Fire safety summary

Parkstone House

Parkstone House
35 Parkstone Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2NG

(Unique Property Reference Number – 4855)

Property Manager contact details

• Accommodation office: 01202 442359
• poole.properties@sovereign.org.uk 

Significant findings from Fire Risk Assessment

1. A lift has recently been upgraded to a firefighting lift. This needs to be fitted with a secondary power supply.
2. Smoke detectors to be installed in shaft area once completed.
3. Minimise fire load in service cupboards by removing obsolete cables and replace timber flooring with an appropriate fire resistant material.

How we are managing fire risk in the buildings

1. This is due to be complete by the end of June 2019.
2. These are now fitted.
3. This will be completed 24 June 2019.

Evacuation policy

Full evacuation

When the alarm sounds, get everyone in your flat out of the building using emergency fire exit routes and stairs.

Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service has also produced a useful leaflet about High Rise Living [adobe pdf / 2 MB]. 

Means of escape

The best escape route is usually the normal way in and out of your home. There are two routes out of your building:

• the two enclosed central stairwells that lead to the ground floor

Do not use the lift. 

Local fire authority

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Building construction and cladding

Concrete.

Routine inspections

The items below are inspected or serviced to maintain the fire safety of your building.