Fire

The UK Fire and Rescue Services attended 722,000 fire and false alarm incidents in the year 2008/09.*
BSI Standards and guidance in this area are a vital reference for specifiers, designers and installers.
Fire safety is an important component of building safety, and is therefore vital to the safe and risk-free running of your business. These BSI Standards and guidance publications are also important for building professionals, building surveyors, architects, electrical contractors, local authorities and consulting engineers.
You can find Standards relating to the following topics by using the quick and advanced search features above:
- Emergency lighting
- Fire Detection & Alarm Systems
- Fire Extinguishing/Fighting Equipment
- Fire Safety Engineering
- Design & Fire Safety
- Fire Sprinkler Systems
- Fire Testing.
* Fire Statistics Monitor published in March 2010 by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Fire Detection and Alarm Systems:
BS 10999:2010 Specification for Distress Signal Units for the Fire and Rescue Service
- Published: 31 Mar 2010
- ISBN: 9780580657047
- Price: £82.00
BS 5839-1:2002+A2:2008 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems for Buildings. Code of Practice for System Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance
- Published: 15 Oct 2002
- ISBN: 9780580604386
- Price: £254.00
BS 5839-8:2008 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems for Buildings. Code of Practice for the Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Voice Alarm Systems
- Published: 30 May 2008
- ISBN: 9780580555916
- Price: £210.00
PAS 79:2007 Fire Risk Assessment. Guidance and a Recommended Methodology
- Published: 11 Jun 2007
- ISBN: 9780580506833
- Price: £99.00
Fire Extinguishing/Fighting Equipment:
BS 336:2010 Specification for Fire Hose Couplings and Ancillary Equipment
- Published: 30 Apr 2010
- ISBN: 9780580617607
- Price: £162.00
BS 5306-3:2009 Fire Extinguishing Installations and Equipment on Premises. Commissioning and Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers. Code of Practice
- Published: tbc
- ISBN: 9780580572616
- Price: £Not known
BS EN 14339:2005 Underground Fire Hydrants
- Published: 28 Apr 2006
- ISBN: 9780580480119
- Price: £140.00
Design & Fire Safety:
BS 9991:2011 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Residential Buildings - Code of Practice
- Published: 31 Dec 2011
- ISBN: 9780580679193
- Price: £264.00
BS 9999:2008 Code of Practice for Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Buildings
- Published: 31 Oct 2008
- ISBN: 9780580579202
- Price: £318.00
Fire Sprinkler Systems:
BS EN 12845:2004+A2:2009 Fixed Firefighting Systems. Automatic Sprinkler Systems. Design, Installation and Maintenance
- Published: 16 Nov 2004
- ISBN: 9780580687334
- Price: £264.00
Fire Testing:
BS 476-10:2009 Fire Tests on Building Materials and Structures. Guide to the Principles, Selection, Role and Application of Fire Testing and their Outputs
- Published: 31 Dec 2008
- ISBN: 9780580566561
- Price: £162.00
The BS 9999 Handbook. Effective Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Buildings
- Published: 21 May 2010
- ISBN: 9780580675089
- Price: £50.00
The Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems: A Guide to BS 5839-1 (3rd Edition)
- Published: 15 Sep 2008
- ISBN: 9780580630989
- Price: £50.00
The Design and Installation of Voice Alarm Systems. A Guide to BS 5839-8
- Published: 02 Jun 2009
- ISBN: 9780580669637
- Price: £50.00
A Comprehensive Guide to Fire Safety
- Published: 31 Jan 2008
- ISBN: 9780580509438
- Price: £50.00

