Locality Index Operational Guidelines Northern Tablelands Region Refer to Strategy for Fire Management 2003 and Fire Management Manual 2004. Brief all personnel involved in suppression operations on the following issues: Legend Bald Rock National Park Resource Guidelines QLD NSW Cataract NP 1:200,000 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Aboriginal sites are not indicated on this strategy. For information on Aboriginal sites Fire Management Strategy 5/10/1999 126 125 124 123 122 ! 131 130 129 128R08-2 ! ! ! ! 121 Gilgurry SF Aerial Photo Index ! ! ! ! ! ! (Type 2) ! 127 Site Management contact the Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Officer or Local Aboriginal Land Council. Aerial Photo Sheet (NPWS FMM 4.11) 2005 Sundown NP NSW-Qld-Border Historic Heritage Management • Brief all personnel involved in containment line construction &/or vehicle based fire Boonoo Boonoo NP 25k Mapsheet Index QLD NSW (NPWS FMM 4.10) suppression operations, on site locations and the required management strategies Sheet 1 of 2 Boonoo Boonoo NP Local Government Area 132 133 139 140 141 142 appropriate to the site type. R09-25/10/1999 136 137 138 ! Sundown RR ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! 134 135 • This strategy should be used in conjunction with aerial photography and field reconnaissance ² Girraween NP Bald Rock NP If new sites are located consult with a senior NPWS officer. Boorook SF during incidents and the development of incident action plans. Datum: AGD66 Threatened Fauna Management • Brief all personnel involved in containment line construction &/or vehicle based fire Projection: UTM Other NP Estate Girraween NP These data are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife and its employees Grid: AMG Zone 56 SF Estate (NPWS FMM 4.12 & 5.2) suppression operations, on site locations and the required management strategies disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions. Bald Rock NP Boonoo SF appropriate to the site type. Noted scales are true when this map QLD Estate Bald Rock NP 182 180 179 This document is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of study, research criticism or review, 187 R10-25/10/1999 184 181 ! • is reproduced on A0 size paper ! ! ! ! !183 ! ! ! Bo! orook SF! Where practicable, protect habitat areas and trees from the fire if the effects of the as permitted under the copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Basket Swamp NP 186 185 9240 Stanthorpe 9340 Drake resulting fire frequency, season &/or intensity will have a significant or unknown Girard SF The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation. 100k Aerial Photo Sheet 100k Aerial Photo Sheet impact. Published by the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), September 2005. Donnybrook NR Threatened Flora Management • Brief all personnel involved in containment line construction &/or vehicle based fire Contact: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Northern Tablelands Region Donnybrook SF Tenterfield (NPWS FMM 4.12) suppression operations, on site locations and the required management strategies 103 104 Boonoo SF 07/2004 99 100129 R02-14/09/2000 ! 132R02-1/ ! !! !! ! !!126 125 R11-25/10/1999 193 194 PO Box 402 Armidale NSW 2350. ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 195 196 197 198 appropriate to the site type. 98 130 101128 102127 189 190 191 192 ! ! ! ! Legend • ISBN: 1 74137 557 6 DEC Number: 2005/436 Last Updated: 13 Sept 2005 Where practicable, protect populations or individuals from fire if the fire frequency 1:400,000 Timbarra NP threshold has been exceeded, or the species is an obligate seeder (fire response Tenterfield This strategy is a relevant Plan under Section 38 (4) ! Towns ! category), or if the fire frequency threshold &/or fire response category is unknown. Department of Basket Swamp NP and Section 44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997. Major roads • Where possible, protect old growth habitat trees. Environment and Conservation (NSW) 29/09/2000 222120 121R03-1/07/2004 225123 238 237 236 235 234 233 Currys Gap SCA R0!3- ! !!!! !!!!!! -25/10/1999 239 ! ! ! ! R12 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 119 223 !122 !242 ! NSW-Qld-Border 220118 221 224 241 240 Threatened Property • Where possible property owners with assets at risk from a wildfire event should be Mount Mackenzie NR Demon NR kept informed regarding the progress of the fire; and asked for an assessment of their Approved Date: 27 Oct 2005 Bald Rock NP Malara SF current level of asset protection preparedness. Other NP Estate General Guidelines SF Estate 10 11 • R04-14/09/2000 004 15079 781 152 76 R13-25/10/1999 7 8 9 ! Aerial Water Bombing The use of bombing aircraft should support containment operations by aggressively ! ! R!04-1/07/2 ! ! 2 !! 3 4 ! ! ! ! QLD Estate Forest Land SF !83 ! ! !! ! ! 151! !! ! ! ! ! 14782 14881 14980 77 153 5 6 (NPWS FMM 4.4 / NSW Fire attacking hotspots and spot-overs. Bluff River NR Washpool NP Fire History Agencies Aviation SOPs O2 / NPWS • The use of bombing aircraft without the support of ground based suppression crews Guidelines for Effective Aircraft should be limited to very specific circumstances. Management) • Where practicable foam should be used to increase the effectiveness of the water. • Ground crews must be alerted to water bombing operations. Contact Information Communications Information Aerial Ignition • Aerial ignition may be used during back-burning or fuel reduction operations where (NPWS FMM 4.2.20 & 4.4 / NSW practicable, but only with the prior consent of a senior NPWS officer. Agency Position / Location Phone Service Channel Location and Comments Fire Agencies Aviation SOPs O2-4 / • Utilise incendiaries to rapidly progress back-burns down slope where required. DEC - NPWS Regional Duty Officer 0428 345 789 NPWS - VHF 30 Mount Prentice, Boonoo Boonoo NP NPWS Guidelines for Effective Area Manager 02 6736 4850 NPWS - VHF (Fireground Comms) 42 Mount Prentice, Boonoo Boonoo NP Aircraft Management) • 0409 224 605 NPWS - VHF (Portable Repeater) 15 Stored at Glen Innes / transportable Backburning Temperature and humidity trends must be monitored carefully to determine the (NPWS FMM 4.8) safest times to implement back-burns. Generally, when the FDI is Very High or Fire Management Officer 02 6776 0014 RFS - PMR - UHF 28/37 greater, backburning should commence when the humidity begins to rise in the late 0409 220 613 RFS - GRN No service available in NTR afternoon or early evening. With a lower FDI backburning may be safely undertaken during the day. 02 6771 1894 (fax) FNSW - VHF 27 FNSW 427 Mt Mackenzie • Where practicable, clear a 1m radius around dead and fibrous barked trees adjacent Regional Operations Coordinator 02 6776 0007 CB - UHF As appropriate on the day to containment lines prior to backburning, or wet down these trees as part of the 0428 977 519 backburn ignition. Boonoo Boonoo NP Aircraft - VHF 119.10 • Tenterfield Area Office 02 6736 4298 Mobile Phone - CDMA Patchy reception; from highpoints Avoid ignition of backburns at the bottom of slopes where a long and intense up slope burn is likely. 02 6736 4301 (fax) Mobile Phone - GSM Nil Command & Control • The first combatant agency on site may assume control of the fire, but then must Regional Office 02 6776 0000 Satellite Phone 01471 66331 stored at Tenterfield NPWS (NPWS FMM 4.2) ensure the relevant land management agency is notified promptly. 02 6771 1894 (fax) • On the arrival of other combatant agencies, the initial incident controller will consult Rural Fire Service Fire Control Officer 02 6736 4150 with regard to the ongoing command, control and incident management team 0427 555 155 requirements as per the relevant BFMC Plan of Operations. Containment Lines • Construction of new containment lines should be avoided, where practicable, except Tenterfield Fire Control Centre 02 6736 4150 Strategy Information Fire Season Information (NPWS FMM 2.2 & 3.9) where they can be constructed with minimal environmental impact. New 02 6736 3756 (fax) containment lines require the prior consent of a senior NPWS officer. Wildfires • Have been known to start as early as late August, but Bald Rock NP • NSW Fire Brigade Emergency 000 usually the potential for a large fire event is greatest Where practicable, containment lines should be stabilised and rehabilitated as part of the wildfire suppression operation. Boorook SF Tenterfield Station 02 6736 3855 between October and December. This period may extend into January in more severe years. • All containment lines not required for other purposes should be closed at the SES Emergency 000 Prescribed Burning • General season is Autumn to late Winter. Burning is cessation of the incident. Tenterfield Unit 6736 2923 Girraween NP (NPWS Fire Management Manual 4.7) possible in early Spring but not desirable on a regular • All personnel involved in containment line construction should be briefed on both Police Emergency 000 basis from an ecological or tourism point of view. natural and cultural heritage sites in the location. Tenterfield Station 6736 1144 Suppression Strategies Earthmoving Equipment • Earthmoving equipment may only be used with the prior consent of a senior NPWS Current FDR Forecast FDR officer, and then only if the probability of its success is high. Ambulance Emergency 000 (NPWS FMM 4.2.20 & 4.3) Low - Mod Low - Mod • Undertake direct, parallel or indirect attack along • Earthmoving equipment must be always guided and supervised by an experienced Tenterfield Station 13 1233 existing containment lines. officer, and accompanied by a support vehicle. When engaged in direct or parallel Boonoo SF Hospital Tenterfield 6736 3144 • Where practicable consider maximising the fire area in attack this vehicle must be a firefighting vehicle. 6736 1452 (fax) accordance with the requirements of any proposed • Containment lines constructed by earthmoving equipment should consider the prescribed burns. protection of drainage features, observe the Threatened Species and Cultural DNR Tamworth Regional Office 6764 5900 Low - Mod = > High • In order to minimise the fire area and secure the flanks Heritage Operational Guidelines, and be surveyed, where possible, to identify Legend 6764 5982 (fax) as soon as possible, undertake direct, parallel or indirect unknown cultural heritage sites. 1:100,000 DPI - Forests NSW Casino Office 6662 0900 attack along the closest containment lines. • Earthmoving equipment should be washed down, where practicable, prior to it Roads & Trails • 6662 5826 (fax) Pay particular attention to the flank on the next entering NPWS estate. Primary (Cat 1) predicted down wind side. • In areas of Phytophthora cinnamomi infestation, the use of earthmoving equipment Basket Swamp NP Council Tenterfield Shire Council 6736 1744 Secondary (Cat 9) High All • Undertake indirect attack along existing or newly is not permitted. After rain, the use of vehicles is to be restricted to times when soil Not Classified 6736 2669 (fax) constructed containment lines. will not be moved off site in the form of mud etc. In the event of vehicles moving Closed Local Aboriginal Moombahlene 02 6736 3219 • Secure and deepen containment lines along the next during rain, they are to be effectively washed down prior to leaving known infected sites. Fires 2005-06 Land Council 299 Rouse St, Tenterfield predicted downwind side of the fire. • Fire Advantage Recording • All fire advantages used during wildfire suppression operations must be mapped and Fires 2004-05 Aboriginal Heritage Glen Innes 02 6739 0721 If applicable consider broader than normal containment Conservation Officer strategies to avoid wasted effort and high risk of failure. where relevant added to the database. Fires 2002-04 All All • Ensure there is sufficient time to secure containment Fire Suppression Chemicals • Wetting and foaming agents (surfactants) are permitted for use in wildfire Bald Rock NP Queensland Parks & Girraween National Park 07 4684 5157 lines prior to the fire impacting upon them; otherwise (NPWS FMM 4.2.20 & 4.9) suppression. Wildlife Service 0439 765 630 Other NP Estate fall back to the next potential line. • The use of fire retardant is only permitted with the prior consent of the senior NPWS QLD Estate 07 4684 5123 (fax) officer, and should be avoided where reasonable alternatives are available. SF Estate • Exclude the use of surfactants and retardants within 50m of rainforest, watercourses, Travelling Stock Route dams and swamps. Fire Thresholds • Areas where fire suppression chemicals are used must be mapped and the used Fire thresholds have been exceeded. Overburnt products name recorded. · Protect from fire as far as possible. • The Threatened Species Operational Guidelines are to be observed. The area will be Overburnt if it burns this year. Status of Fire Thresholds Vulnerable Rehabilitation • Where practicable, containment lines should be stabilised and rehabilitated as part of · Protect from fire as far as possible. (NPWS FMM 5.1) the wildfire suppression operation. Time since fire is less than the optimum interval, but before that it was within threshold. Recently Burnt Smoke Management • The potential impacts of smoke and possible mitigation tactics must be considered · Avoid fires if possible. (NPWS FMM 3.4) when planning for wildfire suppression and prescribed burning operations. Fire history is within the threshold for vegetation in this area. Within Threshold • If smoke becomes a hazard on local roads or highways, the police and relevant · A burn is neither required nor should one necessarily be avoided. media must be notified. The area is close to its threshold and may become underburnt with the absence of fire. Almost Underburnt • · A prescribed burn may be advantageous. Consider allowing unplanned fires to burn. Smoke management must be in accordance with relevant RTA traffic management guidelines. Fire frequency is below fire thresholds in the area. Underburnt • · A prescribed burn may be advantageous. Consider allowing unplanned fires to burn. Visitor Management The reserve may be closed to the public during periods of extreme fire danger or Unknown Insufficient data to determine fire threshold. (NPWS FMM 3.6 & 4.13) during wildfire suppression operations. NB. Fire thresholds are defined for vegetation communities to conserve biodiversity
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P140037 Carron P140106 P140139 P140039 Unknown P140218 P140040 Chipstead Forest P140104 P140048 Unknown P140328 P140104 Girraween NP P140051 Coominya P140328 P140068 Unknown Bald Rock NP P140329 P140329 P140104 Unknown P140181 P140329 P140106 Unknown Boonoo Boonoo NP P140329 P140181 P140329 P140181 Boorook SF P140112 Goldbrook P140329 P140181 P140329 P140036 P140036 P140139 Unknown P140214P140214 P140214 P140036 P140036 P140144 Unknown P140036 P140181 Unknown P140036 P140036 P140189 Unknown P140036 P140036 P140205 Nareena P140214 Unknown
Boonoo SF P140218 Old Bookie Girraween NP P140224 Unknown P140048 Bald Rock NP P140254 Unknown P140112 P140048 Legend P140258 Unknown
1:80,000 P140259 Unknown P140048 Boorook SF Roads & Trails P140260 Unknown P140112 P140112 Primary (Cat 1) P140279 Talmoi P140112 Secondary (Cat 9) P140051P140051 P140294 Tudador P140051 P140068 Not Classified Basket Swamp NP P140051 Closed P140299 Unknown P140051 Current Vegetation Status P140328 Glenisa Cattle Co Pty Ltd Overburnt P140329 Wollundri Vulnerable P140335 Unknown Boonoo SF Recently Burnt Within Threshold Almost Underburnt Underburnt Unknown Bald Rock NP Other NP Estate P140039 P140260 SF Estate P140279 QLD Estate P140260 Basket Swamp NP Travelling Stock Route P140260 P140279 P140335
Legend P140279 1:80,000 P140294 P140040 P140279 P140254 P140040 Roads & Trails P140254
Primary (Cat 1) P140299 P140299 P140260 Risk Management Information Secondary (Cat 9) P140299 P140189 P140299 P140299 Not Classified P140189 P140299 P140299 P140299 Closed P140189 P140299 P140299 Neighbours Bald Rock NP P140299 Other NP Estate P140037 P140205 P140205 P140258 SF Estate P140205 QLD Estate P140205 P140205 P140335P140258 P140205 Travelling Stock Route P140205 P140205 P140205 P140335P140258 P140205
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Legend 1:80,000 Roads & Trails Legend Primary (Cat 1) 1:80,000 Secondary (Cat 9) Roads & Trails Not Classified Primary (Cat 1) Closed Secondary (Cat 9) Vegetation Not Classified Escarpment Open Woodland Basket Swamp NP Closed Grassy Sedgelands Fire Management Zones Grassy Tall Open Forests Asset Protection Moist Tall Open Forests Land Management Outcrop Heaths & Shrublands Strategic Fire Advantage Fire Management Zones Shrubby Open Forests Bald Rock NP Asset Protection The objective of APZs is the protection of human life and property. This will have precedence over Wet Low Open Woodlands and Grasslands Other NP Estate Zones guidelines for the management of biodiversity. Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at Moderate or below. Bald Rock NP SF Estate Strategic Fire The objective of SFAZs is to reduce fire intensity across larger areas. Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at Other NP Estate QLD Estate Advantage Zones High or below, however adherence to guidelines for biodiversity will take precedence where practical. SF Estate Land Management The objective of LMZs is to conserve biodiversity and protect cultural heritage. Manage fire Travelling Stock Route QLD Estate Zones consistent with fire thresholds. Travelling Stock Route Bushfire Suppression
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