Fire Safety Liaison Unit
The Fire Safety Liaison Unit engages with Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Local Government, SafeWork NSW and the NSW Environment Protection Authority on facilities and developments that pose potentially significant risk to human health, property or the environment. This includes hazardous or offensive developments, major hazard facilities (MHF), manifest quantity workplaces (MQW), explosives and mining sites as well as other sites subject to a condition of consent.
The Fire Safety Liaison Unit is responsible for:
- Providing FRNSW advice on State significant developments (SSD)
- Review and assessment of fire safety studies (FSS)
- Providing recommendations on the content and effectiveness of emergency plans (EP)
- Performance-based design briefs (PBDB) and initial fire safety report (IFSR) for developments that pose potentially significant risk.
Business process overview
Services
Related documents
| Download | Type | Published | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium-ion batteries and diesel generators in data centres (PDF , 244.4 KB) | Position Statement Summary | 2026-06-03 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| CFD zone modelling inputs (MS Word Document, 668.2 KB) | Forms | 2026-06-05 | Fire Safety Advisory Unit,Fire Safety Infrastructure Unit,Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| ESIP template (MS Word Document, 32.2 KB) | Template | 2023-03-20 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Emergency services information package and tactical fire plans (PDF , 815.4 KB) | Fire Safety Guideline | 2023-03-20 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit,Fire Safety Infrastructure Unit |
| Fire safety in waste facilities (PDF , 826.3 KB) | Fire Safety Guideline | 2020-02-27 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Guideline for bulk storage of rubber tyres (PDF , 814.9 KB) | Fire Safety Guideline | 2014-12-05 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Hazardous chemicals manifest (PDF , 206.6 KB) | Technical Information Sheet | 2023-03-20 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Initial fire safety report (IFSR) application (MS Word Document, 661.9 KB) | Forms | 2026-06-05 | Fire Safety Advisory Unit,Fire Safety Infrastructure Unit,Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Initial fire safety report process (PDF , 812.8 KB) | Technical Information Sheet | 2020-01-15 | Fire Safety Advisory Unit,Fire Safety Infrastructure Unit,Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Large-scale external LiBESS (PDF , 249.2 KB) | Technical Information Sheet | 2026-04-29 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Notification and assessment of radiation gauge (MS Word Document, 609.7 KB) | Forms | 2026-06-05 | Fire Safety Liaison Unit |
| Performance-based design brief (PBDB) consultation (MS Word Document, 702.3 KB) | Forms | 2026-06-05 | Fire Safety Advisory Unit,Fire Safety Infrastructure Unit,Fire Safety Liaison Unit |