MELBOURNE PASSIVE FIRE
Protecting people, property and building compliance across Melbourne.
Melbourne Passive Fire provides coordinated passive fire protection and active fire equipment servicing for commercial, industrial, education, residential and community buildings.
From firestopping, fire doors and passive fire rectification to portable fire extinguishers, emergency lighting and exit signs, we help keep essential fire-safety systems maintained, documented and ready when they are needed.
One Reliable Team for Your Fire-Protection Requirements
Managing fire safety can involve multiple systems, contractors, inspections and maintenance records. Melbourne Passive Fire brings key passive and active fire-protection services together under one dependable provider.
Our team delivers practical site inspections, routine servicing, clear defect reporting and professional rectification solutions. Whether you manage one property or a larger portfolio, we help make fire-safety maintenance easier to coordinate and easier to understand.
Passive and Active Protection Working Together
A building’s fire-safety systems should not be managed in isolation.
Passive systems help contain fire and smoke, & Active equipment supports early response and safe evacuation.
When these systems are inspected and maintained together, building managers gain clearer information, more consistent records and a better understanding of outstanding risks.
Melbourne Passive Fire can coordinate passive and active service requirements across the same property or building portfolio, helping reduce duplicated visits and fragmented reporting.
One Provider. Clearer Oversight.
Coordinated site attendance
Passive and active asset inspections
Clear photographic defect reporting
Practical rectification recommendations
Service and maintenance records
Support for ongoing maintenance planning
Reduced contractor administration
Active Essential Safety Measure Services
Fire equipment needs to work when there is no time for second chances.
Portable fire extinguishers, emergency lighting and exit signs are important components of a building’s fire-safety and evacuation arrangements.
Melbourne Passive Fire provides routine inspection, testing and servicing to help property owners, facilities managers, owners corporations and businesses maintain these assets and identify defects before an emergency occurs.
Portable Fire Extnguisher Servicing
Fire extinguishers must be suitable for the identified risk, correctly positioned, accessible and maintained in serviceable condition.
Our technicians can inspect and service extinguishers located in:
Offices and commercial buildings
Warehouses and industrial properties
Retail and hospitality premises
Schools, kindergartens and childcare facilities
Apartment and owners-corporation properties
Community and public buildings
Medical and allied-health premises
Property portfolios managed by real estate and facilities teams
Following servicing, identified defects and recommended actions are clearly recorded.
Emergency Lighting
Emergency lighting helps occupants see evacuation routes when normal lighting fails.
Our servicing includes:
Visual condition inspections
Functional operation testing
Scheduled discharge testing
Battery and lamp condition checks
Identification of damaged or non-operational units
Recording of test results and defects
Maintenance and replacement recommendations
Exit Signs
Exit signs help identify exits and direct occupants along evacuation routes.
Our servicing includes:
Visual and operational inspections
Illumination and visibility checks
Directional-sign condition checks
Battery-supported operation testing
Identification of damaged, obscured or failed signs
Service records and defect reporting
Passive Essential Safety Measure Services
We offer a full range of passive fire protection that focuses on built-in fire and smoke containment — the stuff that’s meant to work without power or activation to slow spread and protect escape paths.
Fire-rated sealing and jointing
Construction joints (slab edges, wall-to-floor junctions, movement joints)
Linear gap seals, fire-rated mastic, backing rods, fire-rated foam (where permitted)
Fire doors and hardware
Installation, repairs, and upgrades (door leaf, frame, seals, closers, hinges, latches)
Inspection and certification-style reporting (condition, gaps, seals, compliance issues)
Fire-rated service penetrations
Sealing around pipes, cables, cable trays, ducts through walls/floors
Using tested systems (sealants, collars, wraps, boards, pillows) to maintain the fire rating
Passive fire audits and compliance reporting
Site inspections to identify non-compliances
Defect lists, photos, locations, recommended rectification systems
Support for NCC/BCA compliance documentation (as applicable)
Rectification and remediation works
Fixing failed or damaged firestopping
Reinstating fire ratings after trades have added/changed services
Labelling and asset registers
Labelling of firestopping systems
Creating/maintaining a penetration register for ongoing maintenance
OUR SERVICE PROCESS
1. Review - We discuss the property, existing equipment, previous records, and any known fire safety concerns.
2. Inspect and Test - Our technicians inspect and test the agreed passive or active fire-protection assets.
3. Record - Completed servicing, asset information, and identified defects are clearly documented.
4. Recommend - We provide practical recommendations for repairs, replacement or further investigation.
5. Maintain - Ongoing servicing can be planned around the requirements applying to the property.
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Compliance Support
Clear Records for Better Fire-Safety Management
Building owners and managers need reliable information about the condition and maintenance of their fire-safety assets.
Our reporting can help you:
Understand which assets were inspected
Identify failed, damaged or inaccessible equipment
Prioritise rectification work
Maintain organised service records
Support discussions with building surveyors, fire-safety consultants and other relevant practitioners
Plan future inspection and maintenance activities