Independent Fire
Safety Consultancy

Request professional fire risk assessments, DSEAR advice, and compliance support protecting buildings, organisations, and occupants through practical fire safety expertise.

Practical Fire Safety

Independent fire safety advice built on operational experience, delivering proportionate assessments that protect people, property, and organisational responsibility.

Operational Background

DP Fire & Risk Consultancy was established following a long career within the Fire & Rescue Service, including operational firefighting and incident command roles. Real experience of how fires develop and affect buildings shapes the consultancy’s approach, ensuring advice remains practical, realistic, and grounded in the realities of emergency response and building performance.

Independent Advice

The consultancy was created to provide clear, proportionate fire safety advice without installation bias. By focusing exclusively on assessment and advisory services, organisations receive balanced recommendations that prioritise life safety and compliance. Clients benefit from independent expertise designed to help landlords, managing agents, and businesses make confident fire safety decisions.

Who We
Work With

Supporting organisations responsible for buildings and safety obligations across residential, commercial and hazardous environments requiring independent fire safety advice.

Care & Support Providers

Managing Agents & Landlords

Commercial Owners & Developers

Industrial Hazard Operators

Independent Advice Organisations

Public Sector & Landlords

Regulatory Framework

Advice informed by current UK fire safety legislation, including:

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

Building Safety Act

DSEAR Regulations

Relevant British Standards guidance

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Meet the Consultant

Founded by a former operational Fire & Rescue Service professional, Apex is built on frontline experience in incident command and fire investigation. This background brings a practical understanding of how fires develop and how buildings perform under real conditions, ensuring advice is grounded, credible and focused on protecting people.

Professional Safety
Solutions

Specialist services supporting organisations with fire safety compliance, structural protection inspections, and hazardous substance risk management.

Fire Risk & Fire Doors

Fire risk assessments and fire door inspections helping organisations meet compliance, protect escape routes and maintain safe buildings.

Fire Protection

Inspection services ensuring fire doors and passive protection systems remain compliant and capable of containing fire spread.

DSEAR Advisory

Specialist advisory services identifying explosion hazards and helping organisations manage dangerous substances safely and responsibly.

How The Process Works

This structured process ensures each fire risk assessment provides clear direction and defensible compliance documentation.

Consult
discuss the building, occupancy and responsibilities.

Site Visit
inspect fire precautions, layout and risk areas.

Report
Receive a clear report outlining identified risks.

Support
guidance available for next steps or clarification.

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Principles That
Guide Our Work

Professional integrity, operational insight, and practical advice shape every assessment, helping organisations protect people, property, and long-term safety.

Integrity

Professional integrity and operational experience guiding clear fire safety advice.

Innovation

Independent expertise delivering practical fire safety advice that protects people and buildings.

Resilience

Engineering discipline and operational insight supporting responsible fire safety decisions.

Community Protection

Practical fire safety guidance built on experience, integrity, and professional accountability.

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