AA1345BFIRE Revision 2

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                                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0      INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................5
         1.1 Preamble ............................................................................................................................5
         1.2 Aims ...................................................................................................................................5
         1.3 Site Location ......................................................................................................................5
         1.4 Site Characteristics ...........................................................................................................5

2.0      PROPOSAL DETAILS...............................................................................................................6

3.0      EXISTING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION .............................................................................6
         3.1 State Government .............................................................................................................6
         3.2 Local Government.............................................................................................................6

4.0      DESKTOP BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ....................................................................7
         4.1 Methodology......................................................................................................................7
         4.2 Slope...................................................................................................................................7
         4.3 Aspect ................................................................................................................................7
         4.4 Fire History ........................................................................................................................7
         4.5 Vegetation ..........................................................................................................................8
         4.6 Fuel Load ...........................................................................................................................8
         4.7 Predicted Fire Attack Routes and Sources.....................................................................8

5.0      FIELD BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................9
         5.1 Methodology......................................................................................................................9
         5.2 Site Assessment ...............................................................................................................9
         5.3 Additional Information – Nearest Fire Brigade .............................................................10

6.0      BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR ASSESSMENT ..............................................................................10
         6.1 Bushfire Hazard Rating...................................................................................................10
         6.2 Potential Fireline Intensity (State Planning Policy 2014) .............................................11
         6.3 Asset Protection Zone ....................................................................................................11

7.0      RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................12

8.0      CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................13

9.0      LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY ..............................................................................................14

10.0 CLOSURE ................................................................................................................................14

11.0 REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................15




AA1345BFIRE                                                             Rev.2
April 2016
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