Reference Document - Bushfire Management Plan - 132005.638.04

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                 Fire suppression chemicals

                 Wetting and foaming agents (surfactants) are
                 permitted for use in wildfire suppression.
                 Due to the potential environmental impacts
                 of wetting and foaming agents to natural
                 waterways and other water bodies they
                 should be excluded from use within 50
                 metres of watercourses, dams and swamps.

                 Care should also be undertaken when re-
                 filling tenders and water tanks around
                 natural waterways and water bodies that
                 foaming and wetting additives are added
                 away from those water bodies to ensure no
                 accidental spillage occurs and results in
                 contamination of those water bodies.

                 Smoke management

                 The potential impacts of smoke and possible
                 mitigation tactics must be considered when
                 planning for wildfire suppression and
                 controlled burning operations. In the
                 planning phase of a controlled burn within
                 the Land Fill Site, local property owners
                 around the site should be notified or the
                 potential for residual smoke to be trapped
                 within the valley during and following a
                 burn.

                 Additionally as the site abuts two major
                 roadways smoke hazard signage and traffic
                 warnings signs should be used. Police
                 should be notified and be available to slow
                 or re-direct traffic should smoke become a
                 major traffic hazard on any major roadway
                 around the site.

                 Visitor management

                 As the Land Fill Facility is a major community
                 asset it cannot be closed for controlled burns
                 however, if the smoke haze resulting from a
                 controlled burn or a wildfire become such
                 that it is a safety or health hazard to users
                 and workers at the facility, closure may be
                 required until the hazard level has reduced to
                 an acceptable level.

                           RFA24-059 – Noosa Land Fill and Waste Management Facility – Bushfire Management Plan

                 Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd                                                   10th of October 2024

Document Set ID: 23617065
Version: 1, Version Date: 05/03/2025