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Bushfire hazard

Planning

Taylor Ecology has been writing reports on bushfire hazard as part of broader ecological studies for many years before legislation was implemented.

Bushfire hazard assessments can be provided for development applications or as an integral part of your own property management.

In Queensland, one method of quantitative assessment is contained in the Guideline to the State Planning Policy 1/03, 'Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide (SPP1/03)'. The outstanding feature of this Guideline is the requirement to assess the hazard qualitatively.

Families and houses deserve the most thorough reports possible when it comes to bushfires. This can only be achieved by assessment of surrounding properties’ topography, bushfire history, and interviews with property owners and Rural Brigades.

Taylor Ecology will not provide cursory reports of a few pages which may barely meet approval requirements. The consequences are too important. After all, a hazard assessment is often only an arbitrary finding. It has to be placed within a realistic context.

We can also advise on how to improve the ecology of your property through deliberate burning.

Any property with anything more than a low level of hazard is also provided with an extensive Bushfire Management Plan which can be tailored to your individual circumstances.

If you have any concerns at all about bushfire hazard once your building is completed then feel free to contact us.

Building

After planning approval has been obtained, any building must conform to the Australian Standard AS3959-2009 'Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas'.

This standard determines levels of construction to deal with bushfire hazard and ultimately it is the responsibility of your building certifier. The methodology is totally different to SPP 1/03, and Taylor Ecology can work with your certifier to provide an acceptable solution.

The slightest change to bushfire area construction parameters can mean a difference of literally thousands of dollars to the building cost.

Posted Under Uncategorized on 02.17.2014

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