S P R I N K L E RH O M E F I R E

A Partnership of AFAC and FPA Australia

C O A L I T I O NA U S T R A L I AS P R I N K L E R

H O M E F I R E

A Partnership of AFAC and FPA Australia

C O A L I T I O NA U S T R A L I A

Ask for home �resprinkers and protect what you value most.

home�resprinklers.org.auWhat is the HFSC?The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) is a partnership between AFAC and FPA Australia, established to inform the community and industry about the life-saving value of home �re sprinkler protection.

The HFSC o�ers a range of information and supporting materials to the community and industry on its website home�resprinklers.org.au

New sprinkler systems developed by the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition partners use innovative features to deliver high levels of protection with reduced costs and complexity. One of the key ways a more cost-e�ective system was achieved was by adapting the system design to use existing water supplies in the building, either the domestic water supply or the hydrant system water supply. The main objective of these new sprinkler systems is to signi�cantly increase the level of life safety for occupants by providing automatic �re suppression, therefore increasing the time available to safely escape.

FPA Australia Technical Speci�cations FPAA101D and FPAA101H were developed using research undertaken by Fire and Rescue NSW with the support of CSIRO, FPA Australia and AFAC. These speci�cations reference existing requirements of current Australian Standards and require the use of listed �re sprinkler heads within the scope of their listing.

Go to the HFSC website home�resprinklers.org.au to download more information.

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S P R I N K L E RH O M E F I R E

A Partnership of AFAC and FPA Australia

C O A L I T I O NA U S T R A L I A

What is the impact on �re agencies and the �re protection industry?

These new speci�cations and the work the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition is doing will lead to more residential homes having �re sprinkler systems installed leading to greater �re protection for communities.

Under the National Construction Code 2019, all Class 2 and 3 buildings, 4 storeys and above will need residential �re sprinkler systems installed.

Why residential �re sprinklers?

Automatic �re sprinklers are one of the most e�ective life protection measures in a �re as they control �re growth. The presence of automatic �re sprinklers also assists in reducing the risks to responding �re�ghters when �ghting �res in the home.