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TITLE Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan for 199 Beddington Road, Doonan.
FILED AS PR20258_BHAMP_199 Beddington Road, Doonan_VerA
Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by
Revision Date
(name/title) (name/ title) (name/title)
Jacob Gack Richard Hanson,
Version A 17/02/2023 Client
Graduate Ecologist Senior Ecologist
Jacob Gack Richard Hanson,
Version B 10/10/2023 Client
Graduate Ecologist Senior Ecologist
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Table of Contents
1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Site Description ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Qualifications and Experience .................................................................................................. 3
2.1 State Planning Policy (SPP) ..................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Noosa Plan 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas ............................................ 7
3.1 Hazard Assessment .................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.1 Step 1 – Fire Weather Severity.......................................................................................... 9
3.1.2 Step 2 - Vegetation Hazard Classes and Potential Fuel Loads ........................................ 9
3.1.2.1 Vegetation Hazard Classes ........................................................................................ 9
3.1.2.2 Potential Fuel Loads ................................................................................................. 15
3.1.3 Step 3 - Site and Effective Slope ..................................................................................... 15
3.1.4 Step 4 - Remodelling of Bushfire Hazard ........................................................................ 16
3.2 Radiant Heat Exposure and Bushfire Attack Levels ............................................................... 18
4.1 Agencies / Persons Responsible ............................................................................................ 21
4.2 Owner / Occupier Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 21
4.3 Reporting and Auditing ........................................................................................................... 21
4.4 Siting of Buildings.................................................................................................................... 22
4.5 Asset Protection Zones ........................................................................................................... 22
4.6 Access and egress .................................................................................................................. 23
4.7 Electricity Supply ..................................................................................................................... 24
4.8 Water Supply ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.9 Climate Change and Fire Weather – Projections for 2050 ..................................................... 24
4.10 Emergency Response Procedures ......................................................................................... 24
4.11 Emergency Information Providers ........................................................................................... 24
4.12 Local Resources ..................................................................................................................... 25
4.12.1 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Stations. ......................................... 25
4.12.2 Neighbourhood Safe Places and Evacuation Centres. ................................................... 25
Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 33
Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................................................. 34
FIGURES
Figure 1 Site location (Source: Queensland Globe). ............................................................................... 3
Figure 2 Excerpt from DSDMIP SPP IMS – Bushfire prone area (Source: DSDMIP SPP IMS). ............ 6
Figure 3 Excerpt from Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire hazard overlay (Source: NSC IntraMaps 9, 2023). 7
Figure 4 State-mapped Vegetation hazard Classes (VHCs). ................................................................ 13
Figure 5 Ground-truthed Vegetation Hazard Classes (VHCs). ............................................................. 14
Figure 6 Bushfire Attack Levels ............................................................................................................. 20
TABLES
Table 1: Property Information .................................................................................................................. 2
Table 2: Potential fuel loads for classified vegetation within 150 m assessment area. ........................ 15
Table 3: Slope angles for assessable fire runs to the development site ............................................... 16
Table 4: Potential fireline intensity ranges and bushfire hazard classes .............................................. 16
Table 5: Potential fireline intensity for classified VHCs within 150 m assessment area ....................... 17
Table 6: Determination of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) minimum separation distances for bushfire-
prone vegetation............................................................................................................................. 19
Table 7: Assessment against the Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code. ....................... 27
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PLATES
Plate 1: Proposed development site location. Facing north east towards maintained gardens. ........... 11
Plate 2: VHC 42.6 – Beddington Road to the west of the site. Facing north. ....................................... 11
Plate 3: Vegetation Community 1 – 4 metre buffer of unmanaged vegetation on neighbour’s boundary
to the site, before mowed grounds and gardens. ........................................................................... 12
Plate 4: Vegetation Community 1 hazardous vegetation to the east of the development’s location.
Facing North East. (VHC 8.1) ........................................................................................................ 12
Plate 5: Ground cover and leaf litter on the road reserve. Facing East (VHC 39.2). ............................ 12
Plate 6: Vegetation on the road reserve to the east of the site. (VHC8.1). Facing North East. ............ 12
Plate 7: VHC 39.2 – Vegetation to the north of the site on neighbouring lot. Facing North East. ......... 12
Plate 8: Vegetation to the east of the site (VHC 8.1) ............................................................................ 12
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Acronyms and Glossary
Terms Definitions
APZ Asset Protection Zone
BAL Bushfire Attack Level
BHA Site-specific bushfire hazard assessment
BMP Bushfire Management Plan
BPA Bushfire Prone Areas
DCCEEW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Cwth)
DES Department of Environment and Science (QLD)
DOR Department of Resources (QLD)
DSDILGP State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (QLD)
ERP Emergency Response Plan
GTRE Ground-truthed regional ecosystem
HSE Health Safety and Environment
IPA Inner Protection Area
OPA Outer Protection Area
QFES Queensland Fire Emergency Services
RE Regional ecosystem
SARA State assessment and referral agency
SDAP State development assessment provisions
Refers to the area within which development, over- and under-ground
Site
services, access tracks and other associated infrastructure may be located.
Site boundary The extent of the properties that the project is located within
SPP State Planning Policy
VM Act Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)
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1 Introduction
1.1 Background
Green Tape Solutions was engaged by Katie Rose Cottage Hospice to prepare a bushfire hazard
assessment and management plan (BHAMP) for a property located at 199 Beddington Road, Doonan
(described as Lot 6 on RP225627 and referred to as the ‘site’).
This report has been prepared for a development application for the construction of a new care wing at
Katie Rose Cottage Hospice. The development will introduce five (5) new beds into the hospice and
provide the facilities to manage the End-of-Life Care within the facility. The development will also involve
the constructions of tranquil gardens and spaces for the clients.
The site currently supports an existing dwelling and associated outbuildings and structures, including
sheds and an external office. The current house supports capacity for three (3) clients, this building will
be reclassified for administration use. Access to the site is provided by an entry and exit access onto
Beddington Road.
The new wing has been proposed to come off the existing dwelling on the southern side of the building.
The development has been designed to primarily utilise existing cleared areas; however, some removal
of vegetation may be required. The proposed development layout is provided in Appendix 1.
1.2 Site Description
The site is located on a single lot comprising a total area of approximately 10, 680 m2 (1.068 ha) within
the Noosa Council (NSC) local government area (Figure 1). The site is bounded by Beddington Road
that runs along the western boundary and surrounded by similar sized low-density vegetated rural
residential lots.
The site has been historically cleared for the development of the existing house and lawns, a small
orchard and several gardens. The site has retained remnant native vegetation across the property, a
large has been retained to the back of the lot. A more detailed description of the vegetation communities
within and surrounding the site is provided in Section 3.1.2
Table 1 provides the detail of the development site. Figure 1 depicts the location of the site.’
Table 1: Property Information
Address 199 Beddington Road, Doonan.
Lot / Plan Lot 6 on RP225627
Area (m2) 10, 680 m2 (1.068 ha)
LGA Noosa Council
Zone Rural Residential
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Figure 1 Site location (Source: Queensland Globe).
1.3 Scope of Work
The purpose of this BHAMP is to provide a site-specific assessment of bushfire hazard and to assess
compliance of the proposed development with the outcomes sought by the Noosa Council Planning
Scheme 2020 (Noosa Plan 2020), in particular the assessment benchmarks outlined in the Bushfire
hazard overlay code. The BHAMP also provides a plan for bushfire risk management including building
construction requirements, asset protection zones, fuel management, access requirements and
emergency responses measures. Recommendations are consistent with legislative requirements to
reduce the risk to life and property.
1.4 Qualifications and Experience
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) Bushfire Resilient Communities Technical
Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and resilience –
Bushfire’ October 2019 (‘BRC Technical Guide’) (QFES, 2019) provides guidance on suitably qualified
people for assessments identified in the BRC Technical Guide. This guidance includes the following
recommendations:
• Fine-scale assessment of vegetation communities in accordance with the ‘Vegetation Hazard
Class’ assessment methodology be undertaken by a suitably qualified person with experience
in botanical survey methods; and
• Applicant-initiated assessments and reports be prepared or peer-reviewed by suitably qualified
and experienced people with degree (AQF Level 8) qualifications in environmental science,
environmental management (or an equivalent discipline), demonstrated experienced in
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botanical surveys and spatial analysis methods, including use of geographic information
systems (GIS) software); demonstrated experience in the assessment of bushfire hazard and
risks or technical qualifications in environmental science, environmental management (or and
equivalent discipline) and demonstrated relevant industry experience in the assessment of
bushfire hazard and risks for a minimum of five years.
The author of this report meets QFES’ criteria as follows:
• possesses knowledge and experience in applying relevant legislation, plans, policies, standards
and guidelines relating to bushfire hazard and fire ecology relating to Queensland requirements
and South-east Queensland conditions;
• has knowledge, experience in botanical survey methods and GIS analysis and at least 5 years’
experience in undertaking bushfire hazard assessment and preparing bushfire management
plans, including experience in undertaking fine-scale assessment of vegetation communities
and application of the QFEs Bushfire Hazard Assessment methodology outlined in the BRC
Technical Guide; and
• has qualifications and experience in the field of ecology, environmental management or similar
to assess and protect site-based and strategic biodiversity values relating to South-east
Queensland.
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2 Bushfire Regulatory Framework
Given that bushfire hazard can cause harm to people and social wellbeing, damage to property and
impacts to the economy and environment, the management of bushfire hazard in Queensland is
considered an integral component of land use planning and development decisions.
There are three regulatory mechanisms/instruments applicable to the site that regulate development to
avoid and mitigate potential impacts associated with bushfire hazard:
• State Planning Policy (SPP) and associated guidelines (Department of Infrastructure‚ Local
Govenment and Planning (DILGP), July 2017);
• Noosa Plan 2020 (Noosa Council Council, 2020); and
• Australian Standard AS3959:2018 – Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-prone Areas
(Standards Australia, 2018).
2.1 State Planning Policy (SPP)
The SPP identifies the Queensland Government’s policies about matters of state interest in land use
planning and development (Department of Infrastructure‚ Local Govenment and Planning (DILGP), July
2017). The SPP is a broad and comprehensive statutory planning instrument. It sits above regional
plans, standard planning scheme provisions and local government planning schemes within the
hierarchy of planning instruments outlined in the Planning Act 2016.
The SPP is supported by the following guidance material:
• The SPP state interest guidance material - Natural hazards, risk and resilience - Bushfire (‘SPP
guidance’) (DSDMIP, 2019), which provides further context to the SPP and explains how the
SPP policies can be applied, in particular for local government when making or amending local
planning instruments. The SPP guidance is also intended to assist assessment managers and
practitioners in applying the SPP assessment benchmarks when state interests have not been
integrated into the local planning scheme (where applicable).
• The ‘Bushfire Resilient Communities – Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy
State Interest - Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Bushfire (‘BRC Technical Guide’)
(QFES, 2019), which provides technical guidance and policy positions of the Queensland Fire
and Emergency Services (QFES). It includes procedures for undertaking a bushfire hazard
assessment (BHA), calculating asset protection zones and preparing a Bushfire Management
Plan.
The SPP assessment benchmarks outlined in Part E of the SPP and Section 4.0 of the SPP guidance
apply to development to the extent that the development is assessable against a planning scheme and
only to the extent that the planning scheme is inconsistent with the SPP.
The SPP is also supported by a state-wide map of bushfire prone areas (BPA) (also referred to as
‘bushfire hazard area’) that was developed based on the CSIRO modelling of potential fireline intensity
using the methodology described by Leonard et al. (2014). The BPA mapping identifies areas of Very
High (>40,000 kW/m), High (20,000 – 40, 000 kW/m) and Medium (4,000 – 20,000 kW/m) Potential
Bushfire Intensity. The Potential Impact Buffer includes all land within 100 metres of any area with a
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potential fireline intensity greater than 4,000 kW/m (i.e. medium, high or very high bushfire
hazard/potential bushfire intensity). This mapping triggers assessment against the State Planning Policy
Assessment Benchmarks.
An excerpt from the SPP Assessment Benchmark – BPA mapping published on the SPP Interactive
Mapping System (IMS) is provided in Figure 2. The site is mapped as containing areas of Very High
Potential Bushfire Intensity and Potential Impact Buffer.
Figure 2 Excerpt from DSDMIP SPP IMS – Bushfire prone area (Source: DSDMIP SPP IMS).
2.2 Noosa Plan 2020
The site is located within the Noosa local government area and is subject to the provisions of the Noosa
Plan 2020. The planning scheme’s Bushfire hazard overlay maps the site as containing areas of High
Potential Bushfire Intensity and Potential Impact Buffer. An excerpt from the overlay map identifying the
mapped bushfire hazard areas in relation to the proposed development site is shown in Figure 3.
Noosa Shire Council’s Bushfire hazard overlay mapping designates bushfire prone areas for the
purposes of Section 12 of the Building Regulation 2006. The provisions of the Building Code of Australia
(BCA) or Queensland Development Code (QDC) are applicable to any building assessment work in a
designated bushfire prone area.
The Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire overlay code notes that a site-based assessment may be used to ground-
truth the extent of hazardous vegetation and the extent and nature of the bushfire hazard area (bushfire
prone area), but does not specify acceptable methodologies. The site-specific bushfire assessment
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provided in this plan has been undertaken in accordance with the BRC Technical Guide (Queensland
Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), 2019).
Figure 3 Excerpt from Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire hazard overlay (Source: NSC IntraMaps 9, 2023).
2.3 AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas
The Australian Standard AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas (Standards
Australia, 2009) specifies the requirements for the construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas in
order to improve their resistance to bushfire attack. AS3959:2018 applies to those areas where a
regulated map (i.e. a planning scheme overlay map) identifies an area as a bushfire prone area (or
similar), requiring calculation of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) in accordance with a methodology outlined
in the standard.
AS3959:2018 thus prescribes the construction details for buildings depending on the calculated BAL.
The detailed requirements relating to construction methods and materials are typically dealt with as part
of building design and enabled via private certification in accordance with the Building Code of Australia.
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3 Bushfire Hazard Assessment
A site-specific bushfire hazard assessment (BHA) for the site has been undertaken in accordance with
the methodology outlined in the ‘Bushfire Resilient Communities’ (BRC) technical document (QFES,
2019). The methodology underpinning the BHA process consists of three stages:
1. An assessment to verify the reliability of existing BPA mapping over the site and land
surrounding the site (the ‘assessment area’).
2. A hazard assessment involving field investigations to ground-truth the accuracy of the BPA
mapping for the site, where required. The hazard assessment area must include the
development area and all land within 150 metres of the development footprint.
3. Using the results of the site-specific assessment, the asset protection zone width needed to
achieve the requisite radiant heat flux levels is calculated using the SPP Bushfire asset
protection zone (APZ) width calculator or Method 2 of AS3959:2018.
Where the precision and/or accuracy of BPA mapping or map input datasets are insufficient (e.g. where
there has been changes in land use and vegetation cover within the assessment area), the process
enables applicants to create a local-scale BPA map based on the results of the site investigation and to
apply modified input variables that reflect changes that have occurred over time. The BHA process
adapts the method used to generate the state-wide BPA mapping, described in Leonard et. al. (2014)
with further refinement to allow for the downgrade and/or filtering of small patches and narrow corridors
where needed in accordance with contemporary mapping rules outlined in the BRC technical guide and
Leonard and Opie (2017).
Where effective fuel loads have been reduced based on patch size and isolation in accordance with the
patch and corridor filtering rules outlined in 4.2.6 of the QFES BRC technical guide, reduced effective
fuel loads can be used as inputs into a Method 2 Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment.
The assessment has been based on vegetation existing within, adjacent and nearby to the site including
any areas subject to revegetation or regrowth, which have been assessed as if these areas have
reached their mature state.
3.1 Hazard Assessment
The following steps have been undertaken to assess spatial factors that contribute to potential bushfire
intensity for the site and surrounding land:
• Step 1: Identification of Fire weather severity
Identification of all Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) values estimated at a 1:20 year (5%) Annual
Exceedance Probability (AEP) using the Bushfire Hazard Area – Bushfire Prone Area – Inputs
dataset from the Queensland Government data portal.
• Step 2: Identification of Vegetation Hazard Classes
Assessment of vegetation communities to identify the relevant vegetation hazard classes
(VHCs) using a combination of remnant and pre-clearing regional ecosystem maps, high-
resolution aerial imagery and a ground-truthed assessment of vegetation present within the site
and within the required 150 m assessment area.
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• Step 3: Slope assessment
Identification of site slope and effective slope, and determination of whether proposed buildings
are upslope or downslope of hazardous vegetation using Bushfire Hazard Area – Bushfire
Prone Area – Inputs dataset from the Queensland Government data portal and 1 m LiDAR-
derived contour data.
• Step 4: Remodeling of bushfire hazard and calculation of potential fireline intensity -
Where a change to the distribution, extent and/or classification of VHCs within the assessment
area is proposed, remodeling of bushfire hazard is undertaken to determine how the changes
to VHCs and associated fuel loads affect potential fireline intensity. Potential fireline intensity is
to be calculated in accordance with the method outlined in Leonard et. al. (2014).
VHCs and associated potential fuel loads are in accordance with Leonard et al. (2017), as provided in
the BRC Technical Guide and SPP Bushfire APZ width calculator published by the Queensland Fire
and Emergency Services (QFES).
Relevant spatial datasets published by the QFES were accessed via the Queensland Spatial Catalogue
(QSpatial) and the Catalyst Fire Management System (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services,
2020).
3.1.1 Step 1 – Fire Weather Severity
South-east Queensland has a subtropical climate with warm humid summers and mild winters and is
subject to influence from monsoonal climate systems and easterly troughs. Seasonality is not
pronounced; however the ‘wet’ season generally occurs during the December – April period. The fire
danger season usually occurs from spring to mid-summer (August/September to December) with the
greatest danger after a dry winter and spring and when deep, low-pressure systems near Tasmania
bring strong, hot and dry westerly winds to the coastal districts (Bureau of Meteorology, 2021). Severe
bushfire weather is characterised by days with high temperatures over 35 degrees, low relative humidity
and winds from the north to north-west.
The Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) provides an annual accumulated index of fire weather severity (i.e.
the potential danger of a bushfire) based on a combination of vegetation dryness, air temperature, wind
speed and humidity. The relevant FFDI for the site was derived from the Fire Weather Severity (Forest
Fire Danger Index) raster provided as part of the Bushfire Hazard Area – Bushfire Prone Area – Inputs
dataset.
The FFDI for the site and surrounding land is 48.
3.1.2 Step 2 - Vegetation Hazard Classes and Potential Fuel Loads
3.1.2.1 Vegetation Hazard Classes
Different types of vegetation communities determine the rate at which dry fuel accumulates. Some
vegetation communities protect fuel from drying out in all but extreme bushfire seasons and can then
be susceptible to very destructive bushfires. Alternatively, vegetation communities may expose fuels to
drying and therefore be frequently available for burning. Frequent bushfires can result in the
development of bushfire-tolerant grassy woodlands or grasslands and less destructive bushfire
behaviour.
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Vegetation Hazard Classes (VHCs) provided within the Bushfire Prone Area – Vegetation hazard class
– South east Queensland spatial dataset were reviewed for the site and surrounding land (Figure 4).
The following VHCs are mapped within the required 150 m assessment area:
• 8.1 – Wet eucalypt tall open forest;
• 39.2 – Low to moderate tree cover in built-up areas;
• 41.4 – Discontinuous low grass or tree cover; and
• 42.6 – Nil to very low vegetation cover.
The reliability of State-mapped VHCs was assessed through:
• review of Vegetation management remnant and pre-clearing regional ecosystem (RE) mapping
published by the Department of Resources (DoR);
• an assessment of existing vegetation within corridors undertaken by Green Tape Solutions in
February 2023 as part of site investigations to support preparation of a BHAMP.
DoR’s remnant RE mapping shows that small patches of remnant vegetation are mapped within the
assessment area. These patches are identified as containing the following REs (Figure 5):
• RE12.9-10.14 – Open Forest of Eucalyptus grandis, Lophostemon confertus, Eucalyptus
microcorys, Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera +/- E. pilularis. Occurs on Cainozoic and
Mesozoic sediments especially sandstone in wet gullies and southern slopes.
• RE12.9-10.1 – Tall open forest often with Eucalyptus resinifera, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus
robusta and Corymbia intermedia on sedimentary rocks, usually coastal.
The site assessment determined that vegetation within the 150 m assessment area consists of a mosaic
of native vegetation, landscape vegetation (including streetscape vegetation) and areas of maintained
grassland/lawn with low tree cover. The site supports a several mature trees in close proximity to the
house, the central proportion of the lot has been cleared for an open lawn and retained vegetation in
the eastern proportion has been left relatively untouched. Vegetation adjacent to and within proximity of
the development consists of two (2) site-verified communities.
• Vegetation community 1 – Wet Eucalypt Forest
Remnant native vegetation in the eastern portion of the site and on surrounding properties
consists predominantly of a canopy of Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis), Brush Box
(Lophostemon confertus) Pink Bloodwood (Corymbia Intermedia), Tallowwood (Eucalyptus
microcorys) and several species of Syzygium. These areas include a dense understory of Soap
tree (Alphitonia excelsa), Mango (Mangifera indica), Golden cane palm (Dypsis lutescens) and
several other native species. Common weed species within this community include Blue Lillies
(Agapanthus praecox) Umbrella tree (Heptapleurum actinophyllum), Climbing Asparagus
(Asparagus africanus) and Asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus).
This community is mapped as Category B (remnant) vegetation within the retained vegetation
sections in the east of the site containing the regional ecosystem (RE) 12.9-10.14a – Open
Forest of Eucalyptus grandis, Lophostemon confertus, Eucalyptus microcorys, Syncarpia
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glomulifera subsp. glomulifera +/- E. pilularis. Occurs on Cainozoic and Mesozoic sediments
especially sandstone in wet gullies and southern slopes. The ground-truthed vegetation
assessment determined that this vegetation meets the criteria for remnant status and is
generally consistent with RE 12.9-10.14a.
Vegetation community 1 – Wet Eucalyptus Forest within the site and on adjoining land has been
classified as VHC 8.1 – Wet Eucalypt Tall Open Forest.
• Vegetation community 2 – Landscape vegetation
The development footprint area and the western half of the subject site is mapped as Category
X (non-remnant). Vegetation in these areas consists predominantly of a canopy of Flooded Gum
(Eucalyptus grandis), Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) Pink Bloodwood (Corymbia
Intermedia), Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) and several species of Syzygium. The shrub
and ground cover layer has been predominantly removed from these areas. The managed
gardens around the property have been planted principally with native ground cover species but
also includes exotic species and a fruit tree orchard. Adjoining properties also include areas of
managed landscape vegetation.
Landscape vegetation on site and within the 150 m assessment area has been classified as
VHC 39.2 – Low to moderate tree cover in built-up areas.
Non-vegetated areas (roads, footpaths and buildings) and low-threat vegetation (including grassland
maintained in a minimal fuel condition, maintained lawns, maintained public reserves and parklands and
cultivated gardens) within the 150 m assessment area have been classified as VHC 42.6 – Nil to very
low vegetation cover. These areas have been excluded from the BAL assessment as they meet the
criteria for exclusion as low threat vegetation. Figure 5 depicts the location of ground-truthed VHCs
within the 150 m assessment area.
Plate 1: Proposed development site location. Plate 2: VHC 42.6 – Beddington Road to the west
Facing north east towards maintained gardens. of the site. Facing north.
(VHC 39.2)
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Plate 3: Vegetation Community 1 – 4 metre buffer Plate 4: Vegetation Community 1 hazardous
of unmanaged vegetation on neighbour’s vegetation to the east of the development’s
boundary to the site, before mowed grounds and location. Facing North East. (VHC 8.1)
gardens.
Plate 5: Ground cover and leaf litter in the road Plate 6: Vegetation in the road reserve to the east
reserve. Facing East (VHC 39.2). of the site. (VHC8.1). Facing North East.
Plate 7: VHC 39.2 – Vegetation to the north of the Plate 8: Vegetation to the east of the site (VHC 8.1)
site on neighbouring lot. Facing North East.
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Property Boundaries
Including 150 m Buffer
Queensland Digital Cadastral Database.
Mapped Vegetation hazard Classes.
VHC 39.2
VHC 41.4
VHC 42.6
VHC 8.1
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Figure 5: Ground-truthed
Vegetation Hazard Classes
Project: PR22448_199 Beddington
Rd, Doonan
Property boundary
150 m assessment area
VHC 8.1
VHC 39.2
VHC 42.6
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- Site Infrastructure and Impact Areas from Client.
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3.1.2.2 Potential Fuel Loads
Fuel loads have been allocated for each VHC to represent the long-unburnt condition that would be
typically exhibited 10 years after fire. In accordance with the values provided in Figure 14 of the BRC
Technical Guide (QFES, 2019a), the potential fuel load values for ground-truthed VHCs within and
surrounding the site are as provided in Table 2.
Table 2: Potential fuel loads for classified vegetation within 150 m assessment area.
Total Total
potential overall
VHC surface potential Prone type 1 Fuel continuity2
fuel load fuel load
(t/ha) (t/ha)
Wet eucalypt tall open Bushfire-prone –
8.1 31.0 35.0 1 1 Continuous
forest. Forest / Shrub fires
Low to moderate tree Non-bushfire prone
39.2 5.0 8.0 3 2 Discontinuous
cover in built-up areas. – Low hazard.
Nil to very low vegetation Non-bushfire prone
42.6 2.0 2.0 3 2 Discontinuous
cover. – Low hazard.
3.1.3 Step 3 - Site and Effective Slope
Two slope input parameters are required for the estimation of fire behaviour and separation. Site slope
is the slope of the ground between the edge of the proposed development (or site boundary) and the
edge of hazardous vegetation. Effective slope refers to the slope of the land beneath hazardous
vegetation. Effective slope is the more important parameter as it has a direct influence on the potential
rate of fire spread, fuel consumption and thus, potential fireline intensity. For each vegetation hazard
class, the effective slope is determined by assessing the slope beneath classified vegetation (in
degrees) which most influences bushfire behaviour and the relative position of land supporting
hazardous vegetation in relation to the development i.e. upslope or downslope. Where there is more
than one slope beneath classified vegetation, each slope should be individually assessed, and the
worst-case scenario adopted.
The topography of the site and surrounding land is undulating with variable slopes due to dissection by
gullies and watercourses. Slope measurements have calculated using LiDAR-derived 1 metre contour
data published by the Department of Resources and verified by site measurement. The site slopes
gently down from the western portion of the site to the east.
The site slope and effective slope angles for all hazardous vegetation within the assessment area have
been calculated and are shown in Table 3.
1 Prone type taken from the VHC Data sheet of the SPP Bushfire APZ Calculator.
2 Fuel continuity type taken from Figure 14 of the QFES BRC Technical Guide.
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Table 3: Slope angles for assessable fire runs to the development site
Slope location in
Max effective Max site slope Fire run in relation
relation to development Fire run scale
slope (degrees) (degrees) to development
area
Short fire run
East 5.5 7.27 Downslope
(140m)
Short fire run
South-east 3.06 4.53 Downslope
(140m)
Fully Developed
North-east 2.0 5.8 Downslope
Fire
Short fire run
South-west 9.5 4.2 Downslope
(150m)
3.1.4 Step 4 - Remodelling of Bushfire Hazard
Given that site-specific assessment determined that VHCs provided within the BPA – VHC – South east
Queensland spatial dataset do not entirely reflect the ground-truthed VHCs, remodelling of bushfire
hazard has undertaken to determine how the changes to VHCs and associated fuel loads affect potential
fireline intensity. Potential fireline intensity has been calculated in accordance with the method outlined
in Leonard et. al. (2014).
Potential fireline intensity (PFI) is a standard measure of the rate at which an advancing fire would
consume fuel energy per unit time per unit length of the fire front. This metric combines potential fuel
load (PFL), maximum landscape slope (slope) and fire weather severity (FFDI) to provide a potential
fireline intensity metric. The potential fireline intensity (PFI) is represented as the following equation:
PFI = 0.62 PFL2 x FFDI exp (0.069 x slope)
Where: PFI = Potential fire line intensity (kW/m), PFL = Potential fuel load (tonnes / ha), FFDI = Potential
severe fire weather (FFDI) and Slope = Max slope
Table 4 shows the potential fireline intensity ranges (in kilowatts per metre) and the corresponding
potential bushfire hazard classes.
Table 4: Potential fireline intensity ranges and bushfire hazard classes
Potential Fireline Intensity (kW/m) Potential Bushfire Hazard Class
40,000+ kW/m Very high
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20,000 – 40,000 kW/m High
4,000–20,000 kW/m Medium
0 – 4,000 kW/m Low/Not bushfire prone
Section 4.2.6 of the QFES BRC technical guide provides a series of mapping rules (‘patch and corridor
filtering’) for modifying the potential fireline intensity of bushfire-prone areas to reflect the likelihood of
lower potential fireline intensities in smaller vegetation patches and narrow vegetated corridors. These
rules are applied as follows:
1. Remove patches of continuous fuel < 1 ha in area that are surrounded by either no fuel or non-
continuous fuel and are further than 100 m from any other continuous fuel greater than 2 ha;
2. Downgrade the effective fuel load of small patches of continuous fuel measuring a. 1 – 2 ha –
downgrade by 66% and b. 2 – 3 ha – downgrade by 50 % if the patch is surrounded by either
non-continuous fuel or a low-hazard vegetation or land-use type and if the patch is further than
100m from any other continuous -fuel vegetation patch greater than 2 ha; and
3. Remove narrow corridors and area of continuous fuel that are less than 50 m in width.
Based on the results of the site-specific assessment, vegetation within the assessment area does not
meet any of the patch and corridor filtering rules outlined in QFES (2019).
The potential fireline intensity was calculated for bushfire-prone vegetation within 150 m of the site using
the inputs from Steps 1 - 3. In accordance with Section 7.6 of the BRC Technical Guide, fireline intensity,
radiant heat flux and bushfire attack level is not required to be calculated for non-bushfire prone (i.e.
VHCs with a prone type of 2) or low hazard VHCs (i.e. VHCs with a prone-type of 3), therefore VHCs
39.3 and 42.6 have been excluded from calculation of potential fireline intensity. Remodelled potential
fireline intensity for bushfire-prone vegetation to the south and south-west of the site is provided in Table
5:
Table 5: Potential fireline intensity for classified VHCs within 150 m assessment area
Location of Effective slope –
classified average slope beneath Fire Potential Potential Remodelled
vegetation in bushfire-prone weather fireline bushfire bushfire
VHC Status
relative to vegetation in relation severity intensity hazard hazard
development to development (FFDI) (PFI) class class
area (degrees)
47,192
E 8.1 Remnant 5.5 Downslope 48 Very High Very High
290 kW/m
39,880
SE 8.1 Remnant 3.06 Downslope 48 High High
kW/m
37,067
NE 8.1 Remnant 2.0 Downslope 48 High High
kW/m
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62,193 Very High Very High
SW 8.1 Remnant 9.5 Downslope 48
kW/m
The results of the potential fireline intensity calculation for bushfire-prone vegetation within the
assessment area show that vegetation within the site (VHC 8.1) has a potential bushfire hazard class
of ‘High’ or ‘Very High’. Section 5 outlines the requirements for management and mitigation of bushfire
hazard for the bushfire-prone vegetation within the site.
3.2 Radiant Heat Exposure and Bushfire Attack Levels
Bushfire attack levels (BALs) are used to quantify the levels of attack (radiant heat exposures/flux) that
built structures may experience during a fire event. The BAL is defined as ‘a means of measuring the
severity of a building’s potential exposure to ember attack, radiant heat and direct flame contact, using
increments of radiant heat expressed in kilowatts per metre squared, and the basis for establishing the
requirements for construction to improve protection of building elements from attack by bushfire’
(Standards Australia, 2018).
AS3959:2018 adopts six BAL categories, which are based on the level of radiant heat flux to which
buildings may be exposed to during a bushfire event. This level of heat flux generally relates to the type
of vegetation, effective slope and how far a building is from hazardous vegetation. BALs apply to
buildings and any attached or adjacent structure within 6 m of the building.
The BRC Technical Guide requires that radiant heat exposure/bushfire attack levels (BALs) are
calculated using either the SPP Bushfire APZ calculator (QFES, 2019b), which is the preferred method
or Method 2 of AS3959:2018. Where Method 2 is used, the following inputs are to be used:
• Site-specific values for FFDI (Step 1)
• Ground-truthed VHCs (Step 2) and their associated fuel loads (provided in Figure 14 of the BRC
Technical Guide); and
• Site and effective slopes (Step 3).
The site is located within a large patch of remnant open forest. Given the extent of this patch, a potential
continuous fire run greater than 150m is highly likely to the north-east, but not to the east and south-
east. Accordingly, a short fire run methodology is relevant to this site for the east and south-east fire
runs. The following fuel loads have been used in the Method 2 assessment for all fire runs to the site–
• Understorey - potential fuel load of 31.0 t/ha;
• Total fuel load – potential fuel load of 35.0 t/ha
The Flamesol Method 2 Minimum Distance calculator has been used to calculate the minimum
separation distance required between the development and bushfire-prone vegetation for each BAL.
These results are provided in Appendix 2 and Figure 6 and summarised in Table 6.
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Table 6: Determination of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) minimum separation distances for bushfire-prone
vegetation.
Bushfire BAL-
Attack Flame BAL-40 BAL-29 BAL-19 BAL-12.5 BAL-10
Level (BAL) zone (FZ)
East 0 - < 21.7m 21.7 - < 27m 27 - < 35.2m 35.2 - < 44.6m 44.6 - < 50.3m 50.3- <100m
South-east 0 - < 19.8m 19.8-< 24.9m 24.9- < 2.6m 32.6 - < 41.6m 41.6 - < 47m 47 - < 100m
North-east 0 - < 19.8m 19.8-< 26.2m 26.2-<36.8m 36.8 - < 49.8m 49.8 - < 57.7m 57.7 -<100m
South-west 0 - < 26.8m 26.8-< 32.9m 32.9-<42m 42 - < 52.7m 52.7 - < 59.2m 59.2 -<100m
The ‘QFES BRC Document 2019’ (section 9.4) specifies that vulnerable uses (i.e. Hospices, Age Care
Facilities, child care etc.) in bushfire prone areas must not be exposed to a radiant heat flux level of
greater than 10 kW/m2 at all development footprint boundaries. To comply with AO1.2 of the Bushfire
Overlay Code in the Noosa Plan 2020 the development will be required to maximise the setback from
hazardous vegetation to achieve an acceptable risk therefore the development is required to have a
setback from the hazardous vegetation in accordance with the distances in Table 6 above for BAL 10.
The proposed new building can comply with this requirement.
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Figure 6: Bushfire Attack
Level map
Project: PR22448_199 Beddington
Rd, Doonan
Property boundary
Hazourdous vegetation
Bushfire Attack Levels
BAL Flamezone
BAL 40
BAL 29
BAL19
BAL 12.5
BAL10
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4 Bushfire Management Plan
The SPP requires that where it is not possible to avoid a bushfire prone area, development mitigates
bushfire risk to people and property to an acceptable or tolerable level. This can be achieved through
development design and siting, hazard reduction practices and emergency mitigation measures for any
buildings bordering potentially bushfire-susceptible vegetation. These practices and measures include
fuel reduction and management, road infrastructure to provide safe access and egress, appropriate
building design and construction standards, procedures for fighting bushfires and fire intensity reduction
management measures.
The development does not seek to mitigate bushfire hazard through additional vegetation clearing
beyond the development area boundary and shall contain all bushfire management and mitigation
measures within the development area.
4.1 Agencies / Persons Responsible
The responsible fire authority is the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES). It is the
responsibility of the proponent to ensure that the relevant measures required by this plan are in place
prior to inspection by the Council and the building certifier, and to ensure that the measures are in place
prior to enacting the approval. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the proponent to ensure that a copy
of this report is always on hand at the site.
4.2 Owner / Occupier Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the relevant lot owner to maintain each lot in accordance with the conditions
outlined in this report. The owner / occupier responsibilities include:
• An Asset Protection Zone (APZ) is to be established and maintained between the new wing and
bushfire-prone vegetation. The APZ is to be managed in accordance with the measures outlined
in Section 4.5.
• All access routes are to remain clear of obstacles to enable effective emergency vehicle access
and egress; and
• No burning is to be undertaken on-site without a Permit to Burn as issued by the local Fire
Warden (and approval if required, in writing, from Council).
• The storage or handling of hazardous chemicals on the premises must not result in an
unacceptable risk to people, property and the environment. Hazardous chemicals should not
present a risk to or impose upon emergency services when responding to an emergency or
evacuation.
4.3 Reporting and Auditing
This bushfire report is a controlled working document that is to be updated and revised to reflect adaptive
management and constructive feedback. Some sections of the plan may be modified, new procedures
may be implemented, and responsibilities altered, depending on feedback and application.
This bushfire report will only ever be modified with the agreement of Noosa Council. This agreement
allows for changes to the plan scope, as determined through consultation and the acceptance of the
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proponent. That is, where further actions are deemed necessary or where actions can be reduced in
scope.
4.4 Siting of Buildings
In accordance with the SPP 2017 (and associated guidance material) and the Noosa Plan 2020, the
proposed design has considered the key principles when siting development. The relevant clauses that
have been considered are:
• Utilising land that is predominantly cleared to minimise ecological impacts to native vegetation;
• Maximising where practicable building frontage setbacks from any hazardous vegetation; and
• Siting of buildings so that elements of the development that are least susceptible to fire are
situated closest to the bushfire hazard (e.g. driveways, parking areas and protective landscape
treatments).
4.5 Asset Protection Zones
The use of an APZ is the most effective defence against flame and radiant heat and to a lesser extent,
ember attack. The APZ incorporates defendable space and allows for managing heat intensities at the
building surface. Appropriate vegetation management measures shall be required to manage fine fuels,
which have the greatest influence on the spread of a conventional flame front-driven bushfire
(Queensland Government and CSIRO, 2020).
The QFES BRC Document specifies that vulnerable uses (i.e. Hospices, Age Care Facilities etc.) in
bushfire prone areas must not be exposed to a radiant heat flux level of greater than 10 kW/m2 at all
development footprint boundaries. An Asset Protection Zone (APZ) must be established on the property
on all sides of the proposed new building, to ensure that it will be able to achieve and maintain a BAL-
10 construction rating (Figure 6). The APZ will cover all areas on Figure 6 outside of the mapped
‘hazardous vegetation’ area. This APZ will have the following characteristics:
• Inner Protection Area (IPA): 0 – 10m from the edge of the new building. This area is to be
maintained as an area that is effectively free of flammable material to provide defendable space
and for managing heat intensities at the building surface. The IPA is to be managed as follows:
o Removal of all canopy trees and shrubs within the IPA. New trees are not to be planted
in the IPA.
o Landscaping treatments within the IPA shall comprise low threat vegetation, including
lawn areas managed in a minimal fuel condition (i.e. ≤ 100 mm nominal height as
specified in AS3959:2018) and landscape garden plant species that are of low
combustibility (i.e. species with high leaf moisture content, low volatile oil content,
absence of shedding bark, low production of leaf litter etc.). Flammable plants are not
permitted.
o Plants must be arranged to minimise vertical and horizonal connectivity of plant
material.
o Plants must be no closer than 5 metres from an exposed window or door.
o Mulches within any landscaped areas are to be non-combustible.
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o Non-habitable structures such as sheds are permitted in the IPA, as long as they are
made from non-combustible materials and are located greater than 6m from any
habitable dwellings.
o In-ground swimming pools are permitted in the IPA, as long as they are made from non-
combustible materials (including associated landscaping/paving etc).
o Any fencing is to be constructed from non-combustible materials.
• Outer Protection Area (OPA): 10m – outer edge of APZ. This area is to be maintained in
low/reduced fuel load state to deprive an advancing fire front of fuel continuity. The OPA is to
be managed as follows:
o To minimise clearing of native canopy vegetation, removal of existing trees is not
proposed within the OPA. These trees are to be retained. However, removal of sub-
canopy trees and flammable understorey vegetation (shrub layer) is required to remove
continuous and ladder fuels.
o Landscaping treatments within the OPA shall comprise low threat vegetation, including
lawn/grassed areas managed in a minimal fuel condition (i.e. ≤ 100 mm nominal height
as specified in AS3959:2018) and plant species that are of low combustibility (i.e.
species with high leaf moisture content, low volatile oil content, absence of shedding
bark, low production of leaf litter etc.).
o Plants must also be arranged to minimise vertical and horizonal connectivity of plant
material.
o Garden beds and shrubs are not to be located under trees.
o All trees are to have lower limbs removed up to a height of 2 metres above the ground.
o Mulches within any landscaped garden areas should be of non-combustible materials
(e.g. pebbles).
o Non-habitable structures such as sheds are permitted in the OPA, as long as they are
made from non-combustible materials and are located greater than 6m from any
habitable dwellings.
o In-ground swimming pools are permitted in the OPA, as long as they are made from
non-combustible materials (including associated landscaping/paving etc).
o Any fencing is to be constructed from non-combustible materials
Regular maintenance of the APZ should be undertaken to remove fuels and debris, particularly prior to
and during the fire season (i.e. late Winter to early Summer). This must include regular vegetation
management and maintenance where necessary and practicable (e.g. grass slashing, weed removal
etc.) and removal of debris and rubbish.
4.6 Access and egress
The site directly adjoins Beddington Rd and access to the new building will be provided via a driveway
along the western boundary of the site to Beddington Road. Easy access is also provided to the rear of
the property via the proposed vehicle driveways and manoeuvring areas. The development maintains
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both adequate access for local firefighting appliances and adequate egress for residents and emergency
services personnel away from the most likely direction of an approaching bushfire. Evacuations are
available via the Entrance and Exit areas, where there is appropriate space for Queensland Fire and
Emergency Vehicles to be able to turn around and provide defence against ember attack or approaching
bushfires. The rear of the lot contains an appropriately sized fire break between the hazardous
vegetation and the maintained gardens and lawns of the hospice.
4.7 Electricity Supply
The proposed development will have access to mains electricity supply. Where practicable, electrical
transmission lines will be installed underground.
4.8 Water Supply
The site does not have access to a reticulated water supply. The proposed building will have the required
minimum level of stored, dedicated, on-site water supply for fire-fighting purposes. The site has access
to a 48,000-litre drinking water supply and an additional two (2) 5,000 litre water tanks used for gardens,
and a 50,000-litre swimming pool, therefore complying with AO3.2 of the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire
Hazard Overlay Code.
4.9 Climate Change and Fire Weather – Projections for 2050
Climate change can act in two ways to affect fire behaviour. First, it is likely to exacerbate the fire-
weather risk on any given day, leading to increased frequency or intensity of extreme and very extreme
fire-weather days particularly within the fire season. Secondly, an increase in the accumulated fire risk
over a year might represent a longer fire season and a reduction in the number of days suitable for
prescribed burning.
It is recommended to review this document and associated bushfire procedures at the site over the
coming decades in response to any potential increases of bushfire risk from climate change.
4.10 Emergency Response Procedures
An onsite fire management and evacuation strategy should be developed and available to implement in
the event of an emergency. In the event of a pending fire emergency, assistance is to be obtained by
contacting dialling 000.
4.11 Emergency Information Providers
In the event of a bushfire emergency, information can be sourced from:
Local Radio:
• 90.3 FM Local ABC;
• 91.9 Sea FM;
• 95.3 FM Local ABC; and
• 101.3 FM Noosa.
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Noosa Shire Council – Disaster Dashboard.
Its recommended to sign up to the Noosa ALERTS system to receive SMS messages regarding
information regarding arising local disasters, severe weather and emergency events.
• Accessible by: http://disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au/
State Government, Queensland Fire Emergency Services – Current Warnings
• Accessible by: https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents
In the event of a bushfire emergency, do not rely on a single source of information, check multiple
places to stay up to date.
4.12 Local Resources
4.12.1 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Stations.
There are several Queensland Fire and Rescue and Queensland Rural Fire Services (Volunteer)
brigades within the close proximity (under 10km) of the site including:
• 3.0 Km Doonan Rural Fire Brigade: 700 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Doonan Qld 4562;
• 7.3 Km Tinbeerwah And District Rural Fire Brigade: 863 Sunrise Rd, Tinbeerwah Qld 4563;
• 7.4 Km Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade: 478 Verrierdale Rd, Verrierdale Qld 4562;
• 7.9 Km Noosa Heads Tewantin Fire & Rescue Station: 2 Langura St, Noosa Heads Qld 4567;
• 9.9 Km Eumundi Rural Fire Brigade: Napier Rd, Eumundi Qld 4562.
4.12.2 Neighbourhood Safe Places and Evacuation Centres.
Neighbourhood Safe Places and Evacuation Centres will be opened by the Noosa Council in the event
of an emerging bushfire or natural disaster event. The location of these centres will be dependent on
the type of emergency or disaster and will be provided in Noosa Shire Council’s Disaster Dashboard.
These centres are only for places of last resort and only to be used if all other options are exhausted
and you cannot seek refuge with family or friends outside the area impacted by the bushfire or only
attend the centre if directed by State or Local government officers (including police, firefighters etc.) or
the fire has escalated, and evacuation and refuge at these shelters is your ONLY safe option.
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5 Assessment Against the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
The site is mapped with the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Hazard Overlay, which triggers a response to
the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code. An assessment against this code is provided in Table 7.
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Table 7: Assessment against the Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code.
Performance Outcomes Acceptable Outcomes Compliance Assessment
Safety of people and property
Development maintains the safety of Development which will materially increase the number of
people and property from the adverse people living or congregating on premises, including COMPLIES WITH PO1
impacts of bushfire. AO1.1 reconfiguring a lot, is not located within a medium or high
bushfire hazard area. The proposed new building will have an
appropriate setback for a vulnerable use, not
PO1 Development maximises setbacks from hazardous being exposed to greater than 10kW/m2 of
vegetation to achieve an acceptable risk. radiant heat.
AO1.2
Editor’s Note — PSP8 Natural Hazards provides
guidance for assessing bushfire hazard risk and
preparing a bushfire hazard management plan.
Impacts on Ecologically Important Areas
Bushfire mitigation measures do not No acceptable outcome provided
adversely impact on: COMPLIES WITH PO2
a. biodiversity values, connectivity and The development footprint will result in the
ecosystem functioning; and removal of a small number if native trees. The
b. the long term physical integrity of proposed APZ does not require any additional
PO2 waterways, wetland and areas of native native vegetation clearing. Therefore, the
vegetation. proposal will have minimal impacts on
biodiversity values, connectivity and ecosystem
functioning. The proposal will also not impact on
the long term physical of waterways, wetlands or
areas of mapped native vegetation
Water Supply for Fire Fighting Purposes
Development provides an adequate Premises are connected to the reticulated water supply.
water supply for fire fighting purpose COMPLIES WITH AO3.2
which is reliable, safely located and Editor's note—For reconfiguring a lot, water supply needs
freely accessible. AO3.1 to provide for a minimum flow and pressure of 10 litres a The proposed dwelling will have the required
PO3 second at 200kPa at all times for fire fighting purposes. minimum level of stored, dedicated, on-site
water supply for fire-fighting purposes. The site
OR has access to a 48,000-litre drinking water
AO3.2 Where there is no available reticulated water supply, the supply and an additional two (2) 5,000 litre water
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premises has: tanks used for gardens, and a 50,000-litre
swimming pool.
a. an accessible dam, swimming pool or water tank
available for fire fighting purposes with an onsite water
volume of not less than 5,000 litres; and
a. a water supply outlet pipe 50 millimetres in
diameter fitted with a standard fire brigade fitting
connected to the water supply (other than where the
water supply is in a swimming pool or dam).
Editor’s Note—Water supply capacity for fire fighting
purposes is in addition to water supply capacity for other
uses and activities on the premises.
Essential Community Infrastructure
Essential community infrastructure is Development involving essential community infrastructure
able to function effectively during and is not located within a medium or high bushfire hazard Not applicable – the development does not
immediately after bushfire events. area. constitute essential community infrastructure
AO4.1
OR
Where located in a medium or high bushfire hazard area,
PO4 development involving essential community infrastructure
is designed to function effectively during and after a
bushfire event in accordance with a Bushfire Hazard
AO4.2 Management Plan.
Editor’s Note— PSP8 Natural Hazards provides guidance
for assessing bushfire hazard risk and preparing a
bushfire hazard management plan.
Hazardous Materials
Public safety and the environment are Hazardous materials are not manufactured or stored in
not adversely affected by the impacts of bulk in a bushfire hazard area. Not applicable - The development will not store on
PO5 AO5
bushfire on hazardous materials manufacture hazardous materials.
manufacturing or storing in bulk.
Access and Evacuation Routes
Roads provide for easy and safe The road layout provides for through-roads and avoids
evacuation of residents of premises and cul-de-sacs and dead-end roads. COMPLIES WITH PO6
PO6 AO6.1
access by emergency services.
OR
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The development has a perimeter road reserve with a The development maintains both adequate
minimum width of 20 metres and maximum gradient of access for local firefighting appliances and
AO6.2 12.5%. egress for residents. The site directly adjoins
Beddington Rd and easy access is provided to
OR the rear of the property. Residents leaving the
Cul-de-sacs or no-through roads are provided with fire site can travel either north or south on
trails or access easements, which are capable of being Beddington rd to escape bushfire threat.
AO6.3
navigated by conventional vehicles and which link to
through roads. The rear of the lot contains an appropriately
Safe access and egress is available at all times to all of sized fire break between the hazardous
AO6.4 vegetation and the maintained gardens and
the development for emergency vehicles and personnel.
Where an emergency access point is required, it lawns of the hospice.
AO6.5 complies with the relevant works codes and PSP6
Engineering Design Standards.
Lot design
Lot design and building siting minimises Each residential lot:
bushfire hazard risk to people and COMPLIES WITH PO7
property. a. includes a building envelope, identified on a plan
of subdivision; The proposed new building is located in the most
a. is of sufficient size and shape to allow for efficient appropriate location on the property from a
emergency access to buildings for fire fighting bushfire hazard perspective, being furthest from
appliances (e.g. by avoiding battle-axe/hatchet lots and hazardous vegetation and close to the road
long narrow lots with long access driveways to frontage.
PO7 AO7
buildings);
a. where more than 2500m², achieves setbacks
from hazardous vegetation in line with Bushfire Attack
Level 29 requirements as per AS3959; and
a. is designed so that buildings and structures are
sited in locations of lowest hazard within the lot and
elements of the development least susceptible to fire
are closest to the fire hazard.
Firebreaks and fire access tracks
Firebreaks and fire access tracks Where development involves the creation of a new
provide: road and lots, a firebreak is provided by providing a COMPLIES WITH PO8.
cleared road reserve not less than 20 metres wide and
a. adequate access for fire fighting maximum gradient of 12.5% around the perimeter of The development maintains both adequate
PO8 AO8.1
and other emergency vehicles; and the subdivision, between the created lots and access for local firefighting appliances and
a. adequate access for the surrounding vegetated lands. adequate egress for residents and emergency
evacuation of residents and emergency services personnel. The site directly adjoins
personnel in an emergency situation. OR Beddington Rd and easy access is provided to
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Fire access tracks are provided between the created the rear of the property via the proposed vehicle
lots and surrounding vegetated land that: driveways and manoeuvring areas.
a. have a cleared minimum width of 6 metres; The rear of the lot contains an appropriately
a. have a maximum gradient of 12.5%; sized fire break between the hazardous
a. provide unbroken access for fire fighting vegetation and the maintained gardens and
AO8.2
vehicles; lawns of the hospice.
a. provide passing bays and turning areas;
a. are located within an access easement that is Evacuations are accessible via the Entrance and
granted in favour of Noosa Council and the Exit areas, where there is appropriate space for
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service. Queensland Fire and Emergency Vehicles to be
able to turn around and provide defence against
Bushfire management measures are carried out on the ember attack or approaching bushfires.
AO8.3 subject property and not any adjoining property.
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6 Conclusion
This report has been prepared to provide a site-specific bushfire hazard assessment and management
plan for a proposed new residential hospice building at 199 Beddington Road, Doonan (Katie Rose
Cottage Hospice). The bushfire assessment has been undertaken in accordance with a contemporary
methodology i.e. the methodology outlined in the QFES Bushfire Resilient Communities Technical
Reference Guide (QFES, 2019) and utilises QFES-published inputs (FFDI and fuel loads) for hazardous
vegetation classified in accordance with the QFES vegetation hazard classification system.
The results of the assessment show that vegetation associated with the Wet Eucalypt Forest (VHC 8.1)
to the east, south-east, north-east and south-west of site has a potential bushfire hazard class of ‘high’
or ‘very high’. All other vegetation within 150 m of the development site is not classified as bushfire-
prone and therefore, calculation of radiant heat flux/bushfire attack level (BAL) is not applicable.
The QFES Bushfire Resilient Communities document states that vulnerable uses (such as residential
hospices) are to be sited so they achieve a radiant heat flux of no more than 10 kW/m 2. The proposed
new hospice building complies with this requirement. A bushfire Asset Protection Zone (APZ) has been
proposed on the property to achieve this outcome. Regular fuel maintenance within the APZ will be
required by the occupants of the dwelling to ensure ongoing protection of the dwelling. Most of the
understory vegetation within the APZ is already cleared and managed on a regular basis, so the impact
on ecological values from the APZ construction and maintenance will be minimal.
The site directly adjoins Beddington Rd and easy access is provided to the rear of the property via
the proposed vehicle driveways and manoeuvring areas. Direct access to the new building is provided
via a driveway along the western boundary of the site to Beddington Road. This driveway will provide
for the safe egress of residents in the event of an approaching bushfire. The driveway surface is
capable of supporting Rural Fire Service 4WD vehicles, and the longitudinal gradient of the driveway
does not exceed 12.5%. The rear of the lot contains an appropriately sized fire break between the
hazardous vegetation and the maintained gardens and lawns of the hospice.
The site does not have access to a reticulated water supply. The proposed building will have the required
minimum level of stored, dedicated, on-site water supply for fire-fighting purposes. The site has access
to a 48,000-litre drinking water supply and an additional two (2) 5,000 litre water tanks used for gardens,
and a 50,000-litre swimming pool, therefore complying with AO3.2 of the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire
Hazard Overlay Code.
The adjoining property to the south contains mostly non-bushfire prone vegetation (landscaped gardens
and lawns) along with some small patches of native vegetation. The proposed development is still
subject to bushfire risk by virtue of being located in a bushfire hazard area, but these risks will be
mitigated by the management plan in section 5 of this report and internal documents from Katie Rose
Cottage Hospice (KRCH) that illustrate the operational procedures for bushfire emergencies (KRCH
Bushfire Survival Plan, Emergency Evacuation Plan; and Bushfire Risk Management Plan). The
proposed development complies with State Planning Policy 2017 Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience
Assessment Benchmarks and the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code.
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7 References
Department of Infrastructure‚ Local Govenment and Planning (DILGP). (July 2017). State Planning
Policy. Brisbane: Department of Infrastructure, Local Govenment and Planning (DILGP)
Retrieved from https://dilgpprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/spp-july-2017.pdf
DSDMIP. (2019). State Planning Policy State Interest Guidance Material - Natural Hazards, Risk and
Resilience - Bushfire, December 2019. Retrieved from
https://dsdmipprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/spp-guidance-natural-hazards-risk-
resilience-bushfire.pdf
Leonard, J., & Opie, K. (2017, 2017). Estimating the potential bushfire hazard of vegetation patches
and corridors. Retrieved from https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/pub?pid=csiro:EP167343
Leonard, J., Opie, K., Newnham, G., & Blanchi, R. (2014). A new methodology for State-wide mapping
of bushfire prone areas in Queensland. Retrieved from Brisbane:
https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/opendata/Bushfire_Prone_Area_Mapping_Report_5_Feb_2014_
Low_Res.pdf
QFES. (2019). Bushfire Resilient Communities - Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning
Policy State Interest 'Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience - Bushfire', October 2019.
Retrieved from https://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire_Planning/Documents/Bushfire-
Resilient-Communities.pdf
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. (2020). Catalyst Fire Management System. Retrieved from
https://catalyst.qfes.qld.gov.au/
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES). (2019). Bushfire Resilient Communities: Technical
Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State Interest 'Natural Hazards, Risk and
Resilience' (October 2019). Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Retrieved from
https://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire_Planning/Pages/Bushfire-Resilient-
Communities.aspx
Noosa Council Planning Scheme (2020). Noosa Plan 2020. Retrieved from:
https://noo-prod-icon.saas.t1cloud.com/Pages/Plan/Book.aspx?exhibit=Current
Standards Australia. (2018). AS 3959-2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.
Retrieved from Sydney: https://law.resource.org/pub/au/ibr/as.3959.2009.pdf
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Appendix 1
Proposed Development Layout
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NOTE:-
THIS PLAN WAS PREPARED TO SHOW THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE
HOUSE ON THE SUBJECT LOT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE. THE DIMENSIONS, AREAS, OFFSETS AND RL'S SHOWN HEREON ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINTS, GOOD BUILDING
PRACTICES, REQUIREMENT OF COUNCIL AND ANY AUTHORITY WHICH MAY HAVE LOT 6 ON RP225627
REQUIREMENTS UNDER ANY RELEVANT LEGISLATION. IN PARTICULAR, NO
RELIANCE SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE INFORMATION ON THIS PLAN FOR ANY PARISH OF WEYBA
FINANCIAL DEALINGS INVOLVING THE LAND.
THIS NOTE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS PLAN.
COUNTY OF MARCH
NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL
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EXISTING DWELLING SIZE: 426.5m²
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Project Address PROPOSED SITE PLAN
199 BEDDINGTON ROAD, DOONAN QLD 4562
4/10/2023 12:27:11 PM
Project number CCC36387
Client Name
Date 04.10.2023 WD.04
Drawn by AG
KATIE ROSE COTTAGE HOSPICE Checked by - Scale 1 : 350 Wind Category TBC
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Appendix 2
Flamesol Method 2 Minimum Distance Calculations
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2/16/23, 3:47 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia & FPA | MES AUSTRALIA Calculated February 16, 2023, 4:46 pm (MDc v.4.9) 199 Beddington Rd East fire run SFR Inputs Fire Danger 48 Index Vegetation Forest classification Understorey fuel load Total fuel load Vegetation height Effective slope Site slope Flame width Windspeed Heat of combustion Flame temperature 31 t/ha 35 t/ha n/a 5.5° 7.27 ° 49.58 m n/a 18,600 kJ/kg 1,200 K Rate of spread Flame length Flame angle Elevation of receiver Fire intensity Transmissivity Viewfactor Minimum distance to < 40 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 29 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 19 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 12.5 kW/m? Minimum distance to < 10 kW/m2 Outputs 2.6 km/h 21.16m 61.27 °, 66.27 °, 70.27 °, 74.27 °, 76.27 ° & 86,27 ° 6.51 m, 6.24 m, 5.46 m, 4.49 m, 3.86 m & Om 47,192 kW/m 0.848, 0.831, 0.8090000000000001, 0.79, 0.78 & 0.732 0.42, 0.3123, 0.2091, 0.1413, 0.1146 & 0.0305 21.7m 27m 35.2m 44.6m 50.3 m tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+East+fire+run+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=5.5&SITESLOPE=7.27&VE... 1/2
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2/16/23, 3:47 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia Rate of Spread - Mcarthur, 1973 & Noble et al., 1980 Flame length - NSW Rural Fire Service, 2001 & Noble et al., 1980 Elevation of receiver - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Flame angle - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Radiant heat flux - Drysdale, 1999, Sullivan et al., 2003, Douglas & Tan, 2005 tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+East+firetrun+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=5.5&SITESLOPE=7.27&VE... 2/2
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2/16/23, 3:58 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia & FPA | MES AUSTRALIA Calculated February 16, 2023, 4:58 pm (MDc v.4.9) 199 Beddington Rd north-east fire run Inputs Fire Danger 48 Index Vegetation Forest classification Understorey fuel load Total fuel load Vegetation height Effective slope Site slope Flame width Windspeed Heat of combustion Flame temperature 31 t/ha 35 t/ha n/a 5.8 ° 100 m n/a 18,600 kJ/kg 1,200 K Outputs Rate of spread Flame length Flame angle Elevation of receiver Fire intensity Transmissivity Viewfactor Minimum distance to < 40 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 29 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 19 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 2.04 km/h 17.52m 68.8 °, 74,8 °, 78.8 °, 81.8 °, 82.8° & 88.8 ° 6.15 m, 5.79 m, 4.85 m, 3.61 m, 2.83 m&Om 37,067 kW/m 0.848, 0.828, 0.802, 0.779, 0.769 & 0.716 0.4202, 0.3129, 0.2118, 0.1431, 0.1161 & 0.0312 19.8 m 26.2m 36.8 m 49.8 m tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+north-east+fire+run& EFFECTIVESLOPE=2&SITESLOPE=5.8&VEGE... 1/2
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2/16/23, 3:58 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia 12.5 kW/m? Minimum distance to < 57.7m 10 kW/m2 Rate of Spread - Mcarthur, 1973 & Noble et al., 1980 Flame length - NSW Rural Fire Service, 2001 & Noble et al., 1980 Elevation of receiver - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Flame angle - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Radiant heat flux - Drysdale, 1999, Sullivan et al., 2003, Douglas & Tan, 2005 tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+north-east+fire+run& EFFECTIVESLOPE=2&SITESLOPE=5.8&VEGE... 2/2
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2/16/23, 3:44 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia & FPA | MES AUSTRALIA Calculated February 16, 2023, 4:44 pm (MDc v.4.9) 199 Beddington Rd South-east fire run SFR Inputs Fire Danger 48 Index Vegetation Forest classification Understorey fuel load Total fuel load Vegetation height Effective slope Site slope Flame width Windspeed Heat of combustion Flame temperature 31 t/ha 35 t/ha n/a 3.06 ° 4.53 ° 49.58 m n/a 18,600 kJ/kg 1,200 K Rate of spread Flame length Flame angle Elevation of receiver Fire intensity Transmissivity Viewfactor Minimum distance to < 40 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 29 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 19 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 12.5 kW/m? Minimum distance to < 10 kW/m2 Outputs 2.2 km/h 18.53 m 61.53 °, 65.53 °, 70.53 °, 73.53 °, 75.53 ° & 83.53 ° 6.57 m, 6.46 m, 6.15 m, 5.59 m, 5.24m& 1.59 m 39,880 kW/m 0.852, 0.835, 0.8139999999999999, 0.795, 0.785 & 0.736 0.4184, 0.3096, 0.2083, 0.1403, 0.1138 & 0.0303 19.8 m 24.9m 32.6 m 41.6m 47m tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+South-east+firetrun+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=3.06&SITESLOPE=4... 1/2
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2/16/23, 3:44 PM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia Rate of Spread - Mcarthur, 1973 & Noble et al., 1980 Flame length - NSW Rural Fire Service, 2001 & Noble et al., 1980 Elevation of receiver - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Flame angle - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Radiant heat flux - Drysdale, 1999, Sullivan et al., 2003, Douglas & Tan, 2005 tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+South-east+firetrun+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=3.06&SITESLOPE=4... 2/2
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2/17/23, 10:58 AM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia & FPA | MES AUSTRALIA Calculated February 17, 2023, 11:58 am (MDc v.4.9) 199 Beddington Rd SW fire run SFR Inputs Fire Danger 48 Index Vegetation Forest classification Understorey fuel load Total fuel load Vegetation height Effective slope Site slope Flame width Windspeed Heat of combustion Flame temperature 31 t/ha 35 t/ha n/a 9.5° 4.2° 53.12 m n/a 18,600 k3/kg 1,200 K Rate of spread Flame length Flame angle Elevation of receiver Fire intensity Transmissivity Viewfactor Minimum distance to < 40 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 29 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 19 kW/m2 Minimum distance to < 12.5 kW/m2 Outputs 3.43 km/h 26.55 m 57.2 °, 61.2 °, 65.2 °, 70.2 °, 72.2 ° & 82.2 ° 9.19 m, 9.210000000000001 m, 8.960000000000001 m, 8.619999999999999 m, 8.289999999999999 m & 4.43 m 62,193 kW/m 0.839, 0.821, 0.8, 0.78, 0.77 & 0.723 0.4242, 0.3146, 0.2124, 0.1432, 0.116 & 0.0309 26.8 m 32.9m 42m 52.7m tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+SW+fire+run+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=9.5&SITESLOPE=4.2&VEG... 1/2
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2/17/23, 10:58 AM Flamesol - powered by FPA Australia Minimum distance to < 59.2m 10 kW/m? Rate of Spread - Mcarthur, 1973 & Noble et al., 1980 Flame length - NSW Rural Fire Service, 2001 & Noble et al., 1980 Elevation of receiver - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Flame angle - Douglas & Tan, 2005 Radiant heat flux - Drysdale, 1999, Sullivan et al., 2003, Douglas & Tan, 2005 tools.flamesol.com.au/MDc_output.php?CALCTITLE=199+Beddington+Rd+SW+fire+run+SFR&EFFECTIVESLOPE=9.5&SITESLOPE=4.28&VEG... 2/2