BAFSA signposts withdrawal of FIRAS certification schemes

Those schemes involved are the Installation of Water Mist Systems, the Installation of Commercial and Industrial Sprinkler Systems and the Installation of Residential and Domestic Sprinkler Systems.

FIRAS advises that these schemes will remain open to existing certified customers until the formal closure date, while their certification will remain live for a period of not less than six months from receiving notification of the scheme closure.

The above schemes will close on 31 August 2025. After that date, FIRAS will no longer operate these schemes and will cease to provide certification. No new applications into the schemes are being accepted and they will close to existing BAFSA members on that same date of 31 August. Any FIRAS certificates still live as at that date will be withdrawn.

*For further information, BAFSA members of these FIRAS schemes have been advised to contact [email protected]

Sprinkler design course

Due to high demand, BAFSA has added another new entrants course covering the Classification and Design of Pre-Calculated Commercial Sprinkler Systems to the BAFSA Training Centre.

The course will benefit from a Level 5 Award. It’s approved by the Los Prevention Council and will run from September 2025: one day per week for 15 weeks. All classes are conducted online with full support for 18 months.

The next course after this one will be in September 2026 Book your place at www.bafsa.org.uk/booking/latest-courses/