Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems & Equipment

Across Australia the routine servicing of fire protection systems and equipment is a statutory obligation. This means that building owners and occupiers are required to ensure that the fire safety or essential safety measures in their buildings are working and free from critical defects.

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Undertaken correctly the maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment requires an extensive knowledge of the 13 categories of essential safety measures and 56 subcategories.

There are many people and companies that may be able to deliver a couple of these services correctly however there are very few who have the skills, knowledge, experience and systems to deliver most of these services to ensure compliance.

  1. Building Fire Integrity
  2. Means of Egress
  3. Fire Fighting Services & Equipment
  4. Lighting
  5. Signs
  6. Automatic Fire Detection & Alarm Systems
  7. Occupant Warning Systems
  8. Air Handling Systems
  9. Mechanical Ventilation
  10. Lifts
  11. Standby Power Systems
  12. Building Clearance & Fire Appliances
  13. Building Use & Application

Trusting your fire safety to an individual or company who may not have the skills, knowledge, experience and systems to conduct the routine servicing is placing the occupants of the building at risk from fire. A risk building owners, occupiers and facility managers cannot afford to take.

At Firewize we help discerning building owners and managers maintain fire systems & equipment to save people & buildings from fire for over 20 years.

Our experienced team includes industry professionals who provide survey, design, installation, commissioning, inspection, testing and maintenance of fire and essential safety measures.

To achieve the safe consistent results necessary to help building owners meet their compliance obligations, we have invested heavily in carefully prepared systems, checklists, great people and training.

We often create content on the fire protection industry which is in response to questions that arise from our own team or are answers to our customers questions.

  • Galvanic Corrosion (rust) in Automatic Fire Sprinkler & Hydrant Systems

    Corrosion (rust) is a common cause of failure in automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire hydrant systems, hose reel systems, pumps and tanks, causing leaks and in in some cases catastrophic failure. In this article we discuss some basic metallurgy that provides a background for the causes of corrosion, as well as some solutions to help slow the rate of corrosion.

  • Accidental discharge of fire sprinklers

    What happens if there is accidental leakage from the automatic fire sprinkler system? Typically, the reasons include inadvertent overheating, freezing, mechanical damage, corrosion, manufacturing defect, installation defect or deliberate sabotage.

  • Fire Extinguisher Installation

    The Building Code of Australia Clause EP1.2 requires Portable Fire Extinguishers must be installed to the degree necessary to allow occupants to undertake initial attack on a fire appropriate to (a) the function or use of the building; and (b) any other fire safety systems installed in the building; and (c) the fire hazard.

  • Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

    A wet pipe automatic fire sprinkler system comprises a series of individual components including; Pipe, Stop Valve, Alarm Valve, Fire Sprinkler (head), Alarm Test Valve and Motorised Alarm Bell (Gong). These systems contain water under pressure that is released through the activation of a sprinkler head (a type of valve) to control or suppress the spread of fire.

  • Contaminated (dirty) Smoke Detectors

    Dirty smoke detectors are one of the most common causes of nuisance (false) alarms. With regular inspection, testing and maintenance dirty smoke detectors can be easily identified and replaced, improving the reliability and safety of fire detection systems for building occupants.