Bushfire risk assessment risk management plan 199 Maximillian Road Noosa North Shore Revision 1 - November 2019 · MCU20/0087

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7 Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level
7.1    Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level: Methodology
The National Construction Code references Australian Standard AS3959: Construction of buildings in
bushfire-prone areas for Deemed to Satisfy building requirements for bushfire risk management
construction of buildings. This section assesses the Category of Bushfire Attack and an equivalent
construction Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) for the house using Australian Standard AS3959 to
determine a level of construction required to achieve the objective of the Standard which is to
“prescribe particular construction details for buildings to reduce the risk of ignition from a bushfire
while the fire front passes”. (Standards Australia, 2018). This report uses software from Newcastle
Bushfire Consulting which models the Bushfire Attack Level using Method 2 of Australian Standard
AS3959-2009.

7.2    Modelled bushfire attacks
The south east potential direction for a bushfire attack were modelled using Method 2 of Australian
Standard AS 3959: Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.




Figure 13: Map showing the bushfire attacks


7.3    Forest Fire Danger Index
This report will use the specified Forest Fire Danger Index of FFDI 40. as required by Australian
Standard AS3959.




Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 199 Maximillian Road, Noosa North Shore   November 2019

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