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PRODUCTION INFORMATION WARNING INFORMATION KEY MAP

BEGA VALLEY

Bush ire Bulletin

Plot Information:

Fire Statistics:

Map Details:

Date: Time:

Burnt Area: Burnt Perimeter:

Base Data: © LPI, SPOT, AAM, SKM, OEH, Sensis, KattronMap Projection: Print Date / Time: Produced by:

19/11/201211:49:53

24 Ha

2 Km

GDA 1994 MGA Zone 5519/11/2012 11:26:05 AMDarren Marks

SCALE

Scale: 1 : 25,000

6. The Agency accepts no responsibility for any injury loss or damage arising from the use of this map or any errors or omissions in the information recorded on the map.

1. This map has been prepared by a NSW Government Agency ("the Agency") using data supplied to it by other agencies and entities.

2. The Agency has not verified or checked the data used to prepare this map. The map may contain errors and omissions. The Agency has not made any attempt to ground truth the map.

3. There will be a margin of error in relation to the location of features recorded on the map. The Agency is unable to specify the extent or magnitude of that margin of error.

4. Significant changes may have occurred: i. in the time between which the data was originally collected and the map produced;; and ii. since the map was produced.

5. Users must, wherever possible, ground truth the map before relying on it or the accuracy of the map or the information recorded on the map for any purpose.

LEGEND

Use the dashed circle to indicate that the ignition point has not yet been

confirmed by fire investigators.DTG of initial report shown.

Fire Origin

2

The '2' indicates thisis planned as a level 2 Staging Area.

Proposed Staging Area

This is a proposed backburn. Draw onnear side of feature.

Proposed Backburn

Heavy Plant

RAFT Location

Asset

Draw 'x -­' for proposed and convert to 'x x' when the line is complete.Show the DTG of completion.

Control Line

Shows areas burnt in incidentsprior to the current one.

Previously Burnt Area

The arrow indicates the directionof the escape route. The dashesindicate this route has not yet

been confirmed.

Escape Route

Circles indicate Operational Points. Here are a confirmed refuge area and a water supply for tankers.

Operational Points

0 250 500125

Meters

Aerial Ignition

Hydrant Point

Refuge Area

Sector Boundary

Spot Fire

Staging Area

Water Point

Helicopter Water PointVehicle Water Point

Completed Backburn Line

Burning Backburn Line

Proposed Backburn Line

Asset

Asset -­ Fauna

Asset -­ Flora

Asset -­ Historic

Fire Direction

Asset -­ Indigenous Site

Suspected Fire Origin

Divisional Boundary

Asset -­ Threatened

Hotspot

Fire Incident Control Line

Track

Burnt Area

Emergency Alert

Contained Fire EdgeGoing Fire EdgeInactive Fire EdgePredicted Fire EdgeMachine Cut Track

Proposed Burn Area

Previously Burnt Area

Proposed Control Line

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Mapping Symbology

The experience of a number of major emergency events, including the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria, highlighted the need for standard mapping symbology across the Australian emergency sector. In April 2011, the Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) board endorsed a new set of symbology. The Bush Fire Coordinating Committee resolved to adopt the new symbology in May 2012.

The most noticeable changes for NSW are:

camps, water points etc) are now marked in circles instead of a mixture of circles or rectangles

now drawn in black rather than blue

operational points can be indicated by using a dashed rather than a solid circle

(threatened asset,

endangered flora etc) are marked using squares rather than diamonds

in blue

While some symbols have changed, the new symbols are intuitive and easy to recognise and a number of new symbols (such as road closure and hotspot) are also available. The new symbology has been designed for computerised

MapDesk have been updated to accommodate the changes.

There is also a hand drawn version of all symbols.

The updated Incident

for Bush Fire Mapping Symbols and a sample incident map using the new symbology are included in the following pages and can posted on the wall of your local brigade station. If you have any questions or would like further information, please email the NSW RFS GIS Support team at gis@rfs.nsw.gov.au.

The NSW Rural Fire Service has adopted the new National All

Hazards mapping symbology.

for incidents

New national

Exercise at Duffys Forest 2012. Photo by Bernie O’Rourke

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NAME SYMBOL NOTES

PREDICTED (fire edge) Show DTG

GOING (fire edge) Show DTG

CONTAINED (fire edge) Show DTG

INACTIVE (fire edge) Show DTG

EMERGENCY ALERT AREA

Show DTG

PROPOSED CONTROL LINE Draw on far side of feature

COMPLETED CONTROL LINE Show DTG

PROPOSED BACKBURN

Draw on near side of feature

COMPLETED BACKBURN

Show DTG

BACKBURN BURNING IN

Use Burnt Area polygon to show progress at DTG

TRACK A pre-­existing track not otherwise marked (ie farm tracks).

MACHINE CUT TRACK

A track cut in by plant for the current incident.

RED FIRE BLACK OPERATIONS BLUE WRITING and ASSETS

Operational Proposed/ Unconfirmed Assets

NAME COLOUR SYMBOL NOTES

Fire Origin (Unconfirmed) Red Show DTG

Fire Direction Red Show DTG

Wind Direction Blue Show DTG

Spot Fire Red Isolated fire ahead of main fire

Hot Spot Red Particularly active fire or smoldering fuels

Burnt Area Black Burnt area of current incident

Previously Burnt Area Black Show month and year

Aerial Ignition Red Proposed path to be treated. Complete circle when done.

Divisional Boundary Blue Use geographical names

Sector Boundary Blue Use alphabetical names

X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X

Incident Management Procedures6.08.01 Bush Fire Mapping Symbols

DTG refers to Date Time Group which uses the two digits for the date and 24 hour time, eg 10:51hrs on 4 November would be: 04 1051

NAME SYMBOL NAME SYMBOL

Access Point Airbase (Fixed wing and helicopter base)

Ambulance Location Assembly Area

Base Camp Control Centre (Incident Management Team location)

Control Point Divisional Command

Escape Route (Add arrow to show safe exit) Evacuation Area

Evacuation Centre Fire Fighting Vehicle

Helibase (Helicopter only base) Helipad

Hydrant Point Livestock

Medical Mobile Weather Station

Plant Police Vehicle

Portable Communications Property Damage

RAFT Crew Refuge Area

Road Closure Sector Command

SES Vehicle Smoker On Ground

Smoker Standing Staging Area (Annotate with class of Staging Area)

Tree Down Water Point

Water Point Helicopter (Helicopter water supply)

Water Point Vehicle (Firefighting water supply)

Asset Asset Defendable Asset Not Defendable Asset Potentially Defendable Threatened Asset Asset Flora

Asset Historic Site (Building or Structures) Asset Fauna

Indigenous Site Asset Hazmat

The use of colours is recommended but optional.