Fire Strategies

At Exit Fire Safety Limited, we pride ourselves on our expertise in designing and conducting in-depth fire strategies for buildings. Our team, equipped with fire engineering master’s degrees and extensive experience, ensures that all our strategies are in line with UK standards. Approved Document B and the British Standard 5588 series (now superseded by BS9991 and BS9999).

FIRE STRATEGIES FOR NEW BUILDINGS

When it comes to new buildings, our fire strategies are meticulously crafted to ensure the highest level of safety. We focus on integrating advanced fire safety measures right from the design phase, ensuring that every aspect of the building is prepared to handle potential fire hazards and enables safe egress. Our strategies include:

• Comprehensive Qualitative Design Reviews: The QDR is a practical and common-sense technique outlined in BS 7974 0 that allows the Design team to think of the possible ways in which a fire hazard might arise. Identifying potential fire hazards and implementing measures to mitigate them.
• Construction: It’s important to identify the compartmentation required, fire resistance, elements of structure, fire stopping, cavity barriers and fire suppressant systems, where required. Each requirement of compartmentation and design parameters will be provided to the present Purpose Groups within the development.
• Advanced Fire Detection and Alarm Systems: Installing state-of-the-art fire detection and alarm systems to ensure early detection and prompt evacuation.
• Effective Fire Suppression Systems: Incorporating sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, and other suppression systems to control and extinguish fires.
• Safe Evacuation Routes: Designing clear and accessible evacuation routes to ensure the safe and efficient evacuation of occupants, including travel distances, escape within the apartments, escape within common areas, escape within various other accommodations on-site, disabled evacuation, number of escape routes and final discharge widths based on occupancy load, factors. Inventive solutions will be proposed in order to satisfy the functional requirements of the Building Regulations while maintaining the desired design intent for the buildings.
• Fire Service Access: Your fire strategy should describe the applicable design standards for external vehicle access, hydrants, location and number of access points, fire fighting lifts, internal access, dry/wet rising fire mains, etc. Evaluate current Fire Service access and advise as to the applicable engineering solutions available to satisfy both the Building Regulations and the relevant Local Fire Authority.
• Fire Safety Management: Describing key management issues, control of evacuation and fire safety planning. Outline the requirements to satisfy Regulation 38.
• Regular Fire Drills and Training: Conducting regular fire drills and training sessions to ensure that all occupants are well-prepared in case of a fire emergency.

FIRE STRAGTEGIES FOR RETROSPECTIVE BUILDINGS

For existing buildings, we offer tailored fire strategies that enhance the current fire safety measures. Our approach includes:

• Fire Safety Audits: Conducting thorough audits to identify any gaps in the existing fire safety measures and recommending improvements in line with the current fire safety legislation and British Standards.
• Upgrading Fire Detection and Alarm Systems: Enhancing the existing fire detection and alarm systems to ensure they meet current standards.
• Improving Fire Suppression Systems: Upgrading or installing additional fire suppression systems to provide better fire control.
• Enhancing Evacuation Procedures: Reviewing and improving evacuation procedures to ensure they are effective and up-to-date.
• Ongoing Training and Drills: Providing continuous training and conducting regular fire drills to keep occupants prepared and informed.

At Exit Fire Safety Limited, we are committed to ensuring the safety of your building and its occupants. Our comprehensive fire strategies are designed to provide peace of mind and protect lives and property. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you achieve the highest standards of fire safety.