Bushfire Risk Management Planning

Bushfire Risk Management Tools

Welcome to the DFES Bushfire Risk Management analysis tools.

This app has been developed in house by the Metropolitan BRMO's with the assistance of Firefighter Maughan, to assist personnel in BRM Planning with risk assessments and prescribed burn planning.

To get started, open the menu on the left and select one of the asset category assessment tools.
For further information on asset category classifications, please refer to the OBRM Guidelines for Preparing a Bushfire Risk Management Plan.

Should you require assistance, wish to provide feedback or have enhancement requests, please contact the Metro BRMO's at UCL@dfes.wa.gov.au.

Vegetation Classification

    Asset Vulnerability

      Level of Impact

        Human Settlement Risk Assessment

        Asset Name
        Asset Address
        Asset PIN Number
        Likelihood Assessment
        Vegetation Age
        Separation Distance (metres)
        Likelihood Rating
        Hazard Assessment
        Low Threat
        Vegetation Species / Classification
        Vegetation Age
        Canopy Cover (%)
        Site Slope (Asset to veg.)
        Effective Slope (Under veg.)
        Vegetation Height
        Overall Fuel Load
        Surface Fuel Load
        Hazard Rating
        Ratings
        Asset Vulnerability
        Consequence Rating
        Risk Rating
        Treatment Details
        Proposed Treatment
        Estimate Quote
        Comments

        Economic Risk Assessment

        Ratings
        Asset Susceptibility
        Level of Impact
        Vulnerability Assessment
        Consequence Rating
        Risk Rating

        Cultural Risk Assessment

        Ratings
        Asset Vulnerability
        Consequence Rating
        Risk Rating

        Environmental Risk Assessment

        Ratings
        Geographic Extent
        Conservation Status
        Potential Impact of Fire
        Vulnerability Assessment
        Consequence Rating
        Risk Rating

        Prescribed Burning

        DFES currently provide Fuel Assessment documents which you can download and complete:

        Apple Users

        If you are using an iOS Device, you will need to then open the spreadsheet in Excel or Word:

        Asset Vulnerability

        Potential Impact of Fire

        Geographic Extent

        Conservation Status

        Determine Slope

        Slope from Asset to Vegetation Slope Under Vegetation
        Upslope Upslope
        Flat Upslope
        Downslope Upslope
        Upslope Downslope
        Flat Downslope
        Downslope Downslope
        Degrees Slope Type Description of Degrees
        0 degrees Flat Land No degrees
        0 <= x <=5 degrees Upslope or Downslope Level ground
        5 < x <=10 degrees Upslope or Downslope Easy to walk, but cycling is difficult – moderate to walk, too steep for cycling
        10 < x <=15 degrees Upslope or Downslope Moderate to walk, too steep for cycling – hard climb, limit of 2WD roads
        15 < x degrees Upslope or Downslope Difficult to climb

        Canopy Cover

        If you don't have access to a tool such as a densitometer, the following images can be used to estimate canopy cover when assessing the hazard vegetation.

        When standing at the sampling point/s, look directly upwards and compare the average tree canopy viewed to the tile options below, to ascertain the percentage canopy cover.

        Some practitioners use a small mirror placed next to the images to reflect the canopy above. This may make it easier to compare the canopy to the image. Each quarter of any one square has the same percentage of cover.

        Alternative tools for determining the canopy cover percentage include the images provided above, or using an app on your phone or tablet, such as Canopy App.

        Litter Depth

        Litter Depth (mm) Forest Type
        Karri dominant Mixed M, J, K* Jarrah dominant P. pinaster needle P. radiate needle Wandoo
        Litter weight (tonnes/ha)
        53.22.62.72.52.84.4
        106.45.15.34.95.28.8
        159.67.78.07.47.213.2
        2013.010.311.010.09.017.6
        2516.013.013.012.410.722.0
        3019.015.016.015.012.026.4
        3523.017.019.017.014.030.0
        4026.019.021.020.016.0
        4529.022.024.022.018.0
        5032.025.027.025.020.0
        5535.027.029.027.022.0
        6039.029.024.0
        6542.031.026.0
        7045.033.028.0
        8051.037.031.0
        9058.041.034.0
        10064.045.037.0

        Litter Accumulation

        Jarrah Litter
        No. of years Canopy Cover %
        2040506080
        11.01.42.43.03.5
        21.62.64.04.45.0
        32.54.05.26.27.2
        43.45.26.37.48.5
        54.26.27.58.69.8
        65.07.28.59.610.8
        75.88.19.510.611.8
        86.59.010.311.512.8
        107.710.311.513.014.4
        128.811.512.714.215.5
        1510.513.014.215.617.5
        2012.715.016.517.820.2
        2514.817.018.520.022.5

        Karri Litter
        No. of years Canopy Cover %
        30506080100
        14.06.07.09.512.5
        26.28.59.712.716.0
        38.210.712.215.519.0
        410.013.014.518.021.7
        511.715.016.720.224.2
        613.516.718.722.526.7
        715.218.720.724.729.2
        817.020.322.526.731.5
        918.522.524.529.033.7
        1020.224.226.231.036.0
        1525.029.034.041.046.0
        2030.035.040.047.052.0
        2535.040.044.053.058.0

        Wandoo Litter
        No. of years Basal Area (m2/ha)
        0 - 5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 +
        or Canopy Cover %
        20406080
        10.61.01.62.2
        21.11.62.43.8
        31.62.33.24.8
        42.02.84.05.7
        52.33.34.66.6
        62.53.75.17.8
        82.84.36.08.2
        103.24.86.79.2
        123.65.47.310.0
        154.06.08.211.2
        204.67.09.512.8
        255.07.710.414.4
        305.48.311.215.8

        Asset Susceptibility