Bushfire Hazard and Risk Assessment Services

JD Environmental specialises in the provision of fit for purpose bushfire risk assessment and planning services to property owners, urban developers, infrastructure and natural resource managers, and local government authorities to help design and build bushfire resilient communities.

Our bushfire services enable our clients to meet the requirements of local, state, and national bushfire regulations and guidelines including:

• local government planning scheme bushfire overlay codes and planning scheme policies
• Qld Planning Act 2016 and State Development Assessment Provision requirements for assessable development; the Vegetation Management Act 1999; State Planning Policy - State Interest Guidance Material – Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Bushfire; and the Qld Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990
• National Construction Code requirements for building in designated bushfire prone areas

Our range of bushfire services are tailored to meet specific client and project requirements and include:

• project inception, due diligence, and feasibility advice
• bushfire hazard assessment and mapping
• asset focused bushfire risk assessments in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines
• Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments using Method 2 of AS3959 (2018) Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas
• bushfire hazard and risk management plans

JD Environmental also provides independent third-party review services to asset managers who have commissioned, and regulatory authorities that are required to assess, bushfire hazard and risk assessments and bushfire management plans.

Last updated 17 August 2020