Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
Helping you stay safe in your home through the PEEP safety survey.
What is a PEEP?
A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) is a simple, individual plan to help someone leave their home safely in the event that there is a fire and the fire service order a full evacuation of every home in your building.
PEEPs are for people who may need extra help to evacuate, either permanently or temporarily. This could be because of mobility, health, sensory, or other needs.
Why we’re asking you to complete a survey
New fire safety regulations mean we must understand who might need help evacuating in our flat buildings.
The survey helps us:
- Identify who may need extra support
- Put the right arrangements in place
- Share essential safety information (only where necessary) with emergency services
It’s important that everyone completes the survey, even if you don’t need any support. If we don’t hear from you, we’ll need to keep contacting you to check, so filling it in once helps avoid follow-ups.
Who might need a PEEP?
You may need a PEEP if you or someone in your household:
- Has difficulty walking or uses a wheelchair or walking aid
- Has a visual or hearing impairment
- Has a medical or cognitive condition that affects how you respond in an emergency
- Uses oxygen or other specialist medical equipment
- Would be slow or unable to leave the building without help
A PEEP can also be temporary, for example if you:
- Are in the later stages of pregnancy
- Are recovering from an injury
- Are using crutches
Our ‘stay safe’ (stay put) guidance
All our flat buildings have ‘stay safe’ evacuation guidance in place.
This means:
If there is a fire in your block, you can usually stay in your home, as long as you feel safe to do so. If you see fire, smell smoke, feel unsafe, or are told to leave by the fire service, you should get out and stay out
A PEEP does not replace this guidance, it helps us understand who may need extra support if evacuation is required.
Your information and privacy
Any information you share:
- Is used solely for fire and building safety purposes.
- Is treated confidentially
- Is only shared with those who need it to keep you safe (such as emergency services)