This is a Bombala BFMC Media Release - dated Monday, 5 July 2010
The knowledge and opinions of local people about bushfires in the Bombala Council area will form the cornerstone of a new Bush Fire Risk Management Plan.
The Bombala Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) will seek community input in order to review and rewrite the new Bush Fire Risk Management Plan over the next few months.
“This is your chance to share with bushfire managers your experiences, your knowledge of fire history and fire paths, what places you value and what bushfire risk rating applies to them and what treatment strategies are appropriate,” said Rein Peet, Community Safety Officer.
“The Bombala Bush Fire Risk Management Plan ultimately determines such things as where hazard reductions are conducted and who is responsible, which areas require special fire protection, which areas are targeted for community education.
“It is essential that the new plan understands and accounts for what local people value.
“Get involved by attending a bushfire risk meeting, or contacting Rein Peet for more information.”
A new bush fire risk planning process being implemented includes extensive community consultation, which actively seeks the opinions of local people through meetings and other communication activities.
The Bombala BFMC wants to know:
• What significant places, buildings, environments you think are at risk from bush fires
• What bush fire treatment strategy should be in place for those assets
• Your knowledge and experience of fire history and fire paths
• Your bush fire management issues and concerns.
Community consultation events will be listed on Bombala Council website www. bombala.nsw.gov.au when dates and venues are confirmed. Details will also be publicised in local media.
The Bombala BFMC is made up of all the organisations with an interest in local bush fire management – including fire authorities, land managers and emergency services.
For more information on the review of the Plan, you can contact Rein Peet on ph: 6455 0455.
Media contact: Rein Peet, Community Safety Officer - Monaro Team, ph: 6455 0455 or mob: 0427 309 665.
