080623 BlueCare Bushfire Assessment Report_Iss B_screen version.pdf [As Published] · 132008.1128

                                                                                                                              Bushfire Protection Assessment
                                                                                                                                                    BlueCare
                                                                                                                             Grass Tree Court, Sunrise Beach




                                                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................ 4

    1.0         INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND INFORMATION ....................................................................... 5

        1.1         Background .................................................................................................................................. 5

        1.2         Scope of the Report ..................................................................................................................... 5

        1.3         Brief Site Description ................................................................................................................... 5

        1.4         Existing Vegetation ...................................................................................................................... 6

        1.5         Fire Brigade.................................................................................................................................. 8

        1.6         Fire Weather ................................................................................................................................ 9

        1.7         Fire Run ....................................................................................................................................... 9

        1.8         Fire History ................................................................................................................................. 10

        1.9         Likely Fire Paths ........................................................................................................................ 10

        1.10        Existing Fire Trail Network ......................................................................................................... 11

    2.0         BUSH FIRE THREAT ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................... 12

        2.1         Hazard Assessment Methodologies Employed ......................................................................... 12

        2.2         State Planning Policy Assessment Methodology....................................................................... 12

        2.3         AS3959 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas ...................................................... 13

        2.4         Bushfire Modelling ..................................................................................................................... 14

        2.5         Qualitative Assessment ............................................................................................................. 17

    3.0         RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 18

        3.1         Fire Breaks ................................................................................................................................. 18

        3.2         Fire Trails ................................................................................................................................... 18

        3. 3        Water Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 19

        3.4         Gas and Electricity supplies ....................................................................................................... 20

        3.5         Building Construction Standards................................................................................................ 20

        3.6         Street Numbering and Identification .......................................................................................... 20

        3.7         Internal Roads ............................................................................................................................ 20

        3.8         First Aid Fire Fighting ................................................................................................................. 20

        3.9         Evacuation Plan ......................................................................................................................... 20


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