The Quieter Season: The Perfect Time for Fire Safety
The holiday season isn’t just a time for rest and celebration; it’s also one of the best times of the year to schedule fire safety works.
With many buildings closing or operating at reduced capacity, December and early January offer a valuable window to carry out essential maintenance, inspections and upgrades with minimal disruption to daily operations.
Whether you manage a school, college, office, care home, or housing development, the festive break provides the ideal opportunity to stay compliant and proactive about fire safety.
Schools and Colleges: Safe, Empty and Ready for Upgrades
For the education sector, the Christmas holidays are a golden opportunity. With no students or teaching staff on site, schools can complete vital fire safety work that would otherwise be challenging during term time.
Ideal works to schedule:
Fire door inspection and remedial repairs (ensuring doors close properly and seals are intact)
Fire compartmentation surveys (checking walls, ceilings, and voids for breaches)
Fire risk assessment reviews (especially if building layouts or usage have changed)
Alarm and detection maintenance
By addressing these during the holidays, schools can reopen in January confident in their compliance, avoiding disruption during teaching hours and ensuring pupils’ safety.
Offices and Commercial Premises: Minimise Downtime, Maximise Safety
Many offices close or reduce operations over the festive period, making it a perfect time to carry out fire alarm servicing, system upgrades and compartmentation works without affecting productivity.
Benefits include:
No interference with business operations or staff working hours
Easier access to all areas for contractors and engineers
Reduced safety risks while intrusive works are carried out
Care Homes and Residential Settings: Maintaining Safety During a Busy Season
While care environments remain occupied year-round, the festive period often brings staff changes, visiting families and extra electrical use (decorations, heaters, lighting).
That makes it an ideal time to review and reinforce fire safety measures, ensuring residents remain protected.
Recommended works:
Fire door checks and adjustments
Testing alarm and emergency lighting systems
Reviewing evacuation plans and staff training
Even minor proactive works can reduce the risk of incidents during one of the busiest times of the year for care settings.
Construction and Refurbishment Projects: A Strategic Head Start
For sites in development or refurbishment, the quieter end-of-year period allows fire engineering reviews and compartmentation works to continue without competing with multiple trades.
Suggested activities:
Fire-stopping inspections before new phases begin
Reviewing fire strategy compliance (RIBA Stage 4-5)
Liaising with approved contractors to plan early 2026 works
Taking advantage of the downtime can accelerate project timelines and ensure compliance from the outset.
A Proactive Step Towards a Safer 2026
Fire safety is often out of sight, out of mind… until something goes wrong. The holiday season offers a rare opportunity to take a proactive, preventative approach without disrupting day-to-day life.
At Assured Fire Safety Consultancy, we work during the festive season to deliver trusted, accredited fire safety solutions to schools, care homes, commercial premises, medical facilities and housing providers.
Contact Us!
Book your works before the new year rush and ensure your premises are compliant, secure and ready for 2026. Contact us today for a free no-obligation quote.
The Quieter Season: The Perfect Time for Fire Safety
The holiday season isn’t just a time for rest and celebration; it’s also one of the best times of the year to schedule fire safety works.
With many buildings closing or operating at reduced capacity, December and early January offer a valuable window to carry out essential maintenance, inspections and upgrades with minimal disruption to daily operations.
Whether you manage a school, college, office, care home, or housing development, the festive break provides the ideal opportunity to stay compliant and proactive about fire safety.
Schools and Colleges: Safe, Empty and Ready for Upgrades
For the education sector, the Christmas holidays are a golden opportunity. With no students or teaching staff on site, schools can complete vital fire safety work that would otherwise be challenging during term time.
Ideal works to schedule:
By addressing these during the holidays, schools can reopen in January confident in their compliance, avoiding disruption during teaching hours and ensuring pupils’ safety.
Offices and Commercial Premises: Minimise Downtime, Maximise Safety
Many offices close or reduce operations over the festive period, making it a perfect time to carry out fire alarm servicing, system upgrades and compartmentation works without affecting productivity.
Benefits include:
Care Homes and Residential Settings: Maintaining Safety During a Busy Season
While care environments remain occupied year-round, the festive period often brings staff changes, visiting families and extra electrical use (decorations, heaters, lighting).
That makes it an ideal time to review and reinforce fire safety measures, ensuring residents remain protected.
Recommended works:
Even minor proactive works can reduce the risk of incidents during one of the busiest times of the year for care settings.
Construction and Refurbishment Projects: A Strategic Head Start
For sites in development or refurbishment, the quieter end-of-year period allows fire engineering reviews and compartmentation works to continue without competing with multiple trades.
Suggested activities:
Taking advantage of the downtime can accelerate project timelines and ensure compliance from the outset.
A Proactive Step Towards a Safer 2026
Fire safety is often out of sight, out of mind… until something goes wrong. The holiday season offers a rare opportunity to take a proactive, preventative approach without disrupting day-to-day life.
At Assured Fire Safety Consultancy, we work during the festive season to deliver trusted, accredited fire safety solutions to schools, care homes, commercial premises, medical facilities and housing providers.
Contact Us!
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