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4.2.3.2    Sub-unit 2 (SU2)
                        Table 5 – Results of hazard assessment for Sub-unit 2
Characteristic                    Description                            Hazard Score
Vegetation                        Wallum heath                           6
Slope                                             <5%                    1
Aspect                                    North-west to west             3
                                                                 Total   10
                                                Bushfire Hazard Rating   Medium



4.2.4      Results
Paperbark and wallum heath vegetation in the western portion of the subject site, and
large expanses of similar vegetation in the adjacent Noosa National Park have been
assigned a Medium bushfire hazard in accordance with the Appendix 3 SPP 1/03 scoring
system. After factoring in standard 50m safety buffers adjacent to Medium bushfire hazard
areas, a large portion of the site is captured within a Medium bushfire hazard area (Figure
6).

4.3       Qualitative Hazard Assessment
In Queensland, wildfires can occur at any time of the year, however the fire season usually
coincides with progressive drying following the autumn rain season, peaking during the
spring months of more severe fire weather, and concluding with the arrival of more regular
storm events and rain in late spring and summer. On the east coast, this peak fire season is
characterised by frequent dry northerly to westerly winds and lower humidity.

It is also important to assess the length of fire run to grasp an understanding of the scale of
fires that may be able to eventuate in a particular area. The length of fire run influences
the area in which a fire has to develop and reach its potential maximum intensity for the
conditions prevailing at the time of the fire. Fire runs less than 1km in length may be safely
regarded as having a lesser risk than longer fire runs.

Fire runs may be modified by natural features such as creeks, swampy wet areas, rock
formation or wet vegetation types depending on weather conditions and how dry fuel is.
Fire runs may also be limited by roads, firebreaks or active intervention of fire suppression
techniques such as lighting of backing fires from control lines.

The fire runs to the site are >1km, and under predominant regional fire weather winds from
the north to west, there are continuous flammable pathways to the subject site (Figure 7).




                                      Bushfire Management Plan
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