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Having fire extinguishers in a building does not improve its fire safety, but it does improve its chances if employees/occupants are trained how to correctly use them. Since you never know which employee/occupant could be called upon to operate a fire extinguisher, make sure every employee/occupant receives training. An effective training program should cover the…

For most people, on a daily basis, most of our time is spent in the same building. Whether it be as employers, employees, students, etc. If I were to ask you now to tell me where your nearest fire extinguisher is located, would you be able to tell me? There is a very interesting article written…

Have you ever walked down a street and noticed a blue reflective square/rectangle sticker stuck to a power pole? Or have you seen little blue reflective ‘cat’s eyes’ on the road? Have you ever wondered why it is there? The answer is quite simple. They are there to mark the location of a fire hydrant. The…

A smoke detector and the quick response of MFB firefighters has averted disaster in a 40 bed nursing home in Glen Waverley. A fire indicator panel was activated by a smoke detector in the room of a nursing home at 1:20am. Firefighters were on scene within minutes and were directed to the room as occupants were…

Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) warmly welcomes the announcement today of two government probes into the compliance and enforcement challenges facing fire safety in Australia’s building and construction sector. The Victorian Government unveiled today the establishment of a taskforce to investigate the public safety threat from buildings with combustible cladding, particularly high-rise apartments. The…