Appendix B - Bushfire Management Plan

Site assessment supports the classification of the closest vegetation as being a combination of mapped
Regional Ecosystem 12.15.3 and 12.5.6 and proposes the fuel values established in Section 3 for use in fire
modelling undertaken in Section 6.

DNRME provides the following Description and recommended fire guidelines for the vegetation communities
present.

 Regional Ecosystem          Description                                      Fire Guidelines
                             Eucalyptus tindaliae and/or E. racemosa          SEASON: Late summer to winter.
 RE 12.5.3                   subsp. racemosa open-forest with
 Endangered                  Corymbia intermedia, E. siderophloia +/- E.      INTENSITY: Low to moderate.
                             resinifera, E. pilularis, E. microcorys,
                             Angophora leiocarpa. Melaleuca
                                                                              INTERVAL: 7-25 years.
                             quinquenervia is often a prominent feature
                             of lower slopes. Minor patches (<1ha)
                             dominated by Corymbia citriodora can             STRATEGY: Aim for a burn mosaic of 40-60% over the
                             sometimes occur. Occurs on complex of            burn area. A diversity of season and fire intensity is
                             remnant Tertiary surfaces +/- Cainozoic and      important, as well as spot ignition in cooler or moister
                             Mesozoic sediments. (BVG1M: 9g)                  periods to encourage mosaics. Late summer burns
                                                                              assist with maintaining control of fire intensity.
                             Vegetation Hazard Class (VHC) 9.1
                             24.2t/ha Total Available Fuel Load (State        ISSUES: Avoid repeated low intensity fires. Fires that
                             Default Value)                                   are too frequent will eliminate obligate seeding
                                                                              species. Fire frequency should be such as to allow trees
                                                                              to reach maturity and produce viable seed.



                             Eucalyptus siderophloia, E. propinqua            SEASON: Late summer to winter. a. Late summer to
 RE 12.5.6                   and/or E. pilularis open forest +/- Corymbia     autumn.
 Endangered                  intermedia, E. microcorys, E. acmenoides, E.
                             tereticornis, E. biturbinata, Lophostemon        INTENSITY: Low to moderate. a. Moderate to high.
                             confertus with E. saligna, E. montivaga at
                             higher altitudes. Occurs on remnant
                                                                              INTERVAL: 7-25 years. a. Minimum 20 years, maximum
                             Tertiary surfaces. Usually deep red soils.
                                                                              unknown, requiring further research.
                             (BVG1M: 9a)

                                                                              STRATEGY: Aim for a burn mosaic of 40-60% over the
                             Vegetation Hazard Class (VHC) 9.1
                                                                              burn area. A diversity of season and fire intensity is
                             24.2t/ha Total Available Fuel Load (State
                                                                              important, as well as spot ignition in cooler or moister
                             Default Value)
                                                                              periods to encourage mosaics. Late summer burns
                                                                              assist with maintaining control of fire intensity. a.
                                                                              Needs disturbance to maintain RE structure (eucalypt
                                                                              overstorey, rainforest dominated but mixed species
                                                                              understorey). It is unlikely that mosaic burns will be
                                                                              achievable because fire would most likely be of higher
                                                                              intensity (i.e., likely to be a wildfire) and is only likely to
                                                                              occur at long intervals (at least 20+ years) during
                                                                              prolonged dry periods. In exceptional circumstances,
                                                                              different localities containing this ecosystem could be
                                                                              burnt to ensure a continuum of habitat availability
                                                                              across the broader landscape. Using this strategy
                                                                              maximises the probability of spatial mosaics in the
                                                                              landscape.

                                                                              ISSUES: Avoid repeated low intensity fires. Fires that
                                                                              are too frequent will eliminate obligate seeding
                                                                              species. Fire frequency should be such as to allow trees
                                                                              to reach maturity and produce viable seed. a.
                                                                              Operationally there will be many areas of wet
                                                                              sclerophyll that cannot be safely burnt, and will only
                                                                              burn in wildfire. There is evidence that suggests that

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