Fire Operations Plan 2015 - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Phillip ......Nature Parks Ecological Burn and Wildfire Mitigation and Management Plan 2010-14 and the Bass Coast Municipal

Phillip Island Nature Park Fire Operations Plan 2015 -17 1

Fire Operations Plan 2015 – 2017


Fire operations actions

This document contains the fire prevention and preparedness works to be conducted within the Phillip Island Nature Parks (the Nature Parks) in order to achieve the objectives of the

Nature Parks Ecological Burn and Wildfire Mitigation and Management Plan 2010-14 and the Bass Coast Municipal Fire Management Plan 2011/12 – 2013/14.

Spring

• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks within the Nature Park, including the following areas with staff responsible:

Location Responsible

Summerland Peninsula Ranger in Charge and Ground Services Supervisor

Oswin Roberts, Rowell and Rhyll Swamps,

Koala Conservation Centre, Fiveways Reserve and Ventnor Koala

Reserve

Senior Ranger Koala Conservation Centre and Senior Ranger

Woodlands

Ventnor (Cadogan Ave) Ranger in Charge

Berrys Beach Ranger in Charge and Ground Services Supervisor

Churchill Island and Fishers Wetland Ranger in Charge and Churchill Island Farm Coordinator

Cape Woolamai (Princeton Ave) Ranger in Charge and Churchill Island Farm Coordinator

Cape Woolamai (Broadbeach Ave) no firebreak, joint education through CFA, Bass Coast Shire Council

and the Nature Park door knock and letter drop

Silverleaves east Ranger in Charge

Newhaven Swamp (around Western Port Water pump station) Ranger in Charge in conjunction with Western Port Water

• Clear around Summerlands wet firebreak and test

• Conduct training exercise for staff


• Audit fire equipment and PPE

• Service slip-on units

• Conduct any planned burns as per the Burn Plan for that particular burn

Summer

• Conduct media release on planned burns and general fire prevention and preparedness

• Patrol the park to ensure compliance with park regulations, in particular ‘no fires’ in the park

• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks

• Close relevant areas to the public on Total Fire Ban Days and/or on Code Red Days as per the Nature Parks ‘Severe Weather and Reserve Closure Policy’


Autumn


• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks

Winter

• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks where possible

• Update Fire Operations Plan


Fire Operations maps and tables

The following maps show where planned burning and other fire prevention works will be undertaken within the Nature Park from 2015 to 2017.

These works are shown in the key to each map and include

• planned burns

• slashing, mowing, mulching and scrub clearing activities

• works to maintain existing fuel breaks

• Asset Protection Zones (APZ)

The following tables give the size and location of planned burns, the type of burns, and the year the burns are planned to be conducted.



Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type

2014 Spring Ventnor Koala Reserve 1.54 VKR centre west Ecological

2014 Spring Koala Conservation Centre 0.56 KCC woodland centre 1 Ecological

2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.18 OR north west boundary Cell A Asset protection

2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.96 OR north west boundary Cell B Asset protection

2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.47 Berrys north west Ecological

2014 Spring Princeton 1.03 Segment 1 Asset protection



2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.76 Berrys centre Ecological

2015

2015

Spring

Autumn

Koala Conservation Centre

Oswin Roberts

0.80

2.94

KCC woodland centre 2

OR south car park

Ecological

Fuel reduction

2015 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 7.03 VKR centre north Ecological

2015 Autumn Princeton 3.59 Segment 4 Asset protection

2015 Autumn Berrys 0.80 Berrys south east Ecological

2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.02 OR north car park Fuel reduction



2016 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 5.78 VKR south east Ecological

2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.13 CI north 1 Ecological


2016 Autumn Five Ways Reserve 0.66 Five Ways roadside Fuel reduction



2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.06 Summerlands plateau centre Fuel reduction

2017 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 2.24 VKR south east 2 Ecological

2017 Spring Swan Lake Crown lot 4 3.20 Crown Allotment 4 Fuel reduction

2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.65 Summerlands plateau north Fuel reduction


Figure 1. Summerland Peninsula showing fire breaks to be slashed and wet breaks to be maintained, and proposed burns to 2017.



2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.06 Summerlands plateau centre Fuel reduction

2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.65 Summerlands plateau north Fuel reduction


Figure 2. Fire breaks to be maintained at Flynns Beach, Crown Allotment 4 and Kitty Miller Bay, and proposed burns.



2017 Spring Swan Lake Crown lot 4 3.20 Crown Allotment 4 Fuel reduction


Figure 3. Oswin Roberts Reserve showing fire breaks and tracks to be maintained annually, and proposed burn areas to 2015.



2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.18 OR north west boundary Cell A Asset protection

2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.96 OR north west boundary Cell B Asset protection

2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.94 OR south car park Fuel reduction

2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.02 OR north car park Fuel reduction


Figure 4. Silverleaves, Rowell Swamp and Rhyll Swamp showing fire breaks to be maintained annually.


Figure 5. Koala Conservation Centre and Five Ways Reserve showing fire breaks to be slashed annually and proposed burns.



2014 Spring Koala Conservation Centre 0.56 KCC woodland centre 1 Ecological

2015 Spring Koala Conservation centre 0.80 KCC woodland centre 2 Ecological

2016 Autumn Five Ways Reserve 0.66 Five Ways roadside Fuel reduction


Figure 6. Ventnor Koala Reserve showing fire breaks to be maintained and planned burns to 2015.



2014 Spring Ventnor Koala Reserve 1.54 VKR centre west Ecological

2015 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 7.03 VKR centre north Ecological

2016 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 5.78 VKR south east Ecological

2017 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 2.24 VKR south east 2 Ecological


Figure 7. Ventnor (Cadogan Ave) showing fire break to be maintained annually.


Figure 8. Cape Woolamai (Princeton Avenue Reserve) depicting Asset Protection Zones (APZ) and management segments to be weeded and heap burnt each year to 2016.


Figure 9. Churchill Island, Fishers Wetland & Newhaven Swamp pump station showing fire breaks to be maintained and proposed planned burns to 2016.







Figure 10. Berrys Beach showing fire break to be slashed annually and proposed ecological burns to 2015.



2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.47 Berrys north west Ecological

2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.76 Berrys centre Ecological

2015 Autumn Berrys Beach 0.80 Berrys south east Ecological


Figure 11. Cape Woolamai showing tracks to be slashed and Asset Protection Zones around Broadbeach Road.

Documents

Fire Operations Plan 2015 - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Phillip ......Nature Parks Ecological Burn and Wildfire Mitigation and Management Plan 2010-14 and the Bass Coast Municipal