Bushfires NT
Maggie Towers - Senior Risk Planner at Bushfires NT, will be presenting as a panellist during Session 1.5 - Fire in the Top End: NT Panel.
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Bushfires NT exists to help protect life, property and the environment from bushfire. It's the lead government agency for rural bushfire management in the Northern Territory.
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Under its jurisdiction, there are five fire management zones in the NT:
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Vernon Arafura
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Arnhem
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Savanna
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Barkly and Alice Springs.
Bushfires NT works with landowners and the wider community to manage bushfire in the Northern Territory by:
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providing support for mitigation, management and suppression activities and
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coordinating landowner and volunteer participation in response to significant fires.
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Bushfires NT also supports over 500 active volunteers in 20 Volunteer Bushfire Brigades across the Northern Territory by providing training, vehicles and operational funding.
Bushfires NT’s role is to:
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support land managers to maintain and implement fire management strategies
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administer the Bushfires Management Act 2016
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strengthen community capacity and resilience in fire management
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participate in bushfire management as necessary
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support bushfire management research development and innovation
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engage the broader community in fire management.
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