BUSH FIREbulletin VOLUME 34 NO 2 - 2012 // LIFT OUT 18 1600 1 9 105 8 1 9 11 0 0 Trig Road Sector Tee Ridge Sector Mumbulla Creek Sector 56 7 56 000m E (MGA) 57 57 58 58 59 59 7 60 000m E (MGA) 7 60 59 46 000m N (MGA) 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 59 50 59 50 000m N (MGA) PRODUCTION INFORMATION WARNING INFORMATION KEY MAP BEGA VALLEY Bush )ire Bulletin Plot Information: Fire Statistics: Map Details: Date: Time: Burnt Area: Burnt Perimeter: Base Data: © LPI, SPOT, AAM, SKM, OEH, Sensis, Kattron Map Projection: Print Date / Time: Produced by: 19/11/2012 11:49:53 24 Ha 2 Km GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 19/11/2012 11:26:05 AM Darren Marks SCALE Scale: 1 : 25,000 6. The Agency accepts no responsibility for any injury loss or damage arising from the use of this map or any errors or omissions in the information recorded on the map. 1. This map has been prepared by a NSW Government Agency ("the Agency") using data supplied to it by other agencies and entities. 2. The Agency has not verified or checked the data used to prepare this map. The map may contain errors and omissions. The Agency has not made any attempt to ground truth the map. 3. There will be a margin of error in relation to the location of features recorded on the map. The Agency is unable to specify the extent or magnitude of that margin of error. 4. Significant changes may have occurred: i. in the time between which the data was originally collected and the map produced and ii. since the map was produced. 5. Users must, wherever possible, ground truth the map before relying on it or the accuracy of the map or the information recorded on the map for any purpose. LEGEND Use the dashed circle to indicate that the ignition point has not yet been confirmed by fire investigators. DTG of initial report shown. Fire Origin 2 The '2' indicates this is planned as a level 2 Staging Area. Proposed Staging Area This is a proposed backburn. Draw on near side of feature. Proposed Backburn Heavy Plant RAFT Location Asset Draw 'x ' for proposed and convert to 'x x' when the line is complete. Show the DTG of completion. Control Line Shows areas burnt in incidents prior to the current one. Previously Burnt Area The arrow indicates the direction of the escape route. The dashes indicate this route has not yet been confirmed. Escape Route Circles indicate Operational Points. Here are a confirmed refuge area and a water supply for tankers. Operational Points 0 250 500 125 Meters Aerial Ignition Hydrant Point Refuge Area Sector Boundary Spot Fire Staging Area Water Point Helicopter Water Point Vehicle Water Point Completed Backburn Line Burning Backburn Line Proposed Backburn Line Asset Asset Fauna Asset Flora Asset Historic Fire Direction Asset Indigenous Site Suspected Fire Origin Divisional Boundary Asset Threatened Hotspot Fire Incident Control Line Track Burnt Area Emergency Alert Contained Fire Edge Going Fire Edge Inactive Fire Edge Predicted Fire Edge Machine Cut Track Proposed Burn Area Previously Burnt Area Proposed Control Line BUSH FIREbulletin VOLUME 34 NO 2 - 2012 // LIFT OUT Mapping Symbology The experience of a number of major emergency events, including the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria, highlighted the need for standard mapping symbology across the Australian emergency sector. In April 2011, the Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) board endorsed a new set of symbology. The Bush Fire Coordinating Committee resolved to adopt the new symbology in May 2012. The most noticeable changes for NSW are: camps, water points etc) are now marked in circles instead of a mixture of circles or rectangles now drawn in black rather than blue operational points can be indicated by using a dashed rather than a solid circle (threatened asset, endangered flora etc) are marked using squares rather than diamonds in blue While some symbols have changed, the new symbols are intuitive and easy to recognise and a number of new symbols (such as road closure and hotspot) are also available. The new symbology has been designed for computerised MapDesk have been updated to accommodate the changes. There is also a hand drawn version of all symbols. The updated Incident for Bush Fire Mapping Symbols and a sample incident map using the new symbology are included in the following pages and can posted on the wall of your local brigade station. If you have any questions or would like further information, please email the NSW RFS GIS Support team at [email protected]. The NSW Rural Fire Service has adopted the new National All Hazards mapping symbology. for incidents New national Exercise at Duffys Forest 2012. Photo by Bernie O’Rourke