Flinders Fire Management Area Fire Protection Plan 2019
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Flinders Fire Management Area Fire Protection Plan 2019 Flinders Fire Protection Plan 2019 1 Document Control Document History Version Date Author Section 1.0 2014 S Summers Draft 2.0 2014 S Summers Final 3.0 23 November 2015 C. Moore Draft 4.0 30 November 2015 C. Moore Final 5.0 21 December 2016 C. Moore Draft 6.0 21 December 2016 C. Moore Final 7.0 7 November 2017 L. Dean Draft 8.0 23 November 2018 L. Dean Draft Document Endorsements Agency Name & Title Signature Date Bill Boehm Flinders Council Steve Lowe TFS Graham Gardiner TALC Allan Tuxworth TFS Brigade Rep Darren Grace TFGA Donna Mc Dermott Hydro Tasmania Larry Smith TasWater Aronn Daw TasNetworks Chris Emms PWS Lyell Dean TFS Document Endorsement by Flinders Fire Management Area Committee Date: DD/MM/YYYY Accepted by State Fire Management Council SFMC Chair – Ian Sauer Date: 10/5/2019 Flinders Fire Protection Plan 2019 2 Table of Contents Document Control ............................................................................................................ 2 Document History ......................................................................................................... 2 Document Endorsements ............................................................................................. 2 Document Endorsement by Flinders Fire Management Area Committee ..................... 2 Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 5 Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 8 1.2 Aim and Objectives ............................................................................................ 8 1.3 Plan Context ....................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Policy, Standards and Legislation ....................................................................... 9 Standards .................................................................................................................. 9 Legislation ................................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 2 Establishing the Context ............................................................................ 10 2.1 Description of the Flinders Fire Management Area........................................... 10 2.1.1 Location and Boundaries ........................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Climate and Bushfire Season .................................................................... 12 2.1.3 Vegetation ................................................................................................. 12 2.1.4 Population and Demographics ................................................................... 13 2.1.5 Bushfire Frequency and Causes of Ignition ............................................... 14 Chapter 3 Analysing and Evaluating Bushfire Risk..................................................... 16 3.1 Analysing Bushfire Risk .................................................................................... 16 3.2 Likelihood ......................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Consequence (values at risk) ........................................................................... 16 Constructed values ................................................................................................. 16 Forest/ agricultural .................................................................................................. 17 Natural values ......................................................................................................... 17 3.4 Overall Risk ...................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Risk Analysis for the Flinders Fire Management Area ...................................... 18 3.5.1 Community Assessment ............................................................................ 18 Chapter 4 Bushfire Risk Treatment ............................................................................ 21 4.1 Planning framework .......................................................................................... 21 4.1.1 Community risk management .................................................................... 21 4.1.2 Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhoods Program – Tasmania Fire Service ......... 22 4.2 Region Wide Controls....................................................................................... 23 4.2.1 Strategic fire infrastructure ......................................................................... 23 Flinders Fire Protection Plan 2019 3 4.2.1.2 Fire breaks .................................................................................................. 24 4.2.1.3 Strategic roads ...................................................................................... 24 4.2.2 Strategic Burning Program ........................................................................ 25 4.3 Asset Specific Treatment Strategies ................................................................. 25 4.4 Treatment Selection and Priorities .................................................................... 26 4.5 Implementation Program .................................................................................. 27 4.6 Implementation ................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 5 Monitoring and Review .............................................................................. 28 5.1 Review ............................................................................................................. 28 5.2 Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 28 5.3 Reporting .......................................................................................................... 28 References .................................................................................................................... 29 Appendices ................................................................................................................. 30 Appendix 1 – Maps of FMAC area displaying context information .............................. 30 Appendix 2 - The Bush Fire Risk Model (BRAM) ........................................................ 37 Appendix 3 – NERAG risk assessment approach ....................................................... 42 Appendix 4 – Bushfire Risk Assessment Maps ........................................................... 45 Appendix 5 – Community specific plans already in place ........................................... 49 Appendix 6 – Implementation Strategy ....................................................................... 50 Appendix 7 - Strategic Fire Infrastructure ................................................................... 57 Appendix 8 - Strategic Fuel Management Program .................................................... 59 Appendix 9 – Description of vegetation communities .................................................. 61 Flinders Fire Protection Plan 2019 4 Glossary Asset A term used to describe anything valued by the community that may be adversely impacted by bushfire. This may include residential houses, infrastructure, agriculture, industry, environmental and heritage sites. Asset Zone The geographic location of asset(s) of high value or importance and the physical boundary immediately around the asset. Asset Protection An area of high strategic importance to protect values in the asset Zone zone. Regular fuel reduction should be undertaken in the vicinity of specific assets. (Up to 1km wide around the asset). The area within 1.05km of a human settlement area (SFMC Fuel Strategy). Strategic Fuel Area of management that will increase the likelihood of controlling a Management bushfire within or the forward spread through the area. Located Zone strategically in fuel types of high or greater flammability. Fuel to be managed by prescribed burning. Between 1.05km and 6.05km from a human settlement area (SFMC Fuel Strategy). An area that is managed to meet the objectives of the relevant land Land manager, which can be planned fire for fuel reduction, biodiversity Management conservation or forest regeneration. Zone Bushfire Risk Assessment Model – A computer based modelling BRAM tool that uses a series of inputs to assess the risk of bushfire to a specific area. The BRAM has a capacity to produce a series of outputs. It was developed and is managed by Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service (State Fire Protection Plan). Bushfire Unplanned vegetation fire. A generic term which includes grass fires, forest fires and scrub fires both with and without a suppression objective. Bushfire Hazard The potential or expected behaviour of a bushfire burning under a particular set of conditions, i.e. the type, arrangement and quantity of fuel, the fuel moisture content, wind speed, topography, relative humidity, temperature and atmospheric stability. Bushfire Risk A systematic process to coordinate, direct and control activities Management