Fire Risk Assessments

Overview

A Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) is the legal cornerstone of UK fire safety. Under Article 9 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person must carry out — and keep under review — a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks from fire. MetroFire delivers Type 1 to Type 4 FRAs for commercial, residential and infrastructure assets, with assessors registered on the IFSM's National Fire Risk Assessors Register (NFRAR) and aligned to BS 8674:2025 — the new British Standard for individual assessor competence (Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced tiers matched to building risk).

What we do

• Site walkover with the duty holder, identifying fire hazards, people at risk and existing precautions.
• Methodology aligned to PAS 79-1 (non-domestic) and PAS 79-2 (housing) with photographic evidence.
• Action plan prioritised by risk (Intolerable / Substantial / Moderate / Tolerable / Trivial).
• Assessor competence demonstrated via NFRAR registration (Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced) and BS 8674:2025 SKEB criteria — Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviours.
• Digital report delivered via secure dashboard with annual review reminders and CPD-audited methodology.
• Type 2/3/4 destructive surveys available where intrusive investigation is needed.

Why this matters

Since the Fire Safety Act 2021, the scope of the FRA explicitly includes the building structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings. The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced parallel Accountable Person duties for higher-risk residential buildings (18m+ or 7+ storeys). And from April 2026, BAFE SP205 V6.0 became the in-force life-safety FRA scheme — raising the bar for organisational competence. Failure to comply can mean unlimited fines and, since the Grenfell reforms, prosecution of Responsible Persons.

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