Fire risk assessment

Care Home Fire Risk Assessment

Care homes need a careful fire risk assessment because residents may need assistance to evacuate. The assessment should consider staffing, compartmentation, alarms, evacuation strategy and records.

Typical care home pricing

Key assessor focus areas

• Evacuation strategy, progressive horizontal evacuation and staffing levels.
• Fire doors, compartmentation, protected routes and bedrooms.
• Alarm systems, emergency lighting, call points and fire drills.
• Resident dependency, personal emergency evacuation planning and night staffing.

Buying process

Have floor plans, resident numbers, staffing patterns, recent fire alarm service records and any previous fire officer or insurer correspondence ready before requesting a quote.

Common objections

The main objection is cost, but a cheap generic report can miss care-specific evacuation and management issues. For care homes, relevant experience matters.