Fire Safety Training · Chester
Fire safety
training
in Chester.
From £395 · On-site at your premises
On-site fire safety training delivered at your Chester premises by highly experienced fire safety professionals who make every session engaging. Practical, building-specific, with live fire extinguisher use included.
Fire safety training in Chester.
Chester is our home city. Our office is at Dee Hills Park, close to the city centre, so most of our Chester sessions are delivered by trainers who already know the street, the building type and often the building itself.
Much of our Chester work is in older buildings. A shop in the Rows, a hotel inside the city walls and a converted townhouse on Watergate Street all have escape routes that staff need to see and walk, which is why we train on site.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service expects training records to be up to date for every member of staff. Inspectors look for training that refers to your own building, including its escape routes and assembly point, and an online certificate on its own rarely shows that.
Sessions take place at your premises in Chester, at a time that fits around your operations, including early starts and shift changes. Call 01244 450 990 to discuss your requirements.
Awareness session
£395
Fire marshal session
£495
Fire authority
Cheshire Fire & Rescue
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Our training is delivered on-site at your Chester premises by experienced fire safety professionals. Our trainers bring years of practical experience, know what fire authority inspectors expect and keep sessions lively and interactive, so staff remember what to do when it matters. Call 01244 450 990 to discuss your requirements.
Practical. Building-specific. Not a box-ticking exercise.
01 — Fire safety law
What the FSO requires of your staff
The legal framework explained in plain English — what the responsible person must do, what staff are required to do, and what happens when obligations are not met.
02 — Fire causes and prevention
How fires start and how to stop them
The ignition triangle, common ignition sources in your specific premises, and the practical prevention measures that reduce the likelihood of a fire starting.
03 — Fire detection and alarm
What the alarm means and what to do
Your specific alarm system, how it activates, what different signals mean, and the immediate action required from staff on hearing the alarm.
04 — Evacuation procedure
Your building's specific escape routes and assembly point
The evacuation procedure for your specific premises — the escape routes, the assembly point, the roll call procedure, and the fire marshal responsibilities for each zone or floor.
05 — Fire extinguisher use
Hands-on practical use on a live fire
Every delegate uses a fire extinguisher on a live fire — the only way to build the confidence and muscle memory that makes the difference when a real fire occurs.
06 — Fire marshal duties
Specific responsibilities for designated marshals
For fire marshal sessions — sweep duties, assembly point management, liaison with the fire service, and the specific responsibilities that designated marshals carry during and after an evacuation.
Training for a historic city that never stops working
Chester combines a medieval street plan with a busy modern economy. The Rows put shops on two levels with shared galleries, many buildings inside the walls are listed, and the city centre runs late into the evening with restaurants, bars and hotels.
Outside the walls the picture changes. Chester Business Park holds large offices with hundreds of staff, the university and the Countess of Chester Hospital run around the clock, and the racecourse brings large crowds on race days. Each of these needs a different kind of training.
Listed and galleried buildings
Staff in the Rows and similar buildings need to know which stairs lead to the street and which only lead to another gallery. We walk those routes with them during the session.
Hospitality with high staff turnover
Hotels, bars and restaurants often have new starters every month. We set up a short induction format that managers can repeat between our annual visits.
Large office floors
On the business park we focus on fire marshal teams, floor sweeps and how to account for visitors and hybrid workers who are not on the usual staff list.
Alongside the local priorities above, we train staff in offices, schools, care homes, hotels, warehouses and HMOs and shared housing across Chester.
Around Chester we also cover Hoole, Upton, Blacon, Saltney, Christleton, Guilden Sutton and the Chester Business Park area.
★★★★★ 4.9 on Google.
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"Great training session. Tim explained everything clearly, kept it engaging and made the information interesting and easy to understand. At the end of the session, Tim showed each of us how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire that he safely started in a metal bucket. I have taken all this feedback to the practice i work in and we have now invited Tim to come and train the whole practice. Highly recommend this company."Julie P. · Google Review
How fire safety is enforced in Chester
Chester is covered by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. In the year to March 2025 it carried out 2,040 fire safety audits, and 8.1% found premises unsatisfactory: the lowest rate of any fire and rescue service in England.
Inspectors also check that staff know what to do in a fire, and up-to-date training records are the simplest way to show it.
Audit results partly reflect how each service targets its inspections, so they show where enforcement attention falls rather than how safe an area is. Source: MHCLG FIRE1202, year ending March 2025.
Read our Cheshire enforcement analysis →Some other services we offer in Chester.
Fire safety training
in Chester. From £395.
On-site delivery at your premises. Live fire extinguisher use included. Experienced, engaging trainers covering Chester and the surrounding Cheshire West area.