Your fire safety risk assessment

This fire risk assessment covers your own flat, the communal areas, other internal areas, and also the external structure of your building.

If you'd like to read the full fire risk assessment, then email us at staysafe@peaksplains.org. Since it's over 100 pages long, we've narrowed down the most important bits here for you.

Your home

Range and Pennine Courts, as you know, are the buildings with lots of flats in it. Each building has 15 floors (reaching 43.5m high!), with self contained flats on each floor. They were build in the late 1960s, and the Trust carried out a major refurbishment in 2012.

Under the new Building (Amendment) Amendment regulations, Range and Pennine Courts are  'higher risk buildings' because of the type of buildings they are. But the risk of fire is still low, as long as we all take the right precautions - like keeping communal areas clear.

• Communal Areas Fire Safety Policy

Risk assessment of Range and Pennine Court. 

Each year the Trust carries out a fire risk assessment of Pennine/Range Court. 

These were completed on 30/01/2025

The risk assessment looks at the communal areas, the flats, staff areas and the external walls of the building.

The main purpose of the risk assessment is to assess whether fire safety provisions are in place and will address the risks identified and to ensure life safety and continued occupancy.

Once completed, an overall risk rating will be provided for the building.

This rating will be reached based on the number of substantial risk actions, medium risk actions and low risk actions for each building.

• Pennine Court is classed as Moderate
• Range Court is classed as Moderate

Building safety update from our Fire Safety Manager

Here’s what we’ve done so far and what’s coming next:

Work completed

• Ceiling grid removal: We removed all ceiling grids in communal areas to inspect for any fire safety issues.
• Fire stopping: We’ve sealed any identified gaps in communal areas and inside flats to prevent the spread of fire.
• Riser cupboards: Fire stopping has been completed in riser cupboards that house electrical and telecommunication systems. 

Upcoming work

• Kitchen ventilation: We’ll be installing fire dampers in the kitchen ventilation shafts.
• Alarm system upgrade: The communal fire alarm will be extended into individual kitchens for added safety. 

Possible delays

Some of the remaining work requires approval from the Building Safety Regulator, which may cause delays.

We’re working closely with them to move things forward as quickly as possible.

What to do if there's a fire

If there's a fire, you need to 'Get Out, Stay Out, Call 999'. 

You must report all fires to the fire service and the Trust. 

You also need to contact us on 0800 012 1311 to report any damage to your property and arrange an electrical check.

People at the Trust

If you've got a question, email staysafe@peaksplains.org. Our Fire Safety Manager will get back to you.