About the Fire Safety Branch
The Fire Safety Branch is committed to providing a safer community to NSW by minimising the potential consequences of fires and other emergencies. This is achieved through providing technical advice, assessment and consultancy services to the building and fire safety industries, and by offering guidance to regulatory authorities and government agencies to ensure fire safety measures are commensurate with identified risks and comply with regulatory and legislative obligations.
The Fire Safety Branch is part of the Community Safety Directorate and is directed by the Chief Superintendent Fire Safety, Chief Superintendent Steven Hayes. The branch comprises the following business units:
| Fire Safety Advisory Unit | Manager - Daire Fleming |
| Fire Safety Compliance Unit | Manager - Stephan Netting |
| Fire Safety Infrastructure Liaison Unit | Manager - Matthew Rowley |
| Fire Safety Operational Liaison & Special Hazards Unit | Manager - Superintendent James O'Carroll |
| Fire Safety Preoccupancy Unit | Manager - Superintendent Michael Jay |
| Fire Safety Policy Unit | Manager - Jamie Vistnes |
Contact us
| Location: | 1 Amarina Avenue, Greenacre NSW 2190 |
| Mailing address: | Fire and Rescue NSW, Locked Mail Bag 12, Greenacre NSW 2190 |
| Phone number: | (02) 9742 7434 |
| Facsimile number: | (02) 9742 7483 |
| Email address: | firesafety@fire.nsw.gov.au |
| Website address: | www.fire.nsw.gov.au/firesafety |
| Business hours: | 8.00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday |