A number of fire services are currently running campaigns to help
improve awareness of fire safety for both residents and landlords of
flats, high rise buildings and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs).
They are highlighting the necessity of having a fire escape plan – that
they will help landlords create – and ensuring that people know what to
do if there is a fire inside their home or elsewhere in the building
and who to ask for advice.
Last year, London Fire Brigade launched Know The Plan, a 12-month
campaign aimed at making sure landlords and housing providers adhere to
fire safety regulations and ensuring that people living flats and
maisonettes in purpose-built blocks have a clear understanding of what
to do in the case of a fire.
To get the message across, the informative website LINK www.knowtheplan.co.uk contains information, safety videos and downloads for tenants and landlords.
London fire commissioner Ron Dobson said, “Living in a flat is no more
dangerous than living in a house, but it’s important to know that your
fire plan should be different.”
The chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority James
Cleverly said: "Landlords and housing providers with legal
responsibilities for flats and maisonettes in purpose-built blocks need
to act to ensure their residents are safe and understand what to do in a
fire."
Other services are backing the campaign. South Yorkshire Fire &
Rescue is calling on residents of high-rises to ‘know the plan’ and
urging tenants to speak to their landlord and ask if there is a specific
fire evacuation plan for the building.
In a statement, the service said: “They should be able to tell you if,
and when, a fire risk assessment has been completed. If there hasn't
been a fire risk assessment, the responsible person is not fulfilling
their legal duty. If this is the case, get in touch with your local fire
safety regulation team.”
http://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/news_features/Fire-services-spread-the-%E2%80%98Know-The-Plan%E2%80%99-message
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