Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) is the national peak body for fire safety, providing information, services and education to the fire protection industry and the community.
FPA Australia supports and represents accredited and competent practitioners working across all disciplines of the fire protection, building and construction industry.
The Association is supported by approximately 1,700 members consisting of leading companies, organisations and individuals around Australia, with a growing reach of up to 30,000 people at all levels of the industry.
Association members include manufacturers, suppliers, installers and servicers of fire protection products and services, firefighters, building owners, insurers, designers and building surveyors, government and legislators, educators, bushfire consultants and anyone else working as part of the fire protection community to provide a safer environment for all Australians.
FPA Australia is a not-for-profit organisation employing more than 40 people at its national head office in Melbourne, with other resources positioned in other states. The Association also has training centres located in Melbourne and Sydney.
The Association's vision and purpose is a safer community where loss of life, injury and damage to property and the environment are eliminated through effective fire protection.
National Fire Industry Association (NFIA) is the peak national Fire Protection Industry association delivering systemic advocacy for fire protection contracting companies.
We are an Australia-wide community of commercial Fire Protection contractors, their people, suppliers and industry stakeholders representing a wide and varied membership from the smallest sub-contractor through to large Australia-wide design, install and service businesses. Our members work at the front line of fire protection with an estimated 80 per cent of the commercial Fire Protection work undertaken in Australia completed by members of NFIA.
NFIA‘s VISION is of an Australian world-leading Fire Protection Industry that ensures every Australian remains safe from the devastating effects of building fires.
NFIA‘s MISSION is to partner with our members to realise that vision by:
• Improving the training of our fire protection workforce across all aspects of fire protection safety;
• Providing essential business and technical advice, resources and education;
• Developing and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships and strategic alliances;
• Advocating for continuous improvement to Government policy and legislation;
• Advocating for continuous investment by industry in research and development; and
• Promoting the improved professionalism of the industry.
Association members include contracting firms specialising in design, installation, testing, maintenance of fire protection systems as well as suppliers and manufacturers. NFIA is supported by a highly professional national office and senior supporting staff throughout the country. NFIA is responsible to a National Board of Directors comprised of representatives from fire protection contractor companies from each state. NFIA also utilises the resources of other Australian and International industry organisations and associations. NFIA has training centres located in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Metrofire is a market leader in the provision of fire safety and emergency management solutions for the health and aged care industry, offering a range of consulting services, education programs and fire safety training packages solely and exclusively for the healthcare sector.
As a specialist provider, we work with healthcare organisations of all sizes, across Australia, in both the public and private sectors - providing tailored and cost effective emergency management solutions which satisfy specific ACHS requirements and exceed nominated benchmarks.