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The Location and Boundaries of Proposed Planned Burn/Worksites Shown on the Attached Maps Are Only TABLE of CONTENTS Approximate and Indicative Draft 2013/14 – 2015/16 Fire Operations Plan – Hume Region The location and boundaries of proposed planned burn/worksites shown on the attached maps are only TABLE OF CONTENTS approximate and indicative. The precise boundary of any planned burn will be identified on site by DEPI before operations begin. REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD 3 DRAFT FIRE OPERATIONS PLAN 3 SUMMARY OF 2012/13 4 HOW TO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS ON THE FIRE OPERATIONS PLAN 4 HOW TO READ THE FIRE OPERATIONS PLAN 5 INFORMATION PROVIDED ON SCHEDULES 5 GOULBURN DISTRICT 6 SCHEDULE 1: PLANNED BURNS 6 SCHEDULE 2: WORKS PROGRAM 16 SCHEDULE 3: STRATEGIC FUELBREAKS 17 MURRINDINDI DISTRICT 18 SCHEDULE 1: PLANNED BURNS 18 SCHEDULE 2: WORKS PROGRAM 22 SCHEDULE 3: STRATEGIC FUELBREAKS 22 OVENS DISTRICT 23 SCHEDULE 1: PLANNED BURNS 23 Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, Department of Environment and Primary SCHEDULE 2: WORKS PROGRAM 31 Industries, 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, September 2013 SCHEDULE 3: STRATEGIC FUELBREAKS 32 © The State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries 2013 UPPER MURRAY DISTRICT 33 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. SCHEDULE 1: PLANNED BURNS 33 SCHEDULE 2: WORKS PROGRAM 40 Print managed by Finsbury Green September 2013 SCHEDULE 3: STRATEGIC FUELBREAKS 41 ISBN 978-174287-847-8 (Print) ISBN 978-174287-848-5 (pdf) HUME REGION SCHEDULES 42 Accessibility SCHEDULE 4: AMENDMENTS TO FIRE MANAGEMENT ZONES 42 SCHEDULE 4: AMENDMENTS TO FIRE MANAGEMENT ZONES 43 If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please telephone DEPI Customer Service Centre136186, email [email protected] (or relevant address), via the National Relay Service on 133 677 www.relayservice.com.au. This document is also available in on the internet at www.depi.vic.gov.au Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Page 2 of 45 Draft 2013/14 – 2015/16 Fire Operations Plan – Hume Region Regional Director’s Foreword Draft Fire Operations Plan This document contains the proposed fire prevention and preparedness works The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) and Parks to be delivered for the period 2013/14 to 2015/16 within the Hume Region. Victoria carry out fire prevention activities on Victoria’s public land to help reduce the impacts of bushfires to communities and the environment. This Plan covers all public land including all national parks, State parks and regional parks and all State forests. Numerous other small reserves and Crown Our Fire Operations Plans outline where these fire prevention activities are land are also included. intended to be carried out over a three year period, if weather and other conditions permit. The area covered by this Plan is shown in Map 1. The Plan is prepared, and will be implemented, in accordance with the Code of These activities include planned burning, slashing, mowing and clearing Practice for Bushfire Management on Public Land, Fire Management Manual works, track works and construction of fire breaks. 2.1: Fire Operations Planning and other relevant DEPI Instructions, Manuals and Each year we review and update the former North East now Hume Region Guidelines. Fire Operations Plan based on the latest local information. The plan is shaped It delivers the strategy outlined in Alexandra/Broadford Fire Protection Plan by feedback and knowledge from local communities and key stakeholders (1999), and the Mansfield/Ovens/Shepparton/Upper Murray Fire Protection such as the CFA, local councils, forest managers and flora and fauna Plan (2003). Fire management zones form the basis of this Fire Operations Plan. specialists, as well as key industries. It should be noted that burns associated with logging regeneration as well as Victorians are welcome to discuss the draft plans with us until 31 August, small heap and grass burns are not included in the Fire Operation Planning before they are finalised and released in October. process. The locations of strategic fuelbreaks are included for information only. These activities are approved via other DEPI and Parks Victoria processes. The Fire Operations Plans are an important part of our work to reduce the risk of damaging bushfires. We make changes to the plans wherever we can, Map 1: Hume Region but the decision to carry out fire prevention activities is always driven by the need to reduce the impacts of bushfires to our local people, property and the environment. The best way to look at the Hume Region plan is by visiting www.depi.vic.gov.au/burns to view the interactive map and documents. Alternatively you can drop into any of the DEPI or Parks Victoria offices listed on Page 4. The Approved Fire Operations Plan will be published in October 2013. Peter Farrell, Regional Director, Hume Region Page 3 of 45 Draft 2013/14 – 2015/16 Fire Operations Plan – Hume Region Summary of 2012/13 Viewing the Fire Operations Plan Office locations for viewing the Plan: Bushfires – 2012-13 Office locations for viewing the Plan: The 2012-13 bushfire season was the busiest fire season since the catastrophic fires of The Plan can be viewed during normal business hours at the following locations: 2009. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) attended 789 fires Location Address across the state which burnt an estimated 200,943 hectares (ha) which was 27% above the Alexandra DEPI Office 5 Binns McCraes Road, Alexandra 30 year average. In the North East 185 fires were attended covering an estimated 29,469 ha which included the Harrietville (Alpine North) Fire at which 2 DEPI crew were tragically Benalla DEPI Office 89 Sydney Road, Benalla killed. Corryong DEPI Office 6-8 Jardine Street, Corryong Ovens DEPI Office 5338 Great Alpine Road, Ovens Following on from the wet 2010 and 2011 seasons the lead up to the 2012-13 season was Mansfield DEPI Office 128 Highett Street, Mansfield under-pinned by a dry spring followed by a hot dry and windy summer across much of south-eastern Australia. This saw DEPI resources from the North East deployed to major Mitta Mitta DEPI Office Omeo Hwy, Mitta Mitta ( by Appt.) fires in Tasmania and NSW as well as Gippsland and to the west of the state prior to the Tallangatta DEPI Office Towong Road, Tallangatta major fires getting underway in the North East. Wangaratta DEPI Office Cnr Ford & Ovens Streets Wangaratta Wodonga DEPI Office 1 McKoy Street, Wodonga Planned burning achievements 2012-13 The dry spring of 2012 provided opportunities to commence the Planned Burning program Viewing the Plan online: earlier than the two previous years particularly in the River Red Gum country on the You can also view proposed planned burns and other works in the Plan online through: northern plains and for some of the smaller ecological grassland burns. The dry conditions also enabled additional preparatory works to be done in anticipation of an increased Downloadable maps and planned burn lists at: autumn program. The Autumn Planned Burning program was initially delayed because of the extensive fire www.depi.vic.gov.au/burns season but got underway as conditions started to moderate towards the end of March 2013. The weather conditions were conducive to an extensive program through until mid How to send us your comments on the Fire Operations Plan May with periodic and patchy light rainfall causing some disruptions to the program Contact Details: particularly in the Ovens and Goulburn Districts. The underlying soil and fine fuel dryness All comments and suggestions about the Fire Operations Plan should be sent in writing resulted in an extended window of planned burning opportunity with some burns still to: being undertaken on the northern plains into the winter months. The extended window of opportunity also provided DEPI with the flexibility to move / reschedule some burns to Paul O’Connor help meet the needs of some Key Stakeholders. Manager Planned Burning North East (Hume Region) By the end of June 2013 DEPI had in the North East undertaken 104 Planned Burns 89 Sydney Road covering 71,362 ha which is 105% of the 67,708 ha Regional Target. The breakdown of the Benalla VIC 3632 area treated by Fire Management Zone saw 9 burns undertaken in Zone 1 Asset Protection Zone covering 2,127ha, in Zone 2 Bushfire Moderation LMZ2 burns covering Planned Burning Email contact details: 32,216 ha, in Zone 3 Landscape Management Zone 51 burns covering 36,999 ha with a Comments may also be sent by email to: [email protected]. further 2 Planned Burns undertaken as non zoned / heap burns. Staff and crews from the North East (Hume Region) also supported the planning, preparation and delivery of the Planned Burning program across the state throughout the year. Page 4 of 45 Draft 2013/14 – 2015/16 Fire Operations Plan – Hume Region Regional Schedules: Preparation of a Fire Operations Plan Schedule 4 – Amendments to Fire Management Zones. This schedule lists the locations where zoning will change. The development of a Fire Operations Plan involves the identification of planned burns and other works by DEPI, Parks Victoria and other interested stakeholders. Information provided on schedules Values and priorities must be balanced in the development of the Plan including: Local Government Area (LGA) – the municipality in which the majority of the works site is located.
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