A fire certificate is needed if more than 20 people are employed in the building, or more than 10 people are working other than on the ground floor, or if explosive or highly flammable materials are used or stored. Hotels and boarding houses require a fire certificate if sleeping accommodation is provided for more than six persons, or if any bedrooms are above the first floor or below ground floor. Certificates are issued by the fire authority when the owner or occupier has provided and maintained escape routes, fire fighting equipment and fire alarm systems as required. The Act overlaps with the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 as amended by the Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999.

Measures directed at reducing the incidence of fires. It includes public education, law enforcement and reduction of fire hazards and risks often at the instigation of insurers. See FIRE PROTECTION.
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Measures taken to prevent the outbreak of a fire.

Section 83 requires insurers to ensure that fire insurance money is spent on reinstatement of buildings in England and Wales up to the sum insured if requested by any party having an interest in the property or upon any suspicion that the claim is fraudulent.

All methods of controlling and extinguishing fires to protect property and human life from the damage and harm caused by fire. It includes construction safeguards, exit facilities, the installation of fire alarms, fire-detecting equipment and fire extinguishing equipment such as automatic sprinklers. The measures aim is to reduce the severity of the consequences of a fire. See FIRE PREVENTION.
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All measures for the prevention, detection, extinguishment of Fire, the protection of human life and the preservation of property. More narrowly, the methods of controlling or extinguishing Fire. Private Fire Protection : Fire protection provides by the owner or occupant of a property or by some non-public entity hired to provide such protection. Most private Fire protection is achieved through Fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems. Public Fire Protection : Fire protection provided by a municipal or other governmental authority to all properties over which that authority has jurisdiction. Most public Fire protection is achieved though Fire or police department personnel and equipment.Fire Resistance : A measure of the extent to which a building by its construction will resist fire and so reduce its spread.

UK’s national fire safety organisation. Its comprehensive services include consultancy, fire safety audits and fire risk assessments. It promotes high standards of fire safety management by working with fire, security and safety professionals in industry and commerce in both the public and private sectors. The FPA liaises closely with the government and the fire service. (Visit www.thefpa.co.uk).

Fire Division of Building Research Establishment. It carries out fire testing, fire research and provides fire and crime consultancy.

The extent to which material is fire resistant is measured by the time that the material or construction will withstand fire exposure as determined by a fire test that conforms with standard methods of testing. The measurements become standards for buildings regulations and other codes, e.g. 30 minutes fire resistant for internal walls in certain premises, or for insurers, e.g. four hours to achieve a fire division in a given risk.