Fire alarm keeps beeping — what the sound is telling you
A panel or detector is chirping and nobody on site knows why.
Read the fixProblem solver
Fire safety problems, faults and compliance triggers
Most people call us because something specific has gone wrong — a panel in fault, a door that won't latch, a letter from the fire service. Find the situation below for a straight explanation of what it means and what putting it right involves.
Fire alarms
Repeated false alarms — finding the cause instead of living with it
The system activates with no fire, repeatedly, and staff or tenants are ignoring it.
Read the fixAmber fault light on the fire alarm panel — how to read it
A yellow/amber fault LED is lit on the control panel.
Read the fixFire doors
Fire door gaps that are too big — tolerances and remedies
An inspection or a tenant has flagged visible gaps around a fire door.
Read the fixFire door won't close and latch — diagnosing the cause
A fire door sticks, bounces off the latch or stops short of the frame.
Read the fixFire door with no intumescent seals — can it be retrofitted?
Doors described as fire doors have no visible seals in the edge or frame.
Read the fixFire doors propped open — the compliant way to keep them open
Staff or residents keep wedging fire doors open and management wants a lawful solution.
Read the fixExtinguishers
Out of date fire extinguishers — service, overhaul or replace?
The service label is out of date or nobody knows when they were last checked.
Read the fixExtinguisher pressure gauge outside the green — what it means
A gauge needle is sitting outside the green band.
Read the fixWrong extinguisher type for the risk — how to put it right
Someone has questioned whether the extinguishers on site suit what is actually in the building.
Read the fixCompliance & enforcement
Asked for a fire alarm certificate and you haven't got one
Someone has asked for an alarm certificate and there isn't one.
Read the fixYour fire risk assessment came back with significant findings
An assessment has come back with significant findings and the owner does not know where to start.
Read the fixYou have received a notice from the fire and rescue service
A fire and rescue service inspector has served a notice or a letter of deficiencies.
Read the fixHMO licence fire safety conditions — what the council wants to see
A council HMO licence application or renewal has attached fire safety conditions.
Read the fixYour insurer has asked for a fire risk assessment
An insurer or broker has made an assessment a condition of cover or renewal.
Read the fixNo fire safety log book — starting one that stands up
There is no maintenance record for the building's fire safety equipment.
Read the fixEmergency lighting failing its test — causes and remedies
Escape route lighting is dead, flickering or failing its duration test.
Read the fixMissing or incorrect fire safety signage — putting it right
Signs are missing, faded, non-photoluminescent or simply wrong.
Read the fixFire safety documents requested for a sale, lease or refinance
A sale, lease or refinance has triggered a request for fire safety documentation.
Read the fixNeed a Fire Risk Assessment?
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