Fire management direction statement: living with fire in NSW national parks
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) manages fire across national parks and reserves, working to protect people and places while supporting healthy environments. This direction statement sets out NPWS’s long-term, sustainable approach to managing fire. It outlines how we are responding to changing conditions and identifies the priorities guiding our fire management program.
Publisher: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-76186-155-0 / ID: EH20260063
File: PDF 10.58 MB / Pages 24
Name: fire-management-direction-statement-living-with-fire-in-nsw-national-parks-260063.pdf
Bushfire is a natural and essential part of the landscape, but it also presents increasing risks to communities, ecosystems and cultural heritage. The direction statement drives NPWS fire management to protect people, property, nature and culture across NSW national parks.
Strategic priorities
NPWS fire management is guided by 5 key priorities:
- strengthening community resilience through effective risk management and hazard reduction
- responding effectively to bushfires to protect life and property and conserve environmental and cultural values
- maintaining healthy ecosystems by managing the land with fire
- partnering with Aboriginal communities to support cultural fire practices
- enhancing safety, capability and innovation in fire management.