Bushfire Management Report

                         Ecological Natural Area Management


6.3     Tabulation of the Potential Bushfire Intensity Class
Using the inputs derived above, the Potential Bushfire Intensity Classes for the patches of
vegetation are tabulated below.

Table 4: Table of Potential Bushfire Intensity Class derived from Potential Fire line Intensity
              Potential Bushfire Intensity Class                                Potential Fire-line Intensity
                          Very high                                                    >40,000 kW/m
                             High                                                  20,000 to 40,000 kW/m
                           Medium                                                  4,000 to 20,000 kW/m
                             Low                                                    Less than 4000 kW/m
(Source: Leonard et al, 2014, page 20)

Table 5: Tabulation of the potential bushfire intensity classes for each of the patches
      Patch      Vegetation class        Fuel load        Slope       FDDI      Fireline Intensity    Potential Bushfire
                                                                                                       Intensity Class
   Patch 1     Moist to dry eucalypt      24.1 t/ha       6.6 0        50          28306 kW/m                   High
               open forests on
   Patch 2     coastal
               Moist to lowlands
                         dry eucalypt     24.1 t/ha       6.6 0        50          28306 kW/m                   High
               open forests on
   Patch 3     coastal
               Low grasslowlands
                            or tree          5 t/ha       9.8 0        50           1522 kW/m                   Low
               cover in rural areas
   Patch 4     Low grass or tree             5 t/ha       3.0 0        50             956 kW/m                  Low
               cover in rural areas
   Patch 5     Low grass or tree             5 t/ha       9.8 0        50           1522 kW/m                   Low
               cover in rural areas
   Patch 6     Moist to dry eucalypt      24.1 t/ha       8.6 0        50          32627 kW/m                   High
               open forests on
               coastal lowlands




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

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