Fire Alarm Safety Testing

The maintenance, inspection and testing of the building fire alarm system is presently carried out by Cooks Fire and follows the code of practice for system design, installation and servicing provided in the latest edition of BS5839 Part 1 'Detection and Alarm Systems for Buildings.

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

Each fire alarm system in every building across the Campus is required to be tested on a weekly basis to meet safety standards. The alarm will sound for 10 to 15 seconds per test in each area as scheduled below. There may be a number of exceptions to this rule in some buildings where the system is interlinked for example in larger buildings the alarm may sound more than once (10 to 15 seconds per test) throughout the period of testing.

Mondays

Building Approx Test Time
Physics 07:30 - 08:00
Chemistry 07:30 - 08:00
Faraday Complex 07:30 - 08:00
Pre-school 08:00
Library 08:00 - 08:30
Ruskin 08:00 - 08:30
University House 08:00 - 08:30
Great Hall 08:30
Whewell Building 09:00
LICA 09:00 - 10:00
Roundhouse 09:00 - 10:00
Bowland Ash House 09:00 - 10:00
Bailrigg House 09:00 - 10:00
County John Creed 10:00
County South 10:00 - 12:00
FASS 10:00 - 12:00
Science & Technology 10:00 - 12:00
Engineering 10:00 - 12:00
George Fox 10:00 - 12:00
Charles Carter 10:00 - 12:00
Pendle College 10:00 - 12:00
Grizedale College 12:00
ISS Building 12:00
Infolab21 12:00 - 14:00
Graduate College 12:00 - 14:00
Barker House Farm 12:00 - 14:00
Fylde College 12:00 - 14:00
PSC 12:00 - 14:00
Forrest Hills 14:00

Tuesdays

Building Approx Test Time
Management School 07:30 - 09:00
LEC 1, 2 & 3 07:30 - 09:00
LEC Remote Workshop 07:30 - 09:00
Sports Centre 07:30 - 09:00
HR Building 08:30 - 10:00
Chaplaincy Centre 08:30 - 10:00
Security Lodge 08:30 - 10:00
Furness College 08:30 - 10:00
Furness Residencies 10:00 - 12:00
Maintenance Workshops 10:00 - 12:00
Energy Centre 10:00 - 12:00
Bowland Main 10:00 - 12:00
Bowland Tower, East & South 10:00 - 12:00
Bowland North 12:00 - 15:00
Bowland Annexe 12:00 - 15:00
Slaidburn House 12:00 - 15:00
Chancellors Wharf 12:00 - 15:00
Sugarhouse 12:00 - 15:00

Wednesdays

Lancaster Conference Centre (am)

Annual Fire Device Safety Testing

The fire alarm systems in the following buildings will be tested on the following dates. This is the annual ‘C testing’ which is essential to maintain high standards of safety.

Please note this is additional testing to the monthly alarm and door release testing.

Property Name Week commencing
Engineering Building 07 February 2022
Life Sciences & Environment Laboratories 07 February 2022
Main Substation 07 March 2022
LEC 3 02 May 2022
LEC 1 & 2 02 May 2022
Charles Carter Building 02 May 2022
Bowland East 04 July 2022
Sports Centre 04 July 2022
Alexandra Park Laundrette 01 August 2022
Barker House Farm 01 August 2022
Health Innovation One 01 August 2022
Furness Residences 01 August 2022
House 01 - Bassenthwaite, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 02 - Blea House, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 03 - Brotherswater, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 04 - Burnmoor, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 05 - Buttermere, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 06 - Coniston, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 07 - Crummock Water, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 08 - Derwentwater, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 10 - Elterwater, Graduate College 05 September 2022
House 11 - Ennerdale, Graduate College 05 September 2022
Forrest Hills 05 September 2022
Main Campus 05 September 2022
Bailrigg House 05 September 2022
The Roundhouse 05 September 2022
Music Building 05 September 2022
Bowland Hall Residences 05 September 2022
Bowland Hall 05 September 2022
Bowland Annexe 05 September 2022
Great Hall 05 September 2022
County South 05 September 2022
County John Creed 05 September 2022
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Building 05 September 2022
Bowland ASH House 05 September 2022
Bowland North 05 September 2022
Faraday Building 05 September 2022
Faraday Building 05 September 2022
Physics Building 05 September 2022
Bowland Main 05 September 2022
Welcome Centre 05 September 2022
Chaplaincy Centre 05 September 2022
Security Lodge 05 September 2022
University House 05 September 2022
Central Workshops 05 September 2022
Energy Centre 05 September 2022
Bowland Tower 05 September 2022
Slaidburn House 05 September 2022
Bowland South 05 September 2022
Library 05 September 2022
The Ruskin 05 September 2022
Pre-School Centre 05 September 2022
CEH 05 September 2022
CEH 05 September 2022
Furness College 05 September 2022
Fylde College 05 September 2022
Management School 05 September 2022
Science and Technology 05 September 2022
Whewell Building 05 September 2022
George Fox Building 05 September 2022
Pendle Block 01, Bar 05 September 2022
Pendle Block 01, Bar 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Barley (2) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Barrowford (3) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Boulsworth (4) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Bracewell (5) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Coldwell (6) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Colne (7) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Earby (8) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Foulridge (9) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Greenberfield (10) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Higham (11) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Kelbrook (12) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Nelson (13) 05 September 2022
Pendle College, Padiham (15) 05 September 2022
Grizedale College, Roughlee (16) 05 September 2022
Grizedale College, Salterforth (17) 05 September 2022
Grizedale College, Trawden (18) 05 September 2022
InfoLab21 05 September 2022
Lancaster Conference Centre 05 September 2022
Sub Station 9 05 September 2022
PSC 05 September 2022
ISS Building 05 September 2022
LICA 05 September 2022
HR Building 05 September 2022
Sugar House 05 September 2022
Chancellor's Wharf 05 September 2022



Two engineers from ‘Cook Fire’ (wearing royal blue uniforms) will require access to every room that has a fire alarm device in it. This will cause very little disruption while testing the devices but at the end of the testing they will need to carry out a sound test which will only take a couple of seconds.We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any queries regarding the timing of this work, please contact the Facilities Helpdesk.