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Cudgegong Bush Fire Management

Committee

Bush Fire Risk Management Plan

Cudgegong Bush Fire Risk Management Plan of 35

Table of Contents

Glossary 6

Chapter 1. Introduction 8

1.1 Background 8

1.2 Aim and Objectives 8

1.3 Description of the Cudgegong BFMC Area 9

1.3.1 Location and land tenure 9

1.3.2 Climate and bush fire season 9

1.3.3 Population and demographic information 9

1.3.4 History of bush fire frequency and ignition cause 10

Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk 11

2.1 Process 11

2.2 Communication and Consultation 11

2.3 Identifying the Bush Fire Risk 12

2.3.1 Assets 12

2.3.2 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Consequence 13

2.3.3 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Likelihood 14

2.3.4 Identifying the level of risk 14

2.3.5 Evaluating the Bush Fire Risk 14

2.3.6 Prioritising Treatments 14

2.3.7 Risk Acceptability 14

Chapter 3. Treating the Risk 15

3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones 15

3.2 BFMC Wide Treatments 17

3.3 Asset Specific Treatments 18

3.4 Fire Thresholds 19

3.5 Annual Works Programs 20

3.6 Implementation 20

Chapter 4. Performance Monitoring and Reviewing 21

4.1 Review 21

4.2 Monitoring 21

4.3 Reporting 21

4.4 Performance Measurements 21

Appendices 22

Appendix 1 - Community Participation Strategy 22

Appendix 2 - Asset Register 26

Appendix 3 - Treatment Register 31

Appendix 4 - 1 - 4 Maps 35


List of Tables Table 1.1 Land Tenure 9

Table 3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones: Purpose, objectives and characteristics 16

Table 3.2 Asset specific treatments used in the Cudgegong BFMC area 18

Table 3.3 Fire Thresholds for Vegetation Categories 19

List of Figures Figure 2.1 Overview of the risk assessment process ........................................................................................................ 11


Amendment List

Amendment Entered

Number Date Signature Date


Glossary Assets: anything valued by the community which includes houses, crops, heritage buildings and places, infrastructure, the environment, businesses, and forests, that may be at risk from bush fire. Bush Fire: a general term used to describe fire in vegetation, includes grass fire. Bush Fire Hazard: the potential severity of a bush fire, which is determined by fuel load, fuel arrangement and topography under a given climatic condition. Bush Fire Risk: the chance of a bush fire igniting, spreading and causing damage to the community or the assets they value. Bush Fire Risk Management: a systematic process that provides a range of treatments which contribute to the well being of communities and the environment, which suffer the adverse effects of wildfire/bush fire. Bush Fire Threat: potential bush fire exposure of an asset due to the proximity and type of a hazard and the slope on which the hazard is situated. Consequence: outcome or impact of a bush fire event. Fire Fighting Authorities: the NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire Brigades, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Forests NSW. Likelihood: the chance of a bush fire igniting and spreading. Major Bush Fire: A bush fire which requires the attendance of multiple brigades, or causes damage to property or injury to one or more persons.

Display area: geographic area determined by the Bush Fire Management Committee which is used to provide a suitable area and scale for community participation and mapping display purposes. Recovery costs: the capacity of an asset to recover from the impacts of a bush fire.

Risk Acceptance: an informed decision to accept the consequences and the likelihood of a particular risk. Risk Analysis: a systematic process to understand the nature of and to deduce the level of risk. Risk Assessment: the overall process of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation.


Risk Identification: the process of determining what, where, when, why, and how something could happen. Risk Treatment: the process of selection and implementation of measures to modify risk. Vulnerability: the susceptibility of an asset to the impacts of bush fire.


Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Background

Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 the Bush Fire Coordinating Committee (BFCC) must constitute a Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) for each area in the State, which is subject to the risk of bush fires. Each BFMC is required to prepare and submit to the BFCC a draft Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP).

A BFRMP is a strategic document that identifies community assets at risk and sets out a five-year program of coordinated multi-agency treatments to reduce the risk of bush fire to the assets. Treatments may include such things as hazard reduction burning, grazing, community education, fire trail maintenance and establishing community fireguard groups.

Annual programs to implement the treatments identified in this Plan will be undertaken by the relevant land managers and fire fighting authorities.

In exercising its functions under the Rural Fires Act 1997, including the preparation of a draft BFRMP, the Cudgegong BFMC is required to have regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD).

This document and the accompanying maps together form the BFRMP for the Cudgegong BFMC area.

This BFRMP has been prepared by the Cudgegong BFMC and covers both public and private lands. This BFRMP must be reviewed and updated within each successive five-year period from the constitution of the BFMC.

The BFCC recognises that climate change has the potential to increase bush fire risk. The risk assessment process applied in this BFRMP is based on current climatic conditions. The BFCC will monitor information on climate change and will modify the process when necessary.

1.2 Aim and Objectives

The aim of this BFRMP is to minimise the risk of adverse impact of bush fires on life, property and the environment.

The objectives of this BFRMP are to:

• reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, property and the environment;

• manage fuel to reduce the rate of spread and intensity of bush fires, while minimising environmental/ecological impacts;

• reduce the community’s vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and

• effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the environment.


1.3 Description of the Cudgegong BFMC Area

1.3.1 Location and land tenure

The Cudgegong BFMC area is located around 250 kilometres North West of Sydney in New South Wales and includes the Local Government Area of Mid Western Region.

The area covered by the Cudgegong BFMC is approximately 900,000 hectares and includes the land tenures outlined in Table 1.1.

Land Manager* Approximate % of BFMC

area

National Parks & Wildlife Service 9

Forests NSW 2

Land & Property Management Authority 5

Local Government 0.2

Private 81.8

All other 2

Table 1.1 Land Tenure

1.3.2 Climate and bush fire season

The typical / average climate in the Cudgegong BFMC area is varied with warm to temperate conditions in the western and northern areas and temperate to cool at higher elevations predominantly in the central and eastern portions. The area typically has summer rainfall and the bush fire season generally runs from October to the end of March.

Prevailing weather conditions associated with the bush fire season in the Cudgegong BFMC area are south-westerly to north-westerly winds with moderate to high temperatures and moderate levels of relative humidity. Periods of higher temperatures and lower humidity lasting several days occur during the fire season along with frequent dry lightning storms.

1.3.3 Population and demographic information

The population of the Cudgegong BFMC area is approximately 22,000 people. The major population centres are Mudgee, Rylstone, Kandos, and Gulgong. The following issues have been identified within the Cudgegong BFMC area as potentially impacting on the ability of certain sections of the community to prepare themselves for bush fire:

• Large numbers of absentee landowners

• Rural residential estates at high risk due to large numbers of small blocks in areas of dense vegetation, with limited access.


1.3.4 History of bush fire frequency and ignition cause

The Cudgegong BFMC area has on average 150 bush fires per year, of which 1 on average can be considered to be a major fire.

The main sources of ignition in the Cudgegong BFMC area are:

• Thunderstorm activity, particularly dry electrical storms.

• Accidental ignition, particularly through machinery and equipment.

• Escaped private burns.


Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk

2.1 Process

The Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4360: 2004 Risk Management was used as the basis for the risk assessment process. See Figure 2.1 for the steps involved. For a detailed description of the process undertaken see the Bush Fire Risk Management Planning Guidelines for Bush Fire Management Committees on the NSW RFS website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.

Figure 2.1 Overview of the risk assessment process

2.2 Communication and Consultation

Community participation is an integral part of risk management. The Community Participation Strategy involved developing and implementing a process to address the needs, issues and concerns of stakeholders within the BFMC area in regards to the BFRMP. See Appendix 1 for the Community Participation Strategy used by the Cudgegong BFMC in preparing this BFRMP.

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2.3 Identifying the Bush Fire Risk

Identifying the level of bush fire risk firstly involved identifying important community assets considered to be at risk from bush fire in the Cudgegong BFMC area, and then assessing the likelihood and consequence ratings.

2.3.1 Assets

BFMC members and the community, including RFS volunteers, identified assets within the Cudgegong BFMC that they believed were at risk of bush fire.

The assets were divided into four asset types:

Human settlement

• Residential areas including urban bushland interface areas and rural properties;

• Special Fire Protection areas including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and tourist facilities; and

• Other human settlement areas including commercial and industrial areas where distinct from major towns.

Economic

• Agricultural; e.g. major silos, regional saleyards, cropping/grazing land;

• Commercial/industrial e.g. major industries, waste treatment plants, sawmills;

• Infrastructure e.g. large power lines, gas and oil pipelines, railway lines, electricity substations, communication facilities;

• Tourist and recreational e.g. tourist sites and facilities, resorts, retreats;

• Mines;

• Commercial forests e.g. pine plantations, eucalypt plantations and commercial native forests; and

• Drinking water catchments.

Environmental

• Threatened species, populations and ecological communities and Ramsar wetlands;

• Locally important species and ecological communities, such as species and ecological communities especially sensitive to fire.


Cultural

• Aboriginal significance – Aboriginal places and items of significance;

• Non-indigenous heritage – places and items arising from the early occupation of NSW by European or other non-indigenous settlers; and

• Other cultural assets – community halls, clubs and recreational facilities.

See Appendix 2 for the full list of assets identified in the Cudgegong BFMC area. See maps 1 to 4 for the location of assets to be treated under this BFRMP.

2.3.2 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Consequence

Once the assets were identified, the consequence of a bush fire impacting on these assets was assessed.

See Appendix 2 for the consequence ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Cudgegong BFMC area.

The different asset types had different assessment processes used to determine the consequence. These processes are identified below.

Human settlement

A potential fire behaviour model using vegetation type, slope and separation distance was used to produce a threat rating for human settlement assets. The vulnerability of the asset to a bush fire was also assessed and a rating assigned. These ratings were then used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon a human settlement asset.

Special Fire Protection (SFP) assets were considered inherently more vulnerable to bush fire due to mobility capacity, knowledge or other issues relating to their inhabitants, (e.g. the elderly, infirm, children or tourists) and therefore stricter requirements for vulnerability assessment and rating were applied.

Economic

The level of economic impact e.g. local, regional or state, as well as the economic recovery costs (how long and complicated a financial recovery will be) of the asset were identified. These ratings were used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon an economic asset.

Environmental

Environmental assets with known minimum fire threshold were assessed to determine if they were at risk of a bush fire within the 5 year life of the BFRMP using fire history data. Those environmental assets which were within or above the fire threshold were not assessed in the BFRMP, as the negative impact of a fire within the 5 year period was determined as being low and may even be of benefit to the asset and surrounding habitat.

The vulnerability of an environmental asset was determined by its conservation status and its geographic extent (distribution across the landscape). Vulnerability and potential impact


of bush fire were used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon an environmental asset.

Cultural

For non-indigenous historical, Aboriginal and other cultural assets a potential fire behaviour model using fuel load, slope and proximity was used to produce a threat rating. The physical vulnerability of the asset to a bush fire was also assessed. These ratings were then used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon a cultural asset.

2.3.3 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Likelihood

For all asset types the likelihood of a bush fire occurring was assessed. This involved considering fire history, including ignition cause and patterns, known fire paths, access, containment potential and potential fire run (size of the vegetated area). See Appendix 2 for the likelihood ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Cudgegong BFMC area.

2.3.4 Identifying the level of risk

The consequence and likelihood ratings were then used to identify the level of risk. See Appendix 2 for the risk ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Cudgegong BFMC area.

2.3.5 Evaluating the Bush Fire Risk

Once the risk ratings for each asset were identified, they were evaluated to:

a) confirm that risk levels identified in the risk analysis process are appropriate and reflect the relative seriousness of the bush fire risk;

b) identify which assets require treatments; and c) identify treatment priorities.

2.3.6 Prioritising Treatments

No organisation has limitless resources to deal with adverse risk. It is therefore necessary to define priorities. The bush fire risk ratings determined were used to prioritise the risk treatments, i.e. areas of extreme risk were considered first for treatment, then very high, then high then medium then low.

2.3.7 Risk Acceptability

Risks below a certain level were assessed as not requiring treatment within the life of this Plan. This is due to a combination of higher priority works taking precedence and the ability to achieve works within the life of this Plan. Within the Cudgegong BFMC area the level of acceptability is high. Areas of medium or low risk are likely to be managed by routine procedures and so do not require a specific application of resources.


Chapter 3. Treating the Risk

3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones

Bush Fire Management Zones were identified within the Cudgegong BFMC area and mapped (see maps 1-4). These zones identify the fire management intent for a specific area. See Table 3.1 for descriptions of the zones and their purposes. The four categories of Bush Fire Management Zones are:

• Asset Protection Zone (APZ);

• Strategic Fire Advantage Zone (SFAZ);

• Land Management Zone (LMZ); and

• Fire Exclusion Zone (FEZ).

Some of these zones (usually Land Management Zones) may be further classified within this category by the land manager, e.g. LMZ -Heritage Management Zone (NPWS).

Note: APZ areas within the Cudgegong BFMC area are not mapped. APZs are determined in the Bush Fire Environmental Assessment Code (the Code), and applicable widths for the protection of assets (residential buildings, special fire protection buildings and major buildings) as specified within the Code will be applied to protect assets. Where SFAZs adjoin assets, for the purposes of the Cudgegong BFMC Bush Fire Risk Management Plan, an APZ is deemed to apply to the maximum permissible area under the Code. Where SFAZ works are prescribed adjoining assets, APZ works will also be undertaken to complement the SFAZ works.


Zone Purpose Suppression Objective(s) Zone characteristics

Asset Protection Zone

To protect human life, property and highly valued public assets and values.

To enable the safe use of Direct Attack suppression strategies within the zone.

To minimise bush fire impacts on undefended assets.

As per RFS document Standards for Asset Protection Zones.

Strategic Fire Advantage Zone

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.

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.

Land Management Zone

To meet relevant land management objectives in areas where APZs or SFAZs are not appropriate.

As per the land management and fire protection objectives of the responsible land management agency.

To reduce the likelihood of spread of fires.

To undertake mosaic burning

As appropriate to achieve land management e.g. heritage and/or fire protection e.g. broad scale mosaic burning objectives.

Fire Exclusion Zone

To exclude bush fires.

N/A Variable dependant on size of fire sensitive area requiring protection.

Table 3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones: Purpose, objectives and characteristics

NB: OFH refers the Overall Fuel Hazard Guide as described in the document published by (Dept. of Sustainability and Environment 3rd ed. 1999 & NPWS version); State-wide procedures for assessment of fuel hazard will be developed in conjunction with the BFCC. Note: All areas that are not mapped or described as APZs or SFAZs are considered as LMZs.


3.2 BFMC Wide Treatments

BFMC wide treatments are activities which reduce the overall bush fire risk within the BFMC area and are undertaken on an ongoing basis as part of normal business. These treatments are not linked to specific assets in the BFRMP, rather they are applied across all or part of the BFMC area as designated by legislation or agency policy. BFMC wide treatments include the following:

• Reviewing the bush fire prone land map

These maps identify bush fire prone land and are used to trigger whether a development application is assessed using Planning for Bush Fire Protection1.

• Ensuring developments in bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush Fire Protection

This assessment process requires new applications for development to include bush fire protection measures.

• Using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control developments in areas with a bush fire risk

LEPs can be used to exclude development in extreme bush fire risk areas or where bush fire protection measures cannot be incorporated.

• Varying the standard bush fire danger period as required

In years where the weather is particularly adverse the bush fire danger period may be brought in early or extended. This is assessed every year by the BFMC.

• Requiring permits during the bush fire danger period

In the bush fire danger period a fire safety permit is required to light a fire in the open. Permits specify conditions such as fire fighting equipment that must be on site, or restrict burns based on weather conditions.

• Prosecution of arsonists/offenders

Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 persons may be prosecuted for breaching the conditions on a fire permit, lighting a fire during a Total Fire Ban, allowing fire to escape their property, or other breaches of the Act.

• Investigation of bush fire cause

All bush fires which do not have a known cause are investigated to identify how they started.

• Normal fire suppression activities

Responding to bush fire is a normal business activity for the fire fighting authorities.

• Assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire fighting resource allocation provisions

Strategic fire fighting resource allocation provisions is the process used to identify the number of stations, brigades and appliances required in an area, and considers members, training, assets and hazards.

1 NSW Rural Fire Service 2006 Planning for Bush Fire Protection: A guide for councils, planners, fire

authorities and developers.


• Preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan

The Operations Coordination Plan is prepared biannually and sets out how coordinated fire fighting will occur. It includes specific operational restrictions on fire fighting techniques in certain areas, where fires will be managed from, and how agencies involved can communicate during operations.

• Fire Management Plans or Plans of Management

Some land management agencies have developed fire management plans or plans of management with specific fire or fuel management strategies, for example a Forests NSW Regional Fuel Management Risk Plan, a NPWS Fire Management Strategy. These publicly exhibited plans form the basis for operational fire planning on public parks, reserves and forests.

• Bush Fire Hazard Complaints

If someone is concerned about possible bush fire hazards on a neighbouring property or any other land, then this can be reported to the RFS Commissioner or their local RFS Fire Control Centre. The complaint will be investigated and may result in a notice being issued to the landowner or manager to reduce the hazard.

3.3 Asset Specific Treatments

There are four broad strategy groups available to treat the bush fire risk to assets identified in the Cudgegong BFRMP.

The types of asset specific treatments in each strategy group used in the Cudgegong BFMC area are listed below. A full list of the treatment strategies in the Cudgegong BFMC area are in Appendix 3.

Strategy Targeted treatments used in the Cudgegong BFMC area

Hazard Reduction • Create, inspect and maintain APZs and SFAZs

• Manage as per DECC Fire Management Strategies

Community Education

• Conduct community engagement activity

• Conduct a program targeting public awareness

• Conduct an awareness and preparation program

Property Planning • Develop and implement bush fire management

plans

Preparedness • Inspect and maintain fire trails as required

Table 3.2 Asset specific treatments used in the Cudgegong BFMC area


3.4 Fire Thresholds

The vegetation in the Cudgegong BFMC area was classified into fire threshold categories (Table 3.3).

Vegetation formation Minimum SFAZ Threshold

Minimum LMZ Threshold

Maximum Threshold

Notes

Rainforest NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Alpine complex NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Wet Sclerophyll forest (shrubby subformation)

25 30 60 Crown fires should be avoided in the lower end of the interval range.

Wet Sclerophyll forest (grassy subformation)

10 15 50 Crown fires should be avoided in the lower end of the interval range.

Grassy woodland 5 8 40

Minimum interval of 10 years should apply in the southern Tablelands area. Occasional intervals greater then 15 years may be desirable.

Grassland 2 3 10

Occasional intervals greater than 7 years should be included in coastal areas. There was insufficient data to give a maximum interval; available evidence indicates maximum intervals should be approximately 10 years.

Dry sclerophyll forest (shrub/grass subformation)

5 8 50 Occasional intervals greater than 25 years may be desirable.

Dry sclerophyll forest (shrub subformation)

7 10 30 Occasional intervals greater than 25 years may be desirable.

Heathlands 7 10 30 Occasional intervals greater than 20 years may be desirable.

Freshwater wetlands 6 10 35 Occasional intervals greater than 30 years may be desirable.

Forested wetlands 7 10 35 Some intervals greater than 20 years may be desirable.

Saline wetlands NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Semi-arid woodlands (grassy subformation)

6 9 No max Not enough data for a maximum fire interval.

Semi-arid woodlands (shrubby subformation)

10 15 No Max Not enough data for a maximum fire interval.

Arid shrublands (chenopod subformation

NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Arid shrublands (acacia subformation)

10 15 No Max Not enough data for a maximum fire interval.

Table 3.3 Fire Thresholds for Vegetation Categories


3.5 Annual Works Programs

The land management agencies and fire fighting authorities responsible for implementing the treatments identified in this Plan will include those treatments in their annual works programs detailing how, when, and where the required activities will be undertaken.

3.6 Implementation

When the treatments identified in this BFRMP are implemented there are a number of issues that need to be considered by the responsible agency including environmental assessments and approvals, smoke management and prescribed burn plans.


Chapter 4. Performance Monitoring and Reviewing

4.1 Review

This BFRMP must be reviewed and updated within each successive five-year period from the constitution of the BFMC. The Cudgegong BFMC will also review this Plan as necessary to account for any changes in context or risk. This may be triggered by a range of circumstances, including but not limited to:

• changes to the BFMC area, organisational responsibilities or legislation;

• changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or

• following a major fire event.

4.2 Monitoring

The BFMC is required to monitor progress towards the completion of treatment works listed in the BFRMP, and the timeliness of the works.

4.3 Reporting

The BFMC is required to report annually to the BFCC on its progress in implementing the bush fire risk management activities identified in this Plan.

4.4 Performance Measurements

State wide performance measurements which are linked to the BFRMP have been identified by the BFCC. All BFMCs must use these to monitor and report on their success in reducing the bush fire risk in their BFMC area.


Appendices

Appendix 1 - Community Participation Strategy

Date Target Audience Method of

communication Method of notification Key messages/

purpose Resources required Responsibility

28 June 2007 Community Gulgong & District

Community meeting

- Advertise through local newspaper and radio. - Advertise via brigade volunteers. - Letterbox drop

-Introduction -Identify areas of risk -Discuss treatment options

Gulgong RSL Club Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS FNSW

P Dewick RFS J Leary RFS B Johnson FNSW

2 July 2007 Community Rylstone

Community meeting



Rylstone Bowling Club Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS FNSW DECC

P Dewick RFS J Leary RFS D Riley RFS

3 July 2007 Community Mudgee

Community meeting



Mudgee Services Club Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS State Water

P Dewick RFS T O’Toole State Water

4 July 2007 Community Goolma

Community meeting



Goolma Hotel Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS

P Dewick RFS J Leary RFS


Date Target Audience Method of communication

Method of notification Key messages/ purpose

Resources required Responsibility

5 July 2007 Community Bylong

Community meeting



Bylong Hall Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS DECC

J Leary RFS C Pavich DECC

10 July 2007 Community Hargraves

Community meeting



Hargraves Hall Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS


11 July 2007 Community Wollar

Community meeting



Wollar Hall Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS DOL DECC

P Dewick RFS J Leary RFS D Crust DECC J Guyver DOL

12 July 2007 Community Ilford

Community meeting



Ilford Hall Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS State Water

P Dewick RFS T O’Toole State Water

17 July 2007 Community Windeyer

Community meeting



Windeyer Hotel Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS

J Leary RFS





18 July 2007 Community Cooyal

Community meeting



Cooyal Hall Maps/scribe/butchers paper Presenters: NSW RFS DECC


10 April 2008 Brigade Captains and Secretaries

Workshop Letter -Introduction -Identify areas of risk - Discuss treatment options

Maps M Ryan RFS P Dewick RFS J Leary RFS

30 April 2008 Brigade members Lawson, Mudgee HQ, Communications, Mullamuddy, Grattai

Workshop Letter Advertise via brigade volunteers.

-Brigade planning -Community preparedness

FCC Mudgee Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS

3 May 2008 Brigade members Birriwa, Cainbil/Bungaba, Gulgong

Worksop Letter Advertise via brigade volunteers.


Gulgong Brigade Shed Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS

3 May 2008 Brigade members Munmurra, Cooks Gap, Cooyal



Cooks Gap Brigade Shed

Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS

4 May 2008 Brigade members Wollar Bylong



Bylong Brigade Shed Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS

4 May 2008 Brigade members Olinda Bogee Clandulla



Clandulla Brigade Shed


M Ryan RFS

17 May 2008 Brigade members Rylstone Lue



Rylstone Brigade Shed Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS





17 May 2008 Brigade members Ilford Running Stream Two Mile Crudine



Ilford Brigade Shed Scribe/butchers paper

M Ryan RFS

18 May 2008 Brigade members Hargraves Pyramul Windeyer



Windeyer Brigade Shed


M Ryan RFS

18 May 2008 Brigade members Piambong Yarrabin, Goolma



Piambong Brigade Shed


M Ryan RFS


Appendix 2 - Asset Register

Map Ref No. Asset type

Asset sub type Asset name

Asset Location Display area Likelihood Consequence Risk Priority

Treatment No.

1 Human Settlement Residential Cooks Gap

Cooks Gap locality NorthEast;NorthWest Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B

3;4;5;6;8;9;10;12;13

2 Human Settlement Residential Riverlea Rd Mullamuddy SouthEast Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 2;7

3 Human Settlement Residential

Triangle Swamp Rd

Triangle Swamp Rd, Bocoble SouthWest Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 11;14

4 Economic Infrastructure

Mt.Misery Communications Site Mudgee SouthWest Likely Major Very High 2A 19

5 Human Settlement Residential Totnes Estate

Totnes Valley NorthEast Likely Major Very High 2A 15;22

6 Human Settlement Residential Wonga Roo Rd Bungaba NorthWest Likely Major Very High 2A 18;23


Springwood Park Estate

Springwood Park Rd, Cope NorthWest Likely Major Very High 2A 3;16;17;12;13

8 Human Settlement Residential Green Gully Rd Green Gully SouthWest Likely Major Very High 2A 21;24

9 Human Settlement Residential Clandulla village Clandulla SouthEast Likely Moderate High 3A 26;32;38


Hargraves village Hargraves SouthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 25;39

11 Economic Infrastructure Botobolar Radio Site Botobolar SouthWest;SouthEast Likely Moderate High 3A 27

12 Economic Infrastructure Telstra Exchanges

Throughout the district SouthWest;NorthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 37;40

13 Economic Mines Ulan Coal Mine Ulan NorthEast Likely Moderate High 3A 30

14 Human Settlement Residential Beragoo Estate

Beragoo & Honners Rd, Grattai SouthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 33;24





Treatment No.

15 Human Settlement Residential Kains Flat Kains Flat NorthEast Likely Moderate High 3A 15;22

16 Human Settlement Residential Suzzane Estate Tucklan NorthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 15;22


Mudgee Tip and Recycling Centre

Hill End Rd Mudgee SouthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 31

18 Human Settlement Residential Governor Road

Governor Rd Stubbo NorthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 35;41

19 Human Settlement Residential Montaza Estate Tallawang NorthWest Likely Moderate High 3A 34;24

20 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection

Hargraves School Hargraves SouthWest Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 42


Mudgee township Mudgee SouthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 49;50;57


Gulgong township Gulgong NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 48


Rylstone township Rylstone SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4 39


Kandos township Kandos SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4 51;52;53;23

25 Human Settlement Residential Charbon village Charbon SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4 54;24

26 Human Settlement Residential Ilford village Ilford SouthWest Likely Minor Medium 4


Running Stream village

Running Stream SouthWest Likely Minor Medium 4

28 Human Settlement Residential Bylong village Bylong NorthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

29 Human Settlement Residential Wollar village Wollar NorthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

30 Human Settlement Residential Lue village Lue SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4 55;58

31 Human Settlement Residential Windeyer village Windeyer SouthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 59

32 Human Settlement Residential Pyramul village Pyramul SouthWest Likely Minor Medium 4





Treatment No.

33 Human Settlement Residential Goolma village Goolma NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 60

34 Human Settlement Residential Birriwa village Birriwa NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4

35 Human Settlement Residential Ulan village Ulan NorthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

36 Human Settlement Residential Turill village Turill NorthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

37 Cultural Other

Eurunderee provisional school Mudgee NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4

38 Economic Tourist and Recreational

Cudgegong Waters Park Rylstone SouthWest;SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

39 Economic Infrastructure Aviation Beacons

Around hills of Mudgee

SouthWest;NorthWest ;SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

40 Economic Mines Charbon Colliery Charbon SouthEast Likely Minor Medium 4

41 Human Settlement Residential Wyoming Estate

Wyoming Rd & lane, Gulgong DC NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 24

42 Human Settlement Residential Carramar Estate

Carrama Rd, Bella Rd, Gulgong DC NorthWest Likely Minor Medium 4 23

43 Economic Infrastructure Ulan substations Ulan NorthEast Unlikely Major Medium 4

44 Human Settlement


Gulgong Hospital Gulgong NorthWest Unlikely Major Medium 4

45 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Wollar School Wollar NorthEast Unlikely Major Medium 4

46 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Ulan School Ulan NorthEast Unlikely Major Medium 4

47 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Bylong School Bylong NorthEast Unlikely Major Medium 4

48 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Lue School Lue SouthEast Unlikely Major Medium 4





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49 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Ilford School Lue SouthWest Unlikely Major Medium 4

50 Human Settlement


Windeyer School Windeyer SouthWest Unlikely Major Medium 4

51 Human Settlement

Special Fire Protection Goolma School Goolma NorthWest Unlikely Major Medium 4

52 Cultural Other Havilah Church & Cemetery Havilah SouthEast Unlikely Moderate Low NA

53 Cultural Non Indigenous The camp tree

Wilbertree Rd Mudgee SouthWest Unlikely Minor Low NA

54 Cultural Other Mudgee Cemetery

Ulan Road, Mudgee SouthWest;SouthEast Unlikely Minor Low NA

55 Cultural Other Gulgong Cemetery

Castlereigh Hwy, Gulgong NorthWest Unlikely Minor Low NA

56 Cultural Other

Cudgegong General Cemetery

Foreshores of Windemere Dam SouthEast Unlikely Minor Low NA

57 Cultural Other Tannabutta Cemetery

Castlereagh Hwy, Apple Tree Flat SouthEast Unlikely Minor Low NA

58 Economic Mines

Limestone at Rylstone plus bucket line

Rylstone area SouthEast Unlikely Moderate Low NA

59 Economic Mines Tallawang Mine Dunedoo Rd Tallawang NorthWest Unlikely Minor Low NA

60 Economic Mines MDL Mudgee Dolomite & Lime

Buckaroo Lane SouthEast Unlikely Moderate Low NA

61 Economic Mines W J Murdoch & Co

Dolomite Rd Lue SouthEast Unlikely Minor Low NA

62 Economic Infrastructure Mudgee Airport

George Campbell Dr, Mudgee SouthWest;SouthEast Unlikely Moderate Low NA

63 Cultural Other Ilford Cemetery Cafes Rd Ilford SouthWest Unlikely Minor Low NA





Treatment No.

64 Economic Infrastructure Magpie Hill Repeater Magpie Hill NorthWest Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Economic Agricultural General Farming Land

Throughout the district Likely Minor Medium 4

0 Economic Agricultural Vineyards Throughout the district Unlikely Major Medium 4

0 Economic Commercial Cooyal Hotel Cooyal Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Economic Infrastructure Bald Mtn Radio Site Rylstone Likely Moderate High 3A 36


Mt Bocoble Communications site Mt.Bocoble Likely Major Very High 2A 20


Crown Land Reserves Cudgegong

NorthEast;NorthWest; SouthEast;SouthWest

Almost certain Minor High 3D 44;45;46;47

0 Economic Tourist and Recreational NPWS estates

Throughout the district

Almost certain Minor High 3D 43


Barigan Regional Crown Reserve Wollar Likely Minor Medium 4 56

0 Economic Mines Moolarben Coal Mine Ulan Likely Moderate High 3A 29

0 Economic Mines Wilpinjong Coal Mine Wollar Likely Moderate High 3A 28

0 Economic Commercial Forest State Forests

Throughout the district. Likely Minor Medium 4

0 Economic

Drinking Water Catchment Rylstone Town

Cox's Creek Rd.Rylstone Likely Minor Medium 4

0 Economic

Drinking Water Catchment

Windemere dam (Mudgee) Cudgegong Likely Minor Medium 4

0 Environment Endangered

Threatened and endangered species

Throughout the district Possible Moderate Medium 4

0 Cultural Other Botobolar Church Botobolar Unlikely Minor Low NA


Appendix 3 - Treatment Register

Priority (Risk

Rating) Asset ID Asset Name Class Strategy Treatment

ID Action Description Responsible Agencies Other RA Support

Agencies Scheduled Action Date

1B (Extreme)

1 Cooks Gap Human Settlement

Community Education

5 Conduct a program targeting public

awareness RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction

3 Create & maintain SFAZ along Gulgong-Ulan

Railway ARTC

RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

4 Maintain SFAZ along Cypress Drive LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

6 Maintain SFAZ along Spring Creek Rd LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

8 Inspect and maintain SFAZ at rear of Maiala

Rd RFS;Other FNSW

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

9 Reduce fuel on road verges of Ridge Road LGA 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

10 Maintain SFAZ along Yarrawonga Rd LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1517

12 Maintain SFAZ on sthn edge of Cope Forest

Cpt18 Other FNSW

1112;1213;1314;1415;1518

13 Maintain SFAZ on borders of Cope Forest

Cpt 20 Other FNSW 1112;1213;1314;1415;1519

2 Riverlea Rd Human Settlement Community Education

2 Conduct an awareness and preparation

program RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

7 Conduct workshop with Riverlea Rd

residents RFS 1213

3 Triangle Swamp Rd Human Settlement

Community Education

11 Conduct community engagement activity RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction 14 Inspect & maintain SFAZ RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

2A (Very High)

0 Mt Bocoble

Communications site Economic Hazard Reduction 20 Inspect & maintain APZ Other Telstra

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

4 Mt.Misery

Communications Site Economic Hazard Reduction 19 Inspect and maintain asset protection zone LGA

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

5 Totnes Estate Human Settlement

Community Education


Hazard Reduction 22 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;DECC RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

6 Wonga Roo Rd Human Settlement

Community Education

18 Conduct community engagement activity RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction 23 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

7 Springwood Park

Estate Human Settlement

Community Education

17 Conduct an awareness & preparation

program RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction

3 Create & maintain SFAZ along Gulgong-Ulan

Railway ARTC

RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

12 Maintain SFAZ on sthn edge of Cope Forest

Cpt18 Other FNSW

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

13 Maintain SFAZ on borders of Cope Forest

Cpt 20 Other FNSW 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

16 Maintain SFAZ along Springwood Park Road LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

8 Green Gully Rd Human Settlement

Community Education


1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction 24 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

3A (High) 0

Bald Mtn Radio Site Economic Hazard Reduction 36 Inspect & maintain APZ LGA 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Moolarben Coal Mine Economic

Property Planning 29 Develop & implement a Bush Fire

Management Plan Private

RFS

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516


Priority (Risk Rating) Asset ID Asset Name Class Strategy

Treatment ID Action Description Responsible Agencies Other RA

Support Agencies Scheduled Action Date

Wilpinjong Coal Mine Economic Property Planning

28 Develop and Implement a Bush Fire

Management Plan Private RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

9 Clandulla village Human Settlement

Community Education


1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

Hazard Reduction 32

Establish & maintain SFAZ in Clandulla St Forest

Other FNSW 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

38 Inspect & maintain SFAZ along railway line ARTC 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

10 Hargraves village Human Settlement

Community Education


Hazard Reduction 39 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

11 Botobolar Radio Site Economic Hazard Reduction 27 Inspect and maintain APZ LGA;Other Transgrid 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

12 Telstra Exchanges Economic Hazard Reduction 37 Inspect & maintain APZ Private RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

40 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Private RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

13 Ulan Coal Mine Economic Property Planning 30 Implement a Bush Fire Management Plan Private RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

14 Beragoo Estate Human Settlement

Community Education


1112;1213;1314;1415;1516


15 Kains Flat Human Settlement

Community Education



16 Suzzane Estate Human Settlement

Community Education


1112;1213;1314;1415;1516


17 Mudgee Tip and Recycling Centre

Economic Hazard Reduction

31 Inspect and maintain APZ LGA

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

18 Governor Road Human Settlement

Community Education


Hazard Reduction 41 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required NSWFB;RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

19 Montaza Estate Human Settlement

Community Education



3C (High) 20 Hargraves School Human Settlement

Property Planning 42 Develop & implement bush fire plan Other Dept of

Education 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

3D (High) 0

Crown Land Reserves Economic Hazard Reduction

45 Inspect APZs and maintain as required DL RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

46 Inspect SFAZs and maintain as required DL RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

47 Implement burning program in LMZ DL RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

Preparedness 44 Inspect and maintain fire trails as required DL RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

NPWS estates Economic

Hazard Reduction 43 Manage as per DECC Fire Management

Strategies DECC

1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

4 (Medium) 0

Barigan Regional Crown Reserve Economic

Property Planning 56 Develop and implement management plan DL 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

General Farming Land Economic

Rylstone Town Economic

State Forests Economic

Threatened and endangered species

Environmental

Vineyards Economic





Windemere dam (Mudgee) Economic

21 Mudgee township Human Settlement

Community Education

50 Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB

RFS 1213;1314;1415;1517

Hazard Reduction 49 Reduce fuel loads on rail land ARTC NSWFB 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

57 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA;DECC 1213;1314;1415;1516

22 Gulgong township Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 48 Maintain reduced fuel loads on Flirtation Hill NSWFB RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

23 Rylstone township Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 39 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;LGA RFS 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

24 Kandos township Human Settlement

Community Education

51 Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

53 Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB RFS 1213;1415

Hazard Reduction 23 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

52 Reduce fuel along rail land ARTC NSWFB 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

25 Charbon village Human Settlement

Community Education

54 Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB;RFS

1213;1415


26 Ilford village Human Settlement

27 Running Stream

village Human Settlement

28 Bylong village Human Settlement

29 Wollar village Human Settlement

30 Lue village Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 55 Maintain SFAZ along rail line ARTC 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

58 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;RFS;ARTC 1112;1213;1314;1415;1516

31 Windeyer village Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 59 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL 1213;1314;1415;1516

32 Pyramul village Human Settlement

33 Goolma village Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 60 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA 1213;1314;1415;1516

34 Birriwa village Human Settlement

35 Ulan village Human Settlement

36 Turill village Human Settlement

37 Eurunderee

provisional school Cultural Heritage

38 Cudgegong Waters

Park Economic

39 Aviation Beacons Economic

40 Charbon Colliery Economic

41 Wyoming Estate Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 24 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

42 Carramar Estate Human Settlement Hazard Reduction 23 Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL;RFS 1213;1314;1415;1516

43 Ulan substations Economic

44 Gulgong Hospital Human Settlement

45 Wollar School Human Settlement

46 Ulan School Human Settlement

47 Bylong School Human Settlement

48 Lue School Human Settlement

49 Ilford School Human Settlement

50 Windeyer School Human Settlement

51 Goolma School Human Settlement





NA (Low)

0 Botobolar Church Cultural Heritage

Cooyal Hotel Economic

52 Havilah Church &

Cemetery Cultural Heritage

53 The camp tree Cultural Heritage

54 Mudgee Cemetery Cultural Heritage

55 Gulgong Cemetery Cultural Heritage

56 Cudgegong General

Cemetery Cultural Heritage

57 Tannabutta Cemetery Cultural Heritage

58 Limestone at Rylstone

plus bucket line Economic

59 Tallawang Mine Economic

60 MDL Mudgee Dolomite & Lime Economic

61 W J Murdoch & Co Economic

62 Mudgee Airport Economic

63 Ilford Cemetery Cultural Heritage

64 Magpie Hill Repeater Economic


Appendix 4 - 1 - 4 Maps

Map 1 of 4 Cudgegong BFMC NorthEast Map 2 of 4 Cudgegong BFMC SouthEast Map 3 of 4 Cudgegong BFMC SouthWest Map 4 of 4 Cudgegong BFMC NorthWest

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Management Plan 2012

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This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by theCudgegong Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of theRural Fires Act 1997.

The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, propertyand the environment.

The objectives of this BFRMP are to:- reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life,property or the environment;- manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimisingenvironmental/ecological impacts;- reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and- effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and theenvironment.

This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Cudgegong BFMC, covering the localgovernment area(s) of Mid-Western Regional. It should be viewed in conjunction withthe accompanying BFRMP document which provides further details on the BFMC area,the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used.

ReviewUnder the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within eachsuccessive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The CudgegongBFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a range ofcircumstances, including but not limited to:- changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation;- changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or- following a major fire event.

AssetsThis BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Cudgegong BFMC andcommunity to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each asset andassigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC area identified asrequiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within the BFMC areathat were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this plan are listed inthe appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotes non-spatialassets.

TreatmentsSpecific treatments assigned to assets in the Cudgegong area are listed in thetreatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. StandardBFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoingbasis within the BFMC area are:- reviewing the bush fire prone land map;- ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for BushFire Protection;- using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with abush fire risk;- varying the standard bush fire danger period as required;- requiring permits during bush fire danger periods- prosecution of arsonists/offenders- investigation of bush fire cause;- normal fire suppression activities;- assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocationmanagement systems;- preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan;

Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ areconsidered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZpolygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific landmanagement objectives.

DisclaimerThe Cudgegong BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the informationavailable on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users shouldcarefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, andshould obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particularcircumstances.

The Cudgegong BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability orresponsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information. Copyright:Cudgegong BFMC 2012.

Authorized by .......................................................... of Cudgegong BFMC.Date created: Wednesday, May 02, 2012

BFRR version 2.1.2.1

AssetProtectionZone

To protect human life,property and highlyvalued public assetsand values.

To enable the safeuse of Direct Attacksupression strategieswithin the zone.To minimise bush fireimpacts onundefended assets.

As per RFSdocument Standardsfor Asset ProtectionZones.

StrategicFireAdvantageZone

To provide strategicareas of fireprotection advantagewhich will reduce thespeed and intensity ofbush fires, andreduce the potentialfor spot firedevelopment.To aid containment ofwildfires to existingmanagementboudnaries.

To improve thelikelihood and safeuse of:Parallel Attacksuppressionstrategies within thezone.and/orIndirect Attack (backburning) in high tovery high fire weatherconditions within thezone.

To reduce thelikelihood of:Crown firedevelopment withinthe zone.and/orSpot fire ignitionpotential from thezone.

Zone width related tosuppressionobjectives anddependant upon:- Topography- Aspect- Spotting propensity- Location ofadjacent fire breaks- Mosaic pattern oftreatmentAssess Overall FuelHazard (OFH) oncevegetationcommunities reachminimum firethresholds within thisplan.Managementpractices should aimto achieve mosaicfuel reductionpatterns so that themajority of the SFAZhas an OFH of lessthan high..

LandManagementZone

To meet relevant landmanagementobjectives in areawhere APZs orSFAZs are notappropriate.

As per the landmanagement and fireprotection objectivesof the responsibleland managementagency.To reduce thelikelihood of spread offires.To undertake mosaicburning.

As appropriate toachieve landmanagement, e.g.heritage and/or fireprotection e.g. broadscale mosaic burningobjectives.

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To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependanton size of firesensitive arearequiring protection.

Zone Purpose Suppression Zone

Assets

Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment

1 Cooks Gap Human Residential Extreme 1B (1)

5 Totnes Estate Human Residential Very High 2A T15;22

13 Ulan Coal Mine Economic Mines High 3A T30

15 Kains Flat Human Residential High 3A T15;22

NA Crown Land Reserves Economic Tourist and High 3D (2)

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ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support)

T3 Hazard Reduction Create & maintain SFAZ along Gulgong-Ulan ARTC (RFS)

T4 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Cypress Drive LGA (RFS)

T5 Community Education Conduct a program targetting public awareness RFS

T6 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Spring Creek Rd LGA (RFS)

T8 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ at rear of Maiala Rd RFS, FNSW

T9 Hazard Reduction Reduce fuel on road verges of Ridge Road LGA

T10 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Yarrawonga Rd LGA (RFS)

T12 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ on sthn edge of Cope Forest FNSW

T13 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ on borders of Cope Forest Cpt FNSW

T15 Community Education Conduct community engagement activity RFS

T22 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, DECC (RFS)

T30 Property Planning Implement a Bush Fire Managment Plan Private (RFS)

T44 Preparedness Inspect and maintain fire trails as required DL (RFS)

T45 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZs and maintain as required DL (RFS)

T46 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZs and maintain as required DL (RFS)

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2 Riverlea Rd Human Residential Extreme 1B T2;7

9 Clandulla village Human Residential High 3A T26;32;38

11 Botobolar Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T27


23 Rylstone township Human Residential Medium 4 T39

24 Kandos township Human Residential Medium 4 (2)

25 Charbon village Human Residential Medium 4 T54;24

30 Lue village Human Residential Medium 4 T55;58

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T2 Community Education Conduct an awareness and preparation program RFS

T7 Community Education Conduct workshop with Riverlea Rd residents RFS

T23 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, RFS

T24 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS


T27 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain APZ LGA, Transgrid

T32 Hazard Reduction Establish & maintain SFAZ in Clandulla St FNSW

T38 Hazard Reduction Inspect & maintain SFAZ along railway line ARTC

T39 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, LGA (RFS)





T51 Community Education Conduct community engagment activity NSWFB

T52 Hazard Reduction Reduce fuel along rail land ARTC (NSWFB)

T53 Community Education Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB (RFS)

T54 Community Education Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB, RFS

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3 Triangle Swamp Rd Human Residential Extreme 1B T11;14

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8 Green Gully Rd Human Residential Very High 2A T21;24

10 Hargraves village Human Residential High 3A T25;39

11 Botobolar Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T27

12 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T37;40

14 Beragoo Estate Human Residential High 3A T33;24

17 Mudgee Tip and Recycling Centre Economic Infrastructure High 3A T31

20 Hargraves School Human Special Fire High 3C T42


21 Mudgee township Human Residential Medium 4 T49;50;57

31 Windeyer village Human Residential Medium 4 T59

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T14 Hazard Reduction Inspect & maintain SFAZ RFS

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T27 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain APZ LGA, Transgrid

T31 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain APZ LGA


T37 Hazard Reduction Inspect & maintain APZ Private (RFS)

T39 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, LGA (RFS)

T40 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Private (RFS)

T42 Property Planning Develop & implement bush fire plan Dept of Education





T49 Hazard Reduction Reduce fuel loads on rail land ARTC (NSWFB)

T50 Community Education Conduct community engagement activity NSWFB (RFS)

T57 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA, DECC

T59 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL

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1 Cooks Gap Human Residential Extreme 1B (1)

6 Wonga Roo Rd Human Residential Very High 2A T18;23

7 Springwood Park Estate Human Residential Very High 2A (2)

12 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T37;40

16 Suzzane Estate Human Residential High 3A T15;22

18 Governor Road Human Residential High 3A T35;41

19 Montaza Estate Human Residential High 3A T34;24


22 Gulgong township Human Residential Medium 4 T48

33 Goolma village Human Residential Medium 4 T60

41 Wyoming Estate Human Residential Medium 4 T24

42 Carramar Estate Human Residential Medium 4 T23

(1):T3;4;5;6;8;9;10;12;13

(2):T3;16;17;12;13

(3):T44;45;46;47

Inset map 1. Cooks Gap

Treatments


T3 Hazard Reduction Create & maintain SFAZ along Gulgong-Ulan ARTC (RFS)

T4 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Cypress Drive LGA (RFS)

T5 Community Education Conduct a program targetting public awareness RFS

T6 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Spring Creek Rd LGA (RFS)

T8 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ at rear of Maiala Rd RFS, FNSW

T9 Hazard Reduction Reduce fuel on road verges of Ridge Road LGA

T10 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Yarrawonga Rd LGA (RFS)

T12 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ on sthn edge of Cope Forest FNSW

T13 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ on borders of Cope Forest Cpt FNSW


T16 Hazard Reduction Maintain SFAZ along Springwood Park Road LGA (RFS)

T17 Community Education Conduct an awareness & preparation program RFS


T22 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, DECC (RFS)

T23 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL, RFS




T37 Hazard Reduction Inspect & maintain APZ Private (RFS)

T40 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Private (RFS)

T41 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required NSWFB, RFS





T48 Hazard Reduction Maintain reduced fuel loads on Flirtation Hill NSWFB (RFS)

Treatments


T60 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA

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