SPECIALIST FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANCY

Fire safety advice built on experience, judgement and common sense.

ESI: Fire Safety is a small, specialist consultancy led by Jamie Morgan, helping businesses, property professionals and building owners understand what their building needs and what to do next.

We take the time to understand the building properly, explain the reasoning in plain English and keep recommendations proportionate to the real risk. The aim is to make fire safety clearer, not more complicated.

Talk to ESI How we work

✓ Established in 2006

✓ NFRAR listed

✓ Small specialist team

Jamie Morgan Founder & Principal Consultant

ESI founded 2006

Approach Clear, practical advice Plain English, with reasoning you can follow.

Perspective Whole-building thinking Risk, design, systems and management considered together.

Relationship Direct specialist input A small team, close to the work and the client.

Principle No unnecessary work Recommendations kept proportionate to what is genuinely needed.

Why ESI exists

Good fire safety advice should make the situation clearer.

Fire safety can become complicated very quickly. Different buildings, different uses, changing legislation, design decisions, management arrangements and historic alterations can all affect what is reasonable and what is required.

ESI's role is to bring those pieces together. We look at how the building actually works, what you are trying to achieve and where the genuine fire safety issues are before recommending a way forward.

That means avoiding generic reports and unnecessary actions. It also means being clear when something does need attention, explaining why it matters and helping you prioritise the next step.

"No short cuts in safety, but no unnecessary work either."

ESI working principle

What that means in practice

A consultancy approach, not a tick-box exercise.

The same principles run through ESI's assessments, strategies, surveys and ongoing advice.

Understand the building

We start with the premises, how it is used, who depends on it and what has prompted the enquiry.

Explain the reasoning

You should understand what we have found, why it matters and what the recommendation is trying to achieve.

Keep it proportionate

The aim is not to create the longest possible action list. It is to identify what is genuinely needed and prioritise it sensibly.

Stay useful after the report

Good consultancy does not end with a PDF. We help clients understand the findings and the practical next steps.

Jamie Morgan

Founder & Principal Consultant

Meet Jamie Morgan

Experience that reaches beyond one part of fire safety.

Jamie founded ESI in 2006 after building a career across electrical and life safety compliance. His experience has included small businesses, complex commercial premises, power generation, waste management, hazardous environments and ATEX-classified areas.

That broader technical background shapes the way ESI approaches fire safety today. A building is not a collection of isolated checks. Fire risk, compartmentation, doors, alarm systems, emergency lighting, management arrangements and the way people actually use the premises all interact.

Over time, ESI developed further into fire detection, alarm systems and life safety before focusing its consultancy work around fire risk assessment, fire strategy and specialist compliance advice.

NFRAR

Registered fire risk assessor.

Qualifications

Level 4 and Level 6 fire risk assessment qualifications.

IFSM

Professional membership and ongoing industry engagement.

Breadth matters

Looking at the building as a connected system.

Many enquiries do not sit neatly inside one service. A fire door issue may point to a compartmentation problem. A strategy may no longer reflect how the building is managed. A DSEAR question may depend on plant, process and electrical installations.

That wider view helps ESI identify the right problem before recommending the solution.

You do not need to diagnose the service before you contact us. Tell us what is happening and we will help you work out the right route.

Risk assessment Understanding hazards, people at risk, existing controls and the actions that genuinely need attention.

Fire strategy Connecting design intent, means of escape, compartmentation, systems and management into a coherent approach.

DSEAR Considering dangerous substances alongside plant, process equipment, electrical installations and operational reality.

Passive protection Looking at fire doors and compartmentation in the context of the wider building, not as isolated components.

Life safety systems Experience with fire detection, alarm systems, emergency lighting and the practical interfaces between systems and people.

Professional standing

Qualifications, registration and ongoing industry engagement.

Fire safety is not static. ESI maintains links with professional bodies and technical communities so the advice we give stays connected to current practice and wider industry thinking.

Small team, direct relationship

You stay close to the people doing the work.

ESI is deliberately a specialist consultancy rather than a high-volume report business. When you contact us, the aim is to understand the situation properly and keep the route from first conversation to technical advice as direct as possible.

Specialist input from the start Your enquiry is considered in the context of the building and the actual problem, not pushed through a generic script.

Plain-English communication Technical detail is important, but the people responsible for acting on it need to understand what it means.

Advice you can use Reports and recommendations are written to support real decisions, priorities and next steps.

Who we work with

Specialist support for the people responsible for buildings.

Different clients arrive with different pressures. The common thread is needing a clear understanding of what is required and a practical route forward.

Businesses & responsible persons

Keep people safe and duties under control

Assessment, advice and practical support around the fire safety responsibilities attached to occupied premises.

Building owners & landlords

Understand the condition and risk in your property

Clear findings to support compliance, investment decisions, refurbishment and ongoing building management.

Property & facilities teams

Turn technical findings into manageable actions

Support with prioritisation, documentation, specialist surveys and the questions that arise between reviews.

Design & property professionals

Bring fire safety into the wider project

Consultancy and strategy input that can work alongside architects, surveyors, project teams and other disciplines.

See who ESI helps

Start a conversation

Tell us what is happening with your building or project.

You do not need to know the technical answer before you get in touch. Give us the background and we will help you work out the right next step.

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