Norfolk Fire Group supply and install all types of fire extinguishers. We will ensure your business premises are both protected from the risk of fire and legally compliant with current legislation. All our commercial fire extinguishers are constructed to BS EN 3 and carry the CE mark. We also guarantee them for 12 months. You can extend this to 5 years subject to a service plan. 

BS 5306 states that the following minimum quantities of fire extinguishers should be provided: 

• At least 1 x 13A rated extinguisher per 200 square metres of floor area

• Not less than 2 x 13A rated extinguishers per floor

• Distributed so that nobody travels more than 30 metres to reach an extinguisher

• So that special fire hazards such as electrical equipment, flammable liquids and flammable gases are provided with additional suitable fire extinguishers

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There are 5 main fire extinguisher types:

• Water

• Foam

• Dry Powder

• CO2

• Wet Chemical

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To ensure you’re adequately protected, and you meet current fire safety regulations, you need to have the right types of fire extinguisher for your business premises.

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THE CLASSES OF FIRE

There are different ‘classes’ of fire, for which each extinguisher is designed for, these classes are based on which fuels a fire starts with. It is the presence of these fuels within your premises that will help determine which type of fire extinguisher you need.

As well as the right type of fire extinguisher, you’ll also need the right size and weight of each extinguisher. There are six classes of fire in total.​

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMMISSIOING

Once installed, your fire extinguishers need to be commissioned, this means they’ve been thoroughly checked and approved as good for use.

Fire extinguishers are not compliant with UK fire extinguisher legislation until they have been commissioned, even if you have the right types and sizes of extinguishers in the right locations.

Commissioning means checking:

• the extinguishers have been installed properly

• hoses and horns are attached correctly

• each extinguisher is the right weight and pressure

•  they are completely undamaged

Once these checks have taken place by a Norfolk Fire Group engineer, you will receive a certificate verifying that your extinguishers have been commissioned in accordance with UK regulations.

If you have any questions about the different types of fire extinguishers in the UK, then please do get in touch.