1、OFFICIALOFFICIALNon-burn fuel treatments as a risk reduction approach and as an aid to suppressionUnderstanding the advantages of different treatment types and finding ways to align them is important to manage bushfire risk in Australia.OFFICIALOFFICIALOFFICIALOFFICIALManaging bushfire risk Bushfire
2、 risk management is an end-to-end process,and there is no single solution to managing risk.Tools and management actions that help prevent and minimise the impact of bushfires include:o strategic fire road networkso remote water accesso suppression strategies and tacticso planned burning and non-burn
3、 fuel treatments.It is essential to understand the advantages of the different treatment types and how they align.Bells Beach-Ironbark Basin SFB-Wadawurrung CountryOFFICIALOFFICIALNon-burn fuel treatments Mechanical or non-burn fuel treatments:key components of fuel management providing advantages i
4、n planning and delivery,compliment other fuel management activities.Provide significant benefits in protecting assets and community value,add significant efficiency to burning programs,major aid in bushfire suppression.Can be tactical in scope e.g.mulching or slashing,spraying works adjacent to buil
5、t assets,or strategic e.g.construction of landscape fuel breaks providing pre-planned back burning lines for bushfire suppression.OFFICIALOFFICIALNon-burn fuel treatmentsNBFTs provide several advantages:Treatments can be delivered in areas that are challenging to target for planned burning,e.g.due t
6、o terrain or proximity to assets,people or smoke sensitive industries.Can be delivered year round;much less effected by seasonal weather conditions than burning.Can be contracted meaning specialist staff can focus on other parts of the risk reduction program.Fairhaven Great Ocean