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Veget at ion Scal e 1 : 75 , 000 Bushfi r e Ri sk Ma na gem ent S t r at egi es Moem a Nat i o na l Par k Com m unit y Co nser va t ion Ar ea Zone 1 F ir e Ma na gem ent St r at egy 2016 - 2021 This s t r at egy shou ld be used wit h a er ia l phot o gr a phy a nd field r econna issa nce. This i s a r eleva nt P lan under Sect ion 38 ( 4 ) a nd Sect ion 44 ( 3 ) of Rur al F ir es Act 1997 . T he s e da t a a r e not gua r ant eed t o be f r ee f r om er r or or om i s i on. The NSW Na t i ona l Pa r ks and Wi l dl i f e and i t s empl oyees di s cl a i m l i abi l i t y f or any a ct d one on t he i nf or ma t i on i n t he da t a and any c ons equences of s u ch a ct s or om i s i ons . T hi s d ocum e nt i s cop yr i ght . Apa r t f r om any fa i r dea l i ng for t he pu r pose of s t udy, r esea r ch cr i t i ci s m or r ev i e w, as per mi t t ed under t he cop yr i ght Act , no pa r t may be r epr oduced by any pr oc e s wi t hou t wr i t t en per mi s i on. T he NSW Na t i ona l Pa r ks and Wi l dl i fe Se r v i ce i s pa r t of t he Of i ce of Env i r onm e nt and Her i t age. Publ i shed b y: Of i ce of Env i r onm e nt and Her i t age ( NSW ) . Cont act : NPWS Nor t he r n P l a i ns Regi on, PO Box 848 Na r r abr i NSW 2390 . Ph 6792 7350 I SBN 978 - 1 - 76039 - 698 - 5 OEH2017 / 0071 Dat e Appr oved : 16 / 12 / 2016 Oper at ional Gu idel ines Co nt inued Reso ur ce Gu i d el i nes Ab or igina l Cu lt ur al Her it a ge S it e Ma na gem ent ð· No s i t es hav e been i d e nt i f i ed i n t he r eser v e t o da t e Modified trees (IS1), including scarred trees ð· Protect the site from fire, clear base of litter and shrubs, exclude site tree from fire where possible ð· Foam may be used to protect the tree, or to extinguish fire ð· Do not cut trees Ground based sites (IS2), including: camp sites, artefacts, grinding grooves, waterholes and quarries ð· Protect site from any ground disturbance, including the use of earth-moving equipment and vehicles Resource sites (IS3), including fig-tree groves ð· Protect site from physical disturbance ð· Avoid any burning into Dry Vine Rainforests A I I MS da t abase mus t be c he c ke d as pa r t of pl anni ng f or f i r e op e r a t i ons Thr ea t ened Fauna a nd F lor a Ma na gem ent ð· Machi ne r y shou l d be e xcl uded fr om a r eas wi t h C6 Mya l l wood l and. ð· T he pr ot ect i v e act i ons for t hr ea t e ne d fauna hav e been i nc or p or a t ed i nt o t he Oper a t i ona l Gu i del i ne s Supp r ess i on S t r at egi es Cond it i o ns & fo r ec a s t Gu id elines F i r e danger r a t i ng LOW - H I GH ð· A br oad c ont a i nm e nt s t r a t e gy us i ng e xi s t i ng r oads , t r acks , r oc ky a r eas and r e c e nt l y bu r nt a r eas . F i r e danger r a t i ng VERY H I GH - EX TREME ð· Cons i der di r ect or pa r a l l el a t t ack wi t h pl ant and f i r e uni t s . ð· Se c u r e f l ank as soon as p os i bl e on t he ne xt pr edi ct ed d ownwi nd s i de. Ca t as t r op hi c ð· Rev er t t o pr op e r t y pr ot ect i on. Veget at ion Com m uni t ies a nd B iod iver s it y Thr eshold s Veget at ion Com m unit y Veget at ion m a na gem ent gu id elines F ir e Beha vio ur F l ood p l a i n for es t and wood l and Communi t i es C4 , C5 & C6 ð· An i nt er v a l bet we e n f i r e ev e nt s l es t han 20 ye a r s shou l d be av oi ded ð· Excl ude use of machi ne r y fr om C6 Mya l l wood l and ð· Pot e nt i a l r a t es of spr ead i s l ow due t o Low Mod er at e OFH W hi t e P i ne / Si l v er - l eav ed I r onb a r k W ood l and Communi t y C3 & C2 ð· An i nt er v a l bet we e n f i r e ev e nt s l es t han 20yea r s shou l d be av oi ded ð· A hi gh i nt e ns i t y f i r e may be per mi t t ed a ft er a f i r e fr ee per i od 30 50 ye a r s ð· Pot e nt i a l r a t es of spr ead i s l ow due t o Low Mod er at e OFH ð· L oc a l i sed a r eas of H ighOFH may pr oduce r es t r i ct ed a r eas of hi ghe r f i r e i nt e ns i t y W hi t e P i ne Dwye r s Red Gum W ood l and Communi t y C7 ð· An i nt er v a l bet we e n f i r e ev e nt s l es t han 15 ye a r s and gr ea t er 40 ye a r s shou l d be av oi ded ð· A hi gh i nt e ns i t y f i r e may be per mi t t ed a ft er a f i r e fr ee per i od 25 ye a r s ð· Pot e nt i a l r a t e of spr ead i s hi ghe s t i n s t ands of Angophor a and B l ood wood due t o H ighOFH Gr as l and C1 ð· An i nt er v a l bet we e n f i r e ev e nt s of l es t han t wo ye a r s shou l d be av oi ded. ð· F i r e i nt e ns i t y i s d e p e nd e nt on seasona l c ond i t i ons . ð· Pot e nt i a l r a t e of spr ead wi l l be det er mi ne d by d e ns i t y and he i ght of gr as swa r ds St r a t e gi c Zones Pr es cr i bed bu r n shou l d be c ons i der ed whe r e t he OFH has been as esed a t H I GH , a f t er an i nt er v a l of 7yea r s OFH Ov er a l l fuel haza r d - A r a t i ng sys t em t ha t i nc l udes su r face ( l ea f l i t t er ) , ne a r su r face ( l ow shr ubs & gr ases ) , el ev a t ed ( shr ubs ) , and ba r k fuel s . S t at us of Bi odi ver s i t y Thr eshol ds Vu l ner able t o fr equent fir e T he cu r r e nt f i r e i nt er v a l i s shor t er t han t he r e c om m e nd e d mi ni mum i nt er v a l . Wit hin t hr eshold T he t i me- s i nc e - f i r e i s gr ea t er t han t he r e c om m e nd e d mi ni m um, and l es t han t he r e c om m e nd e d maxi m um. Long unb ur nt T he cu r r e nt f i r e i nt er v a l i s l onge r t han t he sugges t ed i nt er v a l . S R 7 Cou r a d d a Road SR 7 Co u ra dda R oa d SR 3 M e l b u r r a R o ad N u n d i C k C ur r a m a n g a C k T e n M i l e C k B u lld o g C k Bo u r k e C k B u l l d o g C k "Moema" "Montana" "Glencairn" "Bingaree" "Brooklyn" "Eumanbah" "Calatoota" "Weetalibah" "Old Edgeroi" 540 60 640 580 60 70 740 760 460 560 620 720 460 620 460 60 480 620 60 520 540 540 680 500 50 50 580 460 40 520 520 560 H i l bi l l y Road Ma i n Road C as t l e T o p A c c es s T rl Bounda r y Road Mi s i on Road Wa l l aby Road Ma i l Road Gor d on Road B r ookl yn Road I r onb a r k Road No 3 Road W ya t t Road St r i ngy Ba r k No 2 Road B o u n d a r y R o a d U n n a m e d T r ail No 1 Road Mi ddl e Road U nnamed Road U nnamed Road U nnamed Tr a i l 2015 - 16 P r escr i bed Bu r n 2015 - 16 P r escr i bed Bu r n 340 320 300 360 280 380 400 420 40 460 480 500 520 540 560 640 620 600 580 700 720 740 760 680 660 800 520 540 440 540 620 440 380 660 560 580 360 620 600 500 360 420 520 500 380 640 480 480 520 420 400 400 460 480 340 520 500 620 460 460 520 480 7 79 000m . E 7 79 000m . E 7 80 7 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 7 89 000m . E 7 89 000m . E 66 66 000m . N 66 66 000m . N 67 67 68 68 69 69 66 70 66 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 66 78 000m . N 66 78 000m . N I ncid ent Ma p Sc al e: 1 : 25 , 000 Ma p Det ai ls Dat um: Ge od e ct i c Da t um of Aus t r a l i a ( GDA ) 1994 Pr o ject io n: Map Gr i d Aus t r a l i an ( MGA ) Zone 5 UTM Gr i d 1000 met r es Da t a : Sp ot Sa t el l i t e I mage r y: 2005 . 1 : 50k T op ogr aphi c Map: 8837N EDGEROI Sc a l e 1 : 25 000 Not ed sca l es a r e t r ue whe n pr i nt ed on A1 s i ze paper N e w e l l H i g hw ay Kam i l a r oi Hi ghw ay N arr ab r i Bi n g a r a R o a d M i l l i e N a r r a b r i R o a d S R 3 M e lb u r r a R o a d Bo b biwa a SCA Moem a SCA K ila r ney SCA Mt Ka pu t ar NP Co ur adda SCA Edger oi Na r r abr i Lo c ali t y Co nt act I nfo r mat i on Agenc y Pos i t i on / Loc at i on Phone National Parks & Wildlife Service Du t y Of i cer ( 24 hou r ) 6792 4680 Na r r abr i A r ea Of i ce ( bus . hou r s ) 6792 7300 NSW Ru r al F ir e Ser vice Namoi Zone Mi chael B r ooks 0427 101 124 Du t y Of i cer 6799 6707 Zone Of i ce 6799 6707 Gr a t t a B i gade N i ge l Gues t 6793 8627 / 0429938627 B r ookl yn B r i gade Phi l l i p O Regan 0429 938 643 NSW F ir e Br igad e Ne wcas t l e Comms Cent r e 4929 7177 Emer genc y Ser vic es Pol i ce, F i r e, Am bu l ance 000 SES 13 2500 Pol ice Na r r abr i 6792 7199 Counci l Na r r abr i 6799 6866 Land Ma na gem ent Zones T he ob j ect i v e of t hi s zone i s t o conser v e bi od i v er s i t y and pr ot ect cu l t u r a l he r i t age by appl y i ng bi od i v er s i t y t hr eshol ds Com m unicat io ns I nfo r mat ion Ser vice Cha nnel Locat ion a nd Com m ent s NPWS Repea t er s 301 302 l T he T op s l T he Gov er nor RFS N077 l T he Gov er nor UHF - CB l Sm a l l f i r es channel 10 , l a r ge f i r es det er mi ne d by I MT Pa r ks Radi o 11 - 17 l NPWS F i r e gr ound channel s 1 - 7 Av i a t i on - CT AF 126 . 7 Mob i l e p hone ð· Tel s t r a av a i l abl e i n m os t a r eas 1 : 600 , 000 Sc a l e t oM o r e e Scal e 1 : 75 , 000 Oper at ional Gu idel ines Aer ia l oper at io ns ð· Aer i a l op e r a t i ons wi l l be managed by t r a i ne d and c om p e t e nt per sonnel . T hi s i nc l udes di r ect i ng aer i a l b om b i ng and aer i a l i gni t i on op e r a t i ons ð· T he use of b om b i ng a i r cr a ft wi t hou t t he suppor t of gr ound- based supp r es i on cr e ws shou l d be l i mi t ed t o v er y sp eci f i c ci r cums t ances . A l l aer i a l i gni t i on op e r a t i ons r equ i r e t he consent of t he I nc i d e nt Cont r ol l er . Backbur ning ð· A l l per sonnel mus t be fu l l y br i efe d befor e back bu r ni ng op e r a t i ons b e gi n. ð· Backbu r ni ng i n a r eas of L ow Mod e r a t e OFH wi l l r equ i r e t he use of wi nd , or l ow humi di t y t o maxi mi se e fe ct i v e ne s . Backbu r ni ng shou l d be t i med for l a t e a f t er noon and ea r l y ev e ni ng. ð· W her e pr act i cabl e t o as i s t m op - up efor t s , cl ea r a 1m r adi us a r ound dead and f i br ous ba r ke d t r ees adj acent t o c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s pr i or t o backbu r ni ng, or we t d own t hese t r ees du r i ng t he i gni t i on. Com m and & Co nt r ol ð· T he f i r s t c om b a t ant age ncy on s i t e may asume c ont r ol of t he f i r e, bu t t he n mus t ensu r e t he r el ev ant l and m anagem ent age ncy i s not i f i ed pr om p t l y . ð· A seni or NPWS of i cer i s t o l i a i se wi t h t he RFS t o ensu r e t ha t t he age ncy i n command and c ont r ol i s det er mi ne d and an I nc i d e nt Cont r ol l er i s appoi nt ed Co nt ainm ent L ines ð· Exi s t i ng or pr ev i ous r oads , t r acks and c ont r ol l i ne s shou l d be used whe r ev er p os i bl e ð· New c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s r equ i r e t he pr i or consent of a seni or NPWS of i cer . ð· Cons t r uct i on of ne w c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s shou l d be av oi ded, whe r e pr act i cabl e, e xce p t whe r e t he y can be c ons t r uct ed wi t h mi ni ma l e nv i r onm e nt a l i mpact . ð· A l l per sona l i nv ol v ed i n c ont a i nm e nt l i ne c ons t r uct i on shou l d be br i ef ed on, and mus t c ons i der b ot h na t u r a l and cu l t u r a l he r i t age s i t es i n t he l oc a t i on. ð· A l l c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s not r equ i r ed f or ot he r pu r poses shou l d be cl osed i mmedi a t el y a t t he cesa t i on of t he i nc i d e nt . ð· No c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s t o be c ons t r uct ed i n t he Mya l l v e ge t a t i on comm uni t y or i n t ha t a r ea ma r ke d as machi ne r y e xcl us i on due t o t he pr obabi l i t y of cu l t u r a l s i t es oc c u r r i ng. Ear t hm oving Equ ipment ð· P l ant may onl y be used wi t h t he pr i or consent of a seni or NPWS of i cer . ð· P l ant mus t a l ways be super v i sed by an exper i e nc e d of i cer , and accom pani ed by a f i r e- f i ght i ng v e hi cl e whe n engaged i n di r ect or pa r a l l el a t t ack. ð· P l ant mus t be washed d own, whe r e pr act i cabl e, pr i or t o e nt er i ng and e xi t i ng NPWS es t a t e. ð· Maxi mum d oze r D6 or equ i v a l e nt F ir e Suppr ess ion Chem ic als ð· T he use of foam , we t t i ng agent s and r et a r dant s wi l l be per mi t t ed on t he r eser v e ð· F i r e suppr es i on c he m i ca l s a r e not t o be appl i ed wi t hi n 50m of wa t er c ou r ses and dams . ð· T he use of r et a r dant s r equ i r es t he appr ov a l of a seni or NPWS of i cer . Reha b il it at ion ð· W her e pr act i cabl e, c ont a i nm e nt l i ne s shou l d be s t abi l i sed and r ehabi l i t a t ed as pa r t of t he wi l df i r e suppr es i on op e r a t i on. W at er i ng poi nt s ð· Cons i der depl oym ent of bu l k wa t er ca r r i er s t o suppor t f i r e op e r a t i ons . Sm oke Ma na gem ent ð· Pot e nt i a l s m oke i mpact s and mi t i ga t i on t act i cs wi l l be asesed du r i ng t he pl anni ng of f i r e op e r a t i ons . V is it or Ma na gem ent ð· T he r eser v e may be cl osed t o t he publ i c du r i ng per i od s of e xt r eme f i r e danger , and wi l l be cl osed du r i ng f i r e op e r a t i ons . WARNI N GS B l ack t e xt ge ne r a l gu i del i ne s B l ue t e xt r eser v e speci f i c gu i del i ne s Red t e xt Ma j or wa r ni ngs F i r e Season I nfo r mat i on Wi l d fi r es T he cr i t i ca l wi l df i r e season oc c u r s du r i ng Nov ember and December . T hi s per i od may e xt e nd i nt o t he f i r s t ha l f of Janua r y. Pa r i cu l a r ca r e i s equ i r ed du r i ng per i od s of ne ga t iv e Sou t he r n Osci l l a t i on I nd i ces . T he e nd of t he cr i t i ca l f i r e season i s oft en ma r ke d by we t s t or m act i v i t y. Pr escr i b ed Bu r ni ng P r escr i bed bu r ni ng shou l d be under t aken befor e au t umn r a i n oc c u r s t o maxi mi se e fe ct i v e ne s . Bu r ni ng may a l so be c ons i der ed du r i ng l a t e wi nt er and ea r l y spr i ng d e p e nd e nt on seasona l fact or s . P r escr i bed bu r ni ng under t aken ne a r t he c om m e nc e m e nt of t he s t a t u t or y bushf i r e season shou l d be fu l l y c ont a i ne d . Moem a Na t i ona l Pa r k CCA Zone 1 2023 He ct a r es Br oad Veget at ion Com m unit i es C1 : Der i ved Gr as l and C2 : W hi t e P i ne C3 : W hi t e P i ne - Si l ver - l eaved I r onb a r k C4 : R i v er Oak - R i v er Red Gum C5 : Bel ah C6 : Mya l l C7 : W hi t e P i ne - Dwye r ' s Gum 0 0 . 75 1 . 5 0 . 375 km Nar r abr i 35km 1 : 75 , 000 Scal e Scal e 1 : 75 , 000 Veget at i on Su i t abi l i t y fo r Pr escr i b ed Bur ni ng Available Av a i l abl e for pr es cr i bed bu r ni ng Available - o nly ephemer al cond it i o ns T hi s a r ea i s ge ne r a l l y has N I L or LOW OFH , e xce p t du r i ng seasons pr oduci ng c ont i nuous gr ound c ov er Una va ila ble fo r pr escr ibed bur ning T hi s a r ea i s unav a i l abl e for pr escr i bed bu r ni ng, due t o N I L or LOW OFH , or e c ol ogi ca l r equ i r e m e nt s . Av a i l abi l i t y for bu r ni ng mus t be r ef er e nc e d wi t h t he St at us of B iod iver s it y Thr eshol ds . Anal ys i s of fuel l oad, fi r e hi s t or y and p l a nt com m uni t y ec o l o gy r equ ir ed b efo r e i d ent ifyi ng s i t es fo r bu r ns .
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Vegeta tio n
Sc a le 1:75,000
Bushfire Risk Ma na gem ent Stra tegies
Mo em a N a tio na l Pa rk Co m m unity Co nserva tio n Area Zo ne 1
Fire Ma na gem ent Stra tegy 2016-2021
This stra tegy sho uld b e used with a eria l pho to gra phy a nd field rec o nna issa nc e. This is a releva nt Pla n und er Sec tio n 38 (4) a nd Sec tio n 44 (3) o f Rura l Fires Ac t
1997. T he se data are not guarante e d to b e fre e from error or om ission. T he NSW National Parks and W ild life and its e m p loye e s d isclaim liab ility for any act d one on the information in the data and any conseque nc e s of such acts or
om issions. T his d ocum e nt is cop yright. Ap art from any fair d e aling for the p urp ose of stud y, re se arc h critic ism or re vie w, as p e rm itte d und e r the c op yright Act, no p art m ay b e re p rod uc e d b y any p roc e ss without
writte n p e rm ission. T he NSW National Parks and W ild life Se rvic e is p art of the Offic e of Environm e nt and He ritage .
Pub lishe d b y: Offic e of Environm e nt and He ritage (NSW ). Contact: NPW S Northe rn Plains Re gion,
PO Box 848 Narrab ri NSW 2390. Ph 6792 7350 ISBN 978-1-76039-698-5 OEH2017/0071 Da te Appro ved : 16/12/2016
Opera tio na l Guid elines Co ntinued Reso urc e Guid elines
Ab o rigina l Cultura l Herita ge Site Ma na gem ent
No site s have b e e n id e ntifie d in the re se rve to d ate Modified trees (IS1), including scarred trees Protect the site from fire, clear base of litter and shrubs, exclude site tree from
fire where possible Foam may be used to protect the tree, or to extinguish fire Do not cut trees
Ground based sites (IS2), including: camp sites, artefacts, grinding grooves,
waterholes and quarries Protect site from any ground disturbance, including the use of earth-moving
equipment and vehicles
Resource sites (IS3), including fig-tree groves Protect site from physical disturbance Avoid any burning into Dry Vine Rainforests
AIIMS d atab ase m ust b e c he c ke d as p art of p lanning for fire op e rations
Threa tened Fa una a nd Flo ra Ma na gem ent
Machine ry should b e e xc lud e d from are as with C6 Myall wood land . T he p rote ctive actions for thre ate ne d fauna have b e e n inc orp orate d into the Op e rational Guid e line s
Suppressio n Stra tegies
Co nd itio ns & fo rec a st Guid elines
Fire d ange r rating LOW - HIGH
A b road c ontainm e nt strate gy using e xisting road s, tracks, roc ky are as and re c e ntly b urnt are as.
Fire d ange r rating VERY HIGH - EX TREME
Consid e r d ire ct or p aralle l attack with p lant and fire units. Se cure flank as soon as p ossib le on the ne xt p re d icte d d ownwind sid e .
Catastrop hic Re ve rt to p rop e rty p rote ction.
Vegeta tio n Co m m unities a nd Bio d iversity Thresho ld s Vegeta tio n Co m m unity
Vegeta tio n m a na gem ent guid elines Fire Beha vio ur
Flood p lain fore st and wood land
Com m unitie s C4, C5 & C6
An inte rval b e twe e n fire e ve nts le ss than 20 ye ars should b e avoid e d
Exc lud e use of m ac hine ry from C6 Myall wood land
Pote ntial rate s of sp re ad is low d ue to Lo w – Mo d era te OFH
W hite Pine / Silve r-le ave d Ironb ark W ood land
Com m unity C3 &
C2
An inte rval b e twe e n fire e ve nts le ss than 20ye ars should b e avoid e d
A high inte nsity fire m ay b e p e rm itte d afte r a fire fre e p e riod 30 – 50 ye ars
Pote ntial rate s of sp re ad is low d ue to Lo w – Mo d era te OFH L ocalise d are as of High OFH m ay p rod uc e re stricte d are as of highe r fire inte nsity
W hite Pine – Dwye rs Re d Gum W ood land
Com m unity C7
An inte rval b e twe e n fire e ve nts le ss than 15 ye ars and gre ate r 40 ye ars should b e avoid e d
A high inte nsity fire m ay b e p e rm itte d afte r a fire fre e p e riod 25 ye ars
Pote ntial rate of sp re ad is highe st in stand s of Angop hora and Blood wood d ue to High OFH
Grassland C1
An inte rval b e twe e n fire e ve nts of le ss than two ye ars should b e avoid e d .
Fire inte nsity is d e p e nd e nt on se asonal c ond itions.
Pote ntial rate of sp re ad will b e d e te rm ine d b y d e nsity and he ight of grass sward s
Strate gic Zone s Pre scrib e d b urn should b e c onsid e re d whe re the OFH has b e e n asse sse d at HIGH, afte r an inte rval of 7ye ars
OFH – Ove rall fue l hazard - A rating syste m that inc lud e s surfac e (le af litte r), ne ar surfac e (low shrub s & grasse s), e le vate d (shrub s), and b ark fue ls.
Sta tus o f Bio d iversity Thresho ld s
Vulnera b le to frequent fire
T he curre nt fire inte rval is shorte r than the re c om m e nd e d m inim um inte rval.
W ithin thresho ld T he 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 .
Lo ng unb urnt T he curre nt fire inte rval is longe r than the sugge ste d inte rval.
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Inc id ent Ma p
Sc a le: 1:25,000
Ma p Deta ils Da tum : Ge od e ctic Datum of Australia (GDA) 1994 Pro jec tio n: Map Grid Australian (MGA) Zone 55 U T M Grid 1000 m e tre s
Data: Sp ot Sate llite Image ry: 2005. 1:50k T op ograp hic Map : 8837N EDGEROI Scale 1: 25 000 Note d scale s are true whe n p rinte d on A1 size p ap e r
Ne w e llHighway
Kam ilaroi Highway
Narrab r
iBingara
Road
Millie Narrab riRoad
SR3Me lburraRoad
Bo b b iwa a SCA
Mo em a SCA
Killa rney SCA Mt Ka puta r N P
Co ura d d a SCA
Ed gero i
Narrab ri
Lo c a lityCo nta c t Info rm a tio n
Agenc y Po sitio n / Lo c a tio n Pho ne National Parks
& Wildlife Service Duty Offic e r (24 hour) 6792 4680 Narrab ri Are a Offic e (b us. hours) 6792 7300
N SW Rura l Fire Servic e N a m o i Zo ne
Mic hae l Brooks 0427 101 124 Duty Offic e r 6799 6707 Zone Offic e 6799 6707 Grattai Brigad e – Nige l Gue st 6793 8627 / 0429938627 Brooklyn Brigad e – Phillip O’Re gan 0429 938 643
N SW Fire Briga d e Ne wcastle Com m s Ce ntre 4929 7177 Em ergenc y Servic es Polic e , Fire , Am b ulanc e 000
SES 13 2500 Po lic e Narrab ri 6792 7199 Co unc il Narrab ri 6799 6866
La nd Ma na gem ent Zo nes
T he ob je ctive of this zone is to conse rve b iod ive rsity and p rote ct cultural he ritage b y ap p lying b iod ive rsity thre shold s
Co m m unic a tio ns Info rm a tio n Servic e Cha nnel Lo c a tio n a nd Co m m ents
NPW S Re p e ate rs 301 302
T he T op s T he Gove rnor
RFS N077 T he Gove rnor U HF - CB Sm all fire s channe l 10, large fire s d e te rm ine d b y IMT Parks Rad io 11-17 NPW S Fire ground c hanne ls 1-7 Aviation - CT AF 126.7 Mob ile p hone T e lstra – availab le in m ost are as
1:600,000Scale
toMoree
Sc a le 1:75,000
Opera tio na l Guid elines Aeria l o pera tio ns
Ae rial op e rations will b e m anage d b y traine d and c om p e te nt p e rsonne l. T his inc lud e s d ire cting ae rial b om b ing and ae rial ignition op e rations
T he use of b om b ing aircraft without the sup p ort of ground-b ase d sup p re ssion cre ws should b e lim ite d to ve ry sp e c ific c ircum stanc e s. All ae rial ignition op e rations re quire the c onse nt of the Inc id e nt Controlle r.
Ba c kb urning
All p e rsonne l m ust b e fully b rie fe d b e fore b ack b urning op e rations b e gin. Backb urning in are as of L ow – Mod e rate OFH will re quire the use of wind , or low hum id ity to m axim ise e ffe ctive ne ss. Backb urning should b e tim e d for late afte rnoon and e arly e ve ning.
W he re p racticab le to assist m op-up e fforts, cle ar a 1m rad ius around d e ad and fib rous b arke d tre e s ad jac e nt to c ontainm e nt line s p rior to b ac kb urning, or we t d own the se tre e s d uring the ignition.
Co m m a nd & Co ntro l
T he first com b atant age nc y on site m ay assum e c ontrol of the fire , b ut the n m ust e nsure the re le vant land m anage m e nt age nc y is notifie d p rom p tly.
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 ap p ointe d
Co nta inm ent Lines
Existing or p re vious road s, tracks and c ontrol line s should b e use d whe re ve r p ossib le Ne w c ontainm e nt line s re quire the p rior c onse nt of a se nior NPW S offic e r. Construction of ne w c ontainm e nt line s should b e avoid e d , whe re p racticab le , e xc e p t whe re the y can
b e c onstructe d with m inim al e nvironm e ntal im p act. All p e rsonal involve d in c ontainm e nt line c onstruction should b e b rie fe d on, and m ust consid e r b oth
natural and cultural he ritage site s in the location. All c ontainm e nt line s not re quire d for othe r p urp ose s should b e c lose d im m e d iate ly at the c e ssation
of the inc id e nt. No c ontainm e nt line s to b e c onstructe d in the Myall ve ge tation c om m unity or in that are a m arke d as
m ac hine ry e xc lusion d ue to the p rob ab ility of cultural site s oc curring.
Ea rthm o ving Equipm ent Plant m ay only b e use d with the p rior c onse nt of a se nior NPW S offic e r. Plant m ust always b e sup e rvise d b y an e xp e rie nc e d offic e r, and ac c om p anie d b y a fire-fighting ve hic le whe n e ngage d in d ire ct or p aralle l attack.
Plant m ust b e washe d d own, whe re p racticab le , p rior to e nte ring and e xiting NPW S e state . Maxim um d oze r – D6 or e quivale nt
Fire Suppressio n Chem ic a ls
T he use of foam , we tting age nts and re tard ants will b e p e rm itte d on the re se rve Fire sup p re ssion c he m icals are not to b e ap p lie d within 50m of wate r c ourse s and d am s. T he use of re tard ants re quire s the ap p roval of a se nior NPW S offic e r.
Reha b ilita tio n W he re p racticab le , c ontainm e nt line s should b e stab ilise d and re hab ilitate d as p art of the wild fire sup p re ssion op e ration.
W a tering po ints Consid e r d e p loym e nt of b ulk wate r carrie rs to sup p ort fire op e rations. Sm o ke Ma na gem ent Pote ntial sm oke im p acts and m itigation tactics will b e asse sse d d uring the p lanning of fire op e rations. Visito r Ma na gem ent T he re se rve m ay b e c lose d to the p ub lic d uring p e riod s of e xtre m e fire d ange r, and will b e c lose d
d uring fire op e rations. W ARN IN GS Blac k te xt – ge ne ral guid e line s Blue te xt – re se rve sp e c ific guid e line s Re d te xt – Major warnings
Fire Sea so n Info rm a tio n
W ild fires T he critical wild fire se ason oc curs d uring Nove m b e r and De c e m b e r. T his p e riod m ay e xte nd into the first half of January. Particular care is re quire d d uring p e riod s of ne gative Southe rn Oscillation Ind ic e s. T he e nd of the critical fire se ason is ofte n m arke d b y we t storm activity.
Presc rib ed Burning
Pre scrib e d b urning should b e und e rtake n b e fore autum n rain oc curs to m axim ise e ffe ctive ne ss. Burning m ay also b e c onsid e re d d uring late winte r and e arly sp ring d e p e nd e nt on se asonal factors. Pre scrib e d b urning und e rtake n ne ar the c om m e nc e m e nt of the statutory b ushfire se ason should b e fully containe d .
Moe m a National Park CCA Zone 12023 He ctare s
Bro a d Vegeta tio n Co m m unitiesC1: De rive d GrasslandC2: W hite PineC3: W hite Pine - Silve r-le ave d Ironb arkC4: Rive r Oak - Rive r Re d GumC5: Be lahC6: MyallC7: W hite Pine - Dwye r's Gum
0 0.75 1.50.375 km
N arrab ri 35km
1:75,000Sc a le
Sc a le 1:75,000
Vegeta tio n Suita b ility fo r Presc rib ed Burning
Ava ila b le Availab le for p re scrib e d b urning
Ava ila b le - o nly ephem era l c o nd itio ns
T his are a is ge ne rally has NIL or L OW OFH, e xc e p t d uring se asons p rod ucing c ontinuous ground c ove r
Una va ila b le fo r presc rib ed b urning
T his are a is unavailab le for p re scrib e d b urning, d ue to NIL or L OW OFH, or e c ological re quire m e nts.
Availab ility for b urning m ust b e re fe re nc e d with the Sta tus o f Bio d iversity Thresho ld s.
Ana lysis o f fuel lo a d , fire histo rya nd pla nt c o m m unity ec o lo gy required b efo re id entifying sites fo r b urns.
