BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN v2 - Coveys Road TINBEERWAH (1)

Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan v2                                     NCES REF: J000545
Lot 2, 4 & 5 on RP172460 & Lot 7 on RP895754
66, 82 & 98 Coveys Rd & 39 Tinbeerwah Rd, Tinbeerwah


6     BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN

6.1       General
The following sections describe bushfire risk reduction measures to be incorporated into the
proposed development to reduce the risk of bushfire impact to people and property commensurate
with the level of bushfire hazard and risk identified herein. Current research indicates that building
construction standard and resident preparedness form the major influence on the volume of human
and property loss as a result of bushfires.
This assessment has been based on the post-development conditions within the site based on the
proposed Plan of Development. Implementation of the identified measures is not implied nor
intended to advocate that 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 the development and not prevent bushfire impact.
The scope of referenced management measures herein have been derived from (where applicable):
      •    Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code. Noosa Plan. Noosa Council;
      •    Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning’s State
           Planning Policy – State interest guidance material – Natural hazards, risk and resilience –
           Bushfire (December 2019); and
      •    Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. (2018). Planning for Bushfire Resilient
           Communities.

6.2       Asset Protection Zones
Asset Protection Zones (APZ) provide a defensive tool to assist in the reduction of potential bushfire
impact to people and property situated in bushfire prone areas. For illustrative purposes, Plate 10
depicts the concept of an APZ surrounding a dwelling in a bushfire prone areas.




                                           Plate 10 – Asset Protection Zones

6.2.1      State Planning Policy – State Interest Guidance Material (Natural Hazards, Risks and
           Resilience – Bushfire) December 2019
Assessment Benchmark 4 of the State Planning Policy – state interest guidance material states:
Where reconfiguring a lot creating lots of greater than 2000 square metres:
To ensure emergency access and operational space for firefighters, include a development footprint
plan that is separated from the closest edge of the adjacent mapped medium, high or very high
potential bushfire intensity area by a distance that achieves a radiant heat flux level of 29 kilowatt
per square metre or less.
To facilitate safe evacuation during a bushfire event, include a development footprint plan that is
located within 60 metres of the street frontage and sited to enable a route between the development
footprint plan and the street frontage with a gradient that does not exceed of 12.5 per cent.




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