Australia

FPAA 2007 Board Nominations

rporteous — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:56:13 +1000

Recently I was nominated in the 2007 election for Fire Protection Association of Australia board election. In accepting the nomination, I am required to provide a short (150 word) candidate statement. I have included a copy of the statement below... Now begins the process of getting member support for the election....

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Building Code of Australia (BCA 2008) Draft Public Comment

rporteous — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:19:48 +1000

According to an email I received from the ABCB today, the draft changes for BCA 2008 are available for public comment. The Building Code of Australia is a performance-based document that states the technical provisions that buildings and other structures throughout Australia must meet.

Fire safety in Australian homes

webmaster — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:37:32 +1100

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics: Australian Social Trends 2000 "in 1998, 123 people died from accidental fire or flame injuries. Of these, 70 occurred in a home fire.

While total deaths from fire fell by 47% from 1968 to 1998, deaths in private dwelling fires only dropped by 20%"

Preventing unnecessary deaths at home!

admin — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:21:07 +1000

A terrible tragedy occurred early this morning here in Melbourne, when a man died in a home fire that the fire brigade believe was caused by a discarded cigarette.

Cigarette likely cause of fatal house fire
Fire investigators believe a fatal house fire at Heidelberg Heights, in Melbourne's east, was caused by a discarded cigarette. A 56-year-old man died in the front room of the Wordsworth Avenue home about 2:00am. Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board spokesman Bob Undy says smoke alarms in the house were working when the fire started. "The smoke alarms had melted off the roof but being the early hours of the morning, it was unfortunate no-one else heard the alarm," he said.