Fire Operations Plan 2015 - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Phillip ......Nature Parks Ecological Burn...
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Fire Operations Plan 2015 – 2017
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Fire operations actions
This document contains the fire prevention and preparedness works to be conducted within the Phillip Island Nature Parks (the Nature Parks) in order to achieve the objectives of the
Nature Parks Ecological Burn and Wildfire Mitigation and Management Plan 2010-14 and the Bass Coast Municipal Fire Management Plan 2011/12 – 2013/14.
Spring
• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks within the Nature Park, including the following areas with staff responsible:
Location Responsible
Summerland Peninsula Ranger in Charge and Ground Services Supervisor
Oswin Roberts, Rowell and Rhyll Swamps,
Koala Conservation Centre, Fiveways Reserve and Ventnor Koala
Reserve
Senior Ranger Koala Conservation Centre and Senior Ranger
Woodlands
Ventnor (Cadogan Ave) Ranger in Charge
Berrys Beach Ranger in Charge and Ground Services Supervisor
Churchill Island and Fishers Wetland Ranger in Charge and Churchill Island Farm Coordinator
Cape Woolamai (Princeton Ave) Ranger in Charge and Churchill Island Farm Coordinator
Cape Woolamai (Broadbeach Ave) no firebreak, joint education through CFA, Bass Coast Shire Council
and the Nature Park door knock and letter drop
Silverleaves east Ranger in Charge
Newhaven Swamp (around Western Port Water pump station) Ranger in Charge in conjunction with Western Port Water
• Clear around Summerlands wet firebreak and test
• Conduct training exercise for staff
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• Audit fire equipment and PPE
• Service slip-on units
• Conduct any planned burns as per the Burn Plan for that particular burn
Summer
• Conduct media release on planned burns and general fire prevention and preparedness
• Patrol the park to ensure compliance with park regulations, in particular ‘no fires’ in the park
• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks
• Close relevant areas to the public on Total Fire Ban Days and/or on Code Red Days as per the Nature Parks ‘Severe Weather and Reserve Closure Policy’
• Conduct any planned burns as per the Burn Plan for that particular burn
Autumn
• Conduct any planned burns as per the Burn Plan for that particular burn
• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks
Winter
• Maintain and slash all firebreaks and fuel breaks where possible
• Update Fire Operations Plan
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Fire Operations maps and tables
The following maps show where planned burning and other fire prevention works will be undertaken within the Nature Park from 2015 to 2017.
These works are shown in the key to each map and include
• planned burns
• slashing, mowing, mulching and scrub clearing activities
• works to maintain existing fuel breaks
• Asset Protection Zones (APZ)
The following tables give the size and location of planned burns, the type of burns, and the year the burns are planned to be conducted.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2014 Spring Ventnor Koala Reserve 1.54 VKR centre west Ecological
2014 Spring Koala Conservation Centre 0.56 KCC woodland centre 1 Ecological
2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.18 OR north west boundary Cell A Asset protection
2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.96 OR north west boundary Cell B Asset protection
2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.47 Berrys north west Ecological
2014 Spring Princeton 1.03 Segment 1 Asset protection
2014 Spring Princeton 1.35 Segment 2 Asset protection
2014 Spring Princeton 1.08 Segment 3 Asset protection
2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.76 Berrys centre Ecological
2015
2015
Spring
Autumn
Koala Conservation Centre
Oswin Roberts
0.80
2.94
KCC woodland centre 2
OR south car park
Ecological
Fuel reduction
2015 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 7.03 VKR centre north Ecological
2015 Autumn Princeton 3.59 Segment 4 Asset protection
2015 Autumn Berrys 0.80 Berrys south east Ecological
2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.02 OR north car park Fuel reduction
2015 Autumn Princeton 2.01 Segment 5 Asset protection
2015 Autumn Princeton 2.81 Segment 6 Asset protection
2016 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 5.78 VKR south east Ecological
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.13 CI north 1 Ecological
2016 Autumn Princeton 3.72 Segment 7 Asset protection
2016 Autumn Five Ways Reserve 0.66 Five Ways roadside Fuel reduction
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.23 CI north 2 Ecological
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.47 CI north 3 Ecological
2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.06 Summerlands plateau centre Fuel reduction
2017 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 2.24 VKR south east 2 Ecological
2017 Spring Swan Lake Crown lot 4 3.20 Crown Allotment 4 Fuel reduction
2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.65 Summerlands plateau north Fuel reduction
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Figure 1. Summerland Peninsula showing fire breaks to be slashed and wet breaks to be maintained, and proposed burns to 2017.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.06 Summerlands plateau centre Fuel reduction
2017 Spring Summerland Peninsula 1.65 Summerlands plateau north Fuel reduction
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Figure 2. Fire breaks to be maintained at Flynns Beach, Crown Allotment 4 and Kitty Miller Bay, and proposed burns.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2017 Spring Swan Lake Crown lot 4 3.20 Crown Allotment 4 Fuel reduction
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Figure 3. Oswin Roberts Reserve showing fire breaks and tracks to be maintained annually, and proposed burn areas to 2015.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.18 OR north west boundary Cell A Asset protection
2014 Spring Oswin Roberts 0.96 OR north west boundary Cell B Asset protection
2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.94 OR south car park Fuel reduction
2015 Autumn Oswin Roberts 2.02 OR north car park Fuel reduction
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Figure 4. Silverleaves, Rowell Swamp and Rhyll Swamp showing fire breaks to be maintained annually.
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Figure 5. Koala Conservation Centre and Five Ways Reserve showing fire breaks to be slashed annually and proposed burns.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2014 Spring Koala Conservation Centre 0.56 KCC woodland centre 1 Ecological
2015 Spring Koala Conservation centre 0.80 KCC woodland centre 2 Ecological
2016 Autumn Five Ways Reserve 0.66 Five Ways roadside Fuel reduction
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Figure 6. Ventnor Koala Reserve showing fire breaks to be maintained and planned burns to 2015.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2014 Spring Ventnor Koala Reserve 1.54 VKR centre west Ecological
2015 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 7.03 VKR centre north Ecological
2016 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 5.78 VKR south east Ecological
2017 Autumn Ventnor Koala Reserve 2.24 VKR south east 2 Ecological
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Figure 7. Ventnor (Cadogan Ave) showing fire break to be maintained annually.
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Figure 8. Cape Woolamai (Princeton Avenue Reserve) depicting Asset Protection Zones (APZ) and management segments to be weeded and heap burnt each year to 2016.
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Figure 9. Churchill Island, Fishers Wetland & Newhaven Swamp pump station showing fire breaks to be maintained and proposed planned burns to 2016.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.13 CI north 1 Ecological
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.23 CI north 2 Ecological
2016 Spring Churchill Island 0.47 CI north 3 Ecological
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Figure 10. Berrys Beach showing fire break to be slashed annually and proposed ecological burns to 2015.
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Year Season Location Size (ha) Burn name Burn type
2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.47 Berrys north west Ecological
2014 Spring Berrys Beach 0.76 Berrys centre Ecological
2015 Autumn Berrys Beach 0.80 Berrys south east Ecological
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Figure 11. Cape Woolamai showing tracks to be slashed and Asset Protection Zones around Broadbeach Road.