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HRA – Barton Hill Waking Watch

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Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The contract is to provide a fire alert system (a waking watch) which will enhance safety of residents in the event of a fire.

Decision:

Bristol City Council has commissioned a Waking Watch to enhance safety at 4 high rise blocks in Barton Hill (Ashmead House, Barton House, Harwood House and Longlands House).
A contract has been awarded to Kingdom to provide a Waking Watch at each of the 4 blocks in Barton Hill for a period of at least six months whilst more permanent remediation works to improve the safety of the blocks is secured.
A Waking Watch is the provision of patrols of the blocks, 24/7, by trained fire marshals who will alert the fire brigade if there is a fire in the block and actively wake residents and assist them in evacuating the block.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Alternative methods to alert residents were considered, such as evacuation alarms. Complete removal or remediation of the cladding failures has been considered. However, these could not have been installed/carried out within a reasonable time period and would take more than six months. They were, therefore, rejected.
Option 2 -
Option 3 -

Publication date: 09/08/2022

Date of decision: 08/08/2022