210055 - 327 Kinmond Creek Road, COOTHARABA - Bushfire Risk Assessment

Table of Content
1.         INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.1            PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 4
1.2            SITE DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................................................... 4
2.         BUSHFIRE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ......................................................................... 5
3.         BUSHFIRE ATTACK LEVEL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................ 6
3.1            STEP 1 – DETERMINATION OF THE RELEVANT FIRE DANGER INDEX (FDI)........................ 7
3.2            STEP 2 - ASSESSMENT OF VEGETATION COMMUNITIES .......................................................... 7
3.3            STEP 3 - ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVE SLOPE..................................................................... 8
3.4            STEP 4 - ASSESSMENT OF DISTANCE TO THE VEGETATION ..................................................... 8
3.5            STEP 5 - DETERMINATION OF BUSHFIRE ATTACK LEVEL (BAL) .......................................... 8
4.         CONCLUSION ...........................................................................................................................11
5.   REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................12
APPENDIX 1 – PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN ......................................................................... 13
APPENDIX 2 – FLAMESOL RESULTS.................................................................................................................. 14


FIGURES

Figure 1: Site Location (Source: Queensland Globe). ........................................................................... 4
Figure 2: Bushfire Attack Level Map......................................................................................................... 10

PLATES

Plate 1: Site vegetation. .................................................................................................................................... 8
Plate 2: Existing access track to development site. .............................................................................. 8




PR20257_BAL_327 Kinmond Creek Rd, Cootharaba                                                                                                                  3