First 5 Minutes
First 5 Minutes is First Five Group’s, emergency response preparedness business. For over 30 years, F5M has been helping clients achieve complete compliance in accordance with Australian Standards reducing risk to both facilities and occupants.
Beyond fire safety, F5M has a comprehensive crisis management capability, including bomb threats, personal threats, armed intrusion or robbery, facility lockdown, hostage situations and active threats. Furthermore, F5M expertly delivers security audits, inspections, and consulting services, in accordance with AS/NZ ISO 31000-2009: Risk management – Principles and Guidelines.

Emergency Management Safety
Emergency management planning is a regulatory requirement of Australian Standard 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities. An effective plan helps ensure your business is equipped to make urgent decisions about keeping your people safe.
Emergency Management Planning
To ensure your compliance in accordance with Australian Standard 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities, F5M will visit your site gathering the required information to develop the policies and procedures for your Emergency Management Manual, provide recommendations on the required safety equipment, training and custom design your Evacuation Diagrams.


Training and Exercise Facilitation
Emergency preparedness training provides occupants with confidence and a means to validate their knowledge and understanding. F5M offers a range of programs delivered by leading Training Consultants either in-person or online via a self-paced training platform or live webinar.
F5M provides accredited courses, theory or practical based training. Some of the most popular training programs include:
- Warden and Chief Warden
- Bomb and Suspicious Package Handling
- Fire Extinguisher
- Hostage, Lockdown and Active Threat Response
Reporting and Compliance Management
Good governance and compliance are essential to the success of meeting obligations to Australian Standard 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities. Our customer portal Webconnect provides instant access to your property’s critical information, warden details, emergency management manual, training records and reports.