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Fire risk assessment: guidance and templates

You're required to have an up-to-date fire risk assessment. Understand the guidance, and see a template from a fire and rescue service.

Last reviewed on 10 December 2024
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Contents
  1. You must conduct a fire risk assessment
  2. Who's responsible for carrying out and approving the assessment?
  3. How often should we do a fire risk assessment?
  4. Templates to adapt

You must conduct a fire risk assessment

There are 5 steps you need to take when carrying out a fire risk assessment:

  • Identify fire hazards
  • Identify people at risk
  • Evaluate fire risks, remove or reduce hazards, and protect people from risk
  • Record your findings, prepare your action plan, inform people of this plan, and provide training
  • Keep your risk assessment under review

See pages 11 to 40 of fire safety risk assessment: educational premises from the Home Office for detailed information on each step. 

You must keep your fire risk assessment up to date, and fire precautions in your school must remain "current and adequate". The DfE's guidance on fire safety in new and existing school buildings explains the regulations your school must comply with.. 

The employer for your school is responsible for carrying out the risk assessment, but fire safety in the workplace guidance also says that anyone with control over the premises, such as