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Manage wildfire hazard reduction programs

Manage wildfire hazard reduction programs

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCFIR501
State Code
BAL63
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Transition (Replaced)
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
27/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
12/01/2017
Field of Education
039905 - Fire Technology
Original Release Date
12/01/2017
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manage wildfire hazard reduction programs.This unit applies to those whose job role includes managing wildfire hazard reduction programs through planning, advising and monitoring the performance of operational personnel undertaking fire prevention activities.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, all units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Develop wildfire prevention strategies
  • 1.1 Rate potential wildfire hazards according to fuel loads, climate, location, accessibility, ecology and organisational priorities
  • 1.2 Rate risks to buildings, structures and cultural sites from wildfires according to adjacent fuel loads, climate, location, accessibility and organisational priorities
  • 1.3 Ensure wildfire hazard reduction strategies take into account the local fire history, fuel loads, climate, location, accessibility, geophysical systems, ecology, environmental sustainability practices, biosecurity, organisational procedures and priorities, work health and safety, local fire agencies and legislative requirements
  • 1.4 Gain local community support for proposed wildfire hazard reduction strategy
  • 1.5 Develop strategies for proposed wildfire hazard reduction in accordance with organisational priorities, local fire agencies and legislative requirements
  • 1.6 Ensure strategies comply with work health and safety, public health and safety and animal welfare regulatory requirements and enterprise guidelines
2. Implement and monitor wildfire hazard reduction
  • 2.1 Determine equipment, chemicals and bioagents required for hazard reduction activities
  • 2.2 Implement hazard reduction strategies that are appropriate to the enterprise's objectives, the nature of the site, location, available resources and equipment, and environmental conditions
  • 2.3 Undertake hazard reduction in accordance with organisational plans and procedures, work health and safety policies and local fire agency and legislative requirements
  • 2.4 Incorporate biosecurity and environmentally sustainable practices in hazard reduction plans
  • 2.5 Coordinate hazard reduction activities with relevant agencies and other land users
  • 2.6 Monitor progress of hazard reduction activities
  • 2.7 Review hazard reduction plans, strategies and operational procedures and process recommendations for change
3. Process records
  • 3.1 Report suggested or required changes to plans and strategies
  • 3.2 Ensure records document quantities and type of chemicals or biological agents used and where they were applied
  • 3.3 Ensure records document how, when and where hazard reduction actions taken
  • 3.4 Process incident report
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D6822 AHCFIR501A Manage wildfire hazard reduction programs Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OCS28 AHCFIR504 Manage wildfire hazard reduction programs Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BDA6 AHC51116 Diploma of Conservation and Land Management Qualification