Are you a holiday cottage owner?
Have you ever considered the devastation that could be caused by a fire at your holiday cottage? Did you know it is your responsibility to ensure that your guests are safe when they stay in your property?
As a holiday cottage owner, you are required to comply with the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005. You, or an experienced assessor, should undertake a fire risk assessment for your holiday home, which will identify any potential fire risks and the measures you need to put in place to control them.
A fire risk assessment shows you have taken adequate precautions to remove risks and to make guests aware of them.
Why choose Ignite?
We understand how much time and effort goes into making your holiday home a great place to stay for your guests. We know this because we manage several holiday cottages ourselves in West Dorset.
As well as a holiday cottage owner, Alan, principal assessor at Ignite, is an experienced and qualified Fire Risk Assessor who, for many years, served as a whole time operational fire fighter. He has seen, first hand, the devastation that fire can cause to properties as well as loss of life and the emotional distress that this can cause.
Do you find the legislation for fire risk assessments confusing? Not sure what you should be looking for or how to document it? Ignite has the experience, knowledge and qualifications to help you with this necessary and important task.
What we will do for you
Visit
On your instruction, we will arrange a visit at your holiday property to undertake a full Fire Risk Assessment
Assessment
We will undertake a thorough assessment of your holiday property room by room and externally. We will provide advice on improvements you can implement.
Report
We will provide a full Fire Risk Assessment report specific to your holiday cottage which should be made available to your guests.
Review
We can review your Fire Risk Assessment annually. You can do this yourself but if you need assistance we are here to help.
WE COVER CORNWALL, DEVON, DORSET, SOMERSET AND WILTSHIRE
What we offer
Professional Service
We will visit your holiday accommodation and provide a tailor made fire risk assessment specific to your property.
Supply of Equipment
We can supply and fit fire safety equipment such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire blankets, extinguishers and associated equipment.
Advice and Support
If we've provided a Fire Risk Assessment for you then we are happy to answer any questions you may have at any time.
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Although Christmas Tree lights are not a permanent addition to your holiday cottage, it’s always advised that these are turned off when leaving the property or retiring for the evening. Especially if the property is regrettably empty because of government travel restrictions recently put in place.
Make a note so your guests are aware to turn these off when staying at your property. These lights generally live somewhere either in an attic, or are hidden out of the way during the rest of the year and are forgotten about until it’s time to bring them out of hibernation .
If these lights (or their cables) are damaged, incorrectly fused or haven’t recently been PAT tested, they could quite easily overheat and prove to be an ignition source leading to an accelerated fire within the home.
This applies to all homes with Christmas Tree 🎄 lights.
Be safe all and have a great Christmas
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Happy holiday cottage owners
These happy holiday cottage owners can testify our dedication to Fire Risk Assessment
"Ignite did a thorough review of our cottage. It put our minds at rest knowing that we now have a solid fire risk assessment"
We did not realise how important a fire risk assessment was and wouldn't have had a clue where to start on our own. Alan certainly knows what to look for".
WE COVER CORNWALL, DEVON, DORSET, SOMERSET AND WILTSHIRE
Contact
- Silverbridge Farmhouse | North Chideock | Bridport | DT6 6LF
- 01297 480882 / 07931 996322
- contact@ignite-southwest.co.uk
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Ignite South West
Fire Risk Assessments for Holiday Cottages in the South West
Silverbridge Farm
North Chideock
Bridport
DT6 6LF