There is a lot of mention in the Bushfires Act and Regulations of Fire Protection Zones, where certain rules apply, such as the requirements for fire breaks, Permits to Burn, etc. The Northern Fire Protection Zone is shown shaded orange on the map. The yellow area comes under NTFRS and is covered by the Fire and Emergency Act.
NTFRS areas include Howard Springs, Bees Creek, Virginia, Coolalinga, Girraween and Humpty Doo. The southern boundary is Jenkins Road, south of the Elizabeth River.
Other fire protection zones lie within a 50km radius from:
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View full screen in Google Maps The red and green circles show the Primary Response zones for aerial fire fighting operations. The mauve circle shows the Katherine Fire Protection Zone. The red border around Darwin encloses NTFRS area of responsibility for bushfires. |   You may be wondering why the map on the left is titled Northern Fire Protection Area. You're not? Well, you're going to be told anyway. That's what it says on the latest map from Bushfires NT from which this was copied. However, the Bushfires Act still refers to Fire Protection Zones, so that's why the title of this page. Thanks to RFCO Lee Humphris, BFNT Batchelor, for assistance with this map. |