PUBLIC exhibition of the Draft Mid Coast Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has begun, running Monday 6 November to Monday 18 December 2023.
The BFRMP details the types of work scheduled to deal with bushfire risks and hazards in specific areas, ranging from community engagement events to hazard reduction activities.
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The draft document comprehensively includes Risk Assessment, Treating Risk, Communication and Consultation, Performance Monitoring and Review.
There are four main maps that categorise the Mid Coast fire region in terms of Risks to Assets classed as Economic, Residential, Cultural and Environmental, using the risk colour-code ‘red = high’ to ‘blue = low’.
Among the twelve ‘Focus Areas’ within the Mid Coast identified as “having unacceptable risk and requiring additional, targeted treatment strategies are ‘Myall Lakes NP – Ramsar’; Tea Gardens/Pindimar; Bulahdelah/Markwell; and Barrington Tops NP, which will be…
