Approved Document 3 of 3 Bushfire Management Plan Dec 2020 OPW20-0145 · OPW20/0145

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.        INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
     1.1.            SITE DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
     1.2.            SITE HISTORY........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.        SITE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.        PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................ 9
4.        UNDERSTANDING BUSHFIRE HAZARD ........................................................................................................ 10
     4.1.     BUSHFIRE ATTACK ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
        4.1.1. Direct Flame Contact .....................................................................................................................................................11
        4.1.2. Ember Attack .....................................................................................................................................................................11
        4.1.3. Radiant Heat ......................................................................................................................................................................11
        4.1.4. Fire Driven Wind ..............................................................................................................................................................11
     4.2.     VEGETATION COMMUNITIES............................................................................................................................................... 12
     4.3.     TOPOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
     4.4.     FIRE WEATHER..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.        BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................. 13
6.        BUSHFIRE RISK MITIGATION ......................................................................................................................... 17
     6.1.     SITE ACCESS AND EGRESS ................................................................................................................................................... 17
     6.2.     BUSHFIRE BUFFERS/FIREBREAKS..................................................................................................................................... 20
     6.3.     WATER ................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
     6.4.     VEGETATION MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 21
        6.4.1. Internal .................................................................................................................................................................................21
        6.4.2. External ................................................................................................................................................................................22
     6.5.     CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS .............................................................................................................................................. 22
7.        CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 22


Appendices
Appendix 1




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