5 Benefits Of Installing An Automatic Sprinkler System
August 5, 2024
When a blaze breaks out in your business the losses can be devastating. In 2017/18 Fire NSW responded to nearly 6,000 structural fires, an increase from the year before. Our dedicated first responders...
7 Reasons Why Fire Warden Training is So Important
August 5, 2024
In the event of a fire, some people may freeze, unsure of what to do, while others may go into shock or become hysterical. This is where a fire warden becomes one of the most important people in the b...
Helping to Extinguish Homelessness
August 5, 2024
The Vinnies CEO Sleepout is a one-night event over one of the longest and coldest nights of the year. Hundreds of CEOs, business owners as well as community and government leaders sleep outdoors to su...
4 Measures to Take to Ensure Your Home is FIRE Safe
April 2, 2025
Nothing is more terrifying than the idea of a fire starting in your home as you sleep. Where is it? Was I woken by smoke, an alarm or heat? Where are the kids? How can I get my family out to safety? T...
Electrical Test & Tag – Still a Good Idea
August 5, 2024
What is Test & Tag? Test and Tag is a two part safety check of electrical appliances. The Test: A visual inspection of the appliance, the lead and plug to check for any signs of damage. Then the i...
TERMINOLOGY CHANGES IN NEW 1670 STANDARD SERIES
August 5, 2024
Several Fire Safe Australia & New Zealand staff recently attended Fire Protection Association of Australia conferences outlining changes to the AS new 1670 series; the Standards regarding fire det...
EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
August 5, 2024
In the case of a fire, a high-rise building can be more challenging to evacuate than a single or double-story property due to longer evacuation times and closely-situated living spaces. It is crucial ...
SOLAR ARRAY CABLING
August 5, 2024
Due to a fire starting from faulty wiring between old and new sections of solar wiring, there has recently been a new safety alert issued by the NT WorkSafe department. The fire started in a northern ...
PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE ALARMS REQUIRED FOR ALL QLD HOMES
August 5, 2024
As of the 1st of January 2017, all homes in Queensland will be required to update their smoke alarms to photoelectric smoke alarms, thanks to new legislation passed in Parliament in early September th...
REPAIRING A 25,000 LITRE RUST PROBLEM
August 5, 2024
When recently conducting a survey at a multi-storey commercial building in Sydney, it was discovered that the automatic fire sprinkler system’s storage tank had been compromised by heavy corrosion. Up...
FIRE HOSE REEL STORAGE
August 5, 2024
Fire Safe ANZ technicians were recently carrying out testing at a car park in Sydney’s North when they came across a hose reel that could not be released due the hose being caught behind the reel (ref...
