Today marks the implementation of the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025. For any residential building over 11 metres with a “Simultaneous Evacuation” strategy, or any building over 18 metres, the “Responsible Person” now has a legal mandate to support vulnerable residents.
What This Means for Block Managers:
- Identifying Relevant Residents: You must now proactively identify residents who may struggle to self-evacuate due to mobility, sensory, or cognitive impairments.
- The Person-Centred Fire Risk Assessment (PCFRA): It’s no longer enough to audit the building; you must offer individual assessments for those at risk.
- The IQ Fire Solution: We don’t just maintain the panels; we help you ensure the technology—such as Evacuation Alert Systems (BS 8629)—is fully operational to support these new evacuation statements.
Local Reliability: From our HQ in Romford, we are assisting property managers in Havering and beyond to update their Secure Information Boxes (SIB) with the required digital and paper floor plans.
Contact our Romford HQ: IQ Fire Solutions Ltd, 15 The Parade, Colchester Road, Romford, Essex, RM3 0AQ, United Kingdom 020 8500 9885
