Fire Maintenance

You’ve invested a lot of money and time in your life safety systems. However, they can’t protect you if they malfunction. Inspection, testing and maintenance of fire safety equipment are also a mandatory requirement. Depending on your facility, fire measures and fire safety codes may vary. It is our job to keep you compliant.

Digital Solutions

Extreme Fire Solutions is taking essential fire service maintenance beyond the 21st century.

With capability to service and maintain Fire Safety Systems, Equipment & Measures of every type in either residential, commercial or industrial environments, we have developed efficient, innovative digital solutions designed to provide our clients with accurate fire safety data and a greater service experience.

Transparency

Not only do we test the functionality / performance of all systems and every individual piece of equipment, we digitally document our findings, advising you of any defects or issues immediately. Our experienced technicians then forward all Digital Tests Reports to the Extreme Fire Client Portal where you can securely access all the information immediately.

We give you the transparency of Fire Safety Data you deserve.

Fully In-House Crew

Extreme Fire Solutions has dedicated testing, service, and minor works teams in-house. Our technicians undergo comprehensive training and are constantly updated on new regulatory requirements to ensure the delivery of high-quality services. Rest assured, our primary focus is to maintain compliance on your site.

Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) - Updated Version

Formerly referred to as a Competent Fire Safety Practitioner, Extreme Fire Solutions has decided to engage a third-party to inspect all sites in order to avoid any confusion between the two roles. Extreme Fire Solutions primarily operates as a maintenance company, while an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) (APFS) functions as a consultant. This prompted the decision to incorporate all APFS personnel into Fire Matrix, our consulting company.

For a comprehensive list of Fire Safety Measures (FSM) that we are authorized to certify, please visit the following link: https://connect.fpaa.com.au/Connect/FPAS/FSA.aspx

AS1851 & NSW Legislative Requirements disclaimer

The Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 2000 is the legislative framework for the Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS).

The AFSS requires building owner(s) issue a statement that the essential fire safety measures, pertaining to their building, have been assessed by an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety), and when assessed, found capable of performing to a standard as detailed in the fire safety schedule or where applicable otherwise, to a standard no less than to which the measure was designed and implemented to, also referred to the ‘minimum standard of performance’ or sometimes known as the ‘performance requirements’.

AS1851 is the Australian Standard for the Routine Service of fire protection systems and equipment.

In NSW, AS1851 is technically a voluntary standard as it is not legislated, nor is it a primary or secondary referenced document in the Building Code of Australia (BCA).

AS1851 tables a series of checks compliance requirements of 13 individual or groups of fire safety systems and equipment in contrast to the 32 statutory fire safety measures. AS 1851 is, to date, the most comprehensive formally documented standard for this process.

Although AS1851 is generally accepted throughout the Fire Protection Industry as the primary method for service, inspection, test, maintenance and ultimately the performance of a fire protection system or fire protection equipment. It should be noted that it may, in some cases not be sufficient enough to constitute performance in relation to the AFSS. This is subject to the particulate fire safety measure, it’s minimum standard of performance, and the building characteristics.

Therefore, additional assessments at the time your AFSS is due (i.e. on the annual frequency) may be required for your fire contractor/Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) to suitably endorse the fire safety measure.

Other aspects of AS1851, such as defect classification, may also not correlate with meeting the minimum standard of performance.

The defects identified by Extreme Fire Solutions have been categorised in accordance with the relevant framework of the Australian Standard, AS1851. Providing a prioritising method for defect rectification to assist you, the client in addressing each defect.

It should be noted that the building owner is responsible to ensure ALL fire safety measures are capable of performing to the relevant standard of performance in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Reg 2000, Division 5 Fire Safety Statements clauses 175 through 181. However, the EP&A Reg does not distinguish a hierarchy or defect classification, meaning ALL non-compliances are to be rectified in order to meet the Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) requirements.

When Extreme Fire Solutions is acting as your Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety), the endorsement of a fire safety measure for the AFSS may be delayed where defects are identified.     

defect Reporting on Equipment

Extreme Fire Solutions has based their processes on the requirements set out under AS1851-2012 and the EP&A for the routine servicing (inspection and testing, preventive maintenance and survey) of fire protection systems and equipment.

We firmly believe that AS1851 was written with a view to verify the performance of each and every piece of fire equipment. The objective being to maintain the reliability of fire protection systems and equipment so that they continue to meet the requirements of the approved design, and are likely to do so until the next scheduled activity.

Unlike other test books that we have seen used in the industry, which can often consolidate anywhere up to 100 pieces of equipment listed on one singular test log sheet, (hence making it extremely difficult to identify which line item relates to which piece of fire equipment), Extreme Fire Solutions delivers you exceptional Transparency by providing one test report for each and every barcoded piece of fire equipment.

This way you will be able to clearly see any items that fail the performance criteria or are defective.

Australia - State & Territory Maintenance of Safety Measures (Legislative References)