Ve ge tation

Bushfire Risk Manage m e nt Strate gie s

Le ard State Conse rvation Are a

Fire Manage m e nt Strate gy 2016-2021

This strate gy should b e use d with ae rial p hotograp hy and fie ld re c onnaissanc e . This is a re le vant Plan und e r Se c tion 38 (4) and Se c tion 44 (3) of Rural Fire s Act

1997. These data are not guarante e d to be fre e from error or om ission. The NSW National Parks and W ild life and its e m ploye e s disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any c onse q ue nc e s of suc h acts or

om issions. This d oc um e nt is c opyright. Apart from any fair d e aling for the purpose of stud y, re se arc h c ritic ism or re vie w, as pe rm itte d und e r the c opyright Act, no part m ay be re produc e d by any proc e ss without

writte n pe rm ission. The NSW National Parks and W ild life Se rvic e is part of the Offic e of Environm e nt and He ritage .

Publishe d by: Offic e of Environm e nt and He ritage (NSW ). Contact: NPW S Northe rn Plains Re gion,

PO Box 848 Narrabri NSW 2390. Ph 6792 7350 ISBN 978-1-76039-697-8 OEH2017/0070 Date Ap p rove d : 16/12/2016

O p e rational Guid e line s Continue d Re sourc e Guid e line s

Ab original Cultural He ritage Site Manage m e nt No site s have be e n id e ntifie d in the re se rve to date

Thre ate ne d Fauna and Flora Manage m e nt

The pote ntial e xte nt of habitat for Spiny Pe ppe rc re ss (Lepidium ascheronii) is lim ite d to the Be lah – W ilga ve ge tation c om m unity whe re it oc c urs on gilgai soil. This is lim ite d to the m appe d are a of this ve ge tation c om m unity on the e aste rn boundary. W he re possible , m ac hine ry and bac kburning ope rations should be e xc lud e d from this habitat.

Sup p re ssion Strate gie s Cond itions & fore cast Guid e line s Fire dange r rating

LO W - HIGH A broad c ontainm e nt strate gy using e xisting roads, trac ks, roc ky are as and re c e ntly burnt are as.

Fire dange r rating VERY HIGH - EX TREME

Consid e r a strate gy that use s a c om bination of ground cre ws, m ac hine ry and fire units to c ontain the fire .

Se c ure flank as soon as possible on the ne xt pre d ic te d d ownwind sid e .

Catastrophic Re ve rt to prope rty prote c tion Ve ge tation Com m unitie s and Biod ive rsity Thre shold s

Ve ge tation Com m unity Biod ive rsity Thre shold s Fire Be haviour Flood plain Fore st and W ood land

Com m unity C1

An inte rval be twe e n fire e ve nts le ss than 20 ye ars should be avoid e d

Exc lud e pre scribe d burning and bac kburning from are as with Spiny Pe ppe rc re ss, whe re possible

Pote ntial rate s of spre ad is low due to Low – Mod e rate OFH

W ood land – Slope s and rid ge s

Com m unitie s C2, C3, C4, C 5 & C6

An inte rval be twe e n fire e ve nts le ss than 20ye ars should be avoid e d

A high inte nsity fire m ay be pe rm itte d afte r a fire fre e pe riod 30 – 50 ye ars

A highe r fre q ue nc y m ay be applie d to are as with are as with a grassy und e rstore y

Pote ntial rate s of spre ad is low due to Low – Mod e rate OFH Localise d are as of High OFH m ay prod uc e re stricte d are as of highe r fire inte nsity Som e are as will not carry any fire due to roc k c ove r

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Pre scribe d burn should be c onsid e re d whe re the O FH has be e n asse sse d at HIGH

O FH – Ove rall fue l hazard - A rating syste m that inc lud e s le af litte r, grasse s, shrubs, bark type and bark c ond ition

Status of Biod ive rsity Thre shold s

Vulne rab le to fre que nt fire

The c urre nt fire inte rval is shorte r than the re c om m e nd e d m inim um inte rval.

Within thre shold

The tim e -sinc e -fire is gre ate r than the re c om m e nd e d m inim um , and le ss than the re c om m e nd e d m axim um .

Long unb urnt The c urre nt fire inte rval is longe r than the sugge ste d inte rval.

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Inc id e nt Map

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Datum : Ge od e c tic Datum of Australia (GDA) 1994 Proje c tion: M ap Grid Australia (M GA) Z one 56

Data: Spot Sate llite Image ry: 2005. 1:50k Topographic M ap: 89364N THERRIBRI Scale : Note d scale s are true whe n printe d on A1 size pape r

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LocalityContact Inform ation

Age nc y Position / Location Phone National Parks

& Wildlife Service Duty Offic e r (24 hour) Narrabri Are a Offic e (bus. hours)

6792 4680 6792 7300

Nam oi Zone NSW Rural Fire Se rvic e

M ic hae l Brooks Duty Offic e r Z one Offic e M aule s Cre e k Brigad e Capt M ic hae l Nott

0427 101 124 6799 6707 6799 6707

67 944529 /0427 002213 NSW Fire Brigad e Ne wcastle Com m s Ce ntre 4929 7177 Em e rge nc y Se rvic e s Polic e , Fire , Am bulanc e 000

SES 13 2500 Polic e Narrabri 67 927199 Counc il Narrabri 67 996 866

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Com m unic ations Inform ation Se rvic e Channe l Location and Com m e nts

NPW S Re pe ate rs 300 324

Cove rage – m ost of re se rve e xc e pt southe rn are as Cove rage – available for southe rn are as

RFS N077 The Gove rnor UHF - CB Sm all fire s c hanne l 10

large fire s d e te rm ine d by IM T Parks Rad io 11-17 NPW S Fire ground c hanne ls 1-7 Aviation - CTAF 126.7 M obile phone Te lstra – available m ost are as

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O p e rational Guid e line s Ae rial op e rations

Ae rial ope rations will be m anage d by traine d and c om pe te nt pe rsonne l. This inc lud e s d ire c ting ae rial bom bing and ae rial ignition ope rations

The use of bom bing aircraft without the support of ground-base d suppre ssion c re ws should be lim ite d to ve ry spe c ific c irc um stanc e s. All ae rial ignition ope rations re q uire the c onse nt of the Inc id e nt Controlle r.

Bac kb urning

All pe rsonne l m ust be fully brie fe d be fore bac k burning ope rations be gin. Bac kburning in are as of Low – M od e rate OFH will re q uire the use of wind, or low hum id ity to m axim ise e ffe c tive ne ss. Bac kburning should be tim e d for late afte rnoon and e arly e ve ning.

W he re practic able to assist m op-up e fforts, c le ar a 1m rad ius around d e ad and fibrous barke d tre e s ad jac e nt to c ontainm e nt line s prior to bac kburning, or we t d own the se tre e s during the ignition.

Com m and & Control

The first c om batant age nc y on site m ay assum e c ontrol of the fire , but the n m ust e nsure the re le vant land m anage m e nt age nc y is notifie d prom ptly.

A se nior NPW S offic e r is to liaise with the RFS to e nsure that the age nc y in c om m and and c ontrol is d e te rm ine d and an Inc id e nt Controlle r is appointe d

Containm e nt Line s

Existing or pre vious roads, trac ks and c ontrol line s should be use d whe re ve r possible Ne w c ontainm e nt line s re q uire the prior c onse nt of a se nior NPW S offic e r. Construction of ne w c ontainm e nt line s should be avoid e d , whe re practic able , e xc e pt whe re the y c an be c onstructe d with m inim al e nvironm e ntal im pact.

All pe rsonal involve d in c ontainm e nt line c onstruction should be brie fe d on, and m ust c onsid e r both natural and c ultural he ritage site s in the loc ation.

All c ontainm e nt line s not re q uire d for othe r purpose s should be c lose d im m e d iate ly at the c e ssation of the inc id e nt.

Earthm oving Equip m e nt Plant m ay only be use d with the prior c onse nt of a se nior NPW S offic e r. Plant m ust always be supe rvise d by an e xpe rie nc e d offic e r, and ac c om panie d by a fire -fighting ve hic le whe n e ngage d in d ire c t or paralle l attac k.

Plant m ust be washe d d own, whe re practic able , prior to e nte ring and e xiting NPW S e state . Maximum dozer – D6 equivalent

Fire Sup p re ssion Che m ic als The use of foam , we tting age nts and re tardants will be pe rm itte d on the re se rve Fire suppre ssion c he m ic als are not to be applie d within 50m of wate r c ourse s and dam s. The use of re tardants re q uire s the approval of the Re gional M anage r or d e le gate

Re hab ilitation W he re practic able , c ontainm e nt line s should be stabilise d and re habilitate d as part of the wild fire suppre ssion ope ration.

Wate ring p oints Consid e r d e ploym e nt of bulk wate r carrie rs to support fire ope rations. Sm oke Manage m e nt Pote ntial sm oke im pacts and m itigation tactics will be asse sse d during the planning of fire ope rations. Visitor Manage m e nt The re se rve m ay be c lose d to the public during pe riods of e xtre m e fire dange r, and will be c lose d during fire

ope rations. WARNINGS Black text – general guidelines Blue text – reserve specific guidelines Red text – Major warnings

Land Manage m e nt Zone s

The obje c tive of this zone is to c onse rve biod ive rsity and prote c t cultural he ritage by applying biod ive rsity thre shold s

Fire Se ason Inform ation

Wild fire s The c ritic al wild fire se ason oc c urs during Nove m be r and De c e m be r. This pe riod m ay e xte nd into the first half of January. Particular care is re q uire d during pe riods of ne gative Southe rn Osc illation Ind ic e s. The e nd of the critic al fire se ason is ofte n m arke d by we t storm activity.

Pre scrib e d Burning

Pre scribe d burning should be und e rtake n be fore autum n rain oc c urs to m axim ise e ffe c tive ne ss. Burning m ay also be c onsid e re d d uring late winte r and e arly spring, d e pe nd e nt on se asonal factors. Pre scribe d burning und e rtake n ne ar the c om m e nc e m e nt of the statutory bushfire se ason should be fully c ontaine d .

Le ard State Conse rvation Are a1176 He c tare s

Broad Ve ge tation Com m unitie sC1: Be lah - W ilgaC2: W hite Box - W hite PineC3: W hite Pine - W ilga - W hite BoxC4: W hite Pine - W ilga - W hite BoxC5: Tum ble d own Gum - W hite PineC6: De rive d Grassland

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Ve ge tation Suitab ility for Pre scrib e d Burning

Availab le Available for pre sc ribe d burning

Availab le - only e p he m e ral c ond itions

This are a is ge ne rally has NIL or LOW OFH, e xc e pt during se asons produc ing c ontinuous ground c ove r

Unavailab le for p re scrib e d b urning

This are a is unavailable for pre sc ribe d burning, due to NIL or LOW OFH, or e c ologic al re q uire m e nts.

Availability for burning m ust be re fe re nc e d with the Status of Biod ive rsity Thre shold s.

Analysis of fue l load , fire historyand p lant c om m unity e c ology re quire d b e fore id e ntifying site s for b urns.

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