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

Table of Contents
1.   Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.   The bushland reserve network ........................................................................................... 4
3.   Principles of bushland reserve fire management .............................................................. 7
4.   Bushfire risk ......................................................................................................................... 8
5.   Determining reserve priorities .......................................................................................... 10
     5.1         Reserve network risk assessments ........................................................................ 10
     5.2         Reserve groupings ................................................................................................. 16
     5.3         Fire Management Unit (FMUs) ............................................................................... 18
6.   Risk mitigation measures.................................................................................................. 19
     6.1         Asset Protection Zones .......................................................................................... 19
                 6.1.1        Fire access trails ............................................................................................... 19
                 6.1.2        Fuel Reduced Zones (FRZ) .............................................................................. 19
     6.2         Fire trails and FRZ Standards ................................................................................ 20
     6.3         New fire trails and FRZs ......................................................................................... 21
     6.4         Planned burns ........................................................................................................ 22
     6.5         Community engagement ........................................................................................ 25
     6.6         Disaster management ............................................................................................ 25
7.   Fire Management Planning ............................................................................................... 26
     7.1         Fire Management Action Plan ................................................................................ 26
     7.2         5-Year Fire Management Operational Plan ............................................................ 28
8.   Appendix ............................................................................................................................ 30
     8.1         Priority reserves for fire management ..................................................................... 30
     8.2         Fire adaptive vegetation communities .................................................................... 32
     8.3         Fire sensitive vegetation communities .................................................................... 34
     8.4         Fire Management Plan template for reserves ......................................................... 35
     8.5         Community liaison letter template .......................................................................... 37
     8.6         Useful websites ...................................................................................................... 39
     8.7         Acronyms ............................................................................................................... 39




DRAFT Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Fire Management Plan                                                                             Page 2