Fire risk assessors & fire alarm companies in York
23 businesses cover York: 6 offer fire risk assessments, 14 install fire alarms and 12 service them. 9 state a third-party certification on their website.
Businesses
Premises and services are as the business describes them on its own website. Certification marked "stated" has not yet been checked against the register; how we check. Listings last refreshed 29 Sept 2026.
Stated on their website: BAFE SP205 · BAFE SP203-1 · NSI Gold
Logic Fire & Security Ltd, based in Knaresborough, designs, supplies, installs, commissions, and maintains commercial fire detection and electronic security systems across the UK.
Northpoint Fire & Security, based in York, provides fire alarm design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance alongside fire risk assessments, emergency lighting, and fire extinguishers, as well as security solutions including CCTV and access control.
Fire alarm installation
Fire alarm servicing
Fire risk assessment
Fire alarm design
Extinguishers
Emergency lighting
Covers: HMOs, Offices, Schools, Industrial & warehouses, Healthcare, Flats & common parts
Derventio Fire and Security is based in Malton, North Yorkshire, and provides fire alarm installation, servicing and design, fire extinguishers, and emergency lighting, alongside intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control.
Fire Alarm York is a local fire alarm company based in York, North Yorkshire, offering fire alarm design, installation, and servicing to businesses in York and across North Yorkshire. The company also supplies fire extinguishers and emergency lighting.
JD Fire Alarm Services Ltd, based in Hessle, East Yorkshire, provides fire alarm design, installation, maintenance and repair services alongside fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, CCTV and building access control.
Mayfair Fire & Security is an independently owned security services and fire protection company based in Selby, North Yorkshire, founded in 1986. The company provides fire alarm installation and servicing, fire extinguisher maintenance, intruder alarms, CCTV, access control, and 24/7 remote alarm monitoring to corporate, public sector and domestic customers.
Minster Alarms Ltd is a York-based security and fire safety company established in 1981, providing fire alarm installation and servicing, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control across Yorkshire.
Reliable Fire Services Ltd is a York-based fire safety company serving businesses across Yorkshire, offering fire risk assessments, fire extinguisher supply and servicing, fire blankets, and event hire of fire equipment.
Trusted Fire Protection has merged with Right Action Ltd, a fire safety and security company headquartered in Scunthorpe. The merged entity offers fire safety and security services to businesses across the UK.
Advance Fire Services is a family-run business based in York, established in 1976, specialising in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire alarm systems, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, and security products. The company covers Yorkshire and Northern England, from Newcastle down to Derby and from the East Coast to the West.
Ultra Fire & Security Ltd is a York-based security company established in 2020 that supplies, installs and maintains fire detection, intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and emergency lighting for residential and commercial customers. The company covers York, Harrogate, Leeds and surrounding areas and offers 24/7 fault callouts.
Vesta Fire Protection is based in York and serves Yorkshire, offering fire alarm and fire extinguisher supply, installation and maintenance, as well as emergency lighting installation and maintenance.
WPS Fire & Security Ltd designs, supplies, installs, commissions, maintains and monitors fire detection systems and electronic security systems throughout the UK. The company offers a complete service from initial design through to maintenance and monitoring, with completed projects including an Amazon warehouse in Doncaster and a manufacturing site in Rotherham.
Gilchrist Security and Communications Ltd is a York-based installer of security and communication systems, including fire detection and fire alarm systems, serving commercial, industrial, and residential clients across Yorkshire for over 15 years.
BL Fire Risk Limited, based in Paull, Hull, provides fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, fire compartmentation surveys, and fire safety training.
Fire risk assessment
Fire doors
Training
Covers: Care homes, Schools, Industrial & warehouses, Healthcare
ISP Safety First Ltd, based in York, provides independent fire safety and health & safety consultancy services including fire risk assessments and fire door inspections. The company is founded and led by a retired London Fire Brigade Group Commander with over 33 years of regulatory enforcement experience.
Safe Track Risk Management Limited, based in York, provides fire safety and building compliance consultancy services including fire risk assessments, fire strategies, fire door programmes, evacuation planning and higher-risk building support. The company works with property owners, managing agents and organisations across residential, commercial and operational premises on a nationwide basis.
Fire risk assessment
Fire alarm design
Fire doors
Training
Covers: Offices, Pubs, cafés & hotels, Care homes, Schools, Industrial & warehouses, Healthcare, Flats & common parts
Yorkshire Electricians Ltd is a family-run electrical company based in York, providing domestic and commercial electrical services across York, Harrogate, Thirsk, Malton, Market Weighton, and surrounding areas. Their commercial services include fire alarms and emergency lighting, alongside a broader range of electrical installation, inspection, and repair work.
Fire Safety Finder lists 23 firms connected with York in North and East Yorkshire, of which 16 have a York postcode or name the city in their address. Six firms say they carry out fire risk assessments, 14 offer fire alarm installation, and 12 offer fire alarm servicing. Nine firms say they hold third-party certification, eight state BAFE registration, and four state NSI approval. Premises types firms say they cover include offices (6), industrial and warehouse premises (5), schools and educational sites (4), healthcare premises (4), flats and common parts (3), and HMOs (2).
Fire safety in York's workplaces and the common parts of residential buildings is enforced by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which has been overseen since May 2024 by the York and North Yorkshire Mayor. For rented homes and HMOs, the relevant authority is City of York Council. York runs additional HMO licensing in eight wards, including Clifton, Micklegate, and Hull Road, where HMOs with three or four occupants from more than one household need a licence until 31 March 2028.
Common questions
Who can do a fire risk assessment in York?
There is no single prescribed qualification required, but the responsible person must appoint someone competent. Six firms listed on Fire Safety Finder for York say they carry out fire risk assessments, and nine firms state third-party certification. Since 1 October 2023, under the Building Safety Act 2022, the responsible person must record the whole fire risk assessment and who carried it out.
Large HMOs with five or more people from two or more households need a mandatory licence from City of York Council everywhere in England. York also runs additional licensing in eight wards, including Clifton, Fishergate, Guildhall, Heworth, Hull Road, Micklegate, and others, where HMOs with three or four occupants from more than one household require a licence until 31 March 2028.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service enforces fire safety for businesses and the common parts of residential buildings in York. It has been overseen since May 2024 by the York and North Yorkshire Mayor. Businesses can raise questions through the service's enquiry form, and landlord-specific guidance is also available on its website.
How often should a fire alarm in York be serviced?
For BS 5839-1 systems, the interval between inspection and servicing visits should not exceed six months. For HMOs, Grade A systems should be serviced six-monthly under contract, while Grade D systems should be serviced annually. These intervals apply regardless of location, so the same rules cover premises in York.