Bushfire
North Coast Environmental Services has over 20 years combined experience undertaking Bushfire Hazard Assessments, Bushfire Management Plans, Ecological Fire Management Plans and Bushfire Attack Level Assessments under AS3959 for properties and developments throughout Queensland. Our typical assessment catchment focuses on South East Queensland where we service small to large scale private and public-sector development projects as well as non-development related conservation projects.
Some notable recent projects include the Master Fire Management Plan for Avid’s 5000+ homes Harmony Estate in Area A of the Palmview Structure Plan Area, the Master Fire Management Plan for PEET Developments residential estate in Area B of the Palmview Structure Plan Area, the Threatened Species Ecological Fire Management Plan for Stockland’s Brightwater translocation project and the Aussie World Redevelopment Master Plan.
Our detailed knowledge of bushfire science, regional vegetation types and distribution, and bushfire weather conditions offers our clientele access to high level hazard assessment and risk mitigation advice. This ensures our client’s assets are afforded an appropriate level of protection from bushfire impact and regulatory approvals are granted in a timely manner.
All bushfire hazard assessments and management plans undertaken by North Coast Environmental Services are completed in accordance with current industry best practise methodologies and guidelines.
The current Queensland benchmark hazard assessment methodology comprises that referenced in:
- Bushfire Resilient Communities Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Bushfire’ October 2019.