Fire Protection Plumber
What the work is
Installs, tests, services and repairs water-based fire protection systems, including fire hydrants, hose reels and sprinkler systems.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Installs, tests and maintains safety sprinkler systems
- Installs control valve assemblies, special hazard systems, fixed fire pump sets and portable fire equipment in accordance with Australian standards
- Connects static storage tanks for fixed fire protection systems
- Tests and maintains fire hydrant and hose reel installations
- Tests the integrity and function of water-based fire-suppression systems
- Inspects, tests and maintains gaseous fire-suppression systems
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fire protection company that installs and tests sprinkler systems, hydrants and hose reels in apartments, schools and hotels. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A system you tested all morning passes cleanly and the building is safer for it
- You find a closed valve that would have stopped the water in a real emergency
- A building manager who never thought about fire safety finally understands what you do
Hard days
- Crawling through a ceiling space tracing pipes in a building that was altered years ago
- Residents upset about the noise and the water shut off for a day
- A manager who sees every test as an expense, not a protection
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 363932, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.