Kimberley Land Council Prescribed Burning Program

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1 Kimberley Land Council Prescribed Burning Program

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4 We need to stop years like this... Legend Early Season Fires Late Season Fires And try to make this happen...

5 Kimberley Fire Season 2014

6 Fire planning with stakeholders

7 Fire planning

8 Vegetation maps

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11 Fire plans for cultural sites CULTURAL SITES OBJECTIVES What Where How Who When Comments Compl Cemetery Midgelmaya Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Rangers April Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols complete East, S and W Protect all sites from Fires. Assess condition Some sites there is no access allowed Cemetery Cemetery Mens Site Burial Site Kitty Well Everitt Block Kulupariny, Yangunyana, Bay, KJ 2 Lalurrjartu Gourdon Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers April April April April Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols Complete Fuel reduc burn to south complete Complete Ceremonial Site Wapuna, Gourdon Bay Chemical Spray and/or Buffer burn or Mineral Brake Rangers April Ensure Advisor attends to tell story and guide protocols INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTIVES What Where How Who When Comments Complete Bidyadanga Protect all these Community Community Houses Talk to Community Complete outstations from Stations Chemical Spray and/or Outstation Families must be late season YardooGarra & April Buffer Burn present and involved. Fires. Mainly Community Rangers Infrastructures Outstations Chemical Spray and/or Fuel reduc and Assets burn to Nygah Nygah Buffer Burn April Stations & Rangers Outstation Families must be present and involved. south complete

12 Asset Protection

13 Asset Protection

14 Fuel reduction on pastoral areas

15 Fuel reduction on pastoral areas

16 Strategic firebreaks Strategic fire breaks are linked areas of early burning to try and stop the spread of late fires

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19 Fire sensitive areas

20 Fire Free Intervals Heath > 5 Years Rainforest Fire Free Cypress > 10 Years Woodland > 2 Years Riparian > 3 Years Stone Country Fire Management Stone Country Ecology and Fire

21 Aerial burning

22 Aerial prescribed burning

23 Mosaic burning from aerial work

24 Protecting long unburnt habitat

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27 Mosaic burning Mosaic burning is diversity in burning over time and space. This involves diversity in fire size, intensity, time of year etc. It also involves diversity in time since last burnt. Mosaic burning on mostly involves burning areas of woodland away from the fire breaks. If done under the right conditions eg early in the year most fires go out on the edges of fire sensitive areas. It can also involve burning Spinifex in the wet season. It also involves not burning! Leaving areas unburnt for a long time.

28 Mosaic burning Mosaic burning also involves diversity in the time since an area was last burnt. This lessens the chance of hot fires travelling over large areas. It gives animals habitat that is burnt and unburnt. It gives some long unburnt country.

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30 Mosaic burning

31 Unmanaged fire

32 Fossil Downs Mosaic burns

33 Too much fire

34 Spear grass from too much fire

35 The Firebreaks Need to Join Up Fires in the late dry season when it is dry and hot burn any little bit of grass they can find. They will find their way through very small gaps in firebreaks Up along creeks that were too wet to burn earlier or They may spot over firebreaks to light fires on the other side.

36 Gaps in firebreaks

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38 Community awareness

39 Management for Threatened Species and Fire Sensitive Species Threatened species are plants and animals that are in very low numbers and distribution so they are vulnerable to extinction. Fire sensitive species are plants that can be badly affected or killed by fires. Both threatened species and fire sensitive species need careful management for them to survive and be healthy.

40 Summary Cool vs. Hot Fires Cool Fires Small Do not have the strength to burn into fire sheltered areas where many fire sensitive species are found. More likely to go out on edges of fire sensitive plant communities. More patchy leave unburnt areas for plants to mature and seed and habitat for animals. May only scorch plants so they survive the fire Less likely to burn animal habitat like hollow logs and animal foods like fruit trees Hot Fires Large Have the strength to burn into fire sheltered areas and cause damage to fire sensitive plant communities. More extensive burn everything leaving no plants to seed or habit for animals More likely to kill plants More likely to burn animal habitat like hollow logs and animal foods like fruit trees

41 Wildfires Wildfires are unwanted fires. They usually occur late in the dry season after the prescribed burning season is over. Wildfires have the potential to be hot, large and destructive. They normally burn between August and November Sometimes they will try and jump roads where they can be stopped with backburning Stone Country Fire Management - Wildfires

42 Wildfires The early burning of firebreaks and mosaic burning is the best way we have of managing wildfires. Good firebreaks have a high chance of stopping wildfires. However not all breaks can stop all fires in all conditions. Wildfires need to be monitored and managed to make sure they burn the smallest amount of country possible

43 Strategic Wildfire Management Monitor NAFI every day. If an unwanted fire starts. Inform all relevant people including DFES Make a decision about how to proceed. Try to put the fire out when it is very small. If not. Where are the firebreaks surrounding the fire? Are the firebreaks strong or do they have weak points? What is the best strategy to stop the fire?

44 Weak Points Weak points are areas where a firebreak is not strong. These weak points are areas to really be careful of if these is a late season fire in that block. Firebreaks are not strong in these areas due to such things as Low fuel loads that will not burn early but would carry a fire in the late dry. Perennial grasses that would not burn early. Rocky areas or fire sensitive vegetation that are not good to burn.

45 Ground Crews Vehicle and Fire Unit if possible Rake Hoe Leaf Blower