BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN Lots 2078 & 4537 94 Barytes RD, … · 2020. 3. 31. · 4.1 Property...

BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN Lots 2078 & 4537

94 Barytes RD, Cranbrook, WA

CLIENT: Woodside Energy Limited

SITE LOCATION: 94 Barytes Road, Cranbrook, WA

DATE: 9/01/2020

SHIRE/CITY: Cranbrook Shire

FIRE CONSULTANT: Terry Maher

CLIENT CONTACT # Cathy Young, Orange Owl Pty Ltd

WOFP FILE #: 20191221

VERSION #: 5.0

Bushfire Management Plan

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Table of contents

1 Section 1: Proposal Details ............................................................................................................... 3

2 Section 2: Land Information ............................................................................................................. 3

2.1 Area ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Locality and Access Roads ................................................................................................................................. 3

2.3 Natural Features ................................................................................................................................................ 3

2.4 Improvements ................................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Section 3: Plantation Establishment Plan .......................................................................................... 3

3.1 Species to be planted ........................................................................................................................................ 3

3.2 Access roads and Fire breaks ............................................................................................................................ 3

4 Fire Management Plan ..................................................................................................................... 5

4.1 Property details ................................................................................................................................................. 5

4.2 Location and contact details of neighbours ...................................................................................................... 5

4.3 Local Fire Brigades ............................................................................................................................................. 5

4.4 Risk of ignition ................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.5 Detection of fires ............................................................................................................................................... 5

4.6 Location of fire control equipment in Cranbrook area ..................................................................................... 6

4.7 Initial attack on fires .......................................................................................................................................... 6

4.8 Firebreaks .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

4.9 Method of firebreak maintenance. ................................................................................................................... 7

4.10 Water supplies. ................................................................................................................................................. 7

4.11 Direction indicators of waterpoints, road signs, and other features. ............................................................... 7

4.12 Surrounding fuels. ............................................................................................................................................. 7

5 Site photos ...................................................................................................................................... 8

6 Figures ........................................................................................................................................... 11

7 Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 15

Figures

Figure 1. Property boundaries and existing fences......................................................................................................... 11

Figure 2. Map showing neighbour contact details. ......................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3. Revegetation fire management map. .............................................................................................................. 13

Figure 4. Local vegetation map to AS3959:2018 showing photopoint locations. .......................................................... 14

Appendices

Appendix 1 Cranbrook Shire annual firebreak notice. .................................................................................................... 15


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Document control

Client: Cathy Young Orange Owl Pty Ltd on behalf of Woodside Energy Limited

Report version Purpose Author/reviewer and accreditation details

Date submitted

Draft 1.0 BMP concept development Terry Maher 2/1/2020

Draft 2.0 BMP with site details and mapping Alan Hordacre 6/1/2020

Draft 3.0 Edited draft document WOFP team 8/1/2020

Draft 4.0 Imported into WOFP template, Final edits Dr David Deeley 13/1/2020

Rev0 Woodside edits 20/1/2020

Disclaimer

The recommendations and measures contained in this assessment report are based on the requirements of the Australian

Standards 3959 – Building in Bushfire prone Areas, WAPC / DFES Guidelines for Building in Bushfire Prone areas (State Planning

Policy 3.7) and CSIRO’s research into Bushfire behaviour. These are considered the minimum standards required to balance the

protection of the proposed dwelling and occupants with the aesthetic and environmental conditions required by local, state and

federal government authorities. They DO NOT guarantee that a building will not be destroyed or damaged by a bushfire. All surveys

and forecasts, projections and recommendations made in this assessment report and associated with this proposed dwelling are

made in good faith on the basis of the information available to the fire protection consultant at the time of assessment. The

achievement of the level of implementation of fire precautions will depend amongst other things on actions of the landowner or

occupiers of the land, over which the fire protection consultant has no control. Notwithstanding anything contained within, the fire

consultant/s or local government authority will not, except as the law may require, be liable for any loss or other consequences

(whether or not due to negligence of the fire consultant/s and the local government authority, their servants or agents) arising out

of the services rendered by the fire consultant/s or local government authority.


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1 Section 1: Proposal Details

Woodside Energy Limited is the landholder of 94 Barytes Rd, Cranbrook, WA (Figure 1). The property covers 399.3 ha

across two Lots (Lot 2078 and Lot 4537), located approximately 5km east of Cranbrook.

Woodside is planning to use the property to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the Federal

Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF)1. This project establishes permanent plantings of a mix of native tree

species on land that has been used for agricultural activities. The tree species will be selected to be representative of

the remnant vegetation in the local area. It will provide biodiversity and ecological benefits including restored

landscape linkages, habitat creation and protection of fauna species. Social benefits will be realised, including

employment opportunities.

1 Established under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011

2 Section 2: Land Information

2.1 Area

The total area of Lots 2078 and 4537 is 399.3 ha of which approximately 298.7 ha is plantable.

2.2 Locality and Access Roads

The property is located approximately 4 km east of Cranbrook, north of Salt River Road on Barytes Road which

passes through Location 4537.

2.3 Natural Features

The land is high in the local landscape with approximately 50 m of relief.

2.4 Improvements

A large general-purpose shed will be retained on the property. All existing dams will be retained post planting

and their suitability for access and status updated on the site map at the front gate annually.

3 Section 3: Plantation Establishment Plan

3.1 Species to be planted

Based on a detailed assessment of the plant species in the remnant vegetation on the property, the following

mixture of native species will be direct seeded or planted at the property:

• Eucalyptus wandoo,

• Eucalyptus marginata,

• Eucalyptus pachyloma,

• Eucalyptus preissiana,

• Eucalyptus decipiens,

• Agonis theiformis,

• Kunzea montana,

• Melaleuca thymoides,

• Leptopspermum erubescens.

3.2 Access roads and Fire breaks


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The property is accessible through two wire gates off Barytes Road, a gravel Shire Road that runs to the North

of Salt River Road, Cranbrook.


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4 Fire Management Plan

4.1 Property details

A Revegetation Fire Management Map (Figure 3) will be located within red, steel picket mounted, map canisters

at the water tank and access gates. This map will assist with navigation for fire suppression. Property and

Revegetation Fire Management Maps will also be made available to the Local Fire Control Officer and immediate

neighbours.

4.2 Location and contact details of neighbors

Details of neighbouring properties are provided in Figure 2.

4.3 Local Fire Brigades

The property falls within the East Cranbrook volunteer brigade area.

Brigade contact persons are outlined below:

Fire Control Officer, Captain - H Smith

9825 8233, Mobile: 0427 258 237

Lieutenant - F Fiegert

9826 1180, Mobile: 0419 933 430

Secretary - P Horrocks

9826 1179, Mobile: 0427 361 179

Radio Operator - H Smith

VHF Call Sign - Balicup 1

F Fiegert


P Horrocks


4.4 Risk of ignition

Potential ignition sources are mainly lightning strikes, adjoining roads, recreationists and normal adjacent

farming activities.

There will be a very low risk of ignition within this property as all machinery operations will be carried out during

the winter and spring months and once the native trees have been established, and as they are permanent

plantings with no harvest period, there will be minimal vehicle and machinery operations at the property.

During seeding and planting operations there will be a small supply of hydrocarbons at the site to re-fuel

machinery. This will be removed once planting is complete.

4.5 Detection of fires

Detection of fires is generally via a member of the community or public phoning 000. If a notification is received

through the state emergency network the Department of Fire and Emergency Services advising the Shire of


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Cranbrook volunteer bushfire brigades. To facilitate efficient fire detection communication, or a response, local

bushfire brigades have a VHF communications system which supplements the local farmer radio network via

UHF radios.

4.6 Location of fire control equipment in Cranbrook area

Two Brigade - 4.4 broadacre appliances are located at Tenterden Hall (approx. 10 km away) and Cranbrook

townsite (approx. 7 km) both are generally manned by volunteer brigades.

Fast attack appliances are maintained by a number of local Cranbrook farmers. The local bushfire brigade can

alert these property owners if a fire is detected and coordinate access, watering points and the overall response.

During establishment and maintenance of the native vegetation plantation there will be vehicles equipped with

fire extinguishers.

4.7 Initial attack on fires

The initial attack on a bushfire will be coordinated by the Shire of Cranbrook volunteer bushfire brigades and

supported by neighbours if required. The overall response and communication with be coordinated by the local

volunteer fire control officer and will make be based on their assessment of the extent and potential for

escalation of the fire.

Experienced brigade personnel will assess the fire behaviour and coordinate the response to address the

following order of priority:

• Human Life

• Community assets

• Cost of suppression in relation to the values threatened

Whilst considering the wildfire behaviour and values, the response strategy will follow this order of priority as a

guide:

• Direct attack on the head fire where resources and conditions allow

• Indirect attack on the head fire by extinguishing the flank fire while working towards the head fire

• Limit fire spread to predetermined internal strategic firebreaks or compartment boundary firebreaks

• Limit fire spread to property boundary firebreaks

• Fall back to neighbouring properties, roads or where the fire can be safely extinguished

4.7.1 Emergency Response Plan

Woodside will put a site specific Emergency Response Plan (ERP) in place for the property. This will cover

Woodside’s response in any type of emergency situation which may arise on the property (e.g. fire, medical

emergency when works are underway).

The ERP will be lodged with Woodside’s 24-hour Communications Centre (WCC). The WCC is located at

Woodside’s head office in Perth Western Australia and is tasked as the central communications hub for all of

Woodside’s assets and facilities.

The ERP will include a flow-chart which outlines the actions taken if an emergency situation should arise. A

copy of this plan will be provided to each of the immediate neighbours of the property and contact details for

each of these will be included in the ERP so that the WCC can contact them directly in the event of a emergency.

4.8 Firebreaks

Firebreaks will be constructed and maintained in accordance with the Cranbrook annual Shire Fire Break Notice

as a minimum standard. A copy of the current order is provided as Appendix 1 of this report.


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The Revegetation Fire Management Map (Figure 3) spatially describes the firebreaks to be established and

maintained at this property.

4.9 Method of firebreak maintenance

The network of boundary and proposed internal firebreaks will be established by herbicide spraying and, where

require, earthmoving equipment. Once established, firebreaks will be assessed annually and maintained as

required. Due to the topography and exposed rock up to and along sections of the boundary, some of the

boundary firebreaks may not meet the Shire’s requirement.

A minimum of 6 meter boundary access will be established on all boundaries, while 15 meter wide firebreaks

will follow the plantation boundary adjacent to remnant vegetation where property boundary access is difficult

due to terrain or remnant vegetation. These areas are marked on the attached plan Revegetation Fire

Management Map (Figure 3).

4.10 Water supplies

The primary water point will be a 110,000 litre water storage tank, which will be established next to the shed on

the property. This tank will be filled by rainfall collected from the shed roof catchment. The status of the tank

will be assessed annually, and should water volume fall below 50,000 litres, water will be carted in to maintain

sufficient supply for fire suppression.

Six existing farm dams will remain as secondary water points. The status of these secondary water points will be

assessed annually and site maps will be updated to reflect their suitability for fire suppression based on

accessibility and water levels.

Firebreaks and internal roads will provide access to the primary and secondary water points, which ensures that

fire appliances meet the turn turnaround time specified in the Cranbrook Shire Annual Firebreak Notice.

4.11 Direction indicators of waterpoints, road signs, and other features

All dams and other sources nominated as suitable for use as water points are marked clearly on the Revegetation

Fire Management Map (Figure 3). Compartment boundaries and water points will be suitably sign posted prior

to summer of 2020/21.

4.12 Surrounding fuels

There are Crown reserves containing block remnant vegetation to the north-east and north-west of the property

(Figure 4). The Crown land firebreaks will also be assessed during establishment of the native plantings and

annually thereafter. Should they require attention the relevant state agency will be contacted.

All other neighbouring properties are predominantly a mixture of pastured grazing and cropping paddocks with

small clusters of remnant vegetation.


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5 Site photos

GROUND PHOTO 1 GROUND PHOTO 2 DIRECTION: N SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: W SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE

GROUND PHOTO 3 GROUND PHOTO 4 DIRECTION: N SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: SE SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE


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GROUND PHOTO 5 GROUND PHOTO 6 DIRECTION: N SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: E SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE

GROUND PHOTO 7 GROUND PHOTO 8 DIRECTION: SW SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: NE SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE


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GROUND PHOTO 9 GROUND PHOTO 10 DIRECTION: NE SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: E SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE

GROUND PHOTO 11 DIRECTION: BEARING SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE DIRECTION: BEARING SAMPLE POINT: SAMPLE

Example of Fire canister containing maps and other

information for suppression crews

Deliberately left blank


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6 Figures

Figure 1. Property boundaries and existing fences.


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Figure 2. Map showing neighbour contact details.

Woodside Property

Woodside Property Woodside

Property


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Figure 3. Revegetation fire management map.


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Figure 4. Local vegetation map to AS3959:2018 showing photopoint locations.


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7 Appendices

Appendix 1 Cranbrook Shire annual firebreak notice.


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