Having developed a register of for Mansfield Shire, the committee was able to allocate the current treatments of responsible agencies against relevant risk areas and thus develop a Risk Management Strategy. This strategy is a matrix of; Priority x treatment x agency x time frames And thus creates a snapshot of who is doing what where and why, to reduce the risks posed by fire within the municipality. The treatments itemised in figure 18 are primarily at program level and in many cases apply equally across the municipality, however some of these have the ability to target resources and effort at the specific locations or points of interest to the MFMPC. In addition a number of specific activities were identified, both current and proposed, in response to the identified risks and these are described in figure 19. FIGURE 17: RISK REGISTER Consequence RISK DESCRIPTION RISK LIKELI- RISK ID # CAUSE IMPACT Comments (column (Defined) GROUP CATEGORY HOOD RATING added 2016) Risk of ember attack Loss of life, loss of and/ or fire from Mt assets, time and Mt Samaria is on the Samaria State park cost of recovery, fringe/border with Benalla north of Mansfield Shire Social reduced quality People & Social Lightning, City, altitude old growth forest 1 impacting people, (See also (drinking water to Unlikely Moderate Major Setting bushfire with associated assets and Economic) Benalla Rural City), chimneys/hollows that could infrastructure in Loss of biodiversity burn in an event Mansfield on very high Loss tourism; Loss and above FDR Days agriculture Risk of ember attack and or fire from the Loss of life, loss of Strathbogie Ranges Much larger area - most of Lightning, assets, time and north of Mansfield Shire Social area belongs to Strathbogie People & Social bushfire, cost of recovery, 2 impacting people, (See also Shire (small part in Mansfield), Unlikely Moderate Serious Setting recreational loss of biodiversity assets and Economic) Tall forests in south and east, Loss tourism; Loss infrastructure in 7235ha of pine plantations agriculture Mansfield on very high and above
Having developed a register of for Mansfield Shire, the committee was able to allocate the current treatments of responsible agencies against relevant risk areas and thus develop a Risk Management Strategy. This strategy is a matrix of; Priority x treatment x agency x time frames And thus creates a snapshot of who is doing what where and why, to reduce the risks posed by fire within the municipality. The treatments itemised in figure 18 are primarily at program level and in many cases apply equally across the municipality, however some of these have the ability to target resources and effort at the specific locations or points of interest to the MFMPC. In addition a number of specific activities were identified, both current and proposed, in response to the identified risks and these are described in figure 19. FIGURE 17: RISK REGISTER ID # RISK DESCRIPTION (Defined) RISK GROUP CATEGORY CAUSE IMPACT Comments LIKELI- HOOD RISK RATING Consequence (column added 2016) 1 Risk of ember attack and/ or fire from Mt Samaria State park north of Mansfield Shire impacting people, assets and infrastructure in Mansfield on very high and above FDR Days Social (See also Economic) People & Social Setting Lightning, bushfire Loss of life, loss of assets, time and cost of recovery, reduced quality (drinking water to Benalla Rural City), Loss of biodiversity Loss tourism; Loss agriculture Mt Samaria is on the fringe/border with Benalla City, altitude old growth forest with associated chimneys/hollows that could burn in an event Unlikely Moderate Major 2 Risk of ember attack and or fire from the Strathbogie Ranges north of Mansfield Shire impacting people, assets and infrastructure in Mansfield on very high and above Social (See also Economic) People & Social Setting Lightning, bushfire, recreational Loss of life, loss of assets, time and cost of recovery, loss of biodiversity Loss tourism; Loss agriculture Much larger area - most of area belongs to Strathbogie Shire (small part in Mansfield), Tall forests in south and east, 7235ha of pine plantations Unlikely Moderate Serious
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