Bushfire Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan

                         Ecological Natural Area Management


1 Executive Summary
A lot at 15 Jirrama Cr, Cooroibah, Queensland in the Noosa Council jurisdiction is subject to an
application for a Reconfiguration of a Lot (small rural residential subdivision – one lot into two) and
has potential lots mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire
Overlay and Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping. Therefore an assessment of the
bushfire risk and a bushfire risk management plan is required.
Site specific assessment of the Potential Bushfire Intensity Class
A site specific assessment of the Potential Bushfire Intensity Class using A new methodology for
state-wide mapping of bushfire prone areas (Leonard et al, 2014) as specified by The Noosa Plan
and Queensland State Planning Policy 2017 to assess the bushfire prone area status of the
development assessed that a proposed house in Lot 2 and potential house locations in Lot 1 are
assessed as:
    •    Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class.
Assessment of Bushfire Prone Area status
The assessment of Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class confirms that the development:
    • Is in a Bushfire Prone Area.
As the development is confirmed to be in a Bushfire Prone Area:
    •    An assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level for the proposed house is required to be
         conducted as specified by the Queensland Building Act and the bushfire requirements of
         the National Construction Code.
Assessment of Bushfire Attack Levels and escape routes
This map shows the assessed Bushfire Attack Level areas in the lots and potential escape routes.




    •    Both new lots could have houses constructed to BAL 12.5 construction standard,
    •    Expected Radiant Heat loads at each house is less than 10kW/m2 and
    •    The escape route is through a safe area with expected radiant heat less then 10kW/m2.



Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 15 Jirrama Cr, Cooroibah       November 2021

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