Fire Engineer London
London fire engineering for design and retrospective strategies, CFD, fire risk assessment, safety cases, external walls, remediation and compartmentation surveys.
If you need a fire engineer in London, first identify the project decision and the evidence it requires. From our office at 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London W1W 5PF, we support architects, developers, housing associations, property management companies, building engineers and surveyors, and insurance companies. Services include design and retrospective fire strategies, specialist fire and smoke analysis, fire risk assessment, Building Safety Case fire-engineering input, FRAEW scoping, remediation support, compartmentation surveys and independent technical evidence. Scope, assumptions, exclusions and fee are confirmed in writing.
Fire engineering scope for London buildings
Work we take on: fire strategy reporting for new build, refurbishment and change of use; fire risk assessment of buildings in occupation; CFD smoke modelling and evacuation modelling where a performance-based route is appropriate; London Plan Policy D12 fire statements for major planning applications; Building Safety Act 2022 information and Gateway documentation; and technical support through design-team and building control review. Each instruction is scoped to the jurisdiction, building use and project stage rather than to a fixed package.
Working across Greater London
We work across Greater London, including the City of London, Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Ealing and the outer boroughs. Site visits, survey access and the level of inspection are set out in the written scope so there is no ambiguity about what was and was not examined.
Planning stage: London Plan Policy D12
Major London planning applications require a fire statement under London Plan Policy D12. We prepare D12 fire statements and outline fire strategies structured around the information the planning authority and building control expect at the relevant stage. Determination remains with the authority; our role is to make the fire engineering basis of the design explicit and reviewable.
How an instruction starts
Send the building address, use class, height, storey count and the stage you are at — feasibility, planning, pre-Gateway, remediation or in occupation. We reply with the documents required, the assessment route we would use, the assumptions that must be confirmed, the exclusions, and a written fee proposal. If the programme is tight, call first and we will talk through what is achievable before anything is written down.
What the role does not cover
Consultancy advice does not transfer dutyholder responsibility under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or the Building Safety Act 2022, and no consultant can guarantee an approval, a compliance determination or a timescale. Where an instruction depends on competence, authority or insurance we cannot evidence, we say so in writing instead of accepting it.
Choose the service by project trigger
Use a design fire strategy for a proposed scheme, a retrospective strategy where an existing building's design basis is missing, CFD for a defined performance question, a fire risk assessment for premises in use, Building Safety Case support for the fire-engineering contribution to an occupied higher-risk building in England, FRAEW/PAS 9980 for external wall fire risk, remediation support for design review and scoped inspection, or a compartmentation survey for passive-fire observations.
What you receive
- Fire strategy designs and retrospective fire strategies
- Specialist fire, smoke and evacuation analysis
- Strategic fire-safety advice and design-team review
- Scoped inspections, risk assessments and action schedules
- Independent technical evidence subject to conflicts and competence review
Information required
- Address, use, height, storeys and London borough
- Project stage and the decision the work must support
- Drawings and existing fire-safety records
- Known regulator, insurer, lender or reviewer questions
- Access constraints and required programme
How it works
- Triage the project trigger and select the service route
- Review the available evidence and identify gaps
- Agree deliverables, access, assumptions and exclusions
- Issue a written scope and fee proposal
- Deliver the agreed technical work and record limitations
What this does not cover
- No approval, compliance determination, turnaround or case outcome is guaranteed.
- EWS1 is a valuation and lending form, not a life-safety certificate; any signatory request is reviewed separately.
- Building Safety Case support is a fire-engineering contribution and does not transfer Principal Accountable Person responsibility or replace structural input.
Common questions
Which London fire engineering service do I need?
Choose by decision: design strategy for proposed work, retrospective strategy for an existing design basis, CFD for a performance question, FRA for premises in use, or the relevant specialist survey or safety-case contribution.
Do you work only in central London?
No. We support projects across Greater London, with site attendance and access agreed in the written scope.
Can you guarantee approval?
No. Technical consultancy supports review and decisions, while approval remains with the relevant authority.
Is FRAEW the same as EWS1?
No. FRAEW concerns external-wall fire risk. EWS1 is a valuation and lending form and is not a life-safety certificate.
Where to go next
- Fire strategy reporting — The service page for fire strategy scope, inputs and deliverables.
- CFD smoke modelling — When a performance-based modelling route is appropriate.
- Retrospective fire strategy — For existing-building design-basis reconstruction.
- Building Safety Case support — For the scoped fire-engineering contribution in occupied HRBs in England.
- FRAEW and PAS 9980 — For external wall fire risk appraisal, separate from EWS1.
- Compartmentation surveys — For agreed visible or intrusive passive-fire inspection.
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Need a Fire Engineer in London?
Send the building details and project stage and we will confirm scope, approach and fee in writing.