Penrith Bush Fire Management Committee Bush Fire Risk ...

PENRITH BUSH FIRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DRAFT BUSH FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Area: Major Risk – Southern perimeter Glenmore Park Estate
Priority: 2
Management Options Risk Management Strategies Responsible Land Manager/s
Avoid Risk • Recommend Council enforce Bush Fire Mitigation Policy
• Encourage a break between the hazard and building for any new
development
Reduce Hazards • Provide asset protection zones around heritage assets where appropriate -
historical houses, sheds, flammable Aboriginal sites where appropriate
(coordinate with local Land Councils) etc
• Provide strategic fire advantage zones to protect critical habitat, threatened
fauna areas or areas where vegetation regimes are under threat
• Provide breaks around crops and fences to limit extension of a fire across
paddocks
Reduce Vulnerability • Implement community education programs and public awareness of
environmental and cultural heritage
Reduce Ignitions • Suspend fire generating activities on days of very high to extreme fire danger
(eg park fire bans, bans on camping/cooking fires)
• Close access to management areas where arson activity is frequent (eg
national parks,)
• Increase patrols in known high arson ignition locations
Accept Residual Risk • Develop cooperative detection and response networks and plans
• Have fire suppression equipment on standby for rapid attack
• Council
• Council, Owner, NPWS
• NPWS
• NPWS, NSW Rural Fire Service
Council
• NPWS
• NPWS
• NPWS, NSW Rural Fire Service,
Police
• BFMC
• NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW FB,
NPWS
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