This is a statutory duty. Non-residential fires include properties such as offices, shops, factories, warehouses, restaurants, public buildings, and religious buildings. If a fire breaks out during working hours, these premises are governed by safety standards which ensures they have fire plans in place, which include evacuation, fire marshalling and reporting the incident to the fire service attending. Large fires can have serious financial and other strategic consequences of losing premises, including the potential for large loss of jobs, closing of businesses and the possible use of public money.