North Coast Region Index Locality Risk Management Information Bushfire Suppression Sheas Nob SF Byrnes Scrub NR 488000m.E 89 490 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 498000m.E Bindarri National Park and State Chaelundi NP Sherwood NR Coffs Coast RP vv Mound Of Stones Bel MOLETON MOONEE BEACH la Sp Mo Conglomerate SF Wedding Bells SF ur Rd r Cemetery to Conservation Area 25k mapsheet 25k mapsheet v n Helipad Information s Nymboi-Binderay NP R 94371S 95374S Woolgoolga d Fire Management Strategy (Type 2) Kangaroo River SF (! Name Easting Northing Lat_DMS Long_DMSv N v N vvv ! ! ! Clouds Creek SF Potential Helipad 1 491005 6648654 30d 17m 37v S 152d 54m 23s E 2005 000m. Potential Helipad 2 490404 6652197 30d 15m 42 S 152d 54m 01s E ! ! ! ! 000m. 57 v ! ! 57 66 Bagawa SF Northern HMZ 66 Potential Helipad 3 495401 6652185 30d 15m 43 S 152d 57m 08s E Sheet 1 of 1 v ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fire Hut FL1 L Lower Bucca SF Dry Creek HMZ v o FL2 This strategy should be used in conjunction with aerial photography and field reconnaissance w FL2 a Wild Cattle Creek SF n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Langleys Rd HMZ n Moonee Beach NR a during incidents and the development of incident action plans. Coramba NR v R FL2 FL2 d ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Moonpar SF Nana Creek SF L These data are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife and its employees a Mirum Creek HMZ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! n FL2 v g Nymboi-Binderay SCA le disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions. Orara East SF y s ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! R Bindarri SCA v d FL2 This document is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of study, research criticism or review, ! ! ! ! ! ! as permitted under the copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. BROOKLANA COFFS HARBOUR Cascade SCA Ulidarra NP Kororo NR v ! ! ! ! ! The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation. 25k mapsheet 25k mapsheet Cascade NP 56 56 Wayper Creek HMZ ! ! ! 94372N 95373N Published by the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), October 2005 v Bindarri SCA Contact: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, North Coast Region, PO Box 361, Grafton NSW 2460. Coffs Harbour d Junuy Juluum NP R Bindarri NP (! in ta v n Boambee SF u Muttonbird Island NR o 17/10/2005 M ISBN 1 74137 695 5 DEC Number: 2005/576 Last Updated: a Bindarri State Conservation Area b m U a n r n v o a C m Orara West SF v e This strategy is a relevant Plan under Section 38 (4) d Dorrigo v _ N Department of (! Corfes HMZ Shingle Bed Creek HMZ C 1 and Section 44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997. v 1 Environment and Conservation (NSW) Dorrigo NP 5 Sawtell (! Orara West State Forest Pine Road HMZ v Ulong Timber Mill Endorsed by: Date: // Never Never SF Range Rd HMZ 55 55 v New England NP Tuckers Nob SF Director Northern, Parks & Wildlife Division Bongil Bongil NP v Bellinger River NP Bongil Bongil NP Urumbilum River HMZ FL2 Pine Creek SF d a o v Proposed Locked Gate R Bellingen LGA Rd e reek Coffs Harbour LGA l Dry C a Bellingen v Contact Information Bangalore HMZ s Diehappy SF (! v m m i Agency Position / Location Phone BELLINGEN RALEIGH Scotchman SF T 25k mapsheet 25k mapsheet Baalijin NR v Urumbilum Creek Rd HMZ NPWS Regional Duty Officer (24 hrs) 02 6641 1500 94372S 95373S Tarkeeth SF Urunga FL2 Roses Creek SF FL1 Proposed Locked Gate Area Manager (Coffs Coast) 02 6652 0900 Gladstone SF (! Oakes SF 54 54 Ganay NR 0427 257 631 Irishman SF Newry SF 1:150,000 1:350,000 Juugawaarri NR Jaaningga NR Ranger Bindarri National Park 02 6652 0900 Tuckers Knob HMZ Rd leys 0429 667 985 Lang Dorrigo National Park Fire Management Officer 02 6641 1500 Low 0427 250 122 er B Communications Information obo Rd Regional Operations Coordinator 02 6641 1500 Un Service Channel Location and Comments named_NC103 0427 165 785 NPWS - VHF 23 • Some dead spots; can delink Ch.23 if 53 53 Coffs Coast Area Office 02 6652 0900 required Southern HMZ 02 6651 9525 • Reverse channels 67 (fax) NPWS - VHF (Fireground Comms) • Determine channel on fire-ground. Regional Office 02 6641 1500 • U NPWS - VHF (Portable Repeater) 14 (orange) Stored at Dorrigo / transportable. n n 02 6643 5569 a m e ! ! ! d • _ (fax) 16 (brown) Can be located as required. Howards Rd HMZ N C 1 ! ! ! ! ! Potential Helipad 2 1 6 Potential Helipad 3 Rural Fire Service Fire Control Officer 02 6568 2536 • Contact Regional Office, Grafton to Orara West State Forest ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! deploy. ! !Way! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Coffs Harbour Fire Control Centre 02 6651 6133 per Cre ek R SFNSW 34 52 ! ! ! ! !d !! ! ! ! ! 52 NSW Fire Brigade Emergency 000 Unnamed_NC111 d • ! ! ! ! ! Dairyville R Coffs Harbour 02 6651 6891 RFS – PMR - UHF 80 Coramba Bongil Bongil National Park ! ! ! ! ! SES Emergency 000 RFS - GRN - Proposed Locked Gate 1:90,000 v Coffs Harbour Unit 02 6652 2722 CB - UHF 1 - 99 • Available in most RFS vehicles. v U n • Fire Management Zones Roads n Choose channel on fire-ground with a Police Emergency 000 m v e d _ RFS. N v APZ C Unna Coffs Harbour Station 02 6652 0299 Closed 1 med_NC v 1 112 Aircraft - VHF • Choose channel on fire-ground with 3 Ambulance Emergency 000 SFAZ Unclassified v RFS. v All other bookings 131233 HMZ 51 51 Mobile Phone - CDMA • Primary (Cat 1) v Patchy in gullies, determine number on 4 1 Bindarri National Park & 1 vv Hospital Coffs Harbour Base Hospital 02 6656 7000 fire-ground. Secondary (Cat 9) C N State Conservation Area _ d v e DIPNR Coffs Harbour 02 6653 0100 • m Satellite Phone 0416155917 Stored at Coffs Coast Area Office. a Landsat7 image n vv n State Forests 24 hour fire calls 02 6655 6950 • U Requires clear view of the sky. v Fire Management Zones d NE Region - Coffs Hbr 02 6652 0111 Corfes R v Asset Protection The objective of APZs is the protection of human life and property. This will have precedence over v Council Coffs Harbour 02 6648 4000 Zones guidelines for the management of biodiversity. Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at Moderate or below. v Bellingen 02 6655 7300 Strategic Fire The objective of SFAZs is to reduce fire intensity across larger areas. Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at v Aboriginal Land Coffs Harbour Local Aboriginal Land Council 02 6652 8740 Advantage Zones High or below, however adherence to guidelines for biodiversity will take precedence where practical. 6650 v v 6650 v Council Heritage Management The objective of HMZs is to conserve biodiversity and protect cultural heritage. Manage fire v Bindarri State Conservation Area v v Zones consistent with fire thresholds. v v FL1 v v d FL2 v Upp R er B ge FL1 v obo an ! ! ! Rd R v v v v v v v v v v ! ! ! ! Operational Guidelines Bushfire Suppression Legend Pine Rd v FL1FL2 FL2 v Strategy Information v FL1 v ! !v ! ! Refer to Strategy for Fire Management 2003 and Fire Management Manual 2004. Fire Season Information Contour Interval 10 metres v v 1 ! ! ! ! C11 v v ed_N m v v Brief all personnel involved in suppression operations on the following issues: • Unna FL1 Wildfires Have been known to start as early as late August, but v v ! ! ! ! Roads FL1 Proposed Locked Gate v v v Resource Guidelines usually the potential for a large fire event is greatest v v ! ! ! 49 v 49 Closed Gate - non NPWS Threatened Property v v • between October and December. This period may Proposed Locked Gate v ! ! ! Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Information on sites of Aboriginal cultural heritage significance is stored separately v v v U v n extend into January in more severe years. v n ! ! ! Management for confidentiality. Gate - NPWS European cultural sites v v a Unclassified v FL1 m e Potential Helipad 1 v • d ! (NPWS FMM 4.11) • Prescribed Burning General season is Autumn to late Winter. Burning is v v _ Refer to Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS) database v 10 N ! C1 v C v v Primary (Cat 1) Water Point Helicopter Threatened flora v v _N v 1 (NPWS Fire Management Manual 4.7) possible in early Spring but not desirable on a ed v 0 ! and regional Cultural Heritage Conservation Officers. v am Je v 2 v nn rse v v U y B v v ull v regular basis from an ecological or tourism point of # v FL2 v Rd Historic Heritage Management • Sites within the reserve are natural features, which would not be detrimentally Secondary (Cat 9) Water Point Vehicle Refuge Area v v v v v view. v Proposed Locked Gate Bangalore Creek Falls (NPWS FMM 4.10) affected by fire. If new sites are located consult with a senior NPWS officer. v v v v v Suppression Strategies Powerlines ! Helipad Vantage Point v FL1 • vv Threatened fauna within reserve are located in areas with a low fire risk. rl Threatened Fauna Management T ! v a Current FDR Forecast FDR g • NPWS Estate Potential Helipad n (NPWS FMM 4.12 & 5.2) Where practicable, protect habitat areas and trees from the fire if the effects of the v o v W 9 a Low – Mod Low – Mod • v g Undertake direct, parallel or indirect attack along 0 n resulting fire frequency, season &/or intensity will have a significant or unknown SFNSW Estate $ v v 1 o Fire Tower W 48 v v C 48 existing containment lines.