Bushfi re Risk Ma na g e m e nt St ra t eg ies Sappa Bu lga Nat iona l P a rk F ire Ma na g e m e nt St ra t egy 2016 2021 This s t rat egy shou ld be used in conjunc t ion wit h a e ria l phot og ra phy a nd fie ld reconnaissa nce du ring inc ide nt s a nd t he de velopm ent of inc ide nt ac t ion pla ns . Thes e da t a ar e no t gua r ant eed t o be f r ee f r om er r o r o r omi s i on. The NSW Nat i onal Par ks and Wi l dl i f e and i t s em p l o yees di s cl ai m l i abi l i t y f o r any act done on t he i nf o r mat i on i n t he da t a and any cons equences o f s uc h act s o r omi s i ons . Thi s docum ent i s copyr i ght . Apar t f r om any fai r dea l i ng fo r t he pur pose o f s t udy, r esear ch cr i t i ci s m o r r evi ew, as per mi t t ed un der t he copyr i ght Act , no par t may be r ep r oduced by any p r oces wi t hout wr i t t en per mi s i on. This s t rat egy i s a releva nt P lan under Sec t ion 38 ( 4 ) a nd Sec t ion 44 ( 3 ) of Ru ra l F i res Ac t 1997 . The NSW Nat i on al Par ks and Wi l dl i fe Ser vi ce i s par t o f t he Of i ce o f En vi r onm ent & Her i t a ge. Publ i shed by t he Of i ce o f En vi r onm ent & Her i t a ge ( NSW) , Ap r i l 2011 . Cont act : NPWS No r t her n P l ai ns Regi on, PO Box 848 Nar r abr i NSW 2390 , Phone: 02 6792 7350 I SBN 978 - 1 - 76039 - 701 - 2 OEH2017 / 0074 Dat e Approve d : 16 / 12 / 2016 St at us of Bio d ive rs it y Thre sholds Asc ot Pa r k Roa d Bur nt 201 Sappa Bulga CCAZ1 NP Dun ga r y Road Mor ey Pla c e Panai Ave Eas t er n T r ai l W e st e r n Tra i l D o r m a nt Tr a i l Sout her n T r ai l I n t e r n a l T r ai l 320 310 300 330 290 340 350 320 310 310 320 310 310 340 320 30 30 320 320 330 340 320 30 310 310 330 320 290 340 YARRABAR CU MBOOGLE H I LTONS GI BRAL TAR WHY L ANDRA 6 41 000m . E 6 41 000m . E 42 42 43 43 44 44 6 45 000m . E 6 45 000m . E 64 22 000m . N 64 22 000m . N 23 23 24 24 25 25 64 26 000m . N 64 26 000m . N I nc ide nt Ma p Br oad V eget at i on Com m uni t i es Box woodl a n ds R i dge- t op veget at i on Sappa Bul ga NP N a r r o m i n e R o a d Newel H i ghwa y Wel i n gt on Road Dubb o Loca li t y 0 20 10 km Veg et at ion Veg et at ion Su i t ab ilit y for Presc ribe d Burn i ng Map Det a ils Dat um: Geocen t r i c Dat um o f Aus t r al i a 1994 GDA 94 P roj ec t ion: Ma p Gr i d Aus t r al i a Zone 55 Dat a: ADS40 Dubbo da t a ( 2004 / 05 ) Sc a l e: No t ed s cal es ar e t r ue when p r i nt ed on A1 s i ze paper Com m unicat ions I nform a t ion Serv ice Cha nne l Locat ion a nd Com m ent s NPWS VHF 322 l Bodango r a NPWS F i r egr ound 11 - 17 l NPWS f i r e gr ound c ha n n el s 1 - 7 RFS W121 l Sappa Bul ga UHF - CB l Sm a l l f i r es - Chan n el 10 l Lar ge f i r es - det er mi n ed by I MT Avi at i on 134 . 0 l CTAF - AFRU Mobi l e phone l Tel s t r a 3G cover a ge avai l abl e F ire Season I nform a t ion Wi ld fire s ð· The cr i t i cal wi l df i r e season gen er al l y occ ur s dur i ng Decem b er and Jan uar y. ð· Dur i ng per i ods o f s t r ong n ega t i ve Sout her n Osci l l at i on I n di c es ( E l N i no even t s ) , t hi s per i od may com m en ce l at e Oc t ober . ð· The en d o f t he cr i t i cal f i r e season i s o ft en mar ked by wet s t o r m act i vi t y. Presc ribe d Bu rning ð· E fect i ve p r es cr i b ed b ur ni ng may n eed t o be con duct ed once t he cr i t i cal f i r e season and t hun der s t o r m season i s over . Thi s i s due t o t he LOW - MODERATE Over al l Fuel Hazar d fo r mos t veget at i on t ypes . Pr es cr i b ed b ur ni ng at t em p t ed aft er a ut umn r ai n i s un l i kel y t o be efect i ve. Ope ra t iona l Gu idel ine s Ae rial ope ra t ions ð· Aer i al oper at i ons wi l l be m a n a ged by t r ai n ed and compet en t per sonnel . Thi s i ncl udes di r ec t i ng a er i al bom bi ng and a er i al i gn i t i on oper at i ons ð· The use o f bom bi ng ai r cr aft wi t hout t he suppo r t o f gr ound- based sup r es i on cr ews shoul d be l i mi t ed t o ver y speci f i c ci r cum s t a n c es . A l l a er i al i gn i t i on oper at i ons r equi r e t he con sent o f t he I nci den t Cont r o l l er . Ba ckburning ð· A l l per sonnel m us t be ful l y br i efed befo r e back b ur ni ng oper at i ons b egi n. ð· Backb ur ni ng i n ar ea s o f Low Moder at e OFH wi l l r equi r e t he use o f wi n d, o r l ow hum i di t y t o max i mi se efect i ven es . Bac kb ur ni ng shoul d be t i m ed fo r l at e af t er noon and ea r l y even i n g. ð· Wher e p r act i cabl e t o as i s t mop - up efo r t s , cl ea r a 1m r a di us ar ound dea d and f i br ous bar ked t r ees a dj a c en t t o con t ai n m en t l i n es p r i o r t o b ac kb ur ni n g, o r wet down t hese t r ees dur i ng t he i gn i t i on. Com m and & Cont rol ð· The f i r s t com b at ant a gen c y on s i t e may asume con t r o l o f t he f i r e, b ut t hen m us t ensur e t he r el evan t l and m a n a gem en t a gen c y i s no t i f i ed p r omp t l y. ð· A seni o r NPWS o f i c er i s t o l i ai se wi t h t he RFS t o ensur e t ha t t he a gen c y i n com m an d and con t r o l i s det er mi n ed and an I nci den t Cont r o l l er i s a ppo i nt ed Cont ainm ent L ine s ð· Ex i s t i ng o r p r evi ous r oads , t r a c ks and con t r o l l i n es shoul d be used wher ever pos i bl e ð· New con t ai n m en t l i n es r equi r e t he p r i o r consen t o f a seni o r NPWS o f i c er . ð· Cons t r uc t i on o f n ew con t ai n m en t l i n es shoul d be a vo i ded, wher e p r act i cabl e, exc ep t wher e t hey can be con s t r uc t ed wi t h mi ni mal en vi r onm ent al i m pact . ð· A l l per son al i n vo l ved i n con t ai n m en t l i ne con s t r uc t i on shoul d be br i ef ed on, and m us t con s i der bo t h nat ur al and c ul t ur al her i t a ge s i t es i n t he l oc at i on. ð· A l l con t ai n m en t l i n es no t r equi r ed f o r o t her pur poses shoul d be cl osed i m m edi at el y at t he cesat i on o f t he i nci den t . Eart hm ov ing Equ ipm ent ð· P l ant may onl y be used wi t h t he p r i o r consen t o f a seni o r NPWS o f i c er . ð· P l ant m us t al wa ys be super vi sed by an exper i en c ed o f i c er , and accom pan i ed by a f i r e- f i ght i ng vehi cl e when en ga ged i n di r ec t o r par al l el at t a c k. ð· P l ant m us t be washed down, wher e p r act i cabl e, p r i o r t o en t er i ng and ex i t i ng NPWS es t at e. F ire Suppre ss ion Che m icals ð· The use o f foam , wet t i ng a gen t s and r et ar da n t s wi l l be per mi t t ed on t he r eser ve ð· F i r e supp r es i on c hem i cal s ar e no t t o be app l i ed wi t hi n 50m o f wa t er cour ses and da m s . ð· The use o f r et ar da n t s r equi r es t he app r oval o f a seni o r NPWS o f i c er . Rehab il it at ion ð· Wher e p r act i cabl e, con t ai n m en t l i n es shoul d be s t abi l i sed and r eha b i l i t at ed as par t o f t he wi l df i r e supp r es i on oper at i on. Wa t e ri ng poi nt s ð· Cons i der dep l oym ent o f b ul k wa t er car r i er s t o suppo r t f i r e oper at i ons . Smoke Ma na g e m e nt ð· Po t en t i al s moke i m pact s and mi t i ga t i on t act i cs wi l l be asesed dur i ng t he p l anni ng o f f i r e oper at i ons . ð· Rur al r es i den c es ar e l oc at ed wi t hi n 200m o f t he r eser ve b oun dar i es . V is it or Ma na g e m e nt ð· The r eser ve may be cl osed t o t he publ i c dur i ng per i ods o f ext r em e f i r e da n ger , and wi l l be cl osed dur i ng f i r e oper at i ons . WARN I NGS ð· No a c c es t o r eser ve fr om Dun gar y Road o f Newel l H i ghwa y r oad a c c es r oad i s fen ced B l ack t ext gen er al gui del i n es B l ue t ext r eser ve speci f i c gui del i n es Red t ext Ma j o r wa r ni n gs Ope ra t iona l Gu idel ine s - He rit age Re source Gu ide line s Aborig ina l Cu lt ura l He rit age S it e Ma na g e m e nt ð· No Abo r i gi nal s i t es ha ve b een i den t i f i ed on t he r eser ve Modified trees (IS1), including scarred trees ð· Protect the site from fire, clear base of litter and shrubs, exclude site tree from fire where possible ð· Foam may be used to protect the tree, or to extinguish fire ð· Do not cut trees Ground based sites (IS2), including: camp sites, artefacts, grinding grooves, waterholes and quarries ð· Protect site from any ground disturbance, including the use of earth-moving equipment and vehicles Resource sites (IS3), including fig-tree groves ð· Protect site from physical disturbance ð· Avoid any burning into Dry Vine Rainforests A I I MS da t ab ase m us t be c hec ked as par t o f p l anni ng fo r f i r e oper at i ons H is t oric He rit age S it e Ma na g e m e nt Old residence and shed ð· Exc l ude s i t e fr om f i r e, wher e pos i bl e. ð· Foam and gel may be used t o p r o t ec t s t r uc t ur es , o r t o ext i n gui sh f i r e. Threat ened Spec ies Ma na g e m e nt ð· Pr o t ec t i ve act i ons ar e i nco r po r at ed i n t he Oper at i on al Gui del i n es Suppre ss ion St ra t egi es Cond it i ons & forecas t Gu ide line s F ire dang er ra t ing LOW - H I GH ð· Cons i der a br oad con t ai n m en t s t r at egy us i ng ex i s t i ng t r a c ks , l ow fuel ar ea s , open ar ea s and r ec en t l y b ur nt ar ea s . F ire dang er ra t ing VERY H I GH - EXTREME ð· Cons i der a s t r at egy con t ai ni ng t he f i r e t o t he s mal l es t ar ea p r act i cabl e, us i ng a com bi nat i on o f gr ound cr ews , f i r e un i t s , m a c hi n er y and ai r cr af t . ð· Sec ur e f l ank as soon as pos i bl e on t he n ext p r edi ct ed downwi nd s i de. ð· Any p r oposed back b ur ni ng m us t be asesed on t he r equi r ed r esour c es , t hei r c apac i t y and t he t i me r equi r ed t o mop - up and secur e p r oposed b ur n edges p r i o r t o t he onset o f Sever e + con di t i ons , and t hen ho l d. Cat as t rophic ð· Rever t t o p r oper t y p r o t ec t i on. Veg et at ion Com m unit y Veg et at ion m a na g e m e nt gu ide line s F ire Behav iou r R i dge Woodl a n ds and Shr ub l a n ds I r onbar k / B l ack Cyp r es P i ne ð· An i nt er va l b et ween f i r e even t s l es t ha n 15 yea r s shoul d be a vo i ded ð· Po t en t i al r at es o f sp r ea d i s l ow dur i ng mos t con di t i ons due t o LOW MODERATE OFH ð· L ocal i sed ar ea s o f VERY H I GH OFH whi ch wi l l r esul t i n i nt ense f i r e b ehavi our Gr asy Box Woodl a n ds Wes t er n Gr ey Box / Red Gum woodl a n ds ð· A mi ni mum i nt er va l o f 5 8 yea r s b et ween l ow moder at e i nt en s i t y b ur ns . These b ur ns ar e t o t ar get gr asy un der s t o r ey. Recom m en ded t i mi ng fo r t hese b ur ns i s l at e wi nt er , p r i o r t o sp r ng gr een - up . ð· Pr oposed b ur ni ng t o be r efer en c ed t o conser va t i on gui del i n es fo r t he com m un i t y t ype. ð· Po t en t i al r at es o f sp r ea d i s gen er al l y l ow t o moder at e due t o LOW - MODERATE OFH ð· Season al con di t i ons wi t h con t i nuous gr as cover wi l l i ncr ease po t en t i al f i r e b ehavi our OFH Over al l fuel ha za r d - A r at i ng sys t em t ha t i ncl udes sur fac e ( l ea f l i t t er ) , n ea r sur fac e ( l ow shr ub s & gr ases ) , el eva t ed ( shr ub s ) , and bar k fuel s . Ava ila b le for presc ribe d bu rni ng Thi s ar ea i s avai l abl e fo r p r escr i b ed b ur ni n g, subj ec t t o fuel l oads and f i r e i nt er va l t hr esho l ds Ava ila b le only du ring VERY H I GH FD I Thi s ar ea i s gen er al l y ha s LOW o r MODERATE OFH , p r escr i b ed b ur ni ng efec t i ve onl y un der VERY H I GH FD I Ava i l abi l i t y fo r b ur ni ng m us t be r ef er en c ed wi t h t he St at us of B i od ive rs it y Thre sholds . Land Ma na g e m e nt Z one s The obj ec t i ve o f t hi s zone i s t o conser ve bi odi ver s i t y and p r o t ec t c ul t ur al her i t a ge by app l yi ng bi odi ver s i t y t hr es ho l ds Long unburnt The c ur r en t f i r e i nt er va l i s l onger t ha n t he sugges t ed i nt er va l . P l a n n ed Bur ns 2016 - 20 0 490 245 m 1 : 10 , 000 Scal e Newell Hig hway Cont ac t I nform a t ion Ag ency P os i t i on / Locat i on P hone Dut y Of i c er ( 24 hour ) 6841 7110 Nat iona l P a rks & Wild life Se rv ice Dubbo Ar ea Of i ce ( b us . hour s ) 6841 7100 NSW RFS Ora na Z one Lyndon Wi el and Dut y Of i c er 0418 636 966 6884 3533 RFS Ru ra l F ire Brig ades Mi no r Mi ke Ca van agh 6884 9733 0439 405 233 NSW F ire Brig ade Kat oomba 4782 6077 Em erg ency Serv ices Po l i c e, F i r e, Ambul ance 000 SES 13 2500 P olice Dubbo 6883 1599 Counc il Dubbo 6801 4800 Ca ut i on: No a c c es Dun gar y Road on Newel l H i ghwa y r oad f en c ed o f An al ys i s o f fuel l oad, f i r e hi s t o r y and p l ant com m un i t y ec o l ogy r equi r ed b ef o r e i den t i fyi ng s i t es f o r b ur ns . Sca l e 1 : 25 , 000 Scal e 1 : 25 , 00 Scal e 1 : 25 , 00 Scal e 1 : 25 , 00