Municipal Fire Management Plan 2013–2016 - Nillumbik Shire ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT .................................................................................. 6What is IFMP? ..................................................................................................................................6Authority for the plan.........................................................................................................................6Purpose of this Plan..........................................................................................................................6Membership of Nillumbik Municipal Fire Management Committee ..................................................7Role of Nillumbik Municipal Fire Management Committee...............................................................7Working Groups ................................................................................................................................82 ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................... 83 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN .............................................................................................. 8Nillumbik Shire Council Profile .........................................................................................................8Fire History .......................................................................................................................................9Structural Fires .............................................................................................................................. 104 MUNICIPAL FIRE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 10Plan Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 10Alignment to Regional Objectives .................................................................................................. 105 FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ............................................................................ 11Risk Tools and Guides................................................................................................................... 126 PLAN REPORTING AND REVIEW ............................................................................... 13Plan Endorsement ......................................................................................................................... 13Audit ............................................................................................................................................... 14Plan Review ................................................................................................................................... 147 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................... 15A MFMPC ACTION PLAN .................................................................................... 15B RISK MANAGEMENT REGISTER .................................................................... 16Bush and Grass Fire Risk Management Register .............................................. 16Structure Fire Risk Asset Table ......................................................................... 16C STATUTORY AUDIT OBLIGATIONS................................................................ 17C.1 Hazardous Trees ....................................................................................................... 17C.2 Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSP) .......................................................................... 20C.3 Community Fire Refuges ........................................................................................... 20D COMMUNITY INFORMATION GUIDES ............................................................ 21E METHODOLOGY FOR PRIORITISING WORKS ON ROADSIDES .................. 22F MAPS ................................................................................................................ 32G RESPONSE PLANS .......................................................................................... 33H RECOVERY PLANS .......................................................................................... 33I PRECINCT (LANDSCAPE) PLANS .................................................................. 33Plenty Gorge Integrated Fire Prevention Strategy ........................................................... 33Nillumbik Municipal Fire Management Plan 2013–2016