Guidance

Fire prevention plans: environmental permits

What to include in your fire prevention plan, the fire prevention measures you must put in place, a template for your plan and examples of alternative measures.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 29 July 2016
• Last updated: 11 January 2021
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  1. 11 January 2021

     We have revised and updated the fire prevention plans guidance and template and provided some new case study examples of alternative measures proposed by operators in their fire prevention plans.

  2. 9 January 2020

     A template for creating a fire prevention plan has been added to the page. We are carrying out a temporary trial of the template and are seeking feedback on it.

  3. 4 May 2018

     Page updated to advise that this guide should be read in conjunction with the Fire prevention plan consultation: summary of consultation responses and decisions, and Appendix 1: review of guidance and test results. Reading these documents in conjunction with the guidance will explain what an operator needs to demonstrate to meet the relevant objectives and also the level of evidence and justification that we need to support any proposals involving alternative measures.

  4. 9 November 2016

     Text added for clarity - 'This guidance also doesn’t apply to the storage of coal, materials, or wastes that are liquids.'

  5. 29 July 2016

     First published.

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Fire prevention plans: case study examples of alternative measures

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You must use this guidance to make a fire prevention plan if you’re storing combustible wastes at sites where you have a permit.

You can use the template on this page to prepare your plan. You do not have to use it, but if you do it will help you produce a plan that follows this guidance.

We have also provided some case study examples of alternative measures operators have proposed in their fire prevention plans.