With access to fully equipped large-scale test facilities coupled with an expertise in fire research and instrumentation techniques, the FPA is able to offer complete experimental solutions to all manner of fire-related problems at virtually any scale.

Our obligation to clients is to provide practical, high integrity, cost-effective solutions to all your fire-related problems, within timescales coherent with the demands of industry today. 
                
                    

Our recognised experts offer a truly comprehensive service, which can be tailored to meet your precise requirements, as well as ensuring conformity with current legislation and codes of practice.

Examples of work undertaken by members of the FPA Technical Division include:
• Equivalence proving of proposed Halon replacement systems
• Development, design, and proving of active and passive fire fighting systems for ‘special needs'
• Performance testing of ‘novel’ fire products
• ‘Fit-for-purpose’ testing of fire products
• Hazard identification
• Storage hazard categorisation
• Fire scene re-enactment
• Standard fire tests
• Fire toxicity studies
• Acting on behalf of potential purchasers during ‘fit-for-purpose’ testing by end users
• Acting on behalf of solicitors during event re-enactments    
     
                            

Members of the FPA Technical Division have a long history in fire research and are able to provide independent third party review of experimental work programmes to verify the integrity of the hypothesis and the information gathered. Informed analysis and presentation of collected data may also be undertaken. 

Where the work is to be conducted by another establishment, the FPA is still able to offer experimental project consultancy, design and third party reviews.