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Section 4 AppendicesAppendix 3IndexAccess, 3, 26, 28, 50–53crossings, 51gates, 28, 51raised bed cropping, 28, 51Buildings and sheds, 11, 12, 23, 32, 34, 35,45, 52Compost and manure, 25, 45, 59Dangerous goods (such as fuel, chemicalsand gas), 25, 44, 45Defendable space, 12, 13, 34, 35inner zone, 13, 35outer zone, 13Electric fencing, 19, 25, 44Embers, 5, 17, 18, 19, 34, 35, 56Environment, 1, 2, 14, 23, 36ecological burning, 14, 23, 36erosion, 14, 32, 36native vegetation (also see Permits), 4,13, 14, 23, 36weeds, 14, 19, 32, 36Equipment and machinery (also see Electricfencing)cutting, welding, grinding, 3, 24, 38equipment, 3, 15, 24, 38, 41, 49machinery, 3, 15, 24, 37, 49mowing and slashing, 3, 18, 37Farm forestry (also see timbered areas), 6,19, 26, 47, 51, 56Fire behaviour (also see Fuels), 5–8, 46, 56temperature, 7topography, 8, 9, 13, 56weather, 7, 15, 40wind (also see Windbreaks), 5, 7, 34Fire dangerextreme fi re danger, 3, 15, 24, 37, 39,44Fire Danger Index, 15, 39, 56Fire Danger Period, 3, 15, 37, 38,41–43, 48fi re danger rating, 15Total Fire Ban, 15, 24, 25, 37, 38, 41, 57Total Fire Ban Districts, 16, 25Fire prevention notices, 3, 25, 44Fire Protected Areas, 15, 25, 42, 56, 57Fire use (also see Smoke management), 24,25, 40–43burning rubbish, 25, 42planning fi re use, 40Firefi ghting and fi refi ghting equipmentextinguishers, 37, 38, 49fi re suppression, 2, 11, 17, 27, 31,49–52, 57private fi refi ghting, 3, 30, 39, 49pumps, 52Fuels, 6, 58fi ne fuels, 5–7, 56fuel load, 6, 14, 19, 31, 34–35, 46, 47,50, 57heavy fuels, 6, 57Fuel breaks, 3, 17–19, 26, 40, 46, 47, 50bare earth breaks, 18crown fi res, 19, 56effectiveness, 17internal breaks, 19, 46perimeter breaks, 26, 46, 47, 51timbered areas, 19, 4760 On the Land: Agricultural Fire Management Guidelines
Fuel reduction, 18, 19, 26, 46, 47burning, 18, 19fenced areas, 26, 46, 51grazing, 46, 47herbicide, 19, 46mowing and slashing 18, 19, 47Harvesting, 3, 24, 37, 39, 51Hay, 12, 24, 25, 39, 45Herbicide, 14, 19LegislationCountry Fire Authority Act 1958, 1, 37,38, 41–44, 48CFA Regulations 2004, 37, 38, 49Crimes Act 1958, 1, 40Forests Act 1958, 1, 58Forests (Fire Protection) Regulations2004, 42Summary Offences Act 1966, 1, 43Local government (local council, municipaloffi cers),1, 14, 24, 31–34, 36, 40–42, 44, 46Plans and planningbushfi re survival plan, 22, 30planning fi re management, 2, 10, 11,22, 31, 32, 36preparedness and response plans, 27,49property layout, 11, 23, 32, 34recovery, 2, 11, 23, 32, 59risk management, 10, 11Powerlines, 3, 25, 44Public land, 15, 46, 54, 56, 57roads and roadsides, 31, 58Radiant heat, 5, 6, 13, 30, 35Reporting fi res, 27, 48Shelterbelts (see Windbreaks)Smoke management, 24, 40Stock management, 23, 32, 45Vegetation management, 12, 13, 23, 34, 35pruning and thinning, 19, 47selection, 35Vehicles and motorbikes (also seeEquipment and machinery), 3, 24, 37, 49VicFire, 40, 41, 43, 62VicRoads, 40, 46, 62Victorian Bushfi re Information Line, 62Water supply, 3, 28, 52buildings, 52CFA fi ttings, 53tanks, 28, 44, 52, 53Windbreaks (shelterbelts), 34, 47, 51Section 4 AppendicesPasture, 23, 32, 59Permitsnative vegetation removal, 13, 14, 18,23, 36, 40permit to burn, 40, 41Timber plantations (see Farm forestry forsmaller plantered timber areas), 6, 45, 47,51access, 51establishment, 31fuel breaks, 19, 47harvesting, 24, 39Forest Industry Brigades, 49On the Land: Agricultural Fire Management Guidelines61
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