2021-06-08 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Fire Management Plan 2021

7. Fire Management Planning
7.1     Fire Management Action Plan
The following Action Plan supports the Noosa Environment Strategy 2019 in 2 key areas:

Theme 1 Biodiversity
Strategy 1.1: Protect and enhance existing ecosystems, vegetation networks and habitats

Theme 2 Climate change adaptation and resilience
Strategy 4.1 Increase community resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change

 Action                    Indicator               Responsibility       Timeframe           Cost
 Develop procedures        Staff     implement     Council              20/21 and ongoing   In-house
 for staff to respond      procedures during       Environmental        each year
 to severe, extreme,       severe and above        Services       and
 catastrophic       fire   fire weather            Disaster
 weather including                                 Management Branch
 increased fire trail
 inspections       and
 reserve and trail
 closures for high to
 very high priority
 reserves.
 Develop response
 and          reporting
 procedures in the
 event of a bushfire
 on Council-owned
 land.
 Develop               a   The development of      Council              21/22               In-house
 Community                 a         Community     Environmental
 Engagement Plan           Engagement Plan,        Services, Disaster
 with     actions     to   Interactive mapping     Management
 include            the    and Statements of       Branch,
 development of:           Management Intent       QFES
 -Interactive              for priority reserves
 mapping that the          are completed
 public can access to
 view Council’s 5-
 year               fire
 management
 operational plan for
 individual reserves.
 -Statements          of
 Management Intent
 for priority reserves
 with               fire
 management
 information
 -formal processes
 for engaging with
 community groups
 particularly around
 wildlife response
 -measures to avoid
 bushfire such as no
 camping, dumping
 of rubbish and/or


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