Emergency Evacuation of Disabled and Mobility Impaired Occupants
Evacuation of Disabled & Mobility‑Impaired Occupants
Specialist Training for the Care Sector – Over 20 Years’ Experience
For more than 20 years, Fireskill Safety Solutions LLP has supported the care sector with specialist training to ensure the safe evacuation of disabled and mobility‑impaired occupants. Our training helps providers meet their legal duties, strengthen their fire strategy, and ensure staff are confident and competent in an emergency.
Supporting Your Legal Compliance
Our training is aligned to the key legislation and guidance that care providers must comply with, including:
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – duties of the Responsible Person, Article 9 (risk assessment), Article 11 (fire safety arrangements), Article 15 (procedures for serious and imminent danger), and Article 17 (maintenance).
- Fire Safety Act 2021 & Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 – requirements for multi‑occupied residential buildings, information sharing, and evacuation planning.
- Equality Act 2010 – duty to make reasonable adjustments, including accessible evacuation arrangements.
- NFCC Guidance on Evacuation and Disabled People – best practice for PEEPs, evacuation aids, and staff‑supported evacuation.
- CQC Fundamental Standards – safety, staffing competence, and person‑centred care.
We explain these responsibilities in clear, practical terms so managers and staff understand exactly what compliance looks like in a care environment.
What the Training Covers
- Legal Responsibilities
Staff gain a clear understanding of their duties and how to evidence compliance during audits, inspections, or enforcement visits. - Fire Strategy & Evacuation Planning
We review your existing strategy and explain how horizontal evacuation, progressive evacuation, refuges, staffing levels, and building layout affect your evacuation arrangements. - PEEPs (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans)
Delegates learn how to create, review, and implement effective PEEPs tailored to individual mobility, cognition, and support needs.
Practical, On‑Site Training Using Your Equipment
All practical training is delivered on your premises, using your own evacuation equipment—evac chairs, ski sheets, stretchers, or other aids. This ensures:
- Staff practice with the equipment they will rely on
- Evacuation routes and methods are tested in real conditions
- Strategies are proven to be safe, achievable, and appropriate
- We can identify and recommend improvements where needed
Why Care Providers Choose Fireskill
- Over 20 years’ experience delivering evacuation training to the care sector
- Training tailored to your residents, building layout, and staffing model
- Delivered by highly experienced fire safety professionals
- Practical, interactive sessions that build real competence
- Clear, actionable recommendations to strengthen your evacuation arrangements
Our evacuation training is completely independent and impartial. Fireskill Safety Solutions LLP does not manufacture, supply, or sell any evacuation equipment. This ensures that all guidance, demonstrations, and recommendations are based solely on best practice, legal compliance, and what is genuinely most suitable for your residents, staff, and building layout.
Any advice we provide regarding equipment use, suitability, or potential improvements is objective, evidence‑based, and focused entirely on strengthening your evacuation strategy—not on promoting any product or supplier.