The article discusses the basic requirements for buildings and structures. The review of the scientific literature on fire safety revealed the lack of accounting for the working hours of pre-trial detention centers, as well as the influence of the employees of the institution. The existing risk assessment methodology is not applicable to such buildings, since the key factor in ensuring the safety of people is the time when the evacuation of people begins. The lack of standards and methods related to the risk assessment of buildings of pre-trial detention centers creates the need for large-scale experiments on the evacuation of people.