Fire Safety Strategies
At Element Fire Safety Consultancy, we develop clear, compliant, and practical Fire Safety Strategies tailored to your building, use case, and design. Whether you’re planning a new build, refurbishing an existing structure, or managing a complex site, our strategies ensure your fire safety provisions align with legal requirements and best practice from the outset.
What's included in our Fire Risk Assessments?
Our fire strategy reports are bespoke to your project and scalable based on size and complexity. We work collaboratively with your design team, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure fire safety is integrated into the process.
Building layout and occupancy analysis
Escape route planning and evacuation procedures
Fire detection, alarm, and suppression system recommendations
Smoke ventilation and control strategies
Fire service access and facilities
Supporting documentation for Building Control and Planning
The Importance of Fire Strategies
A well-prepared Fire Strategy is essential for ensuring life safety, protecting property, and achieving regulatory compliance. It provides a clear framework for how a building will prevent, contain, and respond to fire, from the way it’s designed and constructed to how it’s occupied and maintained.
Without a fire strategy in place, buildings risk falling short of legal standards, endangering lives, and facing costly delays or enforcement action. A professionally developed fire strategy ensures you’re building with foresight, and safety.
What is a Fire Strategy?
A Fire Safety Strategy is a comprehensive document that outlines how your building is designed, constructed, and managed to minimise the risk of fire and ensure safe evacuation. It forms the foundation for fire safety throughout the building’s life cycle.
When Do You Need a Fire Strategy?
New Build Projects
Change of Use or Refurbishments
Complex Buildings or Sites
High-Risk Occupancies
To Support Building Regulations Applications
Frequently Asked Questions
Who needs a Fire Strategy?
Fire Strategies are typically required for new builds, major refurbishments, buildings with complex layouts or high-risk occupancies (e.g., care homes, residential towers), and when applying for planning or building control approval.
When should I commission a Fire Strategy?
Ideally, you should engage a fire safety consultant during the early design stages. This allows fire safety to be integrated into the building’s design and helps avoid delays or costly rework later in the project.
Do you provide support after the strategy is delivered?
Yes. We offer continued consultancy support, including design reviews, technical advice, and site visits during construction to help ensure the fire strategy is implemented correctly.