Penrith Bush Fire Management Committee Bush Fire Risk ...

PENRITH BUSH FIRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ________________________________________________________________ DRAFT BUSH FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Level of Risk Life and Property Vulnerability
Criteria
Extreme Life Risk Only - populated areas
where the combination of threat &
vulnerability expose a community
to a significant likelihood of
fatalities & major injuries
Major Life - less likely to be fatalities or
major injuries due to the presence
of attributes which afford some
protection.
Moderate Life - loss of life or major injury
highly unlikely. Medical/hospital
treatment may be required.
Minor Life - Minor injuries only – first aid
treatment. No major injuries or
fatalities likely.
Appendix A Explanation of Bush Fire Risk Classes
Property Vulnerability Criteria Environmental / Ecological
Vulnerability Criteria
Not applicable to the extreme
category
Property- Extensive & widespread
loss of property. Major impact across
a large part of the community and
region. Long term external assistance
required to recover.
Property - Localised damage to
property. Short term external
assistance required to recover
Property - short term, damage to
individual assets. No external
assistance required to recover.
Insignificant Life - No injuries or fatalities likely Property-Inconsequential or no
damage to property. Little or no
disruption to the community.
Extinction of native species.
Irreversible damage to the
environment.
Long term damage to the environment
over a landscape scale
Short term, localised damage to the
environment
Minor impact on the environment
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