Fire safety drawings, block plans and evacuation diagrams
From AS 3745 evacuation diagrams to hydrant, sprinkler and fire alarm block plans — FERST designs the compliant fire safety drawings your site needs. Drafted in-house, checked against the current Standards, and delivered Australia-wide.
Evacuation Diagrams
Evacuation diagrams are required in every building, structure or workplace that is — or may be — occupied by people. They clearly show evacuation procedures, fire and safety equipment, designated exits and emergency assembly areas.
Evacuation diagrams help to:
- Provide clear instructions for occupants on what to do during an emergency
- Identify evacuation routes, exits, assembly areas and emergency equipment locations
- Support compliance with the requirements of AS 3745 and workplace emergency planning obligations
- Assist wardens, occupants and emergency services to quickly orient themselves within a building
- Reduce confusion, delays and panic during evacuations and other emergency situations
- Improve workplace preparedness by communicating critical emergency information in a simple visual format
All fire-fighting equipment is shown in red and designated exits in green. Evacuation diagrams are reviewed at least every five years and whenever significant workplace changes occur, in accordance with AS 3745 and WHS legislation.
Whatever your building, fire system or compliance obligation calls for, we draft it to standard.
Fire Protection Systems & Location Plans
Know where your fire safety assets are located. These system-based plans identify and map your fire protection infrastructure for facilities, contractors and maintenance teams.
Fire Services Location Plans
A building-services drawing showing where your fire protection assets sit — hydrants, hose reels, extinguishers, FIP, EWIS panels, sprinkler valves and pumps. Used for facilities management and AS 1851 maintenance.
Hydrant & Hose Reel Plans
A building-level plan showing the location and coverage of hydrants, hose reels, booster and FIP — for occupant familiarisation and maintenance.
Alarm Block Plans
Fire detection and alarm zoning to AS 1670.1 — detector zones, EWIS interfaces and FIP zones for alarm investigation and response.
Sprinkler Block Plans
Sprinkler system block plan showing valve sets, zones and coverage.
EWIS Block Plans
Emergency Warning and Intercommunication System plans showing warning zones, speakers and controls.
Fire Brigade & Emergency Response Plans
Support emergency services and first responders during an incident.
Hydrant Block Plans
A fire-brigade operational plan showing the site-wide hydrant water network — external hydrants, ring mains, pump house, booster and tank storage. Shows crews how firefighting water is supplied across the site.
Tactical Fire Plans
An operational pre-incident plan for responding crews — access, hydrants, isolation points, hazardous materials, fire strategy and assembly areas. Not mandated by legislation, but expected for higher-risk sites such as hospitals, campuses, hazardous-materials and fire-engineered buildings — and developed in consultation with Fire & Rescue.
Emergency Response Diagrams
Site-specific emergency response information for wardens, security and first responders — emergency contacts, access points, assembly areas and emergency controls.
Emergency Services Access Plans
Emergency vehicle access routes, gates, lock/Knox systems, boom gates, staging areas and turning circles.
Campus Emergency Services Maps
A whole-of-site emergency overview — buildings, hydrants, boosters, assembly areas, emergency vehicle routes, security points, AEDs and first-aid facilities. Ideal for universities, hospitals and large campuses.
Emergency Management & Evacuation Plans
Help occupants evacuate safely and support emergency management.
Emergency Assembly Area Plans
Designated assembly points where occupants gather after evacuating — with safe routes, capacity and warden positions.
Emergency Refuge Area Plans
Identified refuge areas for occupants who can't immediately evacuate — including accessible refuge points and communication provisions.
Safe Refuge / Shelter-in-Place Plans
Shelter-in-place arrangements for incidents where evacuation isn't the safest option — secure areas, lockdown zones and occupant guidance.
Site Emergency Management Maps
A consolidated site map for emergency planning committees — assembly areas, refuge points, controls, hazards and key emergency infrastructure in one view.
Standards & compliance
Fire safety and emergency planning drawings support an organisation's obligations under the WHS Act 2011, relevant state and territory regulations, building fire-safety requirements, Australian Standards, asset-maintenance programs and emergency-service expectations. FERST prepares each plan in accordance with the standards and guidance relevant to its purpose.
Evacuation diagrams are prepared to AS 3745 (Planning for Emergencies in Facilities). Fire-system and location plans align with the standards governing the systems they represent, including AS 1670.1 for fire detection and alarm systems, AS 2419.1 for fire hydrant installations, AS 2441 for fire hose reels and AS 1851 for routine servicing and maintenance of fire protection systems.
Operational plans such as Tactical Fire Plans, Hydrant Block Plans and Emergency Response Diagrams are developed using recognised emergency-services planning principles and, where applicable, align with Fire & Rescue NSW Emergency Services Information Package (ESIP) guidance and similar emergency-response frameworks.
While not every plan is mandated for every building, many are expected or required for complex and higher-risk facilities, including hospitals, aged-care facilities, universities, large campuses, manifest-quantity hazardous chemical sites, major hazard facilities, data centres and fire-engineered buildings.
If you're unsure which plans your site requires, we'll identify what is legally required, what is considered industry best practice and where your investment will deliver the greatest operational value.
Four steps from first call to finished drawing.
Every job follows the same four steps. Whether it's a single evacuation diagram or a full set of plans across a campus, we move from enquiry to delivered drawing — and keep it current afterwards.
Enquiry & quote
Tell us about your site and what you need. We scope the work and give you a clear, fixed quote.
Draft
We gather what we need — on site or from your existing plans — then draft in-house to the relevant Standard.
Compliance check
Every drawing is checked against the Standard it's drawn to before it leaves us.
Delivery & updates
Supplied print-ready or installed on-site, and kept current as your site, systems or layout change.
Need fire safety drawings done right?
Tell us about your site, the drawings you need, or the compliance obligation you're trying to meet — and we'll come back to you with a practical plan and a quote.
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