Monitored automatic fire alarm systems
Fire alarms save lives and it is your responsibility to ensure your building’s fire alarms are working properly.
MFB would like to remind you that it is an offence in Victoria to damage or interfere with a fire indicator panel or other apparatus that transmits the alarm signal to the fire services without a reasonable excuse. This includes resetting the fire indicator panel and any action that causes the transmission of the signal to the fire services to be isolated, disconnected or disabled.
To enable you to manage and understand the fire safety requirements of your building’s monitored fire alarm system, please take the opportunity to access the additional resources and information through the following links:
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Further information about isolations and resetting FIPs
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www.mfb.vic.gov.au/AutomaticAlarms
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Monitored Automatic Alarms – a guide for building owners & managers
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The joint MFB/CFA Guideline No. GL-46 Managing Monitored Automatic Alarm Systems in accordance with fire services’ legislation
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www.mfb.vic.gov.au/firesafetyguidelines
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Relevant legislation is Section 75B of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958. Victorian Law Today – Acts |