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Fire Safety in Care Homes
Fire Safety in Care Homes, online in about 30 to 45 minutes on any device. The course covers fire law, causes and residents at risk, building protection, responding and evacuation, and daily prevention.
Who it is for
Who this course is for
Care workers, nurses, senior carers, night staff, domestic, catering and maintenance staff and managers in residential and nursing care homes. No previous training is assumed.
- Care and nursing home staff
- Registered managers and owners
- Housekeeping, catering and maintenance teams
- Night and lone workers
- Anyone with a fire safety role in care
Course content
What the course covers
Five short lessons covering fire law and duties, how fires start, how the building protects residents, when the alarm sounds, and daily prevention, then a 12-question assessment.
Fire law and duties
The Fire Safety Order, the responsible person, fire risk assessment, the care regulators and staff duties.
How fires start
The fire triangle, common causes in care homes, emollients, smoking, oxygen and arson.
How the building protects residents
Compartments, fire doors, detection and alarms, and firefighting equipment.
When the alarm sounds
Raising the alarm, calling the fire service, progressive horizontal evacuation, PEEPs and night procedures.
Daily prevention
Housekeeping, electrical safety, charging, kitchens, laundry, escape routes, drills and checks.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Explain the fire safety law and duties that apply to care homes
- Recognise the main causes of fire and the residents most at risk
- Explain how compartments, fire doors and alarms protect residents
- Respond correctly to a fire, including progressive horizontal evacuation
- Prevent fires through good daily practice
Your legal duty
The law behind this training
This course is awareness training on fire safety in care homes in England and Wales, in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and government guidance for residential care premises. It does not replace your home's fire risk assessment, emergency plan, practical drills or fire marshal training.
One thing to be clear about: in a care home, many residents cannot escape on their own. Your actions in the first minutes, especially closing doors and following the plan, decide how safe they are.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Building Safety Act 2022
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, articles 23 and 21
Practicalities
How the course works
For employers
Buying for a team
Buying for more than a couple of people is easier on an account: one invoice, licences you allocate as staff join, and a report of who has done what and when it expires.
- One invoice instead of one card payment per person
- Allocate licences as people join
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Bespoke versions written around your own procedures
Fire Safety in Care Homes: common questions
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit: start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. Each lesson ends with short knowledge checks, then there is a 12-question assessment with a pass mark of 70% (9 of 12). You can retake it as often as you need.
The certificate is valid for 1 year, and we recommend a refresher every year.
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