Bushfire Hazard Assessment Management Plan v2 - 434 Lake Cooroibah Rd Lake Cooroibah v1 · RAL26/0015

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                                       NCES REF: J001445
434 Lake Cooroibah Rd Lake Cooroibah, QLD




Plate 9 – Example Static Water Supply tank design for firefighting purposes (Source: Kingspan Group 2021

6.4 Fire Breaks/Fire Break Trails
The provision of fire breaks and fire trails within a site located in a bushfire prone area offers
an important bushfire defence measure to assist in reducing the risk and severity of bushfire
ingress onto and through a site. Hazardous vegetation has been confirmed to the north and
west of the development footprint on generally level ground.
The hazardous vegetation to the north of the site, including SU1b and the patch of VHC 9.1
that was removed from within the site under the patch and corridor filtering process, is
separated from the Lot 7 building area by the existing driveway on the site and low hazard
vegetation conditions. A QFES vehicle could readily set down on the driveway or adjacent
maintained grassland to access the northern perimeter of the site to attack a fire front and or
structure fire. The requirement to provide a firebreak trail within the north of Lot 7 is therefore
unnecessary.
The hazardous vegetation to the west of the site; SU2, is separated from the Lot 7 building
area by the existing driveway on the adjacent lot, a dam, and the adjacent dwelling and VHC
41.1 low threat conditions. A QFES vehicle could readily set down on the maintained grassland
about the dwelling to access the south western perimeter of the site to attack a fire front and
or structure fire. The requirement to provide a firebreak trail along the south-west boundary of
Lot 7 is therefore also considered unnecessary.
Lake Cooroibah Road represents a two lane bitumen sealed road which acts as a fire break
and fire break trail between the site and the extensive National Park open forest to the west
of the site. A 6-10m wide fire break trail is also present within the NP vegetation adjacent to
Lake Cooroibah Road.
The inclusion of additional fire breaks within the site is deemed unnecessary.

6.5 Vehicle Access and Roads
Development in bushfire prone areas should be serviced by safe access/exit points for both
occupants and emergency services personnel. The Lot 7 building area is accessed directly
from Lake Cooroibah Road through the west boundary via the existing 2.8m wide (approx.)
bitumen sealed driveway which will be registered under shared easement in favour of Lot 8.
A transit length of approximately 250-260m is envisaged to the Lot 7 building area.
The access route into the site is situated on near level ground and bordered by low hazard
VHC 41.1 conditions present in the adjacent lots right through to the Lot 7 building area. There
was no obvious risk of vegetation blocking access or egress into the site observed at the time
of inspection (i.e. low hanging branches or trees located immediately on the edge of the
driveway).



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