Parc Noosa Bushfire Management Plan 3 May 2016_COMPILED

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There are four ways in which a bushfire attacks:

1. BURNING DEBRIS (EMBER ATTACK)

A fire front may not reach your home, however embers carried by strong winds can cause your home
to catch on fire. Strong winds associated with bushfires may cause burning vegetation or other
flammable material to travel long distances ahead of a fire front.

Burning debris can cause spot fire around the dwelling that may develop into a larger fire involving
the home. Ember attack can occur before, during and after a fire front has passed and is the main
cause of property loss in a bushfire.


2. RADIANT HEAT

Attack by radiant heat will largely depend upon the amount and type of available fuel and the
separation of that fuel from the building. The effect of radiation will depend on how far the building is
located from the source of heat.

Heat radiation from a bushfire may assist ignition by burning debris by heating the building and its
contents, breaking windows and allowing burning debris to enter the building.


3. FLAME CONTACT

Direct flame contact can occur when there are flammable materials close to the house. The likelihood
of flame contact is increased when prevailing winds make the flame more horizontal, thereby
reducing the effective distance from the fuel source to the building.


4. WIND

Strong winds usually accompany a bushfire and can add to a fire’s intensity and can carry embers. The
forces of wind, or the suction created by it, may also damage a building by breaking windows or
removing portions of wall and roof cladding. This assists the entry of burning debris and the ultimate
destruction of buildings.



Reducing the risk – what you should do

1. PLANNING AND DESIGN – YOUR PROPERTY

A fire management plan has been prepared for the development which designates specific control
measures for the development. The built environment has the following control measures in place
that the Body Corporate Management team will maintain and inspect annually. Measures in place
are:

    a) A Fuel Control Area is designated as a bushfire buffer zone between the property of the
       pedestrian pathway which adjoins the site boundary, and buildings. This Fuel Control area is
       a 15m setback from the Eastern boundary, and a 19.5m setback from the Southern boundary
       for Blocks E & F.