Electrician needed- apply now

Have you got experience in fire protection & an electrical trades license?  If so, see our careers page for details!

Apply now for a role with 2020 Fire Protection and play an important part in the growth of the business while being able to direct your own career!

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Executive Assistant needed- apply now!

2020 Fire Protection is expanding & we’re looking for an experienced EA/ Office Manager to add to our team.  Check our advert on MyCareer: http://mycareer.com.au/consumer/find/job/view.aspx?jobid=7663189

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Fire at University of NSW- impressive photos!

http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/fire-unsw-kensington/

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Smoke Alarm Factory in Smithfield Burns

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/17/2985853.htm?section=justin

This may be a little ironic, but this story shows video of an electronics factory burning down. 

Perhaps a  sprinkler system would have prevented a total loss?

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2020 Fire Protection welcomes it’s newest staff member- Cris Castaneda

2020 Fire Protection welcomes the newest addition to the team!  Cris Castaneda recently joined us as field supervisor- bringing with him; extensive experience in commercial high-rise & infrastructure-tunnel fire protection.

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Why inspect & test your fire systems?

This point was pondered after speaking to a new customer (& property owner).   We conducted the first test & found that a 36 metre long fire hose reel on their site was 42 metres (& a couple of corners & a door) away from the furthest point of the building.   Their response was ‘why do you fire people always find things wrong…….?  This is exactly what we didn’t want‘. 

Their response came as a bit of a shock, as I believed we were employed to ensure the fire protection equipment ..read more

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Are Modern Road Tunnels Safe?

Modern road & rail tunnels have a multitude of fire safety measures installed.  Click here for a news article proving that they work!

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Fire Safety Certificate Requirements & Information

Annual Fire Safety Statements are particularly misunderstood, but are very important from both a regulatory & life safety perspective.  Click here for a link to Randwick City Council’s overview of fire safety certificates.

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Statistics about fires from NFPA Research (United States)

This is a great article about what causes fires in the USA & how often they occur.  It’s data from the USA, but the statistics are just as relevant to Australia.

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/FireOverview.pdf

If you haven’t got time to read the full article; this quote regarding smoke alarms hit-home.

“Almost all homes have at least one smoke alarm, but 63% of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes without working smoke alarms.” 

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