Fire & Life Safety
ASK Solutions provides practical fire-safety planning, assessment and operational assurance for event and entertainment environments as part of our wider HSE & Operations capability.
Our expertise includes fire risk assessment, firefighting equipment planning and fire-prevention measures tailored to the specific event, venue and activities.
Overview
Event environments create fire-safety challenges that differ from those found in conventional permanent buildings. Temporary structures, event-specific installations, changing layouts, catering operations, electrical equipment, combustible materials and short build-up periods can introduce hazards that evolve as the event progresses.
Fire-safety arrangements therefore need to reflect the actual conditions, activities and temporary infrastructure present within each venue or event area. Controls must be proportionate to the identified risks and practical for the environment in which they will be applied.
ASK addresses these considerations as part of the wider HSE & Operations function, helping clients establish event-specific fire-safety arrangements that can be implemented and maintained throughout build-up, live operations and dismantling.
Temporary & Changing Environments
Fire risk can change as temporary structures, installations, equipment and operational activities are introduced, modified or removed.
Event-Specific Fire Hazards
Fire precautions should reflect the actual ignition sources, combustible materials, activities and conditions present within the event environment.
Practical Fire-Safety Controls
Fire-safety requirements must translate into measures that are proportionate, workable and capable of being maintained during event delivery.
What We Cover
Our Fire & Life Safety expertise covers the principal fire risks and preventive measures encountered in event and entertainment environments, from temporary installations and event materials to firefighting equipment provision and higher-risk activities.
Fire Risk Assessment
Identifying event-specific fire hazards, assessing the associated risk and defining proportionate preventive and protective measures.
Firefighting Equipment Provision
Determining appropriate portable firefighting equipment, including equipment type, quantity, distribution, positioning and accessibility in relation to the identified risks.
Combustible Materials & Fire Performance
Reviewing relevant fire-performance requirements for temporary structures, fabrics, decorative materials, finishes and other combustible elements used within the event environment.
Ignition Sources & Higher-Risk Activities
Addressing fire risks associated with electrical installations, temporary power, hot works, fuels and other activities capable of introducing significant ignition sources.
Cooking & F&B Fire Safety
Managing the fire-safety aspects of kitchens, cooking equipment, temporary food outlets, fuel use and associated event catering activities.
Fire Prevention & Site Controls
Applying practical measures such as safe storage, housekeeping, separation of hazards and maintaining clear access to required firefighting provisions.
How ASK Supports Clients
ASK can support Fire & Life Safety requirements through focused consultancy, technical review, documentation, coordination and on-ground HSE assurance, depending on the needs and scope of the event.
Planning & Advisory Support
Supporting clients in defining practical event-specific fire-safety requirements, priorities and control arrangements within the wider HSE & Operations framework.
Technical Review
Reviewing event layouts, plans, contractor information and proposed fire-safety arrangements to identify gaps, conflicts or areas requiring further control.
Fire-Safety Documentation
Developing or supporting fire-specific assessments, plans, equipment schedules and operational requirements appropriate to the agreed project scope.
Contractor & Supplier Coordination
Coordinating fire-safety requirements with production teams, contractors, F&B operators and relevant specialist providers so agreed controls are understood and implemented.
Field HSE Support
Providing on-ground fire-safety inspections, monitoring and verification during build-up, live operations and dismantling as part of the wider HSE function.
Audit & Assurance
Reviewing implementation, recording findings, tracking corrective actions and providing structured fire-safety assurance and reporting.
Typical Activities & Deliverables
The scope of each assignment is tailored to the event, venue and client requirements. Typical Fire & Life Safety activities and outputs may include the following.
Event Fire Risk Assessment
Typical Activities
Reviewing the event environment, activities, temporary installations and identified fire hazards to determine appropriate preventive and protective controls.
Typical Deliverables
Fire Risk Assessment, documented control measures and fire-safety recommendations.
Firefighting Equipment Plan
Typical Activities
Determining appropriate portable firefighting equipment types, quantities, distribution and locations in relation to the identified hazards and event layout.
Typical Deliverables
Firefighting equipment schedule, location requirements and/or marked-up equipment plan.
Fire-Performance & Materials Review
Typical Activities
Reviewing relevant fire-performance requirements and available supporting evidence for temporary structures, fabrics, decorations, finishes and other event materials where applicable.
Typical Deliverables
Material review findings, evidence or certificate register and identified outstanding requirements.
Fire-Prevention Control Requirements
Typical Activities
Defining practical controls for event-specific ignition sources and higher-risk activities such as cooking, electrical installations, temporary power, hot works, fuels and combustible storage where applicable.
Typical Deliverables
Fire-prevention requirements, control schedule and activity-specific fire-safety actions.
Fire-Safety Inspection & Field Verification
Typical Activities
Conducting fire-specific site inspections to verify firefighting equipment provision, accessibility, relevant material requirements and implementation of agreed fire-prevention controls.
Typical Deliverables
Fire-safety inspection records, findings, photographs or evidence where applicable, and required corrective actions.
Findings, Close-Out & Assurance Reporting
Typical Activities
Recording identified deficiencies, assigning or communicating required actions, following up progress and verifying closure where within ASK’s scope.
Typical Deliverables
Fire-safety action tracker, close-out status, outstanding-issue summary and assurance reporting.