Imibhobho yokucima umliloziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yokhuseleko lomlilo kuzwelonke. Zisetyenziswa ngabacimi-mlilo ukufikelela kumanzi asuka kubonelelo lombane lwengingqi. Ibekwe ikakhulu kwiindlela zeenyawo zikawonke-wonke okanye koohola bendlela ziqhele ukufakelwa, ezizezabo kwaye zigcinwe ziinkampani zamanzi okanye oogunyaziwe bomlilo basekhaya. Noko ke, niniizixhobo zokucima umlilozibekwe kwipropathi yabucala okanye yorhwebo uxanduva lokulungisa likuwe. Imibhobho yokucima umlilo engaphantsi komhlaba ifuna ukuhlolwa rhoqo kunye nokugcinwa ngokuhambelana ne-BS 9990. Oku kuqinisekisa ukuba baya kusebenza kwimeko engxamisekileyo evumela i-fire brigade ukuba idibanise imibhobho yabo kwindawo yomlilo ukufikelela emanzini ngokulula.

Imanzi Phandleisixhobo sokucima umliloliziko lonikezelo lwamanzi elidityaniswe nenethiwekhi yenkqubo yokucima umlilo ngaphandle kwesakhiwo. Isetyenziselwa ukubonelela ngamanzi kwiinjini zomlilo kuthungelwano lonikezelo lwamanzi lukamasipala okanye uthungelwano lwamanzi angaphandle apho kungekho ngozi yeengozi zeZithuthi okanye umoya womkhenkce. Kungcono ukuba kusetyenziswe kwiivenkile, amaziko okuthenga, iikholeji, izibhedlele, njl.