The K’gari Fire Enhancement Team took a day out of bushfire prep to meet with Senior Bushfire Consultant Guy Morgan on-island to discuss collaborative bushfire mitigation planning around neighbouring residential and resort tenure.

We took the opportunity to share knowledge and brush up on fuel assessment tools and new technologies. It is surprising how fast the soils dry out and fuel loads accumulate, even after a prescribed burn only 12 months earlier.

K’gari QPWS working units are in full preparation and awareness mode with increasing bushfire conditions, and working with neighbours and stakeholders to ensure solid working relationships in the fire space.

Collaborative fire management is important, and we acknowledge and thank stakeholders and other fire practitioners who apply appropriate fire on K’gari.

Article contributed by Linda Behrendorff, QPWS K’gari NRM – Fire Enhancement Team