2021-02-09 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 2 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Fire Management Plan 2021

    Bushfire        FMU               Asset Protection Zone      Fire unit     Maintenance
    Interface       Assessment        (APZ)                      access        requirements
    Zone risk                         Fire access   Fuel
    assessment                        trail width   Reduction
                                                    Zone (FRZ)
                                                    width
                                                                 one way
                                                                 access.
                   Narrow            3m               N/A        N/A control   Slashing/mowing
                   vegetation                                    line only     every 3 months
                   corridor
    6              >20 degree        N/A              10m        N/A           FRZ every 4 years
                   slope and/or
                   highly erodible
                   soil.
    Category D Industrial, commercial, agricultural
    7              <20 degrees       3m               N/A        Small fire    Fire trails every 5
                                                                 appliance     months
                                                                 can have
                                                                 one way
                                                                 access.
                    Narrow            3m              N/A        N/A control   Slashing/mowing
                    vegetation                                   line only     every 5 months
                    corridor
    8               >20 degree        N/A             6m         N/A           FRZ every 5 years
                    slope and/or
                    highly erodible
                    soil.

Table 8. Guidelines for fire trails/FRZ for bushland reserves with High to Very High bushfire risk.

Fire trails/FRZ that do not meet these standards in relation to their priority grouping will roll into the
fire trail operational works program.


6.3       New fire trails and FRZs
As per Table 8 the width of the fire trail/FRZ depends on topography, requirements for fire appliance
access and the vulnerability of neighbouring buildings. Where topography is not conducive of
locating a fire trail on a bushland reserve, neighbours are encouraged to maintain fire trails on their
land.

Prior to the development of new fire trials/FRZ, the potential impacts of works will need to be
undertaken by Council staff. The following matters will need to be considered when establishing new
fire trails:

        Potential erosion
        Impacts on environmentally significant vegetation and habitat such as Matters of National
         and State Significance (i.e. threatened species and habitat)
        Possible cultural heritage sites
        Fire trails need to be well formed, drained, gated and signed
        New trails can escalate other issues such as illegal access, camping and rubbish disposal.

Council receives requests from a number of sources concerning fire management. Figure 5 below
provides a decision tool for requests concerning new fire trails, FRZ’s and/or burns for bushland
reserves.




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