Fire safety consultation and site inspection

We visit shops, restaurants, guest houses, villas, offices, schools and factories across the Galle, Matara and Hambantota districts. You come away knowing which extinguishers you need, how many, where each one goes, and what to put right before the fire service inspects. If you only need the extinguishers you already have serviced, see inspection and maintenance.

What we look at on the visit

Near the sea, salt air and humidity rust cylinders, brackets and valves faster, so on the coast we look closely at the condition of each extinguisher.

How many extinguishers, and where they go

The number depends on the floor area, how the place is used and what could catch fire, and each council sets its own rules. In Colombo, for example, the Municipal Council's trade-licence rule asks for one first-aid fire extinguisher for every 210 m² of floor area. Galle and other councils may ask for something different, so ask your council (Galle Municipal Council, an Urban Council or your Pradeshiya Sabha) which fire service covers your address and what it needs to see.

• Near the risk, not right beside it: wet chemical in the kitchen, with a fire blanket for small pan fires; CO2 by the electrical board; dry powder (ABC) or CO2 by the generator and fuel. Close enough to grab, but not where a fire would cut you off from it.
• On the way out: by exit doors and on escape routes, so nobody has to pass a fire to reach one.
• Easy to see: on a bracket or stand with a sign above it, not on the floor behind stock.
• The right type: water on burning oil or live electrics makes things worse. See the fire extinguishers we supply and what each type is for.

Before the fire certificate inspection

The fire service decides what passes, and councils differ, so ask yours what it checks. Whatever it says, have these in order:

• Every extinguisher on its bracket, with pin and seal intact and the gauge (where there is one) in the green.
• None past its service date, and any that has been used, even partly, refilled.
• The right type near each risk: kitchen, electrical boards, generator and fuel.
• Signs above the extinguishers and over the exits.
• Escape routes and exit doors clear, and not locked while people are inside.
• Staff who know which extinguisher to use on what. Our fire safety training covers this.
• Service tags, receipts, training records and any previous certificate kept together in one file.

How a consultation works

1. 1

   Tell us about the place

   Call us or WhatsApp us: what the building is used for, roughly how big it is, the town, and whether a fire inspection or SLTDA renewal is due.

2. 2

   We arrange a visit

   We agree a time and tell you the cost before we come.

3. 3

   The walk-round

   We go through each area with you: risks, extinguishers, positions, signs, exits and records.

4. 4

   What we found

   What is fine, what needs a service or refill, what is missing and where it should go, with a price for each item before you decide.

5. 5

   Put it right, then apply

   You choose what to go ahead with: new extinguishers mounted, old ones serviced or refilled, staff trained. Then you apply to the fire service or the UDA, and they inspect.

SafeZone Fire Company is a registered business based in Uluvitika, Galle. You'll find our business registration number with our contact details below.

Updated: 27 October 2026