What is the risk to the owner if the annual fire safety statement is wrong?

From July 1st 2020, you must use an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety); previously known as a CFSP. They must be accredited to endorse an Annual Fire Safety Statement for each type of essential fire safety measure on your premises (there are over 20 separate accreditation categories to maintain.) If they are an approved fire safety company, you reduce your risk regarding the accuracy and content of the statement. If your supplier is not accredited for all measures (assuming is not good enough), council will not accept the statement, you as the building owner take on the full risk of the annual statement incorrect issue and council may impose fines on the owners. This can have serious implications on your legal liability, insurance coverage, premiums, possible fire upgrade orders and the buildings’ ability to remain occupied.

How often do my fire extinguishers have to be checked?

Australian Standard AS1851-2012, requires all extinguishers to be checked and tagged every six months. Depending on the type of extinguisher, they also need an overhaul every one to five years.

Do I need to issue an ‘Annual Fire Safety Statement’ to council?

Yes. Every building other than class 1 (house) is required to provide an annual statement to council. This is required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.

How much does an annual fire safety statement cost?

Every building will be different, so a fixed price is impossible without an inspection. You can be sure that every piece of fire equipment and every part of the building will need to be inspected and tested, so if the price seems too good to be true, it probably is opening the building owner and occupants to unnecessary risk.

So less headaches is guaranteed? What happens if I think you've caused more headaches than the last company completed an equivalent task?

We fix it free and credit $200 off your next invoice. Please note that the $200 credit relates to subsequent work, after the job at hand.

About Us | 2020 Fire Protection

2020 Fire Protection Serves All Building Types

From commercial office, hotels, factories, schools, strata, data centres, defence, airports and government, we’re the professionals you’ve been looking for. Our team are well-trained in-house and FPAS accredited to ensure the advice we give is consistent, professional and 100% accurate.

To maintain exceptional quality, we focus on the following specific work: 

The values that guide our team are: 

Many customers have been with us since we started in 2010 as they trust our advice. Choose a fire company with a proven history – 2020 Fire Protection.

INDUSTRY LEADING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Why We Started 2020 Fire?

Giving trusted advice to keep people safe is at the heart of what we do. Our vision was to provide a long-term approach to fire safety. After 18 years elsewhere in fire protection, in early 2010, that journey commenced.

Our name was born from “20/20 vision”.

This means:

Since commencing in 2010, we have grown a team of passionate fire safety experts – here to help you and your building stay safe from fire.

No building is too big or small. We’re here to help reduce your headaches!

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OUR TEAM

2020 Fire Protection started as a family business and we’ve retained that feel as we’ve grown. We’re always looking to the future as we provide long-term focus for our clients and their buildings unless we have even longer-term support for our staff and their careers. Our core team have been with us for years, some since the beginning and most have progressed to senior roles after years of training, mentoring and on the job experience! Meet some of them below

Rob Broadhead

Founder and CEO

Jason D'Silva

Trades Supervisor

Clare Dixon

Executive Assistant

Jai Dyer

Fire Service Technician

Joanne Foley

Compliance Admin

Leanne Garcia

Service Manager, Dry Fire

Sean Gilsenan

Estimator

Nathan Jessop

Fire Service Electrician

Kaz Key

Senior Fire Service Technician and Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety)

Mike Langford

Our Technical Officer

Sarah Lomax

Sales Administrator

Craig Lyons

Fire Technician

Joshua Padiernos

Testing Supervisor

Andrew Redman

Estimator - Defects

Matt Schramm

Passive Fire Technician

Matthew Smith

Service Manager – Wet & Passive Fire

Andrew Uncle

HVAC Service Manager

Jean Walsh

Key Account Manager

join the team

We care about people, we care about delivering quality and keeping people safe. These are our values and they are central to the long-term working relationships in our team. If you want a mutually beneficial relationship that delivers the career growth you’re capable of, then 2020 Fire Protection is the place to work.

”There is no fire protection company that is more focused on customer service than 2020 Fire Protection. We provide all the info you need to achieve a simple, justifiable annual fire safety statement. #lessheadaches”

Rob Broadhead

Director at 2020 Fire Protection

INDUSTRY LEADING FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES

HOW WE WORK

Less Headaches

We give you less headaches bv doing things right the first time, summarising works in plain English, while transparently explaining why those works are required by law.

Professional Service

2020 Fire Protection and its management team are at the forefront of professionalising our industry through training and accreditation. All our Technicians are enrolled in, or accredited in the FPAS scheme and committed to continuous professional development. Our quality delivery is underpinned by JAZ/ANZ triple certification in ISO9001 (Quality), ISO14001 (Environmental) and ISO45001 (Safety)

Affordable Solutions

We always offer the most cost-effective solution for the long-term reliability of your building. If that’s not the best price at face value we’re always happy to review or explain. We offer solutions that last at affordable prices!

Trusted Experts

Many clients have been with us for over a decade! We earned their trust through quality work, transparent reporting and great relationships. We are here for our customers in the long-term and that is reflected in the trust and loyalty they’ve shown.