Cookie Settings
This site uses cookies to store information on your computer, to improve your experience. One of the cookies this site uses is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not work. To find out more about the cookies this site uses and how to delete them, please see the privacy notice.
Some of the elements on this page require cookies to function correctly. You are not currently accepting cookies from this site. As a result, some of the elements on this page may not behave as you might expect.
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service logo
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service logo
Navigate

Your Business

""
New to fire safety, click here
To help you comply with fire safety law, we offer Primary Authority Partnerships to provide reliable and consistent regulatory support.
""

Information on the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

What you need to know and what you need to do

Find out about different type of fire alarm systems and what you might need to install in your property.

Fire Training webinars 

Due to government recommendations surrounding public health, we have modified how we are delivering fire training and now offer our Fire Training Webinars

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Facebook Page

Join our Facebook Group

Advice and information on how to make sure your business is safe from fire and gain confidence that you are complying with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Regular updates keep you informed of activities and events.

Visit the Group page here

Know your building

Fire Protection Association

Fire Risk Blind Spot Calculator to help you identify the gaps in your fire safety awareness. The calculator helps evaluate four key areas: Building knowledge, Fire protection systems, Training and competency & Organisational resilience 

FPA Fire Risk Blind Spot Calculator

""

Follow these five key steps to create your Fire Risk Assessment and you will be well on the way to reducing the risk of fire, and if the worst happens, reducing the impact of a fire.

""

Identify the hazards

For a fire to start, three things are needed, A source of ignition, Fuel and Oxygen.

""

Identify People at Risk

As part of your fire risk assessment, you need to identify those at risk if there is a fire.

""

Evaluate, Remove, Reduce and Protect From Risk

The chances of a fire starting will be low if you reduce the amount of material that can burn and keep it away from heat sources

""

Record, Plan, Inform, Instruct and Train

In some very small premises, record keeping could be no more than a few sheets of paper, with details of significant findings, any action taken and a copy of your emergency plan.

""

Review

You should constantly monitor what you are doing to implement the fire risk assessment to assess how effectively the risk is being controlled.

Business Fire Safety Awareness Tool

Business Fire Safety Awareness Tool

An interactive tool to help small business owners understand their legal duties for fire safety in the workplace.

 

Free Introduction to Business Safety Course

Delivered in person or online to cover all aspects of the Fire safety Order 2005.

This is a FREE 2-hour course that covers fire safety for small and medium-sized businesses.

Using real-life examples advice is given on staff training, Fire Risk Assessments, Fire doors and means of escape plus much more.

Make your business compliant with Fire Regulations and safer for your staff and customers.

Read more and book your place here or 

Contact

Contact Us


Feedback survey on Fire Safety Audits

Business Fire Safety Awareness Tool

 Burning of Domestic Waste 

Social Landlords Fire Safety Event Presentations

Guides to keeping your premises safe from fire - translations

Sector Specific Information

Storing and selling fireworks
Waste Disposal Sites
Farms
Landlords
Petroleum
Care Homes
Restaurants & Takeaways
Holiday Lets
""
Please rate this page, was it:
Please rate this page!