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Fire Risk Assessments & Fire Safety in Sunderland

Fire risk assessments, fire alarms, extinguishers, intruder alarms and CCTV for offices, industrial units, retail and rental properties across Sunderland. IFSM accredited, with a Level 4 Diploma assessor and over 30 years' experience.

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What we check

Fire risk assessment – Sunderland: what’s included

Every fire risk assessment, Sunderland premises included, follows the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the PAS 79 method, and you receive a written report with a clear, prioritised action plan.

Fire risk assessment sunderland: checking staff know how to use a fire extinguisher
Records & managementThe first thing we check on any fire risk assessment. Sunderland logbooks, testing records, staff training and responsibilities.
Emergency exit signage and escape lighting checked during a sunderland fire risk assessment
Escape routes & lightingExits, fire doors, signage and emergency lighting along every escape route.
Fire doors and final exit doors inspected as part of a sunderland fire risk assessment
Fire doors & compartmentsDoor condition, self-closers, seals and the fire separation between areas.
Fire alarm control panel checked during a sunderland fire risk assessment
Detection & equipmentFire alarm coverage, extinguishers and fire blankets matched to your risks.

Need a fire risk assessment? Sunderland premises we regularly assess include offices, shops, pubs and restaurants, HMOs and industrial units. Your legal duties are set out in the government’s fire safety guidance for businesses, and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service enforces them locally. Booking a fire risk assessment? Sunderland premises vary in size and use, so we confirm timings and a fixed price before we visit. After your fire risk assessment, Sunderland clients can hand us the follow-up work too, from alarms and emergency lighting to extinguishers and signage.

  • IFSM Accredited (No. 8566)
  • Level 4 Diploma Assessor
  • Enhanced DBS Certified
  • 30+ Years' Experience
Fire safety on Wearside

Fire safety for Sunderland businesses

Sunderland has reinvented itself around a modern economy, with the offices of Doxford International Business Park, the manufacturing and logistics sites near the Nissan plant, a busy Port of Sunderland and retail and hospitality along the seafront at Roker and Seaburn. Vortex Fire and Security Solutions supports them all with dependable fire safety.

Every Sunderland fire risk assessment is completed by an IFSM-accredited assessor holding a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment. You receive a clear, written report with prioritised actions, giving you a practical route to full compliance rather than a box-ticking exercise.

Protection also needs to keep working long after the assessment. Our Level 3 FIA-certified engineers design, install, service and maintain fire alarms, while we look after fire extinguishers, intruder alarms and CCTV for commercial and domestic premises alike. Every engineer is enhanced DBS certified.

Why Sunderland chooses us

Local, qualified and trusted

IFSM Accredited

Your fire risk assessment, Sunderland or anywhere else we cover, is led by an IFSM-accredited assessor with a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment.

FIA Certified Engineers

Fire alarm installs and servicing by Level 3 FIA-certified engineers.

Enhanced DBS Certified

Every engineer is enhanced DBS certified for total confidence on site.

30+ Years' Experience

Over 30 years of hands-on fire safety experience across Wearside and beyond.

Sunderland FAQs

Good to know

Do you carry out fire risk assessments in Sunderland?

Yes. We carry out fully compliant fire risk assessments across Sunderland, from the city centre and seafront to Doxford International Business Park and the industrial sites around the city, for offices, industrial units, retail premises, HMOs and rental properties. Each is completed by an IFSM-accredited, Level 4 Diploma qualified assessor.

Do you assess business units at Doxford International?

Yes. We regularly work with offices and business units at Doxford International Business Park and Sunderland's other commercial and industrial estates, providing fire risk assessments, fire alarms, extinguishers, intruder alarms and CCTV suited to each premises.

Do I legally need a fire risk assessment in Sunderland?

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for almost all non-domestic premises in Sunderland must ensure a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out and kept up to date. Landlords of HMOs and rental properties have similar duties.

Do you also fit alarms, intruder alarms and CCTV?

Yes. As well as assessments, our Level 3 FIA-certified engineers design, install, service and maintain fire alarm systems, and we supply and service fire extinguishers, intruder alarms and CCTV for both commercial and domestic premises in Sunderland.

How quickly can you get to a Sunderland site?

We cover Sunderland regularly from our North East base, so we can usually arrange a prompt visit. Call 0191 364 0175 or request a free quote and we will be in touch quickly.

Areas we cover

Serving Sunderland and the wider North East

As well as Sunderland, we cover Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham.

Book your Sunderland fire risk assessment

Ready for your fire risk assessment? Sunderland visits can usually be booked quickly. Let us know a little about your premises and we will recommend the right fire risk assessment, alarms, extinguishers, intruder alarms or CCTV for you.