We usually only start to think about fire safety when we see tragic events on the news and then it gets lost in our memory until the next tragedy occurs but should we take a more active interest and raise concerns if we see something  that does not look right?

Our legislation these days puts more responsibility on owners and those in charge (Responsible Person) to make sure that fire safety is installed and maintained to the correct standard but with the number of  inspections by the authorities being dramaticlally reduced it can be years before a building is inspected and found to be below the required standard or a fire occurs when it can be too late.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to check if a building is safe before we enter so more responsibility has to be placed on the individual to identify and report any problems that they see such as wedged open/damaged fire resisting doors, missing fire extinguishers, blocked fire exits and poor information.

This project is not about making everyone an "inspecting officer" but just to help the individual identify and report fire safety problems.