Wildfire fire plans should be prepared before an incident and include a range of important information such as:
General information
- Contact names and details for land owners and/or land managers
- Contact names and details for neighbouring land owners
- Communication methods and procedures
- Rendezvous points (RVPs)
- Significant hazards
- Access points and access, egress and escape routes for personnel
- Equipment available
- Building and site plans
- Location and type of animals (refer to the hazard ‘Presence of animals’ for further information)
- Location and type of any hazardous materials (refer to Hazardous materials for further information)
- Stock maps and plans (for woodland)
- Designated or sensitive sites (refer to Environmental impact of wildfires for further information)
- Specialist resources
- Maps of the area
- Digital photography of the area
Information on the provision of water
- Water supplies on site
- Any pre-planned arrangements to provide additional water supplies to the site
- Plans for potential deployment of high volume pumps (HVPs)
- Areas of hard standing that may be suitable for parking HVPs and for temporary dams
Information on vehicle movement and parking
- Access, egress and escape routes for vehicles
- Any narrow access or egress routes that that may require vehicle marshalling and/or one-way systems
- Any limitations to the types of vehicles that may be able to use specific access, egress or escape routes
- RVPs and suitable holding or parking areas for vehicles
- Turning and passing areas for vehicles
- Areas of hard standing that may be suitable for vehicles
- Road and bridge weight limits and surface hazards
Information on utilities
- Location of overhead power lines
- Location of gas or oil pipelines
Information related to aircraft
- Helicopter authorisation details
- Pre-planning for using aircraft
- Potential impact of a wildfire and/or firefighting operations on aircraft and airports
Information on military training areas and shooting ranges/areas
- Location of areas containing unexploded ordnance
- Location of shooting ranges/areas (both civilian and military)
- Potential impact of a wildfire and/or firefighting operations