Fire safety compliance, done properly and explained plainly.
Independent fire risk assessments, fire door surveys, evacuation plans and retrospective fire strategies for landlords, managing agents and businesses. Carried out by a fire industry professional, written so you know exactly what to do next.
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Four services, one point of contact
Starting prices shown. Final cost depends on the building, its size and complexity.
Fire risk assessments
A full PAS 79 assessment of your premises with a prioritised, costed action plan. Required by law for almost every non-domestic and communal building.
Fire door surveys
Door-by-door inspection and photographic register covering flat entrance and communal doors, with remedial actions ranked by risk.
Retrospective fire strategies
For existing buildings with missing or lost fire safety documentation. Sets out how the building actually works and how it stays compliant.
Fire evacuation plans
Clear evacuation strategies, PEEPs and resident action notices, plus the signage and drill guidance to put them into practice.
Four reasons people call us
Most people don’t wake up wanting a fire risk assessment. Something has triggered it: a lender, an insurer, a buyer’s solicitor or a letter from the fire service. Whichever it is, the requirement comes from the same place.
Under Article 9 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of fire risk. Where five or more people are employed, it must be recorded in writing.
Your mortgage lender asked
Lenders increasingly want to see a current assessment for the communal parts before releasing funds on a flat.
Your insurer asked
A missing or out-of-date assessment can invalidate cover or push your premium up at renewal.
You’re selling or buying
Conveyancing enquiries on leasehold flats routinely ask for the assessment. Missing paperwork stalls sales.
You’ve had an enforcement notice
If the fire service has written to you, there is a deadline. We prioritise these and work to it.
Who we work with
From a single converted flat above a shop to a portfolio of purpose-built blocks.
How it works
Tell us about the building
Three questions online, or a two-minute phone call if you’d rather talk it through.
Get a fixed quote
Usually the same working day. The price we quote is the price you pay.
We visit the site
Typically within seven days. You don’t need to be there, we can collect keys or meet the caretaker.
Report and action plan
Within five working days, with every action ranked and a call to walk you through it.
You’ll deal with James, start to finish
James Milton is the founder and lead fire risk assessor at Blue Fire Safety. He brings more than 25 years of London Fire Brigade experience, including fire safety inspection and enforcement, so he knows how fire precautions perform in real buildings and what enforcing officers expect to see.
He carries out every site visit and writes every report himself, in plain English, with the actions that matter most set out first.
Where we work
London and the Home Counties, with a local page for every borough and county we cover so you can see travel, timings and the building types we see most.
Common questions
Written as direct answers so search engines and AI assistants can quote them accurately.
Do I legally need a fire risk assessment?
If you are the Responsible Person for a non-domestic premises or the communal areas of a residential building in England or Wales, yes. It must be recorded in writing where you employ five or more people, or where the building contains two or more sets of domestic premises.
How often does it need reviewing?
Annually as general practice, and immediately if the building, its use or its occupants change materially. Higher-risk buildings are usually reviewed more often.
How much does a fire risk assessment cost?
From £295 for a small premises or a low-rise block. Price depends on floor area, number of storeys and flats, construction type, how urgently you need it and whether enforcement action is involved.
Can you do it quickly for a sale that’s completing?
Yes. Tell us the completion date when you request a quote and we’ll say honestly whether we can meet it. Expedited visits carry a surcharge.
Tell us about your building
No two buildings are the same, so we don’t publish a one-size price. Answer three questions and we’ll send a tailored quote, usually the same working day.