The Protection Team at Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, are excited to announce we will be hosting fire safety care home seminars later this year.

These events are intended for registered care home managers, as well as staff members who hold responsibility for fire safety within the service. They will include practical case studies, fire safety guidance and guest speakers. We have limited spaces available, so please sign-up soon to avoid missing out. See available dates below:

  • 15 September – DWFRS Support Offices, Peverell Avenue West, Dorchester
  • 22 September – DWFRS HQ, Five Rivers Leisure Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury

Care Home Guidance

It’s a sad fact that those in our society who are the most vulnerable are also most at risk of being injured or dying in a fire.

In the case of residential care homes, and any other environments where vulnerable people rely on others for their safety, it is essential that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is adhered to.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for enforcing the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to ensure that you are keeping people safe from fire in your premises. We do this by carrying out fire safety audits of all residential and nursing care premises and our team of Fire Safety Inspectors may contact you to arrange to carry out a fire safety audit. Please see www.dwfire.org.uk/what-happens-when-you-are-audited for more information on this.