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Deriah Aboriginal Area and Mount Kaputar National Park Fire Location Map Details Vegetation communities and biodiversity thresholds Datum: Spot Satellite Imagery: 2005. Vegetation Fire Behaviour g i Vegetation management guidelines Kaputar Range Fire Management Strategy Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) Topographic Mapsheets 1:50k: Community (under Severe / Extreme FDI) H l l Bingara Projection: Grattai 89374N,Coryah 89374S, Kaputar 89373N, Billyena 89373S, Playgan 89372S Dry rainforests 2011 – 2016 e Gamilaroi NR !( w Map Grid Australia (MGA) Zone 56 Scale: Noted scales are true when printed on A1 size paper. Ooline closed forest • No prescribed burning should be conducted • Potential rates of spread is usually low due to Nil - Low e Bellata Rusty Fig / Wild Quince / Mock N !( • Avoid implementing moderate – high intensity OFH Olive / Sweet Pittosporum / Page 1 of 3 Gwydir River CCAZ1 NP burning operations • d Quinnine / Red Ash dry a Operational Guidelines Mount Kaputar National Park o rainforest R p • Minimum interval between low intensity fire events Ga General Guidelines Deriah Aboriginal Area llarney - 20 years Moema CCAZ1 NP i • Aerial operations will be managed by trained and competent personnel. This includes directing aerial bombing and Wet sclerophyll forests • Potential rates of spread during extended dry seasons is K • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events aerial ignition operations Silver top Stringybark / High due to MODERATE - VERY HIGH OFH Nandewar Box / Ribbon Gum / Aerial operations • The use of bombing aircraft without the support of ground based suppression crews should be limited to very specific - 50 years This strategy should be used in conjunction with aerial photography and field reconnaissance during incidents and the White Box open forests • High potential for spotting H circumstances. • Selected areas to be maintained with interval development of incident action plans. o Bobbiwaa CCAZ3 SCA r greater than 100 years to • All aerial ignition operations require the consent of the NPWS Regional Manager or the Section 44 Appointee. These data are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife and its employees disclaim liability for any act done RFMS Page 2 n Kamila Montane forests and • Minimum interval between low intensity fire events roi Hig Roa • All personnel must be fully briefed before back burning operations begin. on the informat ion in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions. Wee Waa hw d woodlands - 20 years • Potential rates of spread during extended dry seasons is !( a Mount Kaputar NP • Backburning in areas of Low – Moderate OFH will require the use of wind, slope or low humidity to maximise d y Snow Gum / Mountain Gum / This document is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of study, research criticism or review, as permitted under the oa Backburning effectiveness. • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events High due to MODERATE - VERY HIGH OFH R Killarney CCAZ3 SCA Nandewar Box / Western New copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. a Engl and Blackbutt open forests - 100 years illig • Backburning should be avoided in steep terrain until fire fronts are within proximity of control lines. The aim is to This strategy is a relevant Plan under Section 38 (4) and Section 44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997. P Narrabri Riparian forests, !( minimse length of fire run and spotting potential. • Avoid implementing moderate – high intensity The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the NSW Office of Environment and Heri tage. • Avoid upslope backburning into Dry Rainforests, Semi-evergreen Vine Thickets and Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby habitats woodlands and burning operations Barraba shrublands RFMS Page 3 !( • The first combatant agency on site may assume control of the fire, but then must ensure the relevant land management • Avoid burning areas with dry rainforest elements • Potential rates of spread would be low to moderate due to Published by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, March 2012. Command & River Oak / Rough-bar ked Brigalow SCA DeriahK CCAZ2 AA agency is notified promptly. Apple / Blakelys Red Gum / and riparian zone vegetation MOD ERATE OFH Contact: Northern Plains Region a Control m • On the arrival of other combatant agencies, the initial Incident Controller will consult with regard to the ongoing White Cypress / Black Tea-tree • Minimum interval between fire events less than 20 i / Riparian Tea-tree tall PO Box 72 Narrabri 2390 NSW . Ph 02 6792 7350 l ar command, control and incident management team requirements as per the relevant BFMC Plan of Operations. woodl ands and shrublands years and greater than 70 years should be avoided o i • New containment lines require the prior consent of a senior NPWS officer. ISBN 978 1 74293 152 4 OEH 2011/0113 Date Approved: 11 September 2013 H Cypress Pine / i gh Leard CCAZ3 SCA • Construction of new containment lines should be avoided, where practicable, except where they can be constructed Eucalypt woodlands • Minimum interval between fire events - 15 years w M • Potential rates of spread would be low to moderate due to Pilliga CCAZ3 SCA a with minimal environmental impact. and open forests y a Containment Lines • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events LOW -MODERATE OFH Contact Information n White Box / White Pine / Black y i l • Existing or previous roads, tracks and control lines should be used wherever possible. - 50 years a la Pine / Narrow-l eaved Ironbar k / • Localised areas of HIGH OFH may occur Agency Position / Location Phone w R • All personal involved in containment line construction should be briefed on, and must consider both natural and cultural • Motherumbah stands require high intensity fire h Silver-leaved Ironbark / o ig ga heritage sites in the location. woodlands and open forests National Parks Duty Officer (24 hour) 6792 4680 an ri Road a H R d & Wildlife Service Narrabri Area Office (bus. hours) 6792 7300 ll Boggabri • All containment lines not required for other purposes should be closed immediately at the cessation of the incident. • Motherumbah stands require high intensity fire e !( • Potential rates of spread is usually low due to NIL - LOW Zone Manager 0427 101 124 w • Plant may only be used with the prior consent of a senior NPWS Officer. Rocky Woodlands • Exclude low intensity prescribed burns and NSW RFS Namoi - Gywdir Zone e Hill Red Gum / Tumbledown OFH Duty Officer 6799 6707 • Plant must always be guided and supervised by an experienced officer, and accompanied by a support vehicle. When backburns 05km 1020304050 Gum / Cypress / Motherumbah • Some areas will not carry any fire due to rock cover Zone Manager 0427 895 619 Geocetric Datuom of Australia (GDA 94) engaged in direct or parallel attack, this vehicle must be a fire fighting vehicle. shrubby low woodlands • Minimum interval for fire events between 50 & 100 NSW RFS Namoi - Tamworth Zone Scale: 1:1,000,000 • May be used as a suppression advantage Duty Officer 6762 7641 • Containment lines running along valley areas should be constructed at 20 – 50 metres from the gullyline to avoid years, no maximum period applied Berrygil Creek – David Kirby 6793 7858 ² severe erosion. Shrublands Earthmoving Bullawa / Eulah Ck – Max Verrier 6793 5241 • Plant must not work in areas with slopes greater than 20 degrees. • Avoid prescribed burns during extended dry • Potential rates of spread is high due to VERY HIGH Equipment Wet heaths Grattai – Nigel Guest 6793 8627 Benchmarks for extreme fire behaviour • Plant must not work in areas with extensive rock shelves. Kunzea / Tea-tree wet heaths periods elevated fuel hazard Lindsay – Paul Streeter 6783 1421 • Deriah AA - Mechanical construction of control lines is not permitted. Plant use permitted along existing roads and and hanging swamps Maules Creek – Mike Nott 6794 4529 The Kaputar Range is characterised by periodic landscape scale fire events. These have exceeded 10,000 hectares, and are likel y to RFS Rural Fire Brigades tracks to prepare lines, and assist with mop-up • Minimum interval between fire events - 8 years Mulgate Creek - Ron Campey 6793 3129 occur during prolonged droughts or intense dry periods. The fire growth has been generall y steady, and the duration exceeding a month.. Shrublands • Potential rates of spread is low due to NIL - LOW OFH • Wilderness areas – Plant will be restricted to existing roads and trails. Kunzea / Heath Myr tle • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events Rocky Creek – Will Cannington 6783 4380 • Some areas will not carry any fire due to rock cover The January 2013 fire in the Warrumbungles has demonstrated the potential extreme fire behaviour for the Kaputar Range. A pyro- • Plant must be washed down, where practicable, prior to it entering NPWS estate and again on exiting NPWS estate. heathlands on rocky outcrops - 25 years Upper Horton – Robert Kelly 6782 7272 convective event developed from fires commencing at lower altitudes and moving into steep slopes during severe fire weather. Fire Fire Suppression • The use of foam, gels and retardants will NOT be permitted within 50 metres of dams and watercourses holding water. Wallah – Bill Pownall 6794 4822 fronts were recorded moving at 4 kms in 30 minutes, with intense spotting igniting the landscape 10 kms downwind. This was followed by Chemicals • The aerial application use foam, gels and retardants requires the approval of the Regional Manager or delegate • Minimum interval between fire events - 15 years Wea - Phil Wilson 6782 7247 Mallee woodland • Potential rates of spread is high due to VERY HIGH a southerly change causing a broad fire front moving up to 14 kms northwards. Green Mall ee / Wilga NSW Fire Brigade Newcastle 4929 7177 • Where practicable, containment lines should be stabilised and rehabilitated as part of the wildfire suppression • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events elevated fuel hazard Rehabilitation woodl ands - 25 years Emergency Services Police, Fire, Ambulance 000 Where there is any risk of a fire moving towards steep slopes, the ember drop zones should be immediately identified, and emergency operation.
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