RFI - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                                                                   Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan



Table of Contents
  1.1        Background ............................................................................................................................... 1
  1.2        Site Description ......................................................................................................................... 1
  1.3        Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................... 2
  1.4        Qualifications and Experience .................................................................................................. 2

  2.1        State Planning Policy (SPP) ..................................................................................................... 5
  2.2        Noosa Plan 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 6
  2.3        AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas ............................................ 7

  3.1     Hazard Assessment .................................................................................................................. 8
     3.1.1     Step 1 – Fire Weather Severity.......................................................................................... 9
     3.1.2     Step 2 - Vegetation Hazard Classes and Potential Fuel Loads ........................................ 9
       3.1.2.1     Vegetation Hazard Classes ........................................................................................ 9
       3.1.2.2     Potential Fuel Loads ................................................................................................. 17
     3.1.3     Step 3 - Site and Effective Slope ..................................................................................... 17
     3.1.4     Step 4 - Remodelling of Bushfire Hazard ........................................................................ 18
  3.2     Radiant Heat Exposure and Bushfire Attack Levels ............................................................... 20

  4.1        Agencies / Persons Responsible ............................................................................................ 23
  4.2        Owner / Occupier Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 23
  4.3        Reporting and Auditing ........................................................................................................... 23
  4.4        Siting of Buildings.................................................................................................................... 24
  4.5        Asset Protection Zones ........................................................................................................... 24
  4.6        Access ..................................................................................................................................... 25
  4.7        Electricity Supply ..................................................................................................................... 26
  4.8        Water Supply ........................................................................................................................... 26
  4.9        Climate Change and Fire Weather – Projections for 2050 ..................................................... 26
  4.10       Emergency Response Procedures ......................................................................................... 26




Appendix 1 Flamesol Method 2 Minimum Distance Calculations ........................................................ 40

FIGURES

Figure 1: Site location (Source: Queensland Globe). .............................................................................. 2
Figure 2: Proposed development layout .................................................................................................. 4
Figure 3: Excerpt from DSDMIP SPP IMS – Bushfire prone area (Source: DSDMIP SPP IMS). ........... 6
Figure 4: Excerpt from Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire hazard overlay (Source: Noosa Council, 2022).... 7
Figure 5: State-mapped Vegetation hazard Classes (VHCs)................................................................ 15
Figure 6: Ground-truthed Vegetation Hazard Classes (VHCs). ............................................................ 16
Figure 7: Bushfire Attack Levels ............................................................................................................ 22
Figure 8: Bushfire Asset Protection Zone Plan ..................................................................................... 27

TABLES

Table 1: Potential fuel loads for classified vegetation within 150 m assessment area. ........................ 17
Table 2: Slope angles for assessable fire runs to the development site ............................................... 18
Table 3: Potential fireline intensity ranges and bushfire hazard classes .............................................. 18
Table 4: Potential fireline intensity for classified VHCs within 150 m assessment area ....................... 19
Table 5: Determination of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) minimum separation distances for bushfire-
    prone vegetation............................................................................................................................. 21
Table 6: Assessment against the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code. .......................... 29




                                                                              PR22116_BHAMP_178 Davis Rd, Cootharaba                              Page iii