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2002 126 Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress 31 December Sthn 2.13.4 MoU on the use of roads and trails maintenance and access arrangements. No reporting required – Eden Joint roads, access and maintenance arrangements have been agreed to. A draft MOU has been prepared. Discussions between the two agencies have been occurring at the local (operational) level on a case-by-case basis as the need arises. The process of local discussions has been very successful to date in meeting the desired outcome so that finalisation of an MOU is not a priority. No reporting required – Southern Forests NSW and DECC had begun discussions on the development of the MOU for the Southern region in 2004, including a set of actions and operational protocols, but a formal MOU has not been drafted. Discussions between the two agencies have been occurring at the local (operational) level on a case-by-case basis as the need arises. For example, there have been some negotiations regarding access arrangements to reserves in DECC (Parks and Wildlife Group) South Coast region and Forests NSW have proposed workshops to discuss best management practices for fish passage on roads passing over or through forest streams. The process of local discussions has been very successful to date in meeting the desired outcome so that finalisation of an MOU is not a priority. No reporting required Forests NSW and NPWS had begun discussions on the development of the MOU for the Southern region but a formal MOU has not been drafted. Local discussions between the two agencies have been occurring at the local (operational) level on a case-by-case basis as the need arises. This process has been very successful to date in meeting the desired outcome so that a MOU is currently considered unnecessary. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress Fire management 2001 1 April UNE, LNE, Eden 2.10 2.9 (E) Ongoing Sthn 2.10 Preparation of a joint arrangement with District Fire Committees for the prevention, detection and suppression of bush fires. Continuing participation in District Fire Management Committees for the prevention, detection and suppression of bush fires. Implemented DECC and Forests NSW ensure an integrated approach to fire management (including prevention, mitigation and suppression) is achieved at a state level through their participation in the NSW Bush Fire Coordinating Committee, which is established by the NSW Rural Fires Act 1997. The committee is responsible for statewide planning in relation to bush fire prevention and coordinated bush fire fighting, and for advising the NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner on bush fire prevention, mitigation and coordinated bush fire suppression. District Bush Fire Management Committees are responsible for implementing Bush Fire Coordinating Committee policy at the local level in a collaborative and cooperative way with other constituent members. The committees provide a forum for cooperative and coordinated fire and fuel management and community involvement. They are responsible for the completion of Bushfire Risk Management Plans and an Operations Coordination Plan. These plans are approved by the Commissioner for the NSW Rural Fire Service following consideration being given to a variety of landscape values. Both Forests NSW and DECC, and other land managers, are represented on the committees and have statutory obligations for fire management under the Rural Fires Act 1997. The Bushfire Risk Management Plan is a strategic plan that encompasses all land tenures including: private lands; DECC reserves; and state forest areas on a local government area basis. The plan identifies community, environmental, cultural and economic assets at risk from fire, provides strategies to mitigate the risk being formulated at the landscape level and sets out a five-year program to mitigate these risks. It is implemented via an annual works program. The Operations Coordination Plan contains information about staff contact details for all fire agencies, as well as relevant community organisations and resources that are available for fire suppression activities. These plans also contain maps of the District Bush Fire Management Committee area, as well as details of fire roads, fire lookout towers and other fire-related infrastructure. The Rural Fire service makes periodic audits of annual works programs as part of its monitoring process to gauge compliance with the Bushfire Risk Management Plan. Given the dispersed and fragmented nature of lands managed by both Forests NSW and DECC across the landscape, suppression of fires often necessitates a cooperative approach by all fire authorities and results in integration of resources, fire and local knowledge and suppression costs. Full integration of fire suppression activities is achieved during fires that are declared as fire emergencies pursuant to Section 44, Rural Fires Act 1997. Under these circumstances fires are managed at the landscape level without regard to tenure, with the Rural Fires Service Commissioner taking charge of all fire operations and the resources of all government agencies involved in the suppression effort. Implemented Refer to milestone above. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 127
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INFORMATION This project has been c
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XVI RACAC Resource and Conservation
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XVIII National Parks and Wildlife A
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Report structure Conclusion 2 Progr
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