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Fire Safety Forms

  • Application for initial fire safety report (144 Process)

    If a building design proposes an alternative solution to meet the fire safety requirements of the BCA, certain buildings must be referred to the NSWFB.
    Who may apply: Certifying authorities only.
    Application for initial fire safety report (144 Process)

  • Application for final fire safety report (152 Process)

    If a building design proposes an alternative solution to meet the fire safety requirements of the BCA, certain buildings must be referred to the NSWFB.
    Who may apply: Certifying authorities only.
    Application for final fire safety report (152 Process)

  • Application for exemption from fire safety standards (188 Process)

    If any Category 3 fire safety provision is considered to be unreasonable or unnecessary in the particular circumstances of a proposed development, application may be made to the Commissioner for an exemption from certain fire safety standards.
    Who may apply: Persons making a Development Application on a Class 2 to 9 building
    Application for exemption from fire safety standards (188 Process)

  • Application for comment on fire engineering brief

    If a building design proposes an alternative solution to meet the fire safety requirements of the BCA, the NSWFB can assist developers in ensuring that the proposal complies. This service is designed to save the developer time and money by ensuring plans will not be rejected by the NSWFB at the assessment stage.
    Who may apply: Engineers only.
    Application for comment on fire engineering brief

  • Request for fire safety opinion

    Certain types of developments, including designated developments as defined in Schedule 3 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EP & A Reg.), are required to compile a Fire Safety Study (FSS) in the design stage as part of the development approval process.
    Request for fire safety opinion

  • Lodge Fire Safety Certificate or Fire Safety Statement

    Under the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EP & A Reg.), owners of buildings have a legal obligation to supply the Commissioner of the NSW Fire Brigades with a copy of a Fire Safety Certificate listing the fire safety measures applicable to their building.
    Who may apply: Developers, councils and government.
    Lodge Fire Safety Certificate or Fire Safety Statement

  • Request meeting with NSWFB Structural Fire Safety Unit

    If a building design proposes an alternative solution to meet the fire safety requirements of the BCA, the NSWFB can assist developers in ensuring that the proposal complies.
    Who may apply: Engineers and certifying authorities.
    Request meeting with NSWFB Structural Fire Safety Unit

  • Lodge emergency plan

    Do you have a site with a notifiable quantity of dangerous goods? (Notifiable quantity in relation to notifying Work Cover NSW). If you do, then you are required to create an emergency plan and submit a copy to the NSW Fire Brigades.  
    Who may apply: Certifying authorities and building owners.
    Lodge emergency plan

  • Lodge fire safety concern

    Section 118L of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 allows anyone to provide a written complaint in relation to fire safety.
    Who may apply:  Anyone
    Lodge a complaint

  • Lodge radiation gauge notification

    Operators of facilities where radiation sources are used must inform the NSW Fire Brigades of their presence and include the type of gauge used, source details, purpose of gauge, manufacturer and installation.
    Who may apply: Building owners.
    Lodge radiation gauge notification