BAL Assessment Report is needed if you are planning to develop or build in Bush Prone Areas.
To do this you will need to hire a level 1 BAL Assessor. Companies specialising in Fire and Safety such as CMG Fire and Safety Services provides this service. Lets get into what points are actually we can get from a BAL Assessment Report. 1. Determining Fire Danger Index (FDI) The FDI values were provided by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC). FDI had been set in the AS 3959:2009 per Geographic area. 2. Vegetation Classification A BAL Assessor will be adept in classifying the Vegetation. This includes a few factors such as the vegetation type, the distance between the site and the vegetation and also the slope in between. However a site will be categorised as BAL-Low with this condition :
3. Determining the Bushfire Attack Level In the end the BAL is determined from the three factors which are FDI, Vegetation Classification and the Distance. This is where the expertise of the BAL Assessor comes in. The Assessor will need to combine the three main factors to determine the Bushfire Attack Leve. There are 6 categories of Bushfire Attack Level:
Depending on your Bushfire Attack Level, you will need to comply to Construction Requirement that is specific to each attack level.
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