20/06/24
Request
Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,
I would be most grateful if you would provide me with, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information regarding your estate.
1) When did you last undertake a condition survey of your estate?
2) Do you carry out fire risk assessments internally or via an external service provider?
3) Are your estate site plans current and accurate?
4) Do your estate site plans detail fire compartmentation lines?
5) Do you retain an up-to-date list of maintainable M&E assets?
Yours faithfully,
Response
Hi
We thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm that the information that you have requested is partially held and is as attached.
1) When did you last undertake a condition survey of your estate?
These were last done in 2018 and we are undertaking full condition surveys during August/ September 2024.
2) Do you carry out fire risk assessments internally or via an external service provider?
These are carried out by HWFRS inspectors and through external providers.
3) Are your estate site plans current and accurate?
Yes we have CAD plans and PDF drawings to scale of all properties.
4) Do your estate site plans detail fire compartmentation lines?
No. Only the new builds have this but we have zoned fire plans for alarms on all sites.
5) Do you retain an up-to-date list of maintainable M&E assets?
Yes we have a system Access maintain that has all the M&E assets logged.
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Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards
Information Governance Team