third-party fire safety auditor or consultant, with licence number | 13 measures, each marked required and working or not working, and an undertaking to answer for any deviation | Circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019 of 28 January 2020 | TG fire circular 2020 |
| Odisha, Forms IV and IV(B) | Auditors empanelled by the Director; uploaded by the owner or the auditor | An audit certificate each January and July; Flamekite has not read the two forms' wording | Rule 9(14)(b), Second Amendment Rules of 4 November 2025 | Odisha Home Dept |
| Chhattisgarh | A licensed Third Party Auditor | A certificate on the upkeep of fire measures each January and July "in the prescribed format"; the format was not confirmed by Flamekite | Rule 37A(2)(c), Amendment Rules notified 24 November 2025 | CG Home Dept |
How a Licensed Agency completes the Form B format in 6 steps
Name the premises in full
Fill the two dotted lines after "namely*" with the building's name and its detailed location and postal address, as the form's footnote asks.
Write the 6-month period
A January Form B states 01 July to 31 December of the previous year; a July Form B states 01 January to 30 June of the current year.
Append the inspection report
The form certifies that the inspection details are in "the report appended herewith". Attach the Appendix for fire fighting, detection and alarm, and passive systems, whichever the agency maintains.
Choose a qualified signatory
Since 12 June 2025 the person who signs must hold a rule 12 qualification: a fire engineering qualification, or an engineering degree or diploma with at least 3 years' experience.
Sign digitally and add the licence number
Use the digital signature that appears on the agency's licence from the Director, and the licence number as printed on the MFS list.
Add place and date, then hand over
Date it in January or July and give it to the owner with the testing report and the site inspection report, for the owner's covering letter.
The full text of Form B, as printed in the 2009 gazette
This is the certificate's operative text, read off the gazette page image on 25 October 2026. Dotted lines are the blanks.
Word for word
Certified that I / We have carried out inspection of the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures installed in the following building or premises, namely*: .......... I/We further certify that these installations in the above mentioned buildings are maintained in good repair and efficient conditions during the period .........., as required under the provisions of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006 (Mah. III of 2007). The details of the inspection of installations carried out by me/us are mentioned in the report appended herewith.
Above the text sit the heading "FORM B", the line "[See section 3(3) and rule 4(2)]", the title naming the January and July certificate, and the word "CERTIFICATE". Below it: "Place" and "Date" on the left, "Signature and Address of the Licensed Agency" and "Licence No." on the right, and one footnote: "Detailed location and postal addresses are to be provided here". Nothing else is printed on the page.
Every blank on the Form B format, and what goes in it
The agency fills 6 blanks and attaches 1 report. Each row gives the printed words, what the agency writes there and the rule or circular that governs it.
| What the agency writes | Rule or circular behind it | |
|---|---|---|
| "the following building or premises, namely*" Rules 2009 | The building's name with its detailed location and postal address, covering the whole building or occupancy for the system group the agency maintains | The form's footnote; clause 6.1 of the 2026 guidelines |
| "during the period ........" MFS Form B guidelines | 01 July to 31 December of the previous year in a January Form B; 01 January to 30 June in a July Form B | Circular of 16 October 2015; clause 2 of the 2026 guidelines; rule 4(2) "in preceding six months" since 2025 |
| "the report appended herewith" MFS Form B guidelines | The inspection report, with the Appendix for fire fighting, detection and alarm, and passive systems, as the case may be | Clause 6(b) of the 2026 guidelines |
| "Place" Rules 2009 | The place where the certificate is signed | Form B, 2009 |
| "Date" MFS Form B guidelines | A date in the filing month; the owner's covering letter is dated "Jan / July" in its own format | Section 3(3); clause 7 of the 2026 guidelines |
| "Signature and Address of the Licensed Agency" MFS circular 236 | The digital signature that matches the agency's licence, applied by a person with the rule 12 qualification, and the agency's address | Circular MFS/51/2022/236; rule 14(4) added in 2025 |
| "Licence No." MFS agency list | The number on the MFS approved list, printed in forms such as "2025/F-01" or "2026/RP-97", where F, D or P names the system | Section 9 licence; MFS list valid to 03.07.2028 |
Flamekite counts 6 blanks: premises, period, place, date, signature and address, licence number. The form has no box for the owner's signature: the owner signs the covering letter instead.
What the 2025 amendment changed in the Form B wording
The Amendment Rules of 12 June 2025 rewrote rule 4(2) but did not reprint Form B, so the rule and the form now read slightly differently.
As printed in 2009, rule 4(2) asked for a certificate "twice a year in the months of January and July" that the fire measures were "in good repair and efficient condition as specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act". The 2025 amendment adds "and the National Building Code and Indian Standard Code" after the reference to the Act, and "in preceding six months" after "efficient condition".
Form B itself was not substituted. It still certifies upkeep "as required under the provisions of" the 2006 Act alone, and still leaves the period as a blank. In practice the 2026 guidelines close both gaps: clause 5 lists 14 Indian Standards the agency maintains to, and clause 2 fixes the 6-month period.
The 2025 Rules also added rule 14(4): Forms A, B, A-1 and B-1 must be issued under the signature of a person holding the rule 12 qualification. Rule 4(5) lets the owner submit any of them in person, by registered post, by courier or online.
One difference is easy to miss. Forms A, A-1 and B-1 each end with a note that every building needs a separate certificate. Form B has no such note; its only footnote asks for the detailed location and postal address. Clause 6.1 of the 2026 guidelines fills the gap by requiring one agency per system group for the entire building or occupancy.
Form B-1, inserted after Form B in 2025, is headed "[See rule 4(5)]" although rule 4(4) is the rule that creates it. Flamekite records the heading as printed.
The Form B covering letter format, line by line
Clause 7 of the 2026 guidelines prescribes the letter the owner or occupier writes on its letterhead. Flamekite splits the format into its 12 parts, in the order printed.
- Reference number and date, written "No. / Date: Jan / July". MFS Form B guidelines
- Addressed to the Director, Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services, Hans Bhugra Marg, Kalina, Mumbai 400 098, or to the Chief Fire Officer with the name and address of the local fire and emergency service. MFS Form B guidelines
- Subject: "Submission of Form B". MFS Form B guidelines
- Reference 1: section 3 of the 2006 Act and rule 4 of the 2009 Rules. MFS Form B guidelines
- References 2 and 3: the number and date of the Final Fire Safety Approval and of the Provisional Fire Safety Approval, and whether the Director or a CFO issued each. MFS Form B guidelines
- The owner's or occupier's name, and the name of the approved licensed agency ("M/s. ----") that maintains the systems. MFS Form B guidelines
- A statement that testing of every system stipulated in the Provisional approval found it working in satisfactory condition. MFS Form B guidelines
- The name of the building or unit and the address of the premises. MFS Form B guidelines
- The date of testing, done in the presence of the signatory or a representative, with dated photographs enclosed. MFS Form B guidelines
- Enclosures 1 to 6: Form B with Appendix, the photographs, the AMC or CAMC order "without price quoting", the clause 8 service report, the clause 9 site inspection report and the agency's valid licence copy. MFS Form B guidelines
- Declarations (a) to (d): no additions or alterations since the Final approval and exits free; refuge areas not misused; no material change to access or escape; a periodic mock drill, with the attendance attached. MFS Form B guidelines
- A certificate that nothing was concealed, misrepresented or falsified, acceptance of criminal liability under section 36, and the sign and seal of the owner or occupier "(eg Chairman or Secretary of CHS etc)", with date and place. MFS Form B guidelines
The Form B site inspection report format: 5 system checks
Clause 9 of the guidelines prints a "System Check List" that the agency and the owner sign. It opens with 3 general items, runs through 5 system parts, A to E, and ends with a Form B verdict.
01 to 03. The building
Type of occupancy, ticked from 10 boxes (residential, assembly, industrial, educational, business, storage, institutional, mercantile, hazardous, mixed); the building in-charge's name, phone and e-mail; the Final Fire NOC or OC with issuing authority, letter number and date. MFS Form B guidelines
A. Fire extinguishers
Counts of ABC, CO2, foam, water CO2 and other types, then 3 yes-or-no questions: easily accessible, enough installed, properly maintained. MFS Form B guidelines
B. Fire tanks and pumps
Underground and overhead tank capacities in litres, then 6 pumps (main hydrant, hydrant jockey, main sprinkler, sprinkler jockey, diesel engine, booster), each with mode, make, flow, head in metres, power in HP and whether a run test was done. MFS Form B guidelines
C. Hydrant and sprinkler system
Whether a riser is installed; counts of courtyard hydrants, internal hydrants, hose reels, sprinklers and alarm valves; flow switches; whether the pressure at the remotest point is more than 3.2 bar; and whether all are operating. MFS Form B guidelines
D. Passive protection
Evacuation plan, emergency instruction board, signage for fire exit, extinguisher, manual call point, refuge area and hose reel, emergency backup for lighting and pumps, an identified and marked assembly point, a fire lift and a valid licence for every lift. MFS Form B guidelines
E. Fire detection and alarm
Addressable or conventional; panel and repeater location; counts of detectors, hooters and manual call points; a public address system; whether a smoke test and a call-point pull test were done; whether the system works. MFS Form B guidelines
The Form B verdict
For hydrant and sprinkler, detection, and passive systems, a tick in "To be Issued" or "Compliance Needed", with remarks and the inspecting officer's signature. MFS Form B guidelines
Test figures the Form B maintenance report must show
Clause 8 of the guidelines sets the maintenance and testing report under the Indian Standards. These are the figures a Form B's report is checked against.
30 litres a minute
Minimum yearly flow at the highest hose reel on the riser (IS 3844) MFS Form B guidelines
6 m
Minimum jet length of that hose reel MFS Form B guidelines
1,125 litres a minute
Quarterly output from each of at least 3 adjacent hydrants opened together, at 5.25 kgf/cm² or the design pressure MFS Form B guidelines
3.2 bar
Pressure at the remotest point the site inspection report asks about MFS Form B guidelines
5 minutes
Main fire pump run every morning MFS Form B guidelines
10 minutes
Weekly run of the diesel engine pump, with fuel for 4 hours in the tank MFS Form B guidelines
20 %
Detectors and call points tested each year, every device within 5 years (Maharashtra guidelines; IS 2189:2026 tests every smoke detector yearly) MFS Form B guidelines
13 weeks
Longest gap allowed between tests of any one detection zone MFS Form B guidelines
750 mm
Clear radius to keep below every detector MFS Form B guidelines
10 %
Loss of extinguisher contents or cartridge mass that sends it for recharging MFS Form B guidelines
How the Form B format changed, 2009 to 2026
The one-page form of 2009 is unchanged in words; 6 later instruments changed what goes around it.
23 June 2009
The 2009 Rules print Form B: a one-page certificate signed by the Licensed Agency with its address and licence number. Rules 2009
16 October 2015
MFS fixes the words for the period blank: 1 July to 31 December for January, 1 January to 30 June for July. MFS circular 1600
15 February 2022
After complaints of forged certificates, Form A and Form B must carry the agency's digital signature, the one on its licence. MFS circular 236
1 January 2025
MIDC takes Form B on its SWC portal only, with every attachment uploaded as a PDF. MIDC SWC
12 June 2025
Rule 4(2) gains the NBC and Indian Standard codes and "in preceding six months"; Forms A-1 and B-1 are added; a rule 12 qualified person must sign. Amendment Rules 2025
7 July 2026
Circular MFS-2026/888 adds the covering-letter, testing-report and site-inspection formats and bars the MFS logo and any change of wording. MFS Form B guidelines
25 October 2026
Flamekite finds no separate Form B file on the MFS circulars or licence pages; the form is read from the 2009 Rules PDF. Maharashtra Fire Services
What an agency may add to the Form B format, and what it may not
Clause 6 of the 2026 guidelines sets 3 things an agency may or must add, and 2 it may not. None of the gazette words may be added to or deleted.
Allowed
The agency's letterhead
"To provide authentication of the Form B, Letter head may be used by License agency along with their digital signature on it." MFS Form B guidelines
Required
The licence's digital signature
The owner and the local fire service must both ensure the Form B carries the same digital signature as the licence the Director issued. MFS Form B guidelines
Allowed
A barcode
"License Agency may also use the Barcode system, if required." MFS Form B guidelines
Not allowed
The Maharashtra Fire Service logo
"logo of Maharashtra Fire Service shall not be used on such certificate." A Form B is the agency's certificate, not the fire service's. MFS Form B guidelines
Not allowed
Any added or deleted word
"There should not be any addition or deletion of any word (s) as given in the Form B." Extra lines such as a validity date or a fire NOC label fall foul of this. MFS Form B guidelines
Not asked
Stamp paper or a notary
Neither rule 4, the printed Form B nor the 2026 guidelines ask for either. The Rs 100 stamp paper in Form M is the agency's own licence declaration, not part of Form B. MFS Form M
Form B format errors that get a certificate refused
Beyond the logo and wording rules, 7 format defects have a written rule against them.
If The signature is a scan, or a digital signature that differs from the licence
Since 15 February 2022 fire officers check that the Form B carries the same signature as the licence; get it re-signed with the licence's digital signature. MFS circular 236
If Signed by a person without the rule 12 qualification
Rule 14(4), in force since 12 June 2025, requires a signatory with a fire engineering qualification, or an engineering degree or diploma and 3 years' experience; have that person sign again. Amendment Rules 2025
If The period blank is empty, a single month or a whole year
Write the 6 months the form speaks for: 01 July to 31 December of the previous year, or 01 January to 30 June. MFS circular 1600
If The premises line gives only a building name
The form's footnote asks for the detailed location and postal address. Rules 2009
If The agency's licence ran out more than 3 months ago
The local fire service may accept a Form A or B only within 3 months of the licence's expiry; after that a currently licensed agency must issue it. MFS Form B guidelines
If The agency is not licensed for the system it certifies
MFS licenses fire fighting, detection and passive systems separately, each in classes A to D, on a separate application; check the class on the list against the Appendix. MFS Form M
If A "Form B" template from another state
Tripura's Fire Safety Rules, 2026 use "Form B" for a yearly agency certificate at renewal. Only the Maharashtra 2009 text is a Maharashtra Form B. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Which format is your building's January and July certificate?
Find your building's state and type; 8 cases cover the formats Flamekite has read.
If A Maharashtra building with a Final Fire Safety Approval, not a section 45 building
Form B in the 2009 wording, from the agency, with the owner's clause 7 covering letter. Form B Fire NOC Maharashtra Rules 2009
If A Maharashtra section 45 building, such as a residential tower above 70 m
Form B-1, certifying maintenance with the help of the automated continuous monitoring system; one certificate per building. Fire Audit Amendment Rules 2025
If A plot in an MIDC industrial area
The same Form B, uploaded with its attachments as PDFs on MIDC's SWC portal. MIDC SWC
If An Uttar Pradesh building holding a Fire Safety Certificate
Form A-8 on the UP fire service portal: the owner's 6 declarations and the qualified agency's certification of the period. Fire NOC UP UP Rules 2024
If A Manipur building under the 2026 Act
Form C: the owner's declaration, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer. Fire NOC Manipur 2026 Government of Manipur
If A Telangana high-rise with an occupancy NOC
The 13-point third-party certificate, every January, or every January and July by height and use. Fire NOC Telangana TG fire circular 2020
If An Odisha premises that wants renewal without a fresh inspection
Forms IV and IV(B) from an empanelled auditor, uploaded each January and July. Fire NOC Odisha Odisha Home Dept
If A Chhattisgarh building notified under section 14(2)
The Third Party Auditor's certificate each January and July, in a format the rule calls prescribed; ask the fire service for it. Fire NOC Chhattisgarh CG Home Dept
Words printed on the Form B format, defined
8 phrases on the form and its annexures, read against the Act, the 2009 and 2025 Rules and the 2026 guidelines.
- Six monthly certificate
- The form's own name for Form B; rule 4(2) says "twice a year", and since 2025 the certificate speaks for the "preceding six months". Amendment Rules 2025
- Good repair and efficient conditions
- The standard of upkeep in section 3(1) of the Act; the form prints "conditions" where the rule says "condition". Rules 2009
- Mah. III of 2007
- The 2006 Act's number in the Maharashtra Acts series; it was published in the gazette of 5 February 2007. MFS Act 2006 copy
- Licence No.
- The number the Director gives the agency under section 9, shown on the MFS approved list with its expiry date. MFS agency list
- Report appended herewith
- The agency's inspection report, the only attachment the 2009 form itself names. Rules 2009
- Appendix (Form B)
- The system-wise annex that clause 6(b) of the 2026 guidelines asks to go with Form B: fire fighting, detection and alarm, and passive. No format for it is printed. MFS Form B guidelines
- Appendix (Form B-1)
- The Appendix of the 2025 Rules setting the monitoring system: pump run and power status, tank levels, riser pressures and panel status, sent to the owner and the agency. Amendment Rules 2025
- Chairman or Secretary of CHS
- The guidelines' example of who signs the covering letter for a co-operative housing society. MFS Form B guidelines
Form B format myths, checked against the gazette
You may have read
MFS publishes a fillable Form B PDF.
Myth
What the sources say
On 25 October 2026 the MFS circulars and licence pages had no separate Form B file. The form is page 18 of the 2009 Rules PDF; the covering letter and checklists are in the 7 July 2026 guidelines. Maharashtra Fire Services
You may have read
Any certificate that lists the systems will do.
Myth
What the sources say
The guidelines forbid adding or deleting any word of the prescribed Form B; the system detail goes in the appended report and Appendix. MFS Form B guidelines
You may have read
Form B is due in January and June.
Myth
What the sources say
A June 2024 Pune news report quoted officials saying so, but section 3(3) of the Act and rule 4(2) fix January and July. MFS Act 2006 copy
You may have read
Form B-1 is Form B with a new number.
Myth
What the sources say
Form B-1 certifies maintenance with the help of an automated continuous monitoring system, refers to the Rules' Appendix, and needs a separate certificate for each building. Amendment Rules 2025
You may have read
The owner signs the Form B itself.
Myth
What the sources say
The form's signature block is the Licensed Agency's. The owner signs the clause 7 covering letter and its declarations. MFS Form B guidelines
Drafting the Form B Appendix: what the agency should and should not write
No format is printed for the Appendix, so the clause 8 and clause 9 sheets are the best guide. These 4 practices and 3 limits follow from them.
Do
- List each pump with its make, flow, head and power, as section B of the site inspection checklist does. MFS Form B guidelines
- Give counts: extinguishers by type, hydrants, hose reels, sprinklers, detectors, hooters and call points. MFS Form B guidelines
- Cite the Indian Standard maintained to, in its current edition, from the 14 the guidelines list. MFS Form B guidelines
- Attach the service report for the last month, quarter or half year, signed by both sides on the day of testing. MFS Form B guidelines
Don’t
- Don't certify a system group the agency does not maintain for the whole building. MFS Form B guidelines
- Don't issue Form B for a group the site inspection report marks "Compliance Needed". MFS Form B guidelines
- Don't certify maintenance that was not done: section 10(2) bars it. MFS Act 2006 copy
What a false Form B certificate costs, Maharashtra and 4 other states
Each state's form carries its own liability line. These are the consequences the instruments state for a false or unsupported certificate.
| Offence | Penalty | Law |
|---|---|---|
| A Maharashtra agency gives a Form B without actual maintenance | Rigorous imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000; up to Rs 3,000 a day if it continues | Section 36(1)(f)(ii) with section 10(2), 2006 Act MFS Act 2006 copy |
| A Maharashtra owner gives wrong information in the covering letter | Criminal action under section 36, which the owner accepts in the letter "at our risk and cost" | Clause 7 declaration, 2026 guidelines MFS Form B guidelines |
| A Maharashtra agency's work is late or below standard | The Director may refuse to renew its licence for the next term | Section 9(3), as clause 4 of the guidelines applies it MFS Form B guidelines |
| An inspection after a UP Form A-8 finds shortcomings | A Form A-15 notice to fix them within up to 30 days; then the building may be declared unfit or unsafe | Rule 56(2) and (3), UP Rules 2024; sections 36 and 39 of the UP Act UP Rules 2024 |
| A Telangana auditor's certificate proves wrong | The auditor signs that "If any deviation found in the above report I may be held responsible" | Certificate format, circular of 28 January 2020 TG fire circular 2020 |
| A Chhattisgarh Third Party Auditor certifies without actual compliance | Barred by rule 37A(2)(b); licence liable to suspension or cancellation after a show-cause notice | Rule 37A(1) and (2)(b), 2025 CG Home Dept |
| A Manipur owner contravenes section 24 | Penalties "as prescribed in the rules"; Flamekite found no rules | Section 29, Act 9 of 2026 Government of Manipur |
Without special and adequate reasons in the judgement, Maharashtra's section 36(1) punishment cannot fall below 3 months and Rs 10,000. Who must file and the owner's own penalties are on the Form B hub.
Where to download the official Form B format and its annexures
Flamekite does not publish a downloadable Form B. These 7 official PDFs hold the prescribed text and the related formats, as checked on 25 October 2026.
Form B
Maharashtra Rules 2009 (English)
Rule 4 on page 4, Form A on page 17 and Form B on page 18 of the scanned gazette Rules 2009
mahafireservice.gov.in/directorate/fire-act/2009/English.pdfForm B-1
Maharashtra Amendment Rules 2025
Amended rule 4, rule 14(4), Forms A-1 and B-1, and the monitoring-system Appendix Amendment Rules 2025
mahafireservice.gov.in/directorate/fire-act/2025/Rules%20(Amended)%20English.pdfAnnexures
MFS Guidelines for Form B, 7 July 2026
Covering-letter format (clause 7), maintenance and testing report (clause 8), site inspection checklist (clause 9) MFS Form B guidelines
mahafireservice.gov.in/circular/Guidelines%20to%20issue%20Form%20B.pdfMIDC
MIDC Form B circular, 1 January 2025
The documents MIDC plots upload with Form B on the SWC portal MIDC circular
services.midcindia.org/services/AttachmentTemplates/FormBDoc.pdfUttar Pradesh
UP Fire and Emergency Services Rules 2024
Form A-8, the bi-annual declaration, on page 126 UP Rules 2024
upfireservice.gov.in/upfire/public/images/Seva_Niyamavali_2024.pdfManipur
Manipur Fire and Emergency Service Act 2026
Form C, the owner's declaration under section 24(5), in the Schedule of formats Government of Manipur
prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/manipur/2026/Act9of2026MN.pdfTelangana
Telangana circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019
The 13-point third-party certificate format TG fire circular 2020
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Admin/ViewFileFTP?pdffilename=FireAudit_7.pdf&type=Circulars
Form B format worked cases: 5 buildings, 5 forms
Flamekite's reading of the prescribed formats for 5 example buildings; the buildings are illustrations, the forms and rules are the states'.
Case 1
A 12-storey housing society in Navi Mumbai, January 2027
One agency maintains the pumps, hydrants and sprinklers; another maintains the fire alarm.
What applies Each agency fills its own Form B for its system group with the period "01 July 2026 to 31 December 2026", appends its Appendix and site inspection report, and signs with its licence's digital signature. The society's secretary signs the covering letter, naming both agencies and enclosing both certificates. MFS Form B guidelines
Case 2
A 75 m residential tower in Pune
Above 70 m, so a section 45 building with an automated continuous monitoring system.
What applies Its agency uses Form B-1, not Form B, and reports the inspection against the 2025 Rules' Appendix: pump run status, tank levels, riser pressure and panel status. One Form B-1 per tower. Amendment Rules 2025
Case 3
A shopping mall in Lucknow
Holds a UP Fire Safety Certificate and a Fire Safety Officer.
What applies Each January and July the owner fills Form A-8 on the UP portal: certificate number and validity, the agency's licence numbers, the electrical and lift safety audit certificates and the officer's name. The qualified agency certifies the period beneath. UP Rules 2024
Case 4
A school building in Imphal
Educational, so it needs a Fire Safety Certificate under section 24(3).
What applies The owner signs Form C, stating the certificate number, the date the Fire Safety Officer checked the measures and that no alterations were made; the officer countersigns. Government of Manipur
Case 5
A 20 m hospital in Hyderabad
A hospital above 15 m, in the January and July tier.
What applies A third-party auditor marks each of the 13 measures working or not, including pumps rated 2280 LPM and a 180 LPM jockey pump where required, and signs with a licence number. TG fire circular 2020
Questions about the Form B format
Is there an official Form B format PDF?
- Not as a separate file. On 25 October 2026 the Form B text was only in the Maharashtra Rules, 2009 PDF on mahafireservice.gov.in (page 18), and the covering letter, testing report and site inspection formats in the 7 July 2026 guidelines PDF. Flamekite links both and publishes no copy of its own.
What is written in a Form B fire certificate?
- The Licensed Agency certifies that it inspected the fire prevention and life safety measures in a named building, that they were maintained in good repair and efficient conditions during a stated period under the 2006 Act, and that the inspection details are in the appended report. It ends with place, date, the agency's signature and address, and its licence number.
Can a Form B be printed on the agency's letterhead?
- Yes. The 2026 guidelines allow the agency's letterhead with its digital signature, and a barcode. The Maharashtra Fire Service logo may not be used, and no word of the prescribed text may be added or deleted.
What period is written on a Form B?
- A January Form B states 01 July to 31 December of the previous year; a July Form B states 01 January to 30 June of the same year. Since 2025 rule 4(2) says the certificate covers the preceding six months.
What is the format of the Form B covering letter?
- Clause 7 of the 2026 guidelines: the owner's letterhead, dated January or July, to the Director or the Chief Fire Officer, subject "Submission of Form B", citing the Act, the Rules and the Final and Provisional approval numbers, naming the agency and the test date, listing 6 enclosures, with 4 declarations and acceptance of liability under section 36.
How is Form B-1 different from Form B?
- Form B-1, added on 12 June 2025, is for section 45 buildings with an automated continuous monitoring system. It certifies maintenance with the help of that system, refers to the Rules' Appendix, and needs a separate certificate for each building.
Is Uttar Pradesh's Form A-8 the same as Form B?
- No. Form A-8 is the owner's bi-annual declaration under UP's 2024 Rules, filed on the UP portal, with 6 declarations including electrical and lift safety audits and the Fire Safety Officer; the qualified agency certifies the maintenance period beneath it.
Does a Form B need stamp paper or a notary?
- Neither rule 4, the printed Form B nor the 2026 guidelines ask for stamp paper or notarisation. The agency's digital signature, matching its licence, is what authenticates it.
Keep reading
- Form B (fire)Who signs and files Form B, when, the documents and the penalties.
- Fire AMC formatThe maintenance contract clauses a Form B depends on.
- Maharashtra fire license agency listCheck the agency's licence, class and expiry before it signs.
- Fire NOC in MaharashtraThe Provisional and Final approvals the covering letter cites.
- Fire auditForm B, the section 45A audit and every state's audit rule compared.
- Third-party fire auditEmpanelled auditors and their certificates, state by state.
- Fire NOC in Uttar PradeshForm A-8 and the rest of UP's fire certificate regime.
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Sources
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Government of Maharashtra (gazette copy hosted by Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, English gazette of 5 February 2007 (sections 3, 8, 36 to 38 read off the page images) (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)
- Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services: License services: approved licensed agencies, suspended or blacklisted list and Form M (opens in a new tab)
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- Director, Maharashtra Fire Service: Circular MFS/51/2022/236, 15 February 2022: Form A or Form B to carry the agency's digital signature (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)
- Director, Maharashtra Fire Service: Circular MFS/2015/10/1600, 16 October 2015: the period to be stated in Form B (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Single Window Clearance: Bi-annual submission of Form B: form view on the MIDC services portal (submission needs a registered login) (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services: Application for Fire Licence Agency, Form M and checklist (updated 11.07.26) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura: Tripura Fire Safety Rules, 2026 (Tripura Gazette, 2 June 2026) (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)
- Government of Manipur (PRS copy): Manipur Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2026 (Act 9 of 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Director General, Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services: Circular Memorandum Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019, 28 January 2020: conducting of fire audit in all high-rise and non-high-rise buildings; third-party certificate uploaded every January, or every January and July, by height and use, with the 13-point certificate format (read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Government of Odisha: Odisha Fire Prevention and Fire Safety (Second Amendment) Rules, 2025, notification PT1-HOME-FS-RULE-0001-2024, 4 November 2025: January and July audit certificates, renewal without fresh application for audited premises (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Chhattisgarh (on the CG Fire NOC portal): Chhattisgarh Fire and Emergency Services (Amendment) Rules, 2025, notified 24 November 2025: Rules 37A and 37B, third-party auditor certificate every January and July (Hindi) (opens in a new tab)
- Chief Fire Officer and Fire Advisor, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation: Circular MIDC/Fire/P-379286, 1 January 2025: Form B through the online SWC portal of MIDC only (opens in a new tab)
- Pune Pulse: Pune News: Housing societies can soon submit fire safety reports online (4 June 2024) (opens in a new tab)