ASSET PROTECTION ZONE LANDHOLDER BOOKLET for lot 3 v1

Asset Protection Zone Landholder Booklet v1
Lot 3




1.0 What is an Asset Protection Zone?
Asset protection zones (APZ) provide a defensive tool to assist in the reduction of potential
bushfire impact to people and property situated in bushfire prone areas. An APZ provides:
    •    a buffer zone between a bush fire hazard and an asset
    •    an area of reduced bush fire fuel that allows suppression of fire
    •    an area from which backburning or hazard reduction can be conducted,
    •    an area which allows emergency services access and provides a relatively safe area
         for firefighters and home owners to defend their property.
Potential bush fire fuels should be minimised within an APZ. This is so that the vegetation
within the planned zone does not provide a path for the transfer of fire to the asset either from
the ground level or through the tree canopy.
An APZ, if designed correctly and maintained regularly, will reduce the risk of:
    •    direct flame contact on the asset
    •    damage to the built asset from intense radiant heat ember attack.
The APZ should always be located between an asset and the bushfire hazard.
The site has been confirmed to be located within a Designated Bushfire Prone Area hence
provision of adequate building separation to the adjoining hazardous vegetation is prudent to
minimise bushfire risk to people and property on the site. For illustrative purposes, Plate 1
depicts the concept of asset protection zones adjacent to dwellings in bushfire prone areas.




                                Plate 1 – Asset Protection Zones (NSW PBP 2018)




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