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POINT BOSTON CC Inc. 25691

Bushfire readiness Kit 2013

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Port Lincoln Dec 2009

Photo taken from Point Boston WTF

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Point Boston Community Corporation Inc. 25691. Bushfire readiness KitIMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

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• You live in a MEDIUM fire risk area. Your home has been designed and built to either STAY & DEFEND or Leave.• If you choose to Stay & defend, implement your own Fire management plan. Guides to suitable plans are

available from www.CFS.sa.gov.au• East Bay Precinct Bushfire Survival Plan template [insert link to Survival plan template document]• Your next-door neighbours home has the same fire safety measures in place as your home does• Defend your own property first• The community corporation inspects your property once a year to ensure your property is ready for the fire

season• If you receive an order to make good your readiness you must make arrangements for that work to be

undertaken. • Your home protection equipment is for mopping and clean up purposes only. It is not designed to fight a

bushfire. The CFS will fight the fire. • The common property adjoining your property is managed by the community corporation well before the fire

season• The community corporation maintains the Fire water supply in your street. Do Not interfere with these hydrants• The community corporation has negotiated with the local CFS to help defend your property. Do not interfere with

the CFS operations• Your garden and plantings have been designed within the design guidelines of living within a Medium fire risk

area. • It is your responsibility to maintain your external fire protection equipment so it is ready for use in a case of

emergency.. Copy of the Deign guide lines are available from [insert link to the guidelines]

• EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY POINTS ON THE BEACHES

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Point Boston Community Corporation Inc. 25691. Bushfire readiness KitIMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

PBCP Guideline 4.5.6

• Country Fire Service fire service tank connections: FIRE ENGINE RED– Fire water tank: A dedicated 4,000 L non combustible tank for fire fighting purposes only shall be

provided, in accordance with the CFS requirements and to the Minister’s Specification details.– Colour: Paint fire service tank supply pipe work connection from the mains supplementary drinking

water supply plumbing red in colour. Do not paint the tank or the CFS feed connection.– The filling and level maintenance supply from the mains supplementary drinking water connection

shall be as detailed in Section 4.5.3. of the plumbing guide– Fittings: Plain brass/bronze/stainless steel - 1 x 65mm nominal bore London round thread rigid feed

CFS tank connection. Install a hatch in the tank cover for access by CFS personnel. Install a tank contents indicator visible from the street and the house.

– Pipes exposed to view and above ground: Medium galvanized steel painted red.– Supply stop valve: Required to have its handle removed and the valve to be in the permanently open

position. (The valve is to be closed only during fire tank maintenance.)– Overflow pipe: To have an inspection port as detailed in drawing House Allotment Water System

Schematic included at the end of this guide.– Signage: ‘WATER FOR FIRE FIGHTING’ on the side of the tank and ‘FIRE WATER SUPPLY—DO NOT

DRINK’ in 100mm high white lettering on red background on the side of the tank adjacent to the London connection valve, obtainable from the Community Corporation. Above ground adhesive labels to be UV resistant.

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Home protection equipment External

5.5HP PETROL driven Fire pump

30mt long 19mm hose reel

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Home protection equipment External

• Add photo of a fire water storage tank showing London valve and signage1000lt dedicated fire water supply

65mm London valve

Signage

Galv. pipe up-stand

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Home protection equipment External • CFS Bushfire Survival action

Plan [Add link to PB survival plan template]

• Add PB Corporate management plan [Add link to PB corporate Bushfire management plan]

• ADD link to native veg species list [Link to list)

• CFS action plan

• PBCC corporate management plan

• PB native vegetation low combustion plant species

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Home protection equipment Optional External

• Add option photos

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENTRoof mounted sprinklersWindow flushing sprinklersRakes, knapsacks, sand buckets etc.

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Home protection equipment InternalOptional

• Add photos.

• Internal fire extinguishers• Fire blankets• Protective clothing

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ADDITIONAL INFROMATION

CFS ASSESMENT LETTER 4/04/2008 to be read in conjunction with the PB Design Guidelines Nov. 2009

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CFS ASSESMENT LETTER 2008

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ADDITIONAL INFROMATION

This statement does not comply with Dept. of Health approvals for Point Boston. Refer to PB Plumbing Guide for correct configuration

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CFS ASSESMENT LETTER 2008

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ADDITIONAL INFROMATION

From: Dave Edwards [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2013 1:24 PMTo: CFS:Building Fire Safety UnitCc: Point Boston Management committeeSubject: Non Combustible, Interpretation of the term when applied to selecting a material for fire water supply tanks• Hi Leah, thank you for your time today. The very simple question that has come from our Water Services Operation manager in Port Lincoln is;What is meant by “Non Combustible” when describing a dedicated storage tank for a water supply for mopping up purposes at Point Boston?There are a number of houses at Point Boston which currently have Team Poly tanks set up as the dedicated fire water supply for the property.The development has been assessed at a Medium level. Does this assessment level have any influence on the tank material to be used?Is the Australian standard AS 1530.1 you quoted the only measure used when determining the suitability of a particular type of tank?We would like to minimise the number of types of tanks at Point Boston because the development is all about collecting water and reusing water.In Trevor’s assessment letter he describes the use of the fire water being combined with the household water supply. This does not comply with the SA Health departments requirements to eliminate the risk of cross contamination.The storage of that water is critical and quite obvious on the ground, 2 or 3 22,000lt tanks plus a 4,000lt dedicated fire water supply on each household lot.The streetscape could get quite untidy if we don’t keep a control on the type and style of tanks that are used on the development.Poly tank are an economical solution to the bulk storage of the water required at Point Boston.To keep the dedicated fire water supply in the same type of tank is an ideal outcome.A copy of the medium assessment is attached for your information. I look forward to your support. Kind regardsDave Edwards

Question to CFS RE: NON Combustible tank material 2013

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CFS INTERPRITATION OF “NON COMBUSTIBLE” 2013

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Hi Dave Des Packer reports: The term “non combustible” in relation to poly rainwater tanks is a real conundrum for us all to ponder over, because it has never been defined positively by those who drafted the legislation. SA Country Fire Service continues to accept poly tanks as static water storage units throughout most, if not all, of South Australia where circumstances on inspected sites permit. Generally, we would stipulate more stringent requirements, namely BAL 29 and above, where it could be anticipated that any bushfire impacting upon those tanks would be quite severe. In regard to your circumstances at Point Boston, the vast majority of the subdivision would be adequately served by poly tanks. The only areas which would come under question would be those allotments directly adjacent to the remaining vegetation or revegetated areas should that occur. Buffer Zones would be called for or the “non combustible” clause would be applied to those allotments as deemed necessary. On the matter of joint household water supply and bushfire fighting water supply being drawn from the one tank, this is done many, many times in any calendar year where mains reticulated supplies are not available. Most of the State falls into this bracket, outside of rural township areas, and the self harvesting of rain water for whatever purpose is the only option basically. SA CFS is mindful of the need to separate reticulated supplies from self harvested supplies where they do overlap, but generally the need is not there for joint supplies to be implemented, particularly for fire fighting purposes. The sophisticated water system at Point Boston could not be adversely impacted by stand alone rainwater tanks contaminating the general supply. Your subdivision should be encouraged to install no more than two x 22,000 (twenty two thousand) tanks per residence, one of those being fitted with a fire service London Round Coupling, along with plumbing to engage the portable pump unit for use by the homeowner for minor grass or bushfire situations, should they occur. The inter-connecting of the two tanks is a decision for the homeowner, it will not be mandated by the fire service. Trusting this assists in your endeavours, what currently applies at Point Boston is adequate and appropriate. Regards DES PACKER DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT OFFICER

Gill Tiede

Development Information & Support Officer Development Assessment Service SA Country Fire Service Phone: (08) 8391 6077 Fax: (08) 8391 1877 Email: tiede.gill@cfs.sa.gov.au Address: 75 Gawler Street, Mt Barker SA 5251