Camp Drewe Presbyterian Conference Centre · 2017-08-18 · Have you prepared your Bush Fire...

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Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan? Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Plan from www.rfs.nsw.gov.au NO R T H L EN N O X H E A T H T RA I L CAMP DREWE LOOP TRAIL NO RT H L E N N O X H E A D A C C E S S UN N A M E D Lennox Head Aboriginal Area CAMP DREWE ROAD PACIFIC PARADE LEMS LANE GIBBON STREET STEWART STREET BARRETT DRIVE CLIFF MURRAY LANE ALISON AVENUE ROSS STREET TOBIN CLOSE PATRICIA PARADE FOSTER STREET WILLIAMS STREET MEGAN CRESCENT KING STREET IAN AVENUE D A I NTR E E DRIV E EMILY PLACE BYRON BAY ROAD BYRON STREET ROSS LANE WARNING INFORMATION Lennox Head (North) Tourist Facilities & Urban Interface PRODUCTION INFORMATION Print Date / Time: 22/05/2014 1350 Hrs Produced by: NSW Rural Fire Service 1 grid square = 1 km² Base Data: LPMA Cadastre and Topo Database Map Projection: GCS GDA 1994 Approved: 25/03/2014 WORKS PROGRAM LEGEND Zone Purpose Supression Objectives Zone Characteristics To increase the preparedness of residents for bush fire and ensure that vegetation in close proximity to residential assets are adequately maintained. To provide a defendable space for residents / fire fighters and complement hazard reduction works carried out within Asset Protection Zones / Strategic Fire Advantage Zones. 0 0.04 0.08 Km As per RFS document Standards for Asset Protection Zones. To enable the safe use of Direct Attack suppression strategies within the zone. To minimise bush fire impacts on undefendable assets. To protect human life, property and highly valued public assets and values. Asset Protection Zone Strategic Fire Advantage Zone To provide strategic areas of fire protection advantage which will reduce the speed and intensity of bush fires, and reduce the potential for spot fire development; To aid containment of wildfires to existing management boundaries. Resident Preparation Zone To identify that residents have a vital role to play in bush fire risk management and that they are responsible for their own property preparedness. Residents should strive to achieve a 'Fire-Safe' property as outlined in the illustration above. Concerns regarding the bush fire safety of neighbouring properties should be raised with the NSW Rural Fire Service. To improve the likelihood and safe use of: Parallel Attack suppression strategies within the zone. and/or Indirect Attack (back burning) in high to very high fire weather conditions within the zone. To reduce the likelihood of: Crown fire development within the zone. and/or Spot fire ignition potential from the zone. Zone width related to suppression objectives and dependant upon: •Topography •Aspect •Spotting propensity •Location of adjacent firebreaks •Mosaic pattern of treatment Assess Overall Fuel Hazard (OFH) once vegetation communities reach minimum fire thresholds within this plan. Management practices should aim to achieve mosaic fuel reduction patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ has an OFH of less than high. Fire Trails Category 1, Essential Category 1, Important Category 7, Essential Category 7, Important Category 9, Essential Category 9, Important BFMC Approved Zones Asset Protection Zone Strategic Fire Advantage Zone Residential Preparation Zone Proposed Hazard Reduction Burn Proposed Asset Protection Zone Proposed Strategic Fire Advantage Zone Camp Drewe Presbyterian Conference Centre Lake Ainsworth Sport & Recreation Centre Lake Ainsworth Holiday Park

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Page 1: Camp Drewe Presbyterian Conference Centre · 2017-08-18 · Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan? Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Plan from N O R T H L E N N OX

Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan?Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Planfrom www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

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NNOX

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CAMP DREWE LOOP TRAIL

NORTH LENNOX HEAD A C CESS

UN N AMED

Lennox Head Aboriginal Area

CAMP DREWE ROAD

PACIFIC PARADE

LEMS

LANE

GIBBON STREET

STEW

ART S

TREE

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BARRETT DRIVE

CLIFF

MUR

RAY L

ANE

ALISON AVENUE

ROSS STREET

TOBIN CLOSE

PATR

ICIA

PARA

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FOSTER STREET

WILLIAMS STREET

MEGAN CRESCENT KING STREET

IAN AVENUE

DAINTREE DRIVE

EMILY PLACE

BYRON BAY ROAD

BYRON STREET

ROSS LANE

WARNING INFORMATION

Lennox Head (North)Tourist Facilities & Urban Interface

PRODUCTION INFORMATIONPrint Date / Time: 22/05/2014 1350 HrsProduced by: NSW Rural Fire Service1 grid square = 1 km²

Base Data: LPMA Cadastre and Topo DatabaseMap Projection: GCS GDA 1994Approved: 25/03/2014

WORKS PROGRAM

LEGEND

Zone Purpose Supression Objectives Zone Characteristics

To increase the preparedness of residentsfor bush fire and ensure that vegetation inclose proximity to residential assets areadequately maintained. To provide adefendable space for residents / firefighters and complement hazard reductionworks carried out within Asset ProtectionZones / Strategic Fire Advantage Zones.

0 0.04 0.08

Km

As per RFS document Standards for AssetProtection Zones.

To enable the safe use of Direct Attacksuppression strategies within the zone.To minimise bush fire impacts onundefendable assets.

To protect human life, propertyand highly valued publicassets and values.

Asset ProtectionZone

Strategic FireAdvantageZone

To provide strategic areas offire protection advantagewhich will reduce the speedand intensity of bush fires, andreduce the potential for spotfire development;To aid containment of wildfiresto existing managementboundaries.

ResidentPreparation Zone

To identify that residents havea vital role to play in bush firerisk management and thatthey are responsible for theirown property preparedness.

Residents should strive to achieve a 'Fire-Safe'property as outlined in the illustration above.Concerns regarding the bush fire safety ofneighbouring properties should be raised withthe NSW Rural Fire Service.

To improve the likelihood and safe use of:Parallel Attack suppression strategieswithin the zone.and/orIndirect Attack (back burning) in high tovery high fire weather conditions within thezone.To reduce the likelihood of:Crown fire development within the zone.and/orSpot fire ignition potential from the zone.

Zone width related to suppression objectives anddependant upon:•Topography•Aspect•Spotting propensity•Location of adjacent firebreaks•Mosaic pattern of treatmentAssess Overall Fuel Hazard (OFH) oncevegetation communities reach minimum firethresholds within this plan. Management practicesshould aim to achieve mosaic fuel reductionpatterns so that the majority of the SFAZ has anOFH of less than high.

Fire Trails Category 1, EssentialCategory 1, ImportantCategory 7, EssentialCategory 7, ImportantCategory 9, EssentialCategory 9, Important

BFMC Approved Zones

Asset Protection Zone

Strategic Fire Advantage Zone

Residential Preparation ZoneProposed Hazard Reduction Burn

Proposed Asset Protection Zone

Proposed Strategic Fire Advantage Zone

Camp Drewe Presbyterian Conference Centre

Lake Ainsworth Sport & Recreation Centre

Lake Ainsworth Holiday Park