Service
Fire Strategy
Engineered fire strategies for complex and higher-risk buildings.
Overview
Service overview & scope
For higher-risk buildings or buildings with non-standard layouts, a written fire strategy is the document that ties the design, the management and the response together. We produce written fire strategies, aligned to BS 9999 and BS 7974, that provide a single source of truth for designers, the responsible person and enforcing authorities — and that can be developed by chartered engineers where Building Safety Act Gateway submissions are required.
What's included
Scope of work
- Building classification and occupancy analysis
- Means of escape design review
- Compartmentation strategy
- Detection, alarm and suppression design review
- Smoke control and ventilation strategy
- Operational fire safety arrangements
Why it matters
Why this matters
Required for HRBs
Higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022 must hold a documented fire strategy as part of the Safety Case Report submitted to the Building Safety Regulator.
Single source of truth
A written strategy stops conflicting advice between designers, contractors and the responsible person.
Defensible under scrutiny
When the regulator asks why a building works, a written strategy is the answer.
Our process
How we deliver
- 01
Information gathering
Drawings, O&Ms, prior assessments and stakeholder interviews.
- 02
Engineering analysis
Compartmentation, escape and detection modelled against current standards.
- 03
Drafting
Strategy document drafted with diagrams and supporting calculations.
- 04
Issue & maintenance
Issued with a review schedule and stored in the Building Safety Case.
Standards & accreditations
Mapped to current UK regulation
Every report we issue references the standards below — so your responsible person, insurer and enforcing authority all see the same evidence base.
BS 9999
Worked to current UK standard.
BS 9991:2015
Worked to current UK standard.
BS 7974
Worked to current UK standard.
Approved Document B
Worked to current UK standard.
Building Safety Act 2022
Worked to current UK standard.
FAQs
Fire Strategy — the questions we get
Can't see your question? Call our team on 01926 675275 — we'd rather have a five-minute conversation than send you a brochure.
- Yes. Riskfix delivers fire strategy nationwide — single sites or full portfolios — with consistent reporting, pricing and accountability through one commercial contact.
- For most enquiries we can attend within 10-20 working days. Urgent or insurer-driven instructions can usually be booked sooner — call 01926 675275 and we'll do our best to confirm the same day.
- Our fire strategy work is delivered against BS 9999 and BS 9991:2015, by qualified, vetted operatives. Certificates and competency records are provided on request and stored against the compliance file.
- Yes — remedial works can be delivered in-house by our competent and third party accredited remedial & installation teams, so you're not left chasing a second contractor to close the actions.
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