Fire management plans tend to be specific to a given location, because the desired outcome objective, land system type, climatic zone and state of ecosystem health vary from place to place.

There are actually very few publicly available fire management plans. We have collated some for your information and critique. These are mainly focussed on biodiversity management. However we thought that it would be useful to look at these, in order to assist you to envisage any future fire management plan you may be involved in developing.

Activity: Fire management plans

What does a fire management plan look like?

Review the fire management plans listed below (and any others from your area to which you may have access) and make notes on the following three questions:

  • What are the objectives of the plan?
  • Does the plan explain how these objectives will be implemented (or operationalised)?
  • To what extent do these plans take into account biological knowledge?

Reading:

Kakadu Board of Management and Parks Australia (1998) Kakadu National Park Plan of Management. Parks Australia North, Jabiru.

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (1999) Fire Management Plan Tarawi Nature Reserve (pdf document). NSW NPWS, Sydney.

Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service (2004) Fire Management System for Bribie Island (pdf document). QPWS, Brisbane.

 

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