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 (https://nfcc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FSF_Guide_October_20.pdf) and a list of competency criteria (https://nfcc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/111221_FRA_Competency_Council_-_Competency_Criteria_for_Fire_Risk_Assessors_2-1.pdf) written by the National Fire Chief’s Council (https://nfcc.org.uk/our-services/building-safety/protection-building-safety/finding-a-fire-risk-assessor/).
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 (http://www.ife.org.uk/Fire-Risk)
- Fire Risk Assessors Certification Scheme (http://www.warringtoncertification.com/fracs.html)
- Fire Industry Association (http://www.fia.uk.com/en/Our_members/fire-risk-assessors/index.cfm)
- The Institute of Fire Safety Managers (https://www.ifsm.org.uk/fire-risk-assessors/)
- The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (http://www.oshcr.org/)
- Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (https://www.ifsm.org.uk/fire-risk-assessors/)
- British Approvals for Fire Equipment (https://www.bafe.org.uk/)
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 (mailto:firesafetyhelpdesk@dsfire.gov.uk) for consideration to be included on this page.