We have gained an impressive reputation within the industry for our technical expertise and specialist facilities that enable us to build bespoke fire testing programmes for clients looking to understand and prove their products' behaviour in fire.
Bespoke programmes can range from small material tests to large carbonaceous fire investigations to help solve real-life fire safety problems that often fall outside the remit of already published standards.
Our services include:
- The design and operation of fire test research programmes including:
- specimen construction
- trained fire fighting cover for testing activities
- collection of data
- third party test reports of the findings
- Working with trade associations to write new test methods
- Providing the facilities and construction of demonstration models for TV and film production companies to undertake filming of fire tests
- Providing expert knowledge on a product's performance in fire, to include new fire fighting techniques and technologies and their fitness for purpose
- Providing a venue and technical support for companies to showcase their products to the industry.
Work credentials and industry experience
We have been providing independent and confidential testing and fire research to commercial, government and professional organisations for more than 30 years. Our international client base includes some of the biggest names, specialists and individuals from the following fields:
- Fire suppression
- Fire detection
- Construction
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Motorsports
- Communications
- TV, media and film
- Building Design
- Fire & rescue services (including military and private services)
- Petrochemical industry
- Insurance sector
- Power stations
- Energy service providers
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Case Studies
A quantified fire risk model for designing indoor play areas
Chiltern International Fire led this Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) research project. The conclusions and recommendations identified the need for a quantified approach to conducting fire risk assessments in Indoor Play Areas. Chiltern International Fire has produced a Fire Risk Assessment Model. This considers all aspects of an Indoor Play Area including the building and associated facilities, the play equipment and structure, human behaviour and Fire Services issues.
Escalator water suppression system fire
Chiltern International Fire developed a test facility for fire suppression and detection system applications in sub-surface mass transit system escalators.
Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)
Tyne & Wear Fire Brigade commissioned Chiltern International Fire to quantify the effect that using PPV fans would have on occupants caught between the fan and outlet vent in a fire. The results along with other work, have been used to formalise the UK fire brigade's policy on the use of PPV as a fire-fighting tool.
Wheelie bin research
Chiltern International Fire was approached by Merseyside Fire and Rescue and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue services to conduct a research project into domestic wheelie bin fires. This research was commissioned after two separate arson events involving domestic wheelie bins resulted in the deaths of five people, within the localities of the above fire authorities.
