Fire protection consultants provide professional, independent advice to help organisations understand, manage, and reduce fire risk in line with UK fire safety legislation. Their role is to support duty holders in meeting legal obligations, protecting life, and ensuring that fire safety measures are proportionate, effective, and properly maintained. At Fire Risk Assessment Network, our fire Read more »
A fire evacuation plan sets out what people should do if a fire starts or the fire alarm operates. It should explain how people will be warned, how evacuation will take place, who has specific responsibilities, where people should assemble and how people who may need assistance will be supported. For responsible persons, landlords, managing Read more »
Fire engineering consultancy provides specialist, performance-based fire safety advice where prescriptive guidance alone is insufficient to demonstrate compliance. It is commonly required for complex, higher-risk, or non-standard buildings where design flexibility, regulatory approval, or alternative solutions are needed. At Fire Risk Assessment Network, our fire engineering consultants support developers, designers, building owners, and duty holders Read more »
Fire doors are a critical part of a building’s passive fire protection and escape strategy. A professional fire door inspection or fire door survey helps responsible persons, landlords, managing agents and building operators understand whether their fire doors are suitable, maintained and working as intended. Fire Risk Assessment Network can help arrange fire door inspections Read more »
A fire strategy report sets out how a building is designed, constructed, and managed to achieve an appropriate level of fire safety. It explains how people will be protected in the event of a fire, how fire spread is controlled, and how the building complies with fire safety legislation and guidance. Fire strategy reports are Read more »
A fire safety logbook is a record of the checks, tests, maintenance, training, drills, defects and actions used to manage fire safety in a premises. It helps the Responsible Person show that fire safety arrangements are being monitored and maintained. There is no single mandatory logbook format that applies to every building, but records should Read more »
Fire drills help test whether people know what to do if a fire occurs. They are used to check fire alarm response, escape routes, staff responsibilities, assembly points, communication, evacuation timing and arrangements for anyone who may need help to leave safely. For employers, landlords, managing agents and other responsible persons, fire drills are not Read more »
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (commonly referred to as the Fire Safety Order or RRO) is the primary piece of fire safety legislation governing non-domestic premises and the common parts of residential buildings in England and Wales. It consolidated and replaced a large body of earlier fire safety legislation, creating a single, risk-based Read more »
If you are the Responsible Person (or duty holder in Scotland), you are legally responsible for ensuring that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out for your premises. This legal responsibility remains with you — not the fire risk assessor — regardless of who you appoint. To help Responsible Persons demonstrate that Read more »
Fire has shaped safety legislation in the United Kingdom more than almost any other hazard. From medieval towns built largely from timber to modern residential towers, major fires have repeatedly exposed weaknesses in construction, management, evacuation, emergency planning and regulatory oversight. This article lists 15 of the most devastating fire-related disasters in UK history, ranked Read more »
