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Fire <strong>Management</strong> Plan (October 2003) Royal Reserves : Volume 2<br />
Strategic <strong>Management</strong> Zones<br />
OBJECTIVES:<br />
• To provide a fuel reduced area to assist in the strategic containment of wildfire,<br />
potentially reduce fire and spotting intensity.<br />
• To assist with the achievement of a fire regime which is consistent with reserve<br />
management outcomes.<br />
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES:<br />
• Maintain Strategic Fire <strong>Management</strong> Zone (burn ridgetop and west-facing slopes<br />
by aerial ignition).<br />
• Suppress fire occurring in the zone.<br />
• Maintain records on fire within the zone<br />
• Liaison and cooperation with the Rural Fire Service and Sydney Water.<br />
• Carry out bio-diversity and Cultural sites surveys and research.<br />
ACTIONS:<br />
• Monitor fuel loads on an annual basis.<br />
• Maintain fuel loads through a variety of methods (Chapter 5.1) to less than 15t/ha<br />
• Use suppression methods that have the least ecological and environmental impact.<br />
• Rapid response to all wildfire within the zone.<br />
• Carry out aerial and ground surveillance after severe thunderstorms and during<br />
severe fire weather.<br />
• Collect data on ignition source and location, fire paths, rate and intensity of fire<br />
and weather.<br />
• Regular contact with the Sutherland Rural Fire Service and local Brigades.<br />
• Carry out joint fuel management activities with neighbours, and the Rural Fire<br />
Service.<br />
• Contact neighbours regularly via letters, newsletters, pamphlets, and face-to-face.<br />
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:<br />
• The strategic fire management zone is maintained at less than 15t/ha.<br />
• Fires occurring on the reserve are suppressed within appropriate control lines on<br />
the reserve, safely, with minimum environmental damage and cost during the<br />
planning period.<br />
• The zone aids fire suppression strategies.<br />
• No death or injury to persons, or destruction of property, caused by on park<br />
bushfires in the planning period.<br />
• No significant decline of species populations (common or endangered) due to<br />
suppression operations or other fire management works occurs during the<br />
planning period.<br />
• No damage is caused to known Aboriginal sites, historic places and culturally<br />
significant features as a result of bushfires during the planning period.<br />
• Records are maintained on GIS and reported annually to the BFMC.<br />
• Cooperative partnerships are established with the RFS.<br />
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