Key Deliverables Management/Monitoring Activities Responsibility Indicators Timeframe Existing Procedures Conservation Reserve has a minimum pre-fire Ongoing Fire Management Reduce / avoid the spread of Compile and maintain a Fire Manager, season audit score of 90% by Policy and fires across the reserve’s borders Management Plan for the reserve Catchment Year 5. Guidelines, and minimize taking TPCs, social and economic Manager, Protected Fire break register, accidental/deliberate fires within situation into account. Areas Manager. ICM APO. The distribution and range of veld the reserve. Update and implement Fire Protection age is within the limits of and Reaction Plans including risk acceptable change (TPC). assessments. Construct priority firebreaks according Priority firebreaks completed to schedule on firebreak register and versus planned (%) and km keep updated in order to be assessed Firebreaks completed. during annual pre-fire season audit as well as during APO compilation. Fire report database accurately Assess appropriateness of current completed and up to date. firebreak network and re-align where appropriate. CMZ habitat and distribution Negotiate firebreak agreement with monitored on an ongoing basis and neighbours where relevant. assessed regarding veld age suitability. Reduce fuel around infrastructure to minimise risk by slashing burnable vegetation (e.g. Keurkloof and southern guzzlers). Conduct a pre-fire season fire audit Complete fire reports as stipulated. Map all fires and capture on GIS. Conduct de-briefing sessions after each fire and keep records. Conservation Ongoing Fire Management To allow for natural fire Consider TPCs drawn up in consultation Manager, Policy and processes to occur without with Catchment Managers and printed Catchment Guidelines. negatively impacting on safety on annual veld age and hotspots map Manager, Protected and infrastructure. for use during fire fighting activities. Areas Manager. Infrastructure risk assessments carried out. Infrastructure risks mitigated. Consider the implementation of block burns in the south eastern section of the Gamkaberg sector in order to provide sufficient young vegetation for the benefit of the CMZ population in the absence of natural fires. Conservation Ongoing Fire Management Establish and maintain Attend and participate in FPA meetings. Manager, Policy and partnerships to improve fire Implement FPA action plan where Catchment Guidelines; FPA management on the applicable. Manager. operational rules GWHS&NRC.
Key Deliverables Management/Monitoring Activities Responsibility Indicators Timeframe Existing Procedures Reduce / avoid the spread of fires across the reserve’s borders and minimize accidental/deliberate fires within the reserve. Compile and maintain a Fire Management Plan for the reserve taking TPCs, social and economic situation into account. Update and implement Fire Protection and Reaction Plans including risk assessments. Construct priority firebreaks according to schedule on firebreak register and keep updated in order to be assessed during annual pre-fire season audit as well as during APO compilation. Assess appropriateness of current firebreak network and re-align where appropriate. Negotiate firebreak agreement with neighbours where relevant. Reduce fuel around infrastructure to minimise risk by slashing burnable vegetation (e.g. Keurkloof and southern guzzlers). Conduct a pre-fire season fire audit Complete fire reports as stipulated. Map all fires and capture on GIS. Conduct de-briefing sessions after each fire and keep records. Conservation Manager, Catchment Manager, Protected Areas Manager. Reserve has a minimum pre-fire season audit score of 90% by Year 5. The distribution and range of veld age is within the limits of acceptable change (TPC). Priority firebreaks completed versus planned (%) and km Firebreaks completed. Fire report database accurately completed and up to date. CMZ habitat and distribution monitored on an ongoing basis and assessed regarding veld age suitability. Ongoing Fire Management Policy and Guidelines, Fire break register, ICM APO. To allow for natural fire processes to occur without negatively impacting on safety and infrastructure. Consider TPCs drawn up in consultation with Catchment Managers and printed on annual veld age and hotspots map for use during fire fighting activities. Infrastructure risk assessments carried out. Infrastructure risks mitigated. Consider the implementation of block burns in the south eastern section of the Gamkaberg sector in order to provide sufficient young vegetation for the benefit of the CMZ population in the absence of natural fires. Conservation Manager, Catchment Manager, Protected Areas Manager. Ongoing Fire Management Policy and Guidelines. Establish and maintain partnerships to improve fire management on the GWHS&NRC. Attend and participate in FPA meetings. Implement FPA action plan where applicable. Conservation Manager, Catchment Manager. Ongoing Fire Management Policy and Guidelines; FPA operational rules
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