Gilgai - NSW RFS
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GIL G A I S O UTH EAST F I R E T R A I L S GIL G AI S O U TH E AST F IRE TR A I LS GUYRA ROAD BUNDARRA ROAD MARSH STREET BUNDARRA ROAD OLD STANNIFER ROAD SCHWENKES LANE SHORT STREET HALL STREET PARK STREET WOOD STREET M E L IA C L O S E CHURCH STREET B O NVALE R OAD MARSH STREET GI LGA I R E SE RV OIR RO A D W OO D F OR D P LA CE OLD BUNDARRA ROAD WETZLERS DRIVE GILGAI Tingha Plateau CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area Gilgai WORKS PROGRAM Print Date: March 2015 Produced by: NSW Rural Fire Service Base Data: LPMA Cadastre and Topo Database Map Projection: GCS GDA 1994 BFMC Approved: March 2015 PRODUCTION INFORMATION Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan? Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Plan from www.rfs.nsw.gov.au WARNING INFORMATION As per RFS document Standards for Asset Protection Zones. To enable the safe use of Direct Attack suppression strategies within the zone. To minimise bush fire impacts on undefendable assets. To protect human life, property and highly valued public assets and values. Asset Protection Zone Strategic Fire Advantage Zone Zone Purpose Supression Objectives Zone Characteristics To provide strategic areas of fire protection advantage which will reduce the speed and intensity of bush fires, and reduce the potential for spot fire development; To aid containment of wildfires to existing management boundaries. Resident Preparation Zone To identify that residents / property owners have a vital role to play in bush fire risk management and that they are responsible for their own property preparedness. To increase the preparedness of residents for bush fire and ensure that vegetation in close proximity to residential assets are adequately maintained. To provide a defendable space for residents / fire fighters and complement hazard reduction works carried out within Asset Protection Zones / Strategic Fire Advantage Zones. Residents / property owners should strive to achieve a 'Fire-Safe' property as outlined in the illustration above. Concerns regarding the bush fire safety of neighbouring properties should be raised with the NSW Rural Fire Service. To improve the likelihood and safe use of: Parallel Attack suppression strategies within the zone. and/or Indirect Attack (back burning) in high to very high fire weather conditions within the zone. To reduce the likelihood of: Crown fire development within the zone. and/or Spot fire ignition potential from the zone. Zone width related to suppression objectives and dependant upon: •Topography •Aspect •Spotting propensity •Location of adjacent firebreaks •Mosaic pattern of treatment Assess Overall Fuel Hazard (OFH) once vegetation communities reach minimum fire thresholds within this plan. Management practices should aim to achieve mosaic fuel reduction patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ has an OFH of less than high. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 7 0 0.25 0.5 Km LEGEND Proposed Asset Protection Zone Proposed Strategic Fire Advantage Zone Asset Protection Zone Strategic Fire Advantage Zone Proposed Hazard Reduction Residential Preparation Zone Proposed Fire Trail FireTrail
Transcript of Gilgai - NSW RFS
GILGAI SOUTH EAST FIRE T
RAILS
GILG
AI SOUTH EAST F IRE TRAILS
GUYRA ROAD
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ARRA
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MARS
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BUND
ARRA
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OLD STANNIFER ROAD
SCHWENKES LANE
SHORT STREET
HALL STREET
PARK STREET
WOOD
STRE
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MELIA
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CHUR
CH ST
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BONVALE ROAD
MARS
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GILGAI RESERVOIR ROAD
WOODF
ORD PLACE
OLD BUNDARRA ROAD
WETZLERS DRIVE
GILGAI
Tingha Plateau CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
GilgaiWORKS PROGRAM
Print Date: March 2015Produced by: NSW Rural Fire Service
Base Data: LPMA Cadastre and Topo DatabaseMap Projection: GCS GDA 1994BFMC Approved: March 2015
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan?Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Plan from www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
WARNING INFORMATION
As per RFS document Standards for AssetProtection Zones.
To enable the safe use of Direct Attacksuppression strategies within the zone.To minimise bush fire impacts onundefendable assets.
To protect human life, propertyand highly valued publicassets and values.
Asset ProtectionZone
Strategic FireAdvantage Zone
Zone Purpose Supression Objectives Zone Characteristics
To provide strategic areas offire protection advantagewhich will reduce the speedand intensity of bush fires, andreduce the potential for spotfire development;To aid containment of wildfiresto existing managementboundaries.
ResidentPreparation Zone
To identify that residents /property owners have a vitalrole to play in bush fire riskmanagement and that theyare responsible for their ownproperty preparedness.
To increase the preparedness of residentsfor bush fire and ensure that vegetation inclose proximity to residential assets areadequately maintained. To provide adefendable space for residents / firefighters and complement hazard reductionworks carried out within Asset ProtectionZones / Strategic Fire Advantage Zones.
Residents / property owners should strive toachieve a 'Fire-Safe' property as outlined in theillustration above. Concerns regarding the bushfire safety of neighbouring properties should beraised with the NSW Rural Fire Service.
To improve the likelihood and safe use of:Parallel Attack suppression strategieswithin the zone.and/orIndirect Attack (back burning) in high tovery high fire weather conditions withinthe zone.To reduce the likelihood of:Crown fire development within the zone.and/orSpot fire ignition potential from the zone.
Zone width related to suppression objectives anddependant upon:•Topography•Aspect•Spotting propensity•Location of adjacent firebreaks•Mosaic pattern of treatmentAssess Overall Fuel Hazard (OFH) oncevegetation communities reach minimum firethresholds within this plan.Management practices should aim to achievemosaic fuel reduction patterns so that the majorityof the SFAZ has an OFH of less than high.
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LEGENDProposed Asset Protection ZoneProposed Strategic Fire Advantage ZoneAsset Protection ZoneStrategic Fire Advantage Zone
Proposed Hazard ReductionResidential Preparation ZoneProposed Fire TrailFireTrail
