Att3 - Bushfire Report

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




8. EVACUATION TRIGGERS
The preparedness or ‘triggers’ for the event of an evacuation should be devised with
consideration given to numerous factors including, the proximity of the bushfire to the site,
advice regarding the matter issued by QFES and the current national fire danger rating (FDR)
system, which is based on the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI). The McArthur FFDI
is an estimate of fire danger based on a combination of meteorological variables (dryness,
rainfall and evaporation, wind speed, temperature and humidity. The index of 100 was set to
coincide with weather conditions during the Victorian 1939 Black Friday fires (McArthur 1967).
A guide to understanding the FDR system and associated fire behaviour potential is presented
in Plate 4.




                                      Plate 4 – Fire Danger Rating System




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