Deep Creek Community Protection Plan
Draft maps for the Deep Creek community protection plan are available for review.
These maps have been developed as part of the Deep Creek community protection plan for improved bush fire management in the estate adjoining Perricoota Road and the Murray River.
Increasing the knowledge of residents and property owners to the threat posed by bush fires improves community and fire fighter preparedness. The more prepared a community, the better it can respond to, and recover from bush fire.
A community protection plan provides easy-to-understand information, relevant and specific to the community, and focuses on locally agreed plans that tailor bush fire safety to the location, and the needs of the community. Consistent interest and input from residents via multiple means including a public meeting held on 28th February 2023 has been integral in this process.
The community protection plan consists of three maps:
- the Bush Fire Survival Map that highlights information necessary for community survival;
- the Bush Fire Preparation Map identifies agreed and proposed bush fire mitigation works to protect the community; and
- the Operational Brigade Map which shows locations of assets and hazards so fire fighters can make informed decisions about protecting the community.
A community protection plan also provides a chance to work together to prevent bush fire, and/or minimise the intensity of any bush fires which do start.
The Mid-Murray Bush Fire Management Committee encourages landowners and residents to provide feedback on these maps as part of their development.
If you know someone who has not been involved in this process so far, please forward the link to this page and encourage them to review it and comment if they have feedback.
Comments can be made by contacting CPP/NSP Co-ordinator Craig McIntyre on (02) 4472 0600 or by emailing CommunityProtectionPlans@rfs.nsw.gov.au.
The opportunity to comment remains open until Tuesday 24 September 2024.
