Survey adjacent areas or compartments: Fires in buildings under construction or demolition

Fire and rescue services should

• Develop tactical guidance and support arrangements for the associated hazards and the actions to take when surveying adjacent areas or compartments

Incident commanders should

• Ensure all areas above, below and adjacent to the fire compartment are checked for potential firespread
• Consider using appropriate and effective firefighting media as a compartment boundary coolant
• Look for signs of smoke, fire or gas coming from other parts of building unaffected by fire
• Consider requesting the attendance of a local authority building inspector to provide advice on building structural integrity