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.

We offer proven expertise in the following:

  • Bushfire Ecology
  • Bushfire Hazard Assessment
  • Bushfire Risk Assessment
  • Bushfire Management Plans (Human and Infrastructure Safety)
  • Ecological Fire Management Plans (Ecological Sustainability)
  • Bushfire Evacuation Plans
  • Fuel Load Sampling
  • Fuel Management Planning
  • AS 3959- Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas Bushfire Attack Level assessments. For more information about AS3959 BAL Reports see below.

AS3959 Bushfire Attack Level Assessments

Australian Standard 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas provides minimum construction requirements for new dwellings and dwelling extensions in designated bushfire prone areas. The construction requirements are intended to improve the performance of buildings subjected to burning debris, radiant heat or flame contact. Buildings in designated bushfire prone areas must be built to the BAL construction standard relevant to the building site as identified by the Australian Standard 3959.

North Coast Environmental Services offers BAL assessments using the Method 2 normative procedure. The Method 2 approach offers a more detailed analysis of site parameters and allows the use of the latest Fire Danger Index (FDI) and fuel load data sets provided QFES, thereby offering increased confidence that the assessed BAL is fit for purpose.

NCES uses the latest Fire Protection Association of Australia FLAMESOL bushfire modelling software combined with expert detailed site analyses to provide highly reliable and accurate Method 2 assessments.

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