Fire Protection

Fire Safety

The Building Act 2004 has specific requirements relating to fire safety. The relevant clause of the Building Code is Clause C Fire Safety. See also the International Fire Engineering Guidelines. There have been a number of determinations relating to fire safety that you can view using the determinations search feature.

Fire separation 

Any building element that separates firecells, or firecells and safe paths, and provides a specific fire resistance rating. Fire separations are included on the list of specified systems in the Building (Specified Systems, Change the Use, Earthquake-prone Buildings) Regulations 2005. See also fire safety above.

Fire detection

By having smoke detection on your security system it will alert neighbours by operating the outside siren and can also notify monitoring station or people by phone, email or text message. This provides you and your property far greater protection and faster help than a battery operated device just beeping inside.  Installing many detectors throughout your place including ceiling spaces and basements will give you earlier detection and greater protection. The Inside siren will wake you up if a fire is detected at the other end of your home.