Bushfire Risk Assmt & Risk Mngt Plan for house at 8 Hinterland Cl, Tinbeerwah Revision 1 June 2022 ENAM

                         Ecological Natural Area Management


1 Executive Summary
A house, to be constructed at 8 Hinterland Cl, Tinbeerwah, Queensland in the Noosa Council
jurisdiction is mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay
and in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping.
Therefore, the house is deemed to potentially be in a Bushfire Prone Area and an assessment of the
bushfire risk to the building and a bushfire risk management plan is required.
As the house is mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire
Overlay and in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity
mapping this report will detail bushfire hazard assessments for:
    •    Bushfire Resilient Communities as referenced by Queensland State Planning Policy 2017
         for Asset Protection Zone requirements and
    •    Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas for Deemed
         to Satisfy building requirements
    •    The Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
Site specific assessment of the Severity of the Bushfire Hazard
A site specific assessment of the Potential Bushfire Intensity using “A new methodology for state-
wide mapping of bushfire prone areas” (Leonard et al, 2014) assessed that:
    • The house is in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class area.
Assessment of Bushfire Prone Area status
The assessment of Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class confirms that:
    • The house is deemed to be in a Bushfire Prone Area.
As the the house is in a Bushfire Prone Area, an assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level using
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas is required to be
conducted as specified by the Queensland Building Act and the bushfire requirements of the
National Construction Code.
Assessment of the minimum Asset Protection Zone
The minimum Asset Protection Zone requirement is 23m for a Radiant Heat of 17.86 kW/m2.
Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level
The Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) for the house using Method 2 of Australian Standard AS3959
Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas was assessed as:
   • BAL 19 for the east, south and north building elevations and
    •    BAL 12.5 for the west building elevation.




Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 8 Hinterland Cl, Tinbeerwah     June 2022

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