Fire services maintained to AS 1851-2012 and your Fire Safety Schedule
Inspection, testing and maintenance of active and passive fire protection systems for NSW buildings, from a single property to a multi-site portfolio. Each asset, result and defect is recorded against your building.
AS 1851-2012 is now mandatory in NSW
From 13 February 2026, essential fire safety measures in new and existing Class 1b and Class 2 to 9 buildings in NSW must be inspected and tested to AS 1851-2012, unless a performance solution provides otherwise. If your current programme was set up before the change, now is the time to check it.
Source: NSW Building Commission
How we service a building
Establish the baseline
We review the Fire Safety Schedule, existing records, known defects and the assets actually on site.
Inspect and test
Routines are completed to the agreed programme and your operating constraints. Every test aligned to the applicable Australian Standard, Fire Safety Schedule and requirements of the engagement.
Record and report defects
Results and defects are captured on site in Uptick, with photographs, against the asset. Results are recorded in the on-site logbook required by AS 1851-2012 and held against the property in Uptick.
Rectify and close out
Approved work is completed, retested where needed and closed with evidence.
Active and passive fire protection
We service the measures listed on your Fire Safety Schedule. These are the systems we cover.
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Portable equipment
Fire extinguishers and fire blankets
Extinguishers are commonly found out of date at assessment, particularly where units have been moved, discharged or missed during previous servicing.
- Six-monthly and yearly inspection and testing
- Pressure testing and recharge where the standard requires
- Recharge after use, supply and installation
- Location and signage checks to AS 2444
- Wet chemical (Class F) units for commercial kitchens
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Water-based
Hose reels and hydrants
Where these measures are listed on your Fire Safety Schedule, they must remain capable of performing their intended function. Hydrant systems must also provide the access, pressure and flow required for fire brigade operations.
- Routine inspection and testing of hose reels and hydrant systems
- Hydrant flow and pressure testing
- Booster assembly and block valve servicing
- Hose, nozzle and gauge replacement on condition
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Water-based
Sprinklers, fire pumps and tanks
A sprinkler system may never operate for decades, yet it must work the first time it is needed.
- Valve, alarm and water supply testing
- Fire pumpset runs and annual flow testing
- Sprinkler head sample testing when due
- Wet, dry and pre-action systems
- Water storage tank inspection
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Detection & warning
Fire detection, alarm and EWIS
Unwanted alarms cost money and operating time. Missed alarms cost far more.
- Addressable and conventional systems
- Detector testing, cleaning and replacement
- VESDA and EWIS testing
- Alarm signalling and brigade monitoring checks
- False alarm investigation and correction
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Egress
Emergency and exit lighting
Emergency lighting fails silently until the power goes out.
- Six-monthly discharge testing to AS/NZS 2293.2
- Fitting-by-fitting records and age tracking
- Battery and lamp replacement, LED upgrades
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Passive
Fire doors, dampers and separation
Passive measures frequently present assessment challenges, particularly where alterations, penetrations or incomplete records affect fire-resisting construction.
- Fire and smoke doors
- Fire dampers
- Fire seals, penetrations and access panels
- Fire shutters
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Special hazards
Suppression systems
Higher-consequence systems that need specialist knowledge and careful isolation.
- Gaseous suppression
- Kitchen hood suppression
- Water mist, deluge and drencher systems
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Smoke management
Smoke control systems
Systems that interface with mechanical services and need coordinated testing.
- Smoke control and smoke and heat vents
- Interface testing with detection and mechanical services
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Defects
Defect management
Identified defects are recorded and classified, with photographs where appropriate. Where FPS can undertake the work, rectification is quoted and tracked through to documented close-out. Minor items can be approved quickly against an agreed schedule of rates.
Defect management -
After hours
After-hours support
Faults don't keep office hours. FPS contract clients can call (02) 9638 4395 any time for urgent faults and system failures. Depending on severity, we work through it with you by phone or send a technician to site.
After-hours contact
Common questions
Can you take over from another contractor mid-cycle?
Yes. We review the records made available, verify what is in date, identify what is overdue or missing, and reset the programme. How complete the baseline is depends on the records the previous contractor handed over.
Who delivers the work?
Our own directly managed technicians. Where extra capacity or a specialised system calls for it, we engage approved specialist partners who must meet FPS requirements for licensing, insurance, WHS onboarding, reporting and quality control. FPS remains accountable for the work.
Can we see our records?
Yes. Servicing is recorded in Uptick against each property and asset. Authorised clients can be provided with portal access to relevant properties, servicing records, reports and outstanding items.
Do you cover multiple sites under one account?
Yes. One programme, one point of contact and consolidated reporting across the portfolio, with each building still serviced and reported against its own Fire Safety Schedule.
What credentials do you hold?
FPS holds JAS-ANZ accredited ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certification and employs FPAS-accredited Fire Safety Assessors. Certificates, licences and insurance details are available for procurement review on request.