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Fire Safety Policy · Shropshire
Fire safety
policy for
Shropshire.
From £295 · Organisation-specific
A written fire safety policy produced by ABBE Level 3 and 4 qualified assessors for your Shropshire organisation. Not a generic template — a document specific to your management structure, your premises, and your obligations.
Fire safety policy for Shropshire.
Shropshire covers the county town of Shrewsbury, with its medieval and Tudor timber-framed centre, Telford's business parks and industrial estates, and market towns including Oswestry, Whitchurch and Market Drayton. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the enforcing authority across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
Our head office is in Chester and our team regularly produces written fire safety policies for businesses, landlords, and property managers across Shropshire.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to plan, organise, control, monitor, and review the fire safety arrangements in their premises. A written fire safety policy is the document that records how those arrangements work in practice — who is responsible for what, how fire safety is managed day to day, and how the arrangements are reviewed and maintained over time.
A fire safety policy produced by Fletcher Risk Management is written by the same qualified assessors who carry out your fire risk assessment — it is consistent with the assessment, references the specific management arrangements in your organisation, and reflects your actual fire safety obligations rather than a generic statement of intent.
From
£295
Format
Organisation-specific
Fire authority
Shropshire Fire & Rescue
Towns covered
5 across Shropshire
The fire safety policy, the fire risk assessment, and the fire evacuation plan are three separate documents with three distinct jobs — and all three are required under the FSO. A fire safety policy that is consistent with your fire risk assessment and your evacuation plan, all produced by the same qualified assessors, is the most credible documentation package a responsible person can present to a fire authority inspector.
Towns we cover across Shropshire.
We provide tailored fire safety policies across all of Shropshire, working from our Chester base. The towns below are the ones we visit most often. If your premises are elsewhere in the area, call us on 01244 450 990.
- Shrewsbury
- Telford
- Oswestry
- Whitchurch
- Market Drayton
Need a fire risk assessment as well? See fire risk assessments across Shropshire.
The management framework behind the assessment.
01 — Policy statement
The organisation's commitment to fire safety
A signed statement of the organisation's commitment, the responsible person's identity and duties, and the overarching framework for managing fire safety across all premises covered by the policy.
02 — Roles & responsibilities
Who is responsible for what
Named or role-based responsibilities for every element of fire safety management — from the responsible person to fire marshals, facilities managers, maintenance staff, and any third-party contractors with fire safety obligations.
03 — Fire risk assessment
How assessments are commissioned and reviewed
The policy records who commissions the fire risk assessment, how frequently it is reviewed, and what circumstances trigger an unscheduled review — referenced to the current assessment by date.
04 — System maintenance
How fire safety systems are maintained
The schedule and responsible persons for maintaining all fire safety systems — detection and alarm, emergency lighting, extinguishers, fire doors, and any other building-specific equipment.
05 — Training arrangements
How staff are trained and records maintained
How and when staff receive fire safety training, who delivers it, how records are kept, and how new starters are inducted into the organisation's fire safety procedures.
06 — Review & monitoring
How the policy is kept current
The review cycle for the policy itself — how frequently it is formally reviewed, who carries out the review, and the circumstances that trigger an immediate revision.
Every organisation type has its own management obligations.
Commercial & offices
Businesses across Shropshire
Written fire safety policies for businesses of all sizes across Shropshire. Specific to your organisation, your management structure, and your premises — not a generic document.
Managing agents
Property management organisations
Fire safety policies for managing agents covering multiple properties across Shropshire, including the specific responsibilities that arise under the Building Safety Act 2022 for higher-risk buildings.
HMO & residential landlords
Landlords and HMO operators
Fire safety policies for landlords and HMO operators in Shropshire, suitable for local authority licensing applications and documenting the management arrangements the licensing authority expects to see.
Care & healthcare
Care homes and healthcare premises
Fire safety policies for care homes and healthcare premises in Shropshire. CQC-ready documentation covering the specific management responsibilities that apply in residential care settings.
Schools & education
Schools, academies, and colleges
Fire safety policies for schools and education premises across Shropshire, aligned with DfE fire safety guidance and suitable for academy trust governance frameworks.
Hospitality & leisure
Hotels, venues, and leisure premises
Fire safety policies for hotels, guest houses, and leisure venues in Shropshire, covering the specific management arrangements for sleeping risk premises and high-occupancy venues.
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How fire safety is enforced across Shropshire
Shropshire is covered by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. In the year to March 2025 it carried out 482 fire safety audits, and 27.2% found premises unsatisfactory: fourteenth lowest of the 44 services in England.
Inspectors look for evidence that fire safety is organised, recorded and reviewed, and a written policy is how you show it.
Audit results partly reflect how each service targets its inspections, so they show where enforcement attention falls rather than how safe an area is. Source: MHCLG FIRE1202, year ending March 2025.
Read our Shropshire enforcement analysis →Fire safety policies in Shropshire — your questions answered.
How much does a fire safety policy cost in Shropshire?
From £295. Where we have already carried out the fire risk assessment for your premises, the policy can be produced from that assessment directly. Call 01244 450 990 to discuss your organisation.
Is a fire safety policy a legal requirement?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to plan, organise, control, monitor, and review fire safety arrangements — a written fire safety policy is the standard way of meeting that requirement. Shropshire Fire & Rescue expects to see a written policy for any non-domestic premises.
How is a fire safety policy different from a fire risk assessment?
The fire risk assessment identifies the hazards, the people at risk, and the precautions required. The fire safety policy records how those precautions are managed — who is responsible, how systems are maintained, how staff are trained, and how the arrangements are reviewed. Both are required.
How often does the policy need to be reviewed?
Whenever the organisation changes in a way that affects the fire safety arrangements, and at minimum annually as part of the overall fire safety management review cycle.
Do you cover other fire safety services in Shropshire?
Yes — alongside fire safety policies we offer fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, fire safety training, fire evacuation plans, and evacuation chair training across Shropshire.
Some other services we offer in Shropshire.
Fire safety policy
for Shropshire. From £295.
From £295. Organisation-specific. FSO compliant. Produced by ABBE Level 3 and 4 qualified assessors covering Shropshire.