Att3 - Bushfire Report

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1                                              NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 – 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba




8     CONCLUSIONS

This Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has been prepared to assess and
manage the degree of potential bushfire risk acting on the proposed Material Change of Use
development application for 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba.
A Local Hazard Map has been prepared for the site consistent with the State Planning Policy
– Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Technical Manual – A ‘fit for purpose’ approach in
undertaking natural hazard studies and risk assessments. The Local Hazard Map has
identified that High and Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity areas are located in the north-
western, eastern, and southern extents of the assessment area.
A bushfire risk assessment has been undertaken in general accordance with AS/NZS ISO
31000:2018 – Risk Management Methodology. The risk assessment identified that the
proposed development footprint boundary is exposed to an acceptable level of radiant heat
impact risk as defined in Section 9.4 of the QFES Bushfire Resilient Communities 2019.
Overall, the development proposed for the site, in combination with recommendations
referenced herein, is deemed suitable with respect to providing a reasonable level of
protection for people and property within the site.
Bushfire is an extremely serious and often unpredictable phenomenon that requires serious
preparatory planning and decision making to avoid potential damage to infrastructure and or
loss of life. All recommendations made herein have been formulated based on site conditions
at the time of writing and therefore may not be appropriate in the event site conditions change
over time.
Implementation of the bushfire mitigation measures referenced herein is not implied nor
intended to advocate that residents and/or occupants remain on the site during a bushfire
event, nor that people and property will be protected from bushfire impact. The measures are
intended to reduce the potential severity of bushfire impact to persons and property and not
prevent actual bushfire impact.
The landowners and site managers are to be responsible for ensuring the measures
prescribed herein are applied and stay up to date with site conditions and industry standards.
Landholders/managers should therefore liaise with Queensland Fire and Rescue Services at
regular intervals (e.g., recommended at least every 5 years).
The first call in the event of a bushfire emergency should always be ‘000’.
8.1       Certification Matters
The following bushfire mitigation measures are to be certified as satisfactorily completed by
the project Bushfire Consultant prior to commencement of the proposed/approved uses on the
site:
      •    All actionable recommendations set in Section 5 of this report have been implemented
           (i.e., establishment of APZs, landscaping etc.) where practical at the time of
           certification.




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