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Wauchope
Lake Cathie
Crescent Head
Port Macquarie
Werrikimbe NP
Willi Willi NP
Limeburners Creek NR
Kumbatine NP
Biriwal Bulga NP
Crowdy Bay NP
Bago Bluff NP Lake Innes NR
Maria NP
Tapin Tops NP Killabakh NR
Cottan-Bimbang NP
Dooragan NP
Queens Lake NR
Coorabakh NP
Mount Seaview NR
Hat Head NP
Middle Brother NP
Queens Lake SCA
Jasper NR
Koorebang NR
Innes Ruins HS
Goonook NR
Boorganna NR
Kumbatine SCA
Oxley Wild Rivers NP
Rawdon Creek NR
Cooperabung Creek NR
Kattang NR
Coxcomb NR
Sea Acres NR
Weelah NR
Macquarie NR
Hastings Area
Macleay Area
Manning Area
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Projection: UTM
Grid: AMG Zone 56
Produced by MNC GIS
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BYABARRA 25k mapsheet94344N
WAUCHOPE 25k mapsheet94353S
Hastings LGA
Bago Bluff National Park
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Too Steep!No Vehicle
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Trail overgrownwith Lantanabut continues
down ridge
Lorne State Forest
Bulls Ground State Forest
Broken Bago State Forest
Kerewong State Forest
Kew State Forest
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Kevin BrentonPh: 6566 83190428 658 289
Kevin BrentonPh: 6566 83190428 658 289
Kevin BrentonPh: 6566 83190428 658 289
Kevin BrentonPh: 6566 83190428 658 289
IW &HJ BrentonPh: 6562 42480428 658802
IW &HJ BrentonPh: 6562 42480428 658802
IW &HJ BrentonPh: 6562 42480428 658802
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BYABARRA
WAUCHOPE
Bago Bluff National Park
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Bushfire Suppression
Contour Interval 10 metres
Pacific Highway
NPWS Roads
Primary (Cat 1)
Secondary (Cat 9)
Closed
Not classified
Proposed Trail
Walking Track
NPWS Estate
State Forest
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State Forest Plantation
Fires 2004-2005
Fires 2003-2004
Fires 2001-2003
� Aboriginal Sites
! Control Centre
� Endangered Fauna
� Endangered Flora
# Escape Route
! Helipad
! Potential Helipad
� Historic Site
# Refuge Area
! Staging Area
� Threatened Property
� Water Point Helicopter
� Water Point Vehicle
�‚WHV Water Point - H & V
#*! Caution
Gate - NPWS
Gate - non NPWS
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Sign
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Vantage Point
Bee Sites
Assume all gates locked
Locality Risk Management Information
Ti-TreeZoneCold Knob
Zone
CausewayZone
DividingRidgeZone
WesternZone
28TreeZone
Whites RidgeZone
MinnsRidgeZone
Towles RidgeZone
SmithsZone
ForestRangeZone
BoundaryZone
Ducks RidgeZone
54.6
Trl54 Zone
GreenWattleZone
GannonsAPZ
50/51 TrlCircusZone
Lemon TreeZone
QuarryZone
SteepZone
WallabyCreekAPZ
BlackCreekZone
Vegetation
1:60,000
Status of Fire Thresholds
1:60,000
Rainforest
Swamp sclerophyll forest
Wet sclerophyll forest
Shrubby dry sclerophyll forest
Grassy dry sclerophyll forest
Semi-mesic grassy forest
1:60,000
Mid North Coast Region
Bago Bluff National ParkFire Management Strategy (Type 2)
2005Sheet 1 of 1
This strategy should be used in conjunction with aerial photography and field reconnaissanceduring incidents and the development of incident action plans.
These data are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife and its employeesdisclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions.
This document is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of study, research criticism or review,as permitted under the copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Published by the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), July 2005.
Contact: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Mid North Coast Region PO Box 61 Port Macquarie 2444.
ISBN: 1 74137 435 9 DEC Number: 2005/286 Last Updated: 20/07/2005
This strategy is a relevant Plan under Section 38 (4)and Section 44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997.
Endorsed by: Date: / /
Director Northern, Parks & Wildlife Division
Department ofEnvironment and Conservation (NSW)
Asset Protection
Zones
Strategic Fire
Advantage Zones
Heritage Management
Zones
Fire M anagement Zones
The objective of APZs is the protection of human life and property. This will have precedence over
guidelines for the management of biodivers ity. Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at Moderate or below.
The objective of SFAZs is to reduce fire intens ity across larger areas . Maintain Overall Fuel Hazard at
High or below, however adherence to guidelines for biodivers ity will take precedence where practical.
The objective of HMZs is to conserve biodivers ity and protect cultural heritage. Manage fire
cons is tent with fire thresholds .
Operational Guidelines
Resource Guidelines
Aboriginal & Historic Heritage
(NPWS FMM 4.12 & 4.13)
• Brief all personnel involved in containment line construction &/or vehicle based firesuppression operations, on site locations and the required management strategies
appropriate to the site type.
• In the case of Aboriginal heritage, ensure close liaison with the relevant Sites Officer
in order to check for &/or identify new sites.
Threatened Property
(NPWS FMM 4.11)
All property owners with assets at possible risk from a wildfire event will be:
• Kept informed regarding the progress of the fire; and
• Asked for an assessment of their current level of asset protection preparedness.
• Beekeepers must be notified within the first four hours of a reported ignition.
For their safety bee keepers are to be accompanied by a Cat 9 and crew, if the bee sites
are either in the predicted path of the fire, on, or adjacent to, the fireground. See
contact details for telephone numbers .
• Bees Sites at: Byabarra Mapsheet: GR464900-6510800, GR462100-6510500,
GR462500-6509500, GR 462500-6508000: Licensed to IW & JH Brenton
• Bee sites at : Wauchope Mapsheet 467500-6515800 and Byabarra Mapsheet
467000-6514800, 462500-6512500, 463300-6510600, 463200-6512500:Licensed to K. Brenton
Threatened Fauna
(NPWS FMM 4.13 & 5.2)
• FA - Wildlife rescue program to be implemented when IC declares it safe to undertake
onground rescue operations
• Where practicable, protect habitat areas and trees from the fire if the effects of the
resulting fire frequency, season &/or intensity will have a significant or unknownimpact.
Threatened Flora
(NPWS FMM 4.13)
• Brief all personnel involved in containment line construction &/or vehicle based fire
suppression operations, on site locations and the required management strategiesappropriate to the site type.
• Where practicable, protect populations or individuals from fire if the fire frequency
threshold has been exceeded, or the species is an obligate seeder (fire responsecategory), or if the fire frequency threshold &/or fire response category is unknown.
• Where possible, protect old growth habitat trees
Fire Fighting Activity Guidelines
Aerial Water Bombing
(NPWS FMM 4.4 / NSW Fire
Agencies Aviation SOPs O2 /
NPWS Guidelines for Effective
Aircraft Management)
• The use of bombing aircraft should support containment operations by aggressively
attacking hotspots and spotovers.
• The use of bombing aircraft without the support of ground based suppression crews
should be limited to very specific circumstances
• Where practicable foam should be used to increase the effectiveness of the water.
• Ground crews must be alerted to water bombing operations.
Aerial Ignition
(NPWS FMM 4.2.16 & 4.4 /
NSW Fire Agencies Aviation
SOPs O2-4 / NPWS Guidelines
for Effective Aircraft
Management)
• Aerial ignition may be used during fuel reduction and backburning operations wherepracticable, but only with the prior consent of the senior NPWS officer.
Backburning
(NPWS FMM 4.8)
• Temperature and humidity trends must be monitored carefully to determine the safest
times to implement backburns. Generally, when the FDI is Very High or greater,
backburning should commence when the humidity begins to rise in the late afternoon
or early evening. With a lower FDI backburning may be safely undertaken during the
day.
• Where practicable, clear a 1 m radius around dead and fibrous barked trees adjacent to
containment lines prior to backburning, or wet down these trees as part of the
backburn ignition.
• Brief all involved personnel on the location of cultural sites and threatened species
prior to backburning, and adhere to the above guidelines.
Command & Control
(NPWS FMM 4.2)
• The first combatant agency on site may assume control of the fire, but then must
ensure the relevant land management agency is notified promptly.
• On the arrival of other combatant agencies, the initial incident controller will consult
with regard to the ongoing command, control and incident management team
requirements as per the relevant BFMC Plan of Operations.
Containment Lines
(NPWS FMM 2.3 & 3.9)
• Construction of new containment lines should be avoided, except where they can be
built by hand with minimal erosion potential.
• Only existing or previous trails or containment line routes will be used.
• All containment lines not required for other purposes should be closed immediately at
the cessation of the incident.
• Where practicable, erosion control works should be incorporated into the containment
line construction phase.
• All personal involved in containment line construction should be briefed on both
natural and cultural heritage sites in the location.
Earthmoving Equipment
(NPWS FMM 4.2.16 & 4.3)
• Earthmoving equipment may only be used with the prior consent of the senior NPWS
officer, and then only if the probability of its success is high.
• Earthmoving equipment must be washed down prior to it entering NPWS estate.
• Earthmoving equipment must be always guided and supervised by an experienced
NPWS officer, and accompanied by a support vehicle. When engaged in direct orparallel attack this vehicle must be a firefighting vehicle.
• Observe the Threatened Species and Cultural Heritage Operational Guidelines.
• Proposed containment lines to be constructed with earthmoving equipment should besurveyed to identify unknown cultural heritage sites.
Fire Advantage Recording • All fire advantages used during wildfire suppression operations must be mapped andwhere relevant added to the database.
Fire Suppression Chemicals
(NPWS FMM 4.2.16 & 4.10)
• Wetting and foaming agents (surfactants) are permitted for use in wildfire
suppression.
• The use of fire retardant is only permitted with the prior consent of the senior NPWS
officer, and should be avoided where reasonable alternatives are available.
• Exclude the use of surfactants and retardants within 50 m of rainforest, watercourses,
dams and swamps.
• Areas where fire suppression chemicals are used must be mapped and the used
product’s name recorded.
• Observe the Threatened Species Operational Guidelines.
Rehabilitation
(NPWS FMM 5.1)
• Where practicable, containment lines should be stabilised and rehabilitated as part of
the wildfire suppression operation.
Smoke Management
(NPWS FMM 3.4)
• The potential impacts of smoke and possible mitigation tactics must be considered
when planning for wildfire suppression and prescribed burning operations.
• If smoke becomes a hazard on local roads or highways, the police and relevant media
must be notified.
Communications Information
Service Channel Location and Comments
NPWS - VHF 9 Channel 1 as alternate
NPWS - VHF (Fireground Comms) 41 Channel 33 as alternate
NPWS - VHF (Portable Repeater) 13 Held at hastings Depot in Port Macquarie.
RFS – PMR - UHF 28 Channel 55 (Comboyne) or 63 (Cairncross) as
alternates
RFS - GRN Not Available
SF - VHF 32 NPWS Equivalent Channel 91
CB - UHF 12
Aircraft - VHF No N/A
Mobile Phone - CDMA Yes
Mobile Phone - GSM Yes
Contact Information Bago Bluff NP
Agency Position / Location Phone
NPWS Regional Duty Officer 016 301 161
Area Manager Hastings 02 6588 5503
0417 265 117
Fire Management Officer 02 6586 8329
0417497 031
02 6584 5894 (fax)
Regional Operations Coordinator 02 6586 8317
Hastings Area Office 02 6588 5555
Regional Office 02 6586 8300
02 6584 9402 (fax)
Rural Fire Service Operations Officer Hastings 02 6586 4565
Hastings Fire Control Centre 24 hr Number 02 6585 1999
NSW Fire Brigade Emergency 000
All requests through Zone Commander 02 6583 9878
SES Emergency 000
Wauchope Unit 02 6585 1966
Police Emergency 000
Wauchope 02 6585 1404
Ambulance Emergency 000
All Bookings 13 1233
Hospital Port Macquarie Base Hospital 02 6581 2000
Dept. of Lands Taree 02 6552 2788
State Forests Wauchope 02 6585 3744
Council Hastings Council
After Hours Number
02 6581 8111
6583 2225
Aboriginal Land
Council
Bunyah Aboriginal Land Council
Regional Aboriginal Land Council
02 6585 3882
02 6563 1862
Bee Keepers IW and JH Brenton
K. Brenton
02 6562 4248
018 658802
02 65668319
018658289
Strategy InformationFire Season Information
Wildfires • Have been known to start as early as late August, but
usually the potential for a large fire event is greatest
between October and December. This period may
extend into January in more severe years.
Prescribed Burning
(NPWS Fire Management Manual 4.7)• General season is Autumn to late Winter. Burning is
possible in early Spring but not desirable on a regular
basis from an ecological point of view.
Suppression Strategies
Current FDR Forecast FDR
Low - Mod Low - Mod • Undertake direct, parallel or indirect attack along
existing containment lines.
• Where practicable consider maximising the fire area in
accordance with the requirements of any proposed
prescribed burns.
Low - Mod = > High • In order to minimise the fire area and secure the flanks
as soon as possible, undertake direct, parallel or indirect
attack along the closest containment lines.
• Pay particular attention to the flank on the next
predicted down wind side.
High All • Undertake indirect attack along existing or newly
constructed containment lines.
• Secure and deepen containment lines along the next
predicted downwind side of the fire.
• If applicable consider broader than normal containment
strategies to avoid wasted effort and high risk of failure.
All All • Ensure there is sufficient time to secure containment
lines prior to the fire impacting upon them; otherwise
fall back to the next potential line.
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Fire thresholds have been exceeded.
· Protect from fire as far as possible.
The area will be Overburnt if it burns this year.
· Protect from fire as far as possible.
Time since fire is less than the optimum interval, but before that it was within threshold.
· Avoid fires if possible.
Fire history is within the threshold for vegetation in this area.
· A burn is neither required nor should one necessarily be avoided.
The area is close to its threshold and may become underburnt with the absence of fire.
· A prescribed burn may be advantageous. Consider allowing unplanned fires to burn.
Fire frequency is below fire thresholds in the area.
· A prescribed burn may be advantageous. Consider allowing unplanned fires to burn.
Unknown Insufficient data to determine fire threshold.
NB. Fire thresholds are defined for vegetation communities to conserve biodiversity
Overburnt
Fire Thresholds
Vulnerable
Recently Burnt
Almost Underburnt
Underburnt
Within Threshold
Approved 11 August 2005Director Northern, Parks & Wildlife Division