Download an FPA1(A) application form to renew a fire certificate (size 190kb) Changes to your premises You should always make sure that your fire safety measures are up to date and working, and inform us if you plan to make any material or structural alterations to your premises.
You should A Fire Safety Certificate is a certificate issued by the Building Control Authority which states that the works or building to which the application relates will, if constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted, comply with the requirements of Part B of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997. By renewing your fire certificate, the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service will know about any significant changes that have been made to your premises. Completed forms should be sent to the Fire Service. This could include:However, if you've made significant material or structural alterations, you may need to pay further charges.We will write to you, giving you two months' notice that you need to renew your certificate. This means you may have to reduce the number of people within your premises until you apply for a new fire certificate.From January 2016, failing to return your completed application of renewal by the expiry date will incur a 100% submission penalty which will be added to the standard renewal fee.You should always make sure that your fire safety measures are up to date and working, and inform us if you plan to make any material or structural alterations to your premises.We can inspect premises to see if conditions have changed so much that the means of escape and related fire precautions are no longer adequate.However, you must inform the Chief Fire Officer in advance if you plan to do either of the following:Material alterations are any alteration which would make escape routes and related fire precautions inadequate in relation to the normal conditions of use of the premises as explained to, and seen by, the inspecting officer at the time the fire certificate was issued.It is unlikely that you'll need to inform the Chief Fire Officer each time you want to rearrange the furniture in a room or to redecorate it, but you should do so if your proposals involve physical alterations to the means of escape and its associated protection, even if these are only temporary.You must also notify the Chief Fire Officer in advance if you plan to begin to keep explosives or highly flammable materials in your premises.If you intend to make any changes or material alterations to certificated premises, you must advise the Chief Fire Officer by filling in and returning an FPA2 form.If you become the new owner, occupier or a Responsible Person of certificated premises, you must notify the Chief Fire Officer by completing and sending in an FPA3 form.The Fire Precautions (Jersey) Law 1977 requires that the occupier of premises issued with a fire certificate must keep a record of the testing and maintenance of fire protection equipment and of staff training and fire drills in a log book which must be readily available for inspection as and when required.Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5pm Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm This website is not compatible with your web browser. If the works are not carried out within the 4 month period, the certificate will not have effect.Any application for a regularisation certificate must be accompanied with a Statutory Declaration. You will be invoiced separately for the renewal fee. This declaration states that the works comply with part B of the Building Regulations. This fire safety certificate level qualification is studied online and examined externally.