MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Appendix F - Ecological and Bushfire Management Response

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



Table 3-10 Vegetation Hazard Classes (VHCs) and associated Potential Fuel Loads




3.2.3            Slope Assessment
The Noosa Civic expansion site and adjacent lands are located on coastal plains with slopes generally < 5%
or approximately 2.9o.

3.2.4            Post-Development Potential Bushfire (Fire-line) Intensity
Potential Bushfire Fire-line Intensity for the Noosa Civic expansion site locality can be determined based on
the Vegetation Hazard Class (VHC), Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) and Slope ( ) characteristics detailed
above and using the following formulae as per Leonard et al, 2014.




The resultant potential bushfire fire-line intensity (FI) values and corresponding Potential Bushfire Intensity
Class for different sectors of the Noosa Civic expansion site that were previously defined in Section 3.1.4 and
illustrated in Figure 2 are presented in Table 3-11.

Table 3-11 SPP Potential Bushfire Intensity Classes for different parts of the Noosa Civic expansion
           locality post development
    Unit   Description               VHC     Potential        Potential             Potential       Corresponding
                                     Class   Fuel Load      Bushfire Fire-          Bushfire        SPP 1/03 Class
                                               (PFL)      line Intensity (FI)   Intensity Class4    (see Table 3-7)

                                                t/ha                                 kW/m

    A      Rec/Mu Precinct            2         30              34,081               High               Medium
    B      Part of Noosa National
           Park (North Weyba
           Section) and two
           parcels of Freehold        2         30              34,081               High               Medium
           Land situated to the
           east of Walter Hay
           Drive.




4
 Potential Bushfire Intensity Class: Very high (potential intensity) > 40,000+kW/m; High (potential intensity) 20,000 –
40,000kW/m; Medium (potential intensity) 4,000 – 20,000kW/m; Low (Potential Intensity) < 4,000+kW/m
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