In May of 2009, a fire broke out at the UK Fire Service College
in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Part of the premises burnt
down and the cost of the damage to the facility was in the region
of £1million. Eleven fire engines were lost and their garage
completely destroyed. The UK Fire Service College is a training
facility that welcomes fire fighters from all over the globe, not
just the UK.
It has transpired that there was no fire risk assessment in
place when the incident occurred, meaning that the UK Fire Service
College failed to comply with fire safety laws. Since 2006,
following the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
Order 2005 (FSO), which consolidated over seventy pieces of law
regarding fire safety, there has been a legal requirement to do a
'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment on every
type of non-domestic building in England and Wales (however,
Article 31(10) of the FSO extends the application to domestic
premises other than
