Bushfire Management Report

                         Ecological Natural Area Management


6.2    Derivation of inputs for assessment of the Potential Bushfire Intensity Class
The assessment of the Potential Bushfire Intensity Class using the protocol of A new methodology
for state-wide mapping of bushfire prone areas (Leonard et al, 2014) requires the following inputs.
Potential Fuel Load
Based on the map of the visually assessed vegetation communities shown in Figure 8, the
Potential Fuel Loads can be derived by relating the assessed vegetation to Table 2: Vegetation
Hazard Classes and Potential Fuel Loads in Leonard et al (2014), page 12.

Table 3: Potential fuel loads for the assessed vegetation communities based on their applicable
potential fuel hazard classes
      Vegetation community                     Vegetation Hazard Class                        Potential fuel load

    Eucalyptus spp, Corymbia                9.1 Moist to dry eucalypt open                           24.1 t/ha
       citriodora woodland                 forests on coastal lowlands and
                                                        ranges

   Cleared rural residential lots          40.4 Low grass or tree cover in                            5 t/ha
  with gardens, mown grass etc                      rural areas


Fire Weather Severity
The applicable Fire Weather Severity for the subject lot was drawn from the map of Queensland
Fire Weather Severities on Figure 16: Fire weather severity for Queensland in Leonard et al
(2014), page 17.
The applicable Fire Weather severity for the subject area = FDI 50




Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 26 Little Springs Lane, Lake MacDonald               February 2021

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