Responsibilities
Our responsibilities
When it comes to fire, making sure you’re safe is our top priority. We have procedures in place to help prevent fires and reduce the impact if a fire does break out.
We have a dedicated Fire Safety Officer who is responsible for all fire related issues within Derby Homes properties.
We’re responsible for:
- Fire risk assessments in communal areas of all our blocks of flats
- Helping prepare fire emergency plans
- Fire and building regulations for new build properties
- Practical and technical fire training for our staff
- Working with the fire service’s Liaison Officer
- Co-ordinating with responsible persons to rectify fire safety issues
- Rectifying any fire safety issues
- Ensuring external walls and cladding are safe and fire resistant
- Ensuring tenants have access to their buildings fire safety procedures
- Installing and maintaining domestic/communal fire detection systems
- Maintaining fire doors
We work in partnership with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) to provide the best service for our tenants and leaseholders:
- We carry out home ‘safe and well’ checks with DFRS - each tenant should receive a home ‘safe and well’ check within three months of moving in
- We install Portable misting systems in properties where we identify vulnerable people through the ‘safe and well’ checks
- All new build properties that are built by us, are fitted with a sprinkler system
- We are fitting sprinklers in some of our older properties that have vulnerable tenants – subject to risk assessments
Please contact us if you require any help or advice.