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A fire risk assessment for a Birmingham restaurant focuses heavily on the kitchen, where deep-fat fryers, gas hobs and grease-laden extraction ductwork drive most of the fire risk on site. Hawkesworth assesses restaurants across the city centre, suburbs and Birmingham food clusters, with visits scheduled outside lunch and dinner service. 

Kitchens, Extraction and the Restaurant Fire Risk Profile 

Most restaurant fires start in the kitchen. Hot oil, open gas flames and grease build-up across the canopy, filters and extraction ducting are the dominant ignition sources. A restaurant fire risk assessment examines the kitchen line, your extraction system condition and cleaning schedule, fire-fighting equipment near cooking stations, and how staff are trained to handle cooking oil fires. Where you operate a kitchen suppression system, the assessment notes its presence and recent service status. 

What Else a Restaurant Fire Risk Assessment Examines 

Outside the kitchen, the assessor works through the rest of the site: 

• Dining floor, customer capacity and escape route sightlines 

• Bar areas and any back-bar cooking or warming kit 

• Cellar, wine and stock storage, plus gas cylinder cages where used 

• Customer toilets and accessible facilities 

• Staff areas and any sleep-in accommodation above the unit 

• Detection and warning systems, emergency lighting and fire doors 

• Escape routes, final exits and signage across the building 

You receive a written report with prioritised action points, named responsibilities and target completion dates. 

Is a Fire Risk Assessment a Legal Requirement for Restaurants? 

Yes. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the “responsible person” for a restaurant, usually the owner, operator or duty manager, must carry out and keep up to date a written fire risk assessment. It also has to be done by a competent person with the right knowledge of fire safety. The government’s fire safety risk assessment guide for small and medium places of assembly sets out what restaurant operators need to cover. 

How Often Should a Restaurant Fire Risk Assessment Be Reviewed? 

Restaurant fire risk assessments should be reviewed once a year. They should also be reviewed sooner if you change the kitchen layout, expand the menu in a way that changes cooking method, refurbish the dining floor, alter the seating capacity, or take on additional space. Our reminder service tracks the review date and gets in touch before it falls due. 

What a Restaurant Fire Risk Assessment Costs 

Restaurant FRA cost is shaped by the size of the unit, the complexity of the kitchen, whether you operate a single floor or have cellars and upper levels, and whether the building includes any sleep-in accommodation. Independent single-site restaurants sit at one rate, multi-site groups attract a per-site programme. Share the unit’s size and your latest FRA when you request a quote. 

FRA Across Birmingham’s Restaurant Districts 

Hawkesworth covers restaurants across Birmingham, from the city centre clusters in Brindleyplace, Colmore Row, the Chinese Quarter and the Jewellery Quarter through to the Balti Triangle, Digbeth’s independent food scene, Sutton Coldfield, Edgbaston and Solihull. Our assessors work alongside your operations or general manager, scheduling visits outside lunch and dinner service. Restaurant groups operating multiple sites across the West Midlands sit on a single programme. 

Book a Fire Risk Assessment for Your Birmingham Restaurant 

Request a quote with your address, kitchen layout, seating capacity and operating hours. We will arrange a competent assessor to visit between services, with a written report and prioritised action plan delivered after the visit.