What is FPA Australia
FPA Australia is the country's peak industry body for fire
protection, and the industry's major technical and educational
organisation.
FPA Australia was formed on 1 January 1997 when two former
associations - Fire Protection Industry Association Australia
(established in 1926) and the Australian Fire Protection
Association (established in 1960) agreed to amalgamate and form one
representative body to be the voice of fire protection in
Australia.
FPA Australia plays a pivotal role in providing authoritative
advice and information on all aspects of fire safety and emergency
management through a range of services to industry and the
community. FPA Australia is a not-for-profit association governed
by a Board of Directors, run by a permanent staff in its
Melbourne-based National Office.
To learn more you can download our Association Profile here.
Our Vision and Purpose:
A safer community where loss of life, injury, and damage to
property and the environment are eliminated through effective fire
protection.
Our Mission:
As the peak industry body, FPA Australia represents and supports
our members, and works with government, business and other
stakeholders to:
- promote a world class fire protection industry;
- deliver education and direction on industry best practice;
- develop, maintain and recognise professional competence and
conduct;
- create and deliver career pathways;
- provide relevant business services, resources and
networking;
- advocate to government and other stakeholders for continuous
improvement of policy, legislation, codes and standards; and
- invest in research and advocacy to develop and implement
improved fire protection.
Our Values:
INTEGRITY
Behaving ethically and respectfully, acting with loyalty,
honesty, compassion, and transparency.
INDEPENDENCE
Expressing our views free of bias, coercion, favouritism and
external interest.
EFFECTIVENESS
Achieving tangible and relevant outcomes informed by engagement
with our members and the industry.
PROFESSIONALISM
Committing to the continuous advancement and improvement of the
Association and its members.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Taking responsibility for our decisions and actions.
Our Strategic Direction:
Download the Association's Strategic Directions
2019-22 here.
Our Patron: His Excellency General the Honourable
David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of
Australia
His Excellency
General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) is Australia's
27th Governor-General, commencing on 1 July, 2019.
Prior to this, General Hurley served a five year
term as the 38th Governor of New South Wales.
The Governor-General's career has mostly been
spent as an officer in the Australian Army, where his 42-year
tenure culminated in his appointment as the Chief of the Defence
Force, but had previously seen support roles in Somalia, East
Timor, and operations.
In 1993 he received a Distinguished Service
Cross for his service in Somalia; in 2004 he was made an Officer of
the Order of Australia; and, in 2010, he was appointed a Companion
of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the Australian
Defence Force.
Our Ambassador: Professor Fiona Wood AM
Professor Fiona Wood AM is
an internationally-acclaimed burns researcher and surgeon, known
for achievements such as the development of 'spray on skin' and
leadership of a Perth-based team which treated 28 survivors of the
Bali bombings in 2002.
She leads the Fiona Wood Foundation, FPA Australia's Official
Charity Partner, and is the Director of the Burns Service of
Western Australia and a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Fiona Stanley
Hospital and Perth Children's Hospital.
Professor Wood was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
in 2003. In 2005 she won the Western Australian Citizen of the Year
award for her contribution to medicine in the field of burns
research, and in the same year was also named Australian of the
Year.
She was named an Australian Living Treasure by the National
Trust, and was voted the most-trusted Australian in a Reader's
Digest poll for six successive years from 2005 to 2010.