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Freedom of Information
Ref: FOI/21038
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information requested on 5th March 2021.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request.
What is the process for alerting you to when an assessment has taken place and a decision made to change a stay-put strategy to one of simultaneous evacuation?
Reply
The responsible person would contact the Fire Service Protection department.
Please link below to further information:
https://www.wmfs.net/our-plan/protection/
https://www.wmfs.net/our-services/fire-safety/
Request
Is there a particular document or form for the assessment itself?
Reply
Yes, Change to Simultaneous Evacuation NFCC.
Please find link below to NFCC guidance
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance
Request.
How many assessment notifications relating to how many buildings you have received since September 2017?
Reply
16
Request.
How many of these have now had a simultaneous evacuation plan in place for longer than 12 months?
Reply
14
Request.
How long would a simultaneous evacuation policy remains in place?
Reply
Simultaneous Evacuation is a strategy, that a building is designed for. Temporary simultaneous evacuation would be in place for as long as is required to undertake remediation.
Request.
Is there a record that the fire service keeps?
Reply
Yes.
Request.
Does the competent person have to notify the fire service at intervals?
Reply
No
Request.
Related to this – are you notified if/when they revert to a stay-put policy and what documents would demonstrate this?
Reply
Yes we are – a Fire Risk Assessment.
Request.
I know that a simultaneous evacuation policy will be likely to involve a waking watch but is there a document or piece of information I can request to confirm whether that is definitely the case?
Reply
Yes, Change to Simultaneous Evacuation NFCC.
Please find link below to NFCC guidance
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance
Request.
And finally, are you informed if a building has a waking watch in addition to a stay-put policy?
Reply
WMFS has no information if a building has a waking watch in addition to a stay-put policy.
Request.
Again, what is the documentation that I could request to show this?
Reply
This is not included in NFCC guidance.
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