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Figure 8. Main Bushfire Attack mechanisms (Image courtesy of Ramsay & Rudolf, 2003)




6.3       Anticipated severity of bushfire attack

Values for vegetation type, fuel load and slope are carried forward to Table 2, to predict the key fire
parameters for the potential worst case fire scenario.

 Fire Scenario – Forest West                             Fire Scenario – Forest West

 Method 2 AS3959-2018                                    Method 1 AS3959 – 2018
 FDI 50                                                  FDI 40
 Forest @ 21/24.2t/ha.                                   Forest
 Ave Slope under vegetation 0⁰ Flat                      Ave Slope under vegetation 0⁰ Flat

 Fire Intensity (Byram, 1959)
 15 689kW/m
 (“MEDIUM”)
 Rate of Spread (Noble et al, 1980)
 1.26kph
 Flame Height (modified Mc Arthur V equation, NSW
 RFS 2001) 11.08m
 Flame Width 100m
 Elevation of Receiver 2.4m
 BAL FZ within <10m of intact unmanaged vegetation       BAL FZ within <10m of intact unmanaged vegetation
 BAL 40 from 10 - <13m                                   BAL 40 from 10 - <13m
 BAL 29 from 13 - <19m                                   BAL 29 from 13 - <20m
 BAL 19 from 19 - <27m                                   BAL 19 from 20 - <28m
 BAL 12.5 from 27 – 100m                                 BAL 12.5 from 28 – 100m

Table 2. Calculated values for potential bushfire characteristics, and methods used.



Report compiled by Bushfire Risk Reducers for Mr K. Courtney, January 2021                             Page 14
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