SUPERSEDED Reference Document - MCU22/0202

                                                                             Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan



                3.1.2.2 Potential Fuel Loads

                Fuel loads have been allocated for each VHC to represent the long-unburnt condition that would be
                typically exhibited 10 years after fire. In accordance with the values provided in Figure 14 of the BRC
                Technical Guide (QFES, 2019a), the potential fuel load values for ground-truthed VHCs within and
                surrounding the site are as provided in Table 2.

                             Table 2: Potential fuel loads for classified vegetation within 150 m assessment area.


                                                      Total      Total
                                                     potential   overall
                               VHC                   surface     potential        Prone type 1            Fuel continuity2
                                                     fuel load   fuel load
                                                      (t/ha)     (t/ha)

                         Wet eucalypt tall open                                     Bushfire-prone –
                 8.1                                   31.0        35.0       1                           1    Continuous
                                  forest.                                          Forest / Shrub fires


                          Low to moderate tree                                     Non-bushfire prone
                39.2                                   5.0          8.0       3                           2   Discontinuous
                         cover in built-up areas.                                    – Low hazard.


                        Nil to very low vegetation                                 Non-bushfire prone
                42.6                                   2.0          2.0       3                           2   Discontinuous
                                  cover.                                             – Low hazard.


                3.1.3 Step 3 - Site and Effective Slope

                Two slope input parameters are required for the estimation of fire behaviour and separation. Site slope
                is the slope of the ground between the edge of the proposed development (or site boundary) and the
                edge of hazardous vegetation. Effective slope refers to the slope of the land beneath hazardous
                vegetation. Effective slope is the more important parameter as it has a direct influence on the potential
                rate of fire spread, fuel consumption and thus, potential fireline intensity. For each vegetation hazard
                class, the effective slope is determined by assessing the slope beneath classified vegetation (in
                degrees) which most influences bushfire behaviour and the relative position of land supporting
                hazardous vegetation in relation to the development i.e. upslope or downslope. Where there is more
                than one slope beneath classified vegetation, each slope should be individually assessed, and the
                worst-case scenario adopted.

                The topography of the site and surrounding land is undulating with variable slopes due to dissection by
                gullies and watercourses. Slope measurements have calculated using LiDAR-derived 1 metre contour
                data published by the Department of Resources and verified by site measurement. The site slopes
                gently down from the western portion of the site to the east.

                The site slope and effective slope angles for all hazardous vegetation within the assessment area have
                been calculated and are shown in Table 3.




                1 Prone type taken from the VHC Data sheet of the SPP Bushfire APZ Calculator.
                2 Fuel continuity type taken from Figure 14 of the QFES BRC Technical Guide.




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