Fire Safety Guidance
Fire safety within the home is an extremely important
issue, covered by both the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory
Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Property owners should be aware of their responsibilities to
carry out a fire risk assessment, and make sure their property has
adequate and appropriate fire safety measures in place.
LACORS, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, and the
Chief Fire Officers Association have produced extensive Guidance on fire
safety in housing (PDF, 1.58MB) and an Update to
the fire safety guidance (PDF, 341KB).
The Council and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service each have
responsibilities for enforcing fire safety, with the Council in the
main having the lead responsibility in residential properties.
These responsibilities and working arrangements are set out in
Fire Safety
Protocol for Cheshire (PDF, 1.03MB).
The Cheshire
Homestamp Guide (PDF, 4.98MB) is a guide to fire safety in
Houses Multiple Occupation and has been endorsed by the local
authorities in Cheshire together with Cheshire Fire & Rescue
Service. Acknowledgement goes to the Homestamp Consortium in the
West Midlands for the production of the Guide.
Contact us
Contact the Private Sector Housing
team for information and advice.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue
Service's website contains a range of useful information about
making the home safe from fire, and how to carry out a fire
safety risk assessment.
