Fire Safety Engineering

Our bespoke fire strategies can address the specific fire risks within a building from the early design stage or later. We can help clients gain approval for a design that doesn’t yet comply with standard fire safety codes or review existing strategies to enable renovation work.

Our reports can also inform on how the standards of fire safety are to be maintained throughout all stages of the construction and beyond. A comprehensive fire strategy will detail elements like:

- Evacuation Routes
- Provisions for Firefighting
- Passive and Active Fire Safety Systems e.g. compartmentalisation, suppression, emergency lighting and alarms
- Material Classifications and Recommendations for the Fire Rating of Walls, Doors, Floors, and Overall Structure
- Occupant Risk Profiles
- Highlight and Internal and External Fire Spread Issues

In most types of buildings, it is necessary to ensure that the core structure will remain in place for a reasonable period during a fire.

Structural fire engineering is a technique used by KFS engineers where the actual fire severity can be accurately predicted for key locations within the building and precise calculations carried out on the impact the fire has on each element of structure.

Actionable advice can be used to identify and plan the best and most effective solutions for the building, often resulting in significant reductions in the amount of fire protection that is required and major cost savings.

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Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) we can precisely calculate flow speeds, pressures, behaviours, and other characteristics that enable us to model specific scenarios in a digitally created environment. This allows us to determine how a fire will develop in a set scenario, without the need for expensive physical tests.

Scientific data and analysis can be turned into ‘what if’ models that can provide a true understanding of potential risks and form the basis of recommendations that support any engineering conclusions. Types of CFD modelling include: Smoke Modelling, Radiation Modelling and Evacuation Modelling.

Our fire safety engineers have extensive knowledge and expertise in the evaluation of fire protection products, their field of application, constituent materials and their properties, and provide comprehensive EWS reviews nationwide.

Fire safety disputes may require the advice of independent experts like our fire engineers, to reach a satisfactory and justifiable outcome. Our highly experienced engineers can interpret and explain the significance of complex technical evidence and are proficient in providing clear fire safety expert witness testimony in court.

Being recognised as a leading fire safety consultancy with a respected and trusted opinion; we are often approached to review, comment and advise upon existing design submissions and various engineering scenarios and conclusions.

Our peer review service provides the likes of Building Control Officers, Contractors, Installers and anyone looking for a credible second opinion, peace of mind and confidence.