Fishguard and Goodwick cover the ferry port, the harbour at Goodwick, the upper town's shops and pubs, and Lower Town with its steep lanes and older cottages, much of it now in holiday use.
We are 35 minutes away, so there is no travel charge and no waiting a fortnight for a slot.
Access is a genuine factor in Lower Town. Narrow, steep and awkward for an appliance, which changes what you can rely on and pushes weight onto early detection and reliable escape rather than on a quick fire service response. Ferry-related businesses and the harbour bring in fuel, workshops and freight storage, where a fire assessment often needs a DSEAR assessment sitting behind it.
We work across West Street, Main Street, the Square, Lower Town, Goodwick harbour, Stop and Call and the approaches to the ferry terminal, and out into the surrounding parishes. Population is around 3,400 across Fishguard and Goodwick.
The rule that caught most people out. Since 1 October 2023 the five‑employee recording exemption no longer exists in Wales. Every responsible person in Fishguard & Goodwick must record the fire risk assessment in full, along with their fire safety arrangements, however small the business.
Steep, narrow lanes and older cottages, a great many now in holiday use. Access is a genuine factor here: where an appliance cannot get close, the assessment has to lean harder on early detection and on an escape route that works without outside help. That is not a formality in Lower Town, it is the main finding.
Commercial premises around the Stena terminal at Goodwick, freight and storage, plus workshops and marine businesses on the harbour.
Pubs, cafés and shops around the Square and West Street, mostly in older buildings with accommodation above.
Sleeping risk in older stone properties, often with one staircase and rooms converted in the roof.
What the building is, how many floors, whether anyone sleeps there. Enough to fix a price.
A 35 minute drive. We walk the building with whoever knows it best, photographing as we go.
Recorded in full within five working days, with a numbered and prioritised action list.
It means the assessment weights detection and escape more heavily, because you cannot rely on a quick intervention. In practice that usually means interlinked detection to a good standard, a clear route out that does not depend on anyone else, and guest information that actually tells people what to do.
Yes, they are treated as one area. Thirty-five minutes from Milford Haven and no travel charge.
An hour and a half or so on site, looking hardest at the escape route from the bedrooms, the detection, and the separation between the kitchen and the rest of the building.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person for any non‑domestic premises must carry out a fire risk assessment. Since 1 October 2023, section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 requires it to be recorded in full, along with your fire safety arrangements, regardless of how many people you employ. Enforcement in Fishguard & Goodwick sits with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
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Tell us the building and we will give you a price on the phone. Most assessments are booked within the week.