Risk of telephone Dozer cutting communications being lines during Loss of all public interrupted due to People, social fire response communications Unusual but has been to 23 damage to cables Economic setting Unlikely Low or burning tree services for a small happen Important during a bushfire on Infrastructure route near area very high and above cable (rare) FDR days Emergency Indirect Services Risk of State net Mobile impacts eg communications Reduced quality but not total Radio (SMR) service Loss of power systems impaired service, other communications being interrupted due to to tower (most 24 Economic Infrastructure for a small area - still available (e.g. mobile Unlikely Low Important towers being impacted likely cause), may lead to loss of telephone) by bushfire on very high direct impact fire line See also 18a) and above FDR days to structure communications in (unlikely) some remote areas Risk of major transmission lines & Interruption to Direct fire switch stations being supply - impact Veg clearance around lines & impact on impacted/damaged by degree & location structures, structures relatively 25 dense smoke on any Economic Infrastructure depends on impervious to fire. Power will Unlikely Moderate Serious or day or bushfire on an demand/availability be restored in under 24hours – thick smoke extreme and above situation at time of location dependent under lines. FDR day leading to a failure. loss of service HVP regulate their own activities based on Fire Danger Index and Risk Risk to large-scale Assessment. Surrounded by commercial forestry and Lightning, Loss of assets and large fuel loads in adjacent 26 plantations from fire in Economic Production Possible Low human factors infrastructure southern area (DELWP land). Significant Mansfield Shire on high Large numbers of motorbikes and above FDR days and 4wd users, campers. Some plantations in Benalla Rural City on border of MSC.
23 Risk of telephone communications being interrupted due to damage to cables during a bushfire on very high and above FDR days Economic People, social setting Infrastructure Dozer cutting lines during fire response or burning tree route near cable (rare) Loss of all public communications services for a small area Unusual but has been to happen Unlikely Low Important 24 Risk of State net Mobile Radio (SMR) service being interrupted due to towers being impacted by bushfire on very high and above FDR days Economic Infrastructure Indirect impacts eg Loss of power to tower (most likely cause), direct impact to structure (unlikely) Emergency Services communications systems impaired for a small area - may lead to loss of fire line communications in some remote areas Reduced quality but not total service, other communications still available (e.g. mobile telephone) See also 18a) Unlikely Low Important 25 Risk of major transmission lines & switch stations being impacted/damaged by dense smoke on any day or bushfire on an extreme and above FDR day leading to a loss of service Economic Infrastructure Direct fire impact on or thick smoke under lines. Interruption to supply - impact degree & location depends on demand/availability situation at time of failure. Veg clearance around lines & structures, structures relatively impervious to fire. Power will be restored in under 24hours – location dependent Unlikely Moderate Serious 26 Risk to large-scale commercial forestry and plantations from fire in Mansfield Shire on high and above FDR days Economic Production Lightning, human factors Loss of assets and infrastructure HVP regulate their own activities based on Fire Danger Index and Risk Assessment. Surrounded by large fuel loads in adjacent southern area (DELWP land). Large numbers of motorbikes and 4wd users, campers. Some plantations in Benalla Rural City on border of MSC. Possible Low Significant
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