Kaputar Range Fire Management Strategy 2011 – 2016 Page 1 of 3

Mount Kaputar National Park Deriah Aboriginal Area

This strategy should be used in conjunction with aerial photography and field reconnaissance during incidents and the development of incident action plans.

These data are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife and its employees disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions.

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This strategy is a relevant Plan under Section 38 (4) and Section 44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

Published by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, March 2012. Contact: Northern Plains Region

PO Box 72 Narrabri 2390 NSW . Ph 02 6792 7350

ISBN 978 1 74293 152 4 OEH 2011/0113 Date Approved: 11 September 2013

Communications Information Service Channel Location and Comments

NPWS VHF 30 29

The Governor The Tops

RFS P069 P070

The Governor Moree

UHF - CB Small fires - Channel 10 Large fires - determined by IMT

Aviation - CTAF 126.7 Cellphone • Telstra 3G variable coverage

The park has very steep terrain, which results in highly variable communications. Communications may be augmented by portable repeaters. Maps on fixed and potential temporary repeater sites are located in the Narrabri Area Operations Room.

Contact Information Agency Position / Location Phone

Duty Officer (24 hour) 6792 4680 National Parks & Wildlife Service Narrabri Area Office (bus. hours) 6792 7300

NSW RFS Namoi - Gywdir Zone Zone Manager Duty Officer

0427 101 124 6799 6707

NSW RFS Namoi - Tamworth Zone Zone Manager Duty Officer

0427 895 619 6762 7641

RFS Rural Fire Brigades

Berrygil Creek – David Kirby Bullawa / Eulah Ck – Max Verrier Grattai – Nigel Guest Lindsay – Paul Streeter Maules Creek – Mike Nott Mulgate Creek - Ron Campey Rocky Creek – Will Cannington Upper Horton – Robert Kelly Wallah – Bill Pownall Wea - Phil Wilson

6793 7858 6793 5241 6793 8627 6783 1421 6794 4529 6793 3129 6783 4380 6782 7272 6794 4822 6782 7247

NSW Fire Brigade Newcastle 4929 7177 Emergency Services Police, Fire, Ambulance 000

SES 13 2500 Police Narrabri 6792 7199

Council Narrabri Shire Narrabri Airport S 30 19.2 E 149 49.6 6792 6866

Fire Season Information

Wildfires

• The critical wildfire season generally occurs during November and December. • During periods of strong negative Southern Oscillation Indices (El Nino events), this period may commence late

September and extend into the first half of January. • The end of the critical fire season is often marked by wet storm activity.

Prescribed Burning

• Effective prescribed burning may need to be conducted once the “critical fire season” and thunderstorm season is over. This is due to the LOW - MODERATE Overall Fuel Hazard for some vegetation types. Prescribed burning attempted after autumn rain is unlikely to be effective.

Operational Guidelines General Guidelines

Aerial operations

• Aerial operations will be managed by trained and competent personnel. This includes directing aerial bombing and aerial ignition operations

• The use of bombing aircraft without the support of ground based suppression crews should be limited to very specific circumstances.

• All aerial ignition operations require the consent of the NPWS Regional Manager or the Section 44 Appointee.

Backburning

• All personnel must be fully briefed before back burning operations begin. • Backburning in areas of Low – Moderate OFH will require the use of wind, slope or low humidity to maximise

effectiveness. • Backburning should be avoided in steep terrain until fire fronts are within proximity of control lines. The aim is to

minimse length of fire run and spotting potential. • Avoid upslope backburning into Dry Rainforests, Semi-evergreen Vine Thickets and Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby habitats

Command & Control

• The first combatant agency on site may assume control of the fire, but then must ensure the relevant land management agency is notified promptly.

• On the arrival of other combatant agencies, the initial Incident Controller will consult with regard to the ongoing command, control and incident management team requirements as per the relevant BFMC Plan of Operations.

Containment Lines

• New containment lines require the prior consent of a senior NPWS officer. • Construction of new containment lines should be avoided, where practicable, except where they can be constructed

with minimal environmental impact. • Existing or previous roads, tracks and control lines should be used wherever possible. • All personal involved in containment line construction should be briefed on, and must consider both natural and cultural

heritage sites in the location. • All containment lines not required for other purposes should be closed immediately at the cessation of the incident.

Earthmoving Equipment

• Plant may only be used with the prior consent of a senior NPWS Officer. • Plant must always be guided and supervised by an experienced officer, and accompanied by a support vehicle. When

engaged in direct or parallel attack, this vehicle must be a fire fighting vehicle. • Containment lines running along valley areas should be constructed at 20 – 50 metres from the gullyline to avoid

severe erosion. • Plant must not work in areas with slopes greater than 20 degrees. • Plant must not work in areas with extensive rock shelves. • Deriah AA - Mechanical construction of control lines is not permitted. Plant use permitted along existing roads and

tracks to prepare lines, and assist with mop-up • Wilderness areas – Plant will be restricted to existing roads and trails. • Plant must be washed down, where practicable, prior to it entering NPWS estate and again on exiting NPWS estate.

Fire Suppression Chemicals

• The use of foam, gels and retardants will NOT be permitted within 50 metres of dams and watercourses holding water. • The aerial application use foam, gels and retardants requires the approval of the Regional Manager or delegate

Rehabilitation • Where practicable, containment lines should be stabilised and rehabilitated as part of the wildfire suppression operation.

Watering points • Consider deployment of a bulk water carrier to support fire operations. • Consider deployment of 1,000 lt pallet tanks, to be refilled by helicopters, to reduce fire unit turn around. • Water for aerial use may be lifted from the lower treatment pond, if drop zone is 50 metres from watercourses

Smoke Management

• Potential smoke impacts and mitigation tactics will be assessed during the planning of fire operations. • Broadcast Australia must be contacted when smoke is assessed to impact broadcast facilities

Visitor Management

• Walking trails and public use facilities will be closed, where assessed necessary, during: ♦ fire operations; ♦ days of forecast Catastrophic Fire Danger

• No guided activities will be permitted during periods of Severe+ Fire Danger, or during fire operations. • Implement the evacuation plan during Catastrophic Fire Danger, or fires threatening walking tracks and visitor facilities.

WARNINGS • Remote area fire fighting operations should be postponed, or abandoned, if there is:

♦ a high risk of a storm moving through the area; or ♦ a forecast significant wind change.

AVIATION HAZARDS

• Power lines with long spans located at: ♦ east of Bullawa Creek ♦ Bullawa Creek to The Governor, north of Mount Kaputar Road ♦ The Governor to Mount Dowe

• Winds from the NW to SW can produce severe turbulence within the Nandewar Ranges. The turbulence may extend some distance. The risk of turbulence must be assessed on the lee-side of steep terrain. Operations should be suspended during periods of high turbulence.

Operational Guidelines – Heritage Resource Guidelines

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Site Management

Modified trees (AS1), 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 (AS2), including:

camp sites, artefacts, burials, grinding grooves, waterholes, shelters and quarries • Protect site from any ground disturbance, including the use of earth-moving equipment and vehicles

Plant resource sites (AS3), including bush medicines sites • Protect site from physical disturbance

Deriah Aboriginal Area • Mechanical construction of control lines not permitted • Plant use permitted along existing roads and tracks to prepare lines, and assist with mop-up

Historic Heritage Site Management

Historic structures, including: Scutts Hut, Carinya Homestead, Beresford Park Homestead, Foggy Dell woolshed, the Chinese Fence, Survey trees, geodetic stations, troughs

• Protect the site from fire, exclude area from fire where possible • Foam may be used to protect the structures, or to extinguish fire

Historic precincts, including:

Bark Hut logging area, Bundoleer homestead, Fay Greens humpy, Koala Hut, Ningadoo homestead • Protect site from any ground disturbance, including the use of earth-moving equipment

Threatened Flora and Fauna Management

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby and Australian Brush Turkey habitats • Avoid upslope burning into Rock-wallaby and Brush Turkey habitats

Endangered ecological communities –Dry Vine Rainforests & Ooline community • Avoid upslope high intensity burning into communities • Mechanical construction of control lines not permitted • Avoid the aerial application of fire suppression chemicals • Exclude prescribed burning

Endangered ecological communities – Grassy Box Woodlands & Carex Sedgelands Booroolong Frog habitats • Mechanical construction of control lines not permitted

Related documents • Benson, J (2010) NSW Vegetation classification & assessment: Part 3 Plant communities of the NSW Brigalow Belt South, Nandewar.

Cunninghamia11 (4) 457-579 • Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2010) Fire Management Manual • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Beresford Park & Carinya addition to Mount Kaputar National Park. Report to NSW NPWS • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Deriah Aboriginal Area.. Report to NSW NPWS • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Formosa addition to Mount Kaputar National Park. Report to NSW NPWS • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Montawaa addition to Mount Kaputar National Park. Report to NSW NPWS • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Playgan addition to Mount Kaputar National Park. Report to NSW NPWS • Hunter, JT (2008) Vegetation and floristics of Rusden addition to Mount Kaputar National Park. Report to NSW NPWS • National Parks and Wildlife Service (2006) Mount Kaputar National Park Plan of Management • Porteners, M.F. (1997) Vegetation survey of sub-alpine communities in Mt Kaputar NP. Report to NSW NPWS • Porteners, M.F. (1998) Vegetation survey of Mt Kaputar NP (southern portion). Report to NSW NPWS

Suppression Strategies Conditions & forecast Guidelines

BKDI < 100, or BKDI >100+ and outside critical fire season

Stable conditions forecast

• A broad containment strategy using existing roads, tracks, rocky areas, low fuel areas and recently burnt areas.

• Monitor during periods of lower KBDI.

BKDI >100 & within critical fire season

• Consider deployment of RAFT crews as a first response. • Consider a strategy that uses a combination of ground crews, machinery and fire units to

contain the fire.

Severe+ FDI forecast

NOTE: Potential “ramp”

• Consider a strategy containing the fire to the smallest area practicable, using a combination of ground crews, fire units, machinery and aircraft.

• Any proposed backburning must be assessed on the required resources, their capacity and the time required to mop-up and secure proposed burn edges prior to the onset of Severe + conditions, and then hold.

NOTE: Backburning should be avoided in steep terrain until fire fronts are within proximity of control lines. The aim is to time backburning to minimise length of fire run and spotting potential.

Fire behaviour calculations should consider both Surface and 1500 metres wind forecasts

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Prescribed Burn AvailabilityStatus of Biodiversity Thresholds Bushfire Risk Management Strategies

Map Details Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) Projection: Map Grid Australia (MGA) Zone 56

Spot Satellite Imagery: 2005. Topographic Mapsheets 1:50k: Grattai 89374N,Coryah 89374S, Kaputar 89373N, Billyena 89373S, Playgan 89372S Scale: Noted scales are true when printed on A1 size paper.

Vegetation communities and biodiversity thresholds Vegetation Community Vegetation management guidelines Fire Behaviour

(under Severe / Extreme FDI) Dry rainforests Ooline closed forest

Rusty Fig / Wild Quince / Mock Olive / Sweet Pittosporum /

Quinnine / Red Ash dry rainforest

• No prescribed burning should be conducted • Avoid implementing moderate – high intensity

burning operations

• Potential rates of spread is usually low due to Nil - Low OFH

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Wet sclerophyll forests Silvertop Stringybark /

Nandewar Box / Ribbon Gum / White Box open forests

• Minimum interval between low intensity fire events - 20 years

• Minimum interval between high intensity fire events - 50 years

• Selected areas to be maintained with interval greater than 100 years

• Potential rates of spread during extended dry seasons is High due to MODERATE - VERY HIGH OFH

• High potential for spotting

Montane forests and woodlands

Snow Gum / Mountain Gum / Nandewar Box / Western New England Blackbutt open forests

• Minimum interval between low intensity fire events - 20 years

• Minimum interval between high intensity fire events - 100 years

• Potential rates of spread during extended dry seasons is High due to MODERATE - VERY HIGH OFH

Riparian forests, woodlands and

shrublands River Oak / Rough-barked

Apple / Blakelys Red Gum / White Cypress / Black Tea-tree

/ Riparian Tea-tree tall woodlands and shrublands

• Avoid implementing moderate – high intensity burning operations

• Avoid burning areas with dry rainforest elements and riparian zone vegetation

• Minimum interval between fire events less than 20 years and greater than 70 years should be avoided

• Potential rates of spread would be low to moderate due to MODERATE OFH

Cypress Pine / Eucalypt woodlands

and open forests White Box / White Pine / Black Pine / Narrow-leaved Ironbark /

Silver-leaved Ironbark / woodlands and open forests

• Minimum interval between fire events - 15 years • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events

- 50 years • Motherumbah stands require high intensity fire

• Potential rates of spread would be low to moderate due to LOW -MODERATE OFH

• Localised areas of HIGH OFH may occur

Rocky Woodlands Hill Red Gum / Tumbledown

Gum / Cypress / Motherumbah shrubby low woodlands

• Motherumbah stands require high intensity fire • Exclude low intensity prescribed burns and

backburns • Minimum interval for fire events between 50 & 100

years, no maximum period applied

• Potential rates of spread is usually low due to NIL - LOW OFH

• Some areas will not carry any fire due to rock cover • May be used as a suppression advantage

Shrublands Wet heaths

Kunzea / Tea-tree wet heaths and hanging swamps

• Avoid prescribed burns during extended dry periods

• Potential rates of spread is high due to VERY HIGH elevated fuel hazard

Shrublands Kunzea / Heath Myrtle

heathlands on rocky outcrops

• Minimum interval between fire events - 8 years • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events

- 25 years

• Potential rates of spread is low due to NIL - LOW OFH • Some areas will not carry any fire due to rock cover

Mallee woodland Green Mallee / Wilga

woodlands

• Minimum interval between fire events - 15 years • Minimum interval between high intensity fire events

- 25 years

• Potential rates of spread is high due to VERY HIGH elevated fuel hazard

Regenerating woodlands

• Prescribed burning in regeneration areas should be scheduled according to a revegetation / rehabilitation plan

• Potential rates of spread dependant on grass and shrub cover

Grasslands Grasslands and derived

grasslands

• Minimum interval between fire events should be greater than 2 years

• Prescribed burning in regeneration areas should be scheduled according to a revegetation / rehabilitation plan

• Potential rates of spread dependant on seasonal conditions• A LOW OFH occurs during dry seasons • A MODERATE – HIGH OFH may develop after successive

wet seasons producing continuous cover

OFH – Overall fuel hazard - A rating system that includes leaf litter, grasses, shrubs, bark type and bark condition. Consists of ratings for surface fuel, near-surface fuel, elevated fuel and bark.

Available for prescribed

burning

This area is available for prescribed burning, subject to fuel levels and ecological thresholds, and excluding riparian zones.

Available only during VERY

HIGH FDI

This area is generally has LOW or MODERATE OFH, prescribed burning effective only under VERY HIGH FDI

Available – regeneration management

This area is available for prescribed burning, subject to requirements specified within a revegetation plan

Unavailable for prescribed

burning

This area is unavailable for prescribed burning, due to NIL or LOW OFH, discontinuous fuel or ecological requirements.

Availability for burning must be referenced with the Status of Biodiversity Thresholds.

Asset Protection Zone

The objective of this zone is to protect historic structures by maintaining the Overall Fuel Hazard at LOW.

Strategic Fire Advantage Zones

The objective of this zone is to reduce fire intensity in locations to assist containment of wildfires, by maintaining the Overall Fuel Hazard less than HIGH

Land Management Zones

The objective of this zone is to conserve biodiversity and protect cultural heritage by applying biodiversity thresholds

Broad Vegetation CommunitiesDry rainforests

Wet sclerophyll forests

Montane forests and woodlands

Riparian forests and woodlands

Cypress Pine - Eucalypt woodlands

Rocky Eucalypt open woodlands

Shrublands - wet heaths

Shrublands

Mallee Woodlands

Regenerating woodlands

Grasslands

Too frequently burnt

Consecutive fire intervals are shorter than the recommended minimum interval.

Vulnerable to frequent fire

The current fire interval is shorter than the recommended minimum interval.

Within threshold

The time-since-fire is greater than the recommended minimum, and less than the recommended maximum.

Long unburnt The current fire interval is longer than the suggested interval.

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Benchmarks for extreme fire behaviour The Kaputar Range is characterised by periodic landscape scale fire events. These have exceeded 10,000 hectares, and are likely to occur during prolonged droughts or intense dry periods. The fire growth has been generally steady, and the duration exceeding a month.. The January 2013 fire in the Warrumbungles has demonstrated the potential extreme fire behaviour for the Kaputar Range. A pyro-convective event developed from fires commencing at lower altitudes and moving into steep slopes during severe fire weather. Fire fronts were recorded moving at 4 kms in 30 minutes, with intense spotting igniting the landscape 10 kms downwind. This was followed by a southerly change causing a broad fire front moving up to 14 kms northwards. Where there is any risk of a fire moving towards steep slopes, the ember drop zones should be immediately identified, and emergency responses initiated in anticipation.

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Deriah Aboriginal Area Fire Management Strategy

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This strategy should be used with air photography and field reconnaissance. This is a relevant Plan under S.38 (4) and S.44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997.

The data is not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW NPWS and its employees disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions.

This document is copyright. No part may be reproduced without written permission, except for study, research criticism or review, as permitted under the copyright Act.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage. Published by: Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW).

Contact: NPWS Northern Plains Region, PO Box 72 Narrabri NSW 2390. Ph 6792 7350

ISBN 978 1 74293 152 4 OEH 2011 / 0113 Date Approved: 11 September 2013

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NPWS Estate

Kaputar Range Mount Kaputar National Park

Deriah Aboriginal Area Fire Management Strategy

2011 - 2016 Page 3 of 3

This strategy should be used with air photography and field reconnaissance. This is a relevant Plan under S.38 (4) and S.44 (3) of Rural Fires Act 1997.

The data is not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The NSW NPWS and its employees disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the data and any consequences of such acts or omissions.

This document is copyright. No part may be reproduced without written permission, except for study, research criticism or review, as permitted under the copyright Act.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage. Published by: Office of Environment and Heri tage (NSW).

Contact: NPWS Northern Plains Region, PO Box 72 Narrabri NSW 2390. Ph 6792 7350

ISBN 978 1 74293 152 4 OEH 2011 / 0113 Date Approved: 11 September 2013

Incident Base Map Zone 56 coordinates – 100 metre contours

WARNING: This map is dissected by the 55 / 56 Map Zone Boundary. Only Zone 56 coordinates are used on this Sheet.

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