Preventing fires in businesses

The effects of a fire can be devastating in terms of lives lost, injuries, and damage to property.

Most fires are preventable, and can be avoided by those responsible for commercial and other public buildings taking responsibility for and adopting fire safe behaviours and procedures.

Fire safety guidance

• A short guide to making your premises safe from fire (opens in new window)

• Fire risk assessments

• Fire doors

• Fire extinguishers

• Fire instruction notices

• Fire safety guides

• Heritage risk

• Hotels and guest houses

• Restaurants, fast food outlets and take away shops

• Farm fire safety

• Schools

Contact us

For further information please contact the Business Safety team

Useful links

Information about the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

Last updated: Monday 30 January 2023