Fire Prevention

In England in the year ending March 2024, there were 248 fatalities from fires in domestic properties. Of these fatal domestic fires, approximately 34% occurred in homes where no smoke alarm was present or where the alarm failed to operate, according to the latest Home Office smoke‑alarm effectiveness data. This continues to highlight the critical role of working smoke alarms in reducing the risk of fatal outcomes in residential settings.

What is not so obvious is the devastating effect a fire can have on a commercial enterprise. 75% of businesses that suffer a serious fire at their premises never recover and ends up in liquidation.

"Early intervention is the key to protection from fire, detection followed by an appropriate action with minimise the risk and loss".

Don’t risk becoming a statistic take action to protect your home, family and business today.

If you are responsible for a building under the Regulatory Reform Order 2005, it is your legal responsibility to make sure that a suitably competent completes a Fire Risk Assessment. It is your duty to identify fire risks and hazards in your premises and take appropriate action.

In addition, if five or more people work at your premises or your business you’ll need your fire risk assessment to be a written record. Make sure you review your risk assessment regularly and whenever significant changes have been made that would have an impact on it. It’s good business sense as well as a legal requirement, often businesses don’t recover after a fire, and effective fire prevention starts with properly understanding the risks.

Intelligent Security and Fire can carry out your fire risk assessment and help you meet your fire prevention responsibilities by installing and maintaining any fire prevention systems required and ensure that you comply with all current legislation.

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