Find a fire risk assessor
For many premises, we strongly recommend that you get a competent assessor to do your fire risk assessment for you.
We cannot carry out a fire risk assessment for you and we can't recommend individual assessors or companies.
Our guide will help you find a competent risk assessor.
How to find a competent risk assessor
There are many skilled and competent fire risk assessors who advertise their services locally.
When looking for an assessor you should:
- get at least two quotes from different providers
- look for someone with third-party accreditation or from a register (see our list of registers).
We cannot recommend individual assessors or service providers.
If you need more guidance you can download guides on choosing a competent fire risk assessor and a list of competency criteria written by the National Fire Chief’s Council.
Where to look for a fire risk assessor
These organisations hold registers of risk assessors and will help you find a competent risk assessor in your local area.
- The Institution of Fire Engineers/Fire Protection Association
- Fire Risk Assessors Certification Scheme
- Fire Industry Association
- The Institute of Fire Safety Managers
- The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register
- Institute of Fire Prevention Officers
- British Approvals for Fire Equipment
If you are a risk assessor and do not belong to one of these registers you may like to consider joining.
Alternatively, if you already belong to a register that is not listed here please send details of the register to firesafetyhelpdesk@dsfire.gov.uk for consideration to be included on this page.