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FIRE SAFETY
PUBLISHED MAY 2012
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Contents
Foreword 2
Introduction 3
Definitions 5
Background 8
Key stakeholder responsibilities 9
Guideline structure 10
Application of the guideline 12
Alternative solution process 17
Objectives 25
Performance Measures 27
Prescriptive Provisions 30
Other guidance information 48
Checklist 53
References 56
Published May 2012
Contents
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Foreword
Foreword by the Chief Ocers
Caravan parks are an iconic part of the Australian landscape and have become
major providers of short- and long-term accommodation. Many parks provide
a variety of self-contained cabins, powered sites for tourist caravans and tent
sites for camping enthusiasts. Many also provide an aordable low-cost holiday-
home alternative. Others provide residential villages for permanent living, that
have a strong sense of community. The Victorian Fire Services recognise this wide
range and diversity of caravan parks within the state.
Fire safety risks and resources in caravan
parks can vary dramatically across the state.
The guideline aims to improve safety in all
caravan parks, whether they provide short-
term tourist van sites or more permanent
holiday-home accommodation. This
guideline aims to reduce the likelihood and
consequence of re within caravan parks to
create a safer caravan park community.
Accordingly, this edition of the guideline
responds to an ongoing need within
the caravan park community to access
a exible and reasonable re safety
reference document.
The performance-style structure of the
guideline continues on from the 2006 version,
providing users with the exibility required
to make site-specic re safety improvements
for their park. The guideline includes
additional guidance information on topics
such as maintenance of re safety systems.
Using a consistent framework to identify
the risks allows the guideline to be adapted
to both new and existing caravan parks. It
recognises that a solution for one caravan
park may not suit another and provides
stakeholders the opportunity to tailor a
re safety solution to suit their individual
conditions.
It is important that all those with
responsibilities in owning, managing and
operating caravan parks – large or small
– are fully aware of, and understand, their
responsibilities and obligations to ensure
re safety within caravan parks.
Fire safety not only makes good sense from
a community safety point of view, it is also
a good risk-management business decision.
As the Victorian Fire Services, we invite key
stakeholders to consider the alternatives
oered by this guideline and work together
to improve and maintain a satisfactory
level of re safety within new and existing
caravan parks.
The success of this guideline is dependent on
the support and cooperation of the Victorian
Fire Services, caravan park owners and
local councils.
Euan Ferguson AFSM Shane Wright AFSM
CFA Chief Ocer MFB Chief Ocer
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Introduction
Introduction
This guideline has been developed by the Victorian Fire Services (CFA and MFB)
to provide a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction
of caravan parks throughout Victoria. The guideline provides exibility for site-
specic variations due to geographical conditions or individual site constraints.
These provisions will enable the achievement
of consistent, minimum and necessary
provisions for re safety and emergency
management within caravan parks.
These provisions have been developed
so that the requirements generate greater
net benets to society than the costs.
The competitive eects of the requirements
have been considered and the provisions
are no more restrictive than necessary in
the public interest.
This guideline can be applied to both existing
and proposed caravan parks and can be used
as a reference tool in relation to re safety for:
caravan park owners and occupants
local government
designers
CFA and MFB personnel.
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Introduction
Introduction
About the objectives
The user may demonstrate that they
have satised these objectives by meeting
the performance measures, prescriptive
provisions or a combination of both. This
approach gives the guideline a degree of
exibility that was not previously available,
and enables the objectives to be met
regardless of the situation, be it an existing
or proposed caravan park.
Whilst the performance measures allow
for development of site-specic re safety
provisions, their application relies upon the
user demonstrating a considered approach
based on risk-management principles
established by the Australian and New
Zealand Standard for risk management
(AS/NZS 4360).
Appropriate application of this guideline
requires consultation with Victorian Fire
Services and other authorities, such as
Energy Safe Victoria for the requirements
of gas and electrical safety.
Combined with a suitable awareness of re
safety matters, this will facilitate compliance
with existing legislative responsibilities and
Victorian Fire Services requirements
in relation to caravan park re safety.
To ensure a consistent approach is applied state-wide, regardless of the site, the guideline
requires the following six objectives to be met:
O1
PROVISION & MAINTENANCE
OF FIRE SERVICE ACCESS
O2
PREVENTION OF FIRE SPREAD
O6
COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
O4
IDENTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT
OF FIRE HAZARDS
O5
DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS
O3
PROVISION & MAINTENANCE
OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
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Denitions
The Act
Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
Appropriate
Will perform as required relevant to the specic issue to achieve the desired outcome.
Caravan park
As dened by the Residential Tenancies Act 1997: “An area of land on which movable
dwellings are situated for occupation on payment of consideration, whether or not
immovable dwellings are also situated there.”
This guideline applies to caravan parks only. Residential villages, retirement villages or
the like are referred to the Victorian Fire Services separately in accordance with Sections
52 or 55 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and accordingly, dierent re safety
requirements apply.
Caravan/Movable dwelling/Tent
As dened by the Residential Tenancies Act 1997: “A movable dwelling; or an immovable
dwelling situated in a caravan park.” This includes an unregistered movable dwelling
(UMD). These may also be referred to as transportable structures.
CFA
The Country Fire Authority. The relevant re authority for the purposes of the Residential
Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards) Regulations
2010 within the country area of Victoria. The country area of Victoria is dened by the
Country Fire Authority Act 1958 as “means that part of Victoria which lies outside the
metropolitan re district, but does not include any forest, national park or protected
public land.”
Degree necessary
To the extent that is required to full the function.
Denitions
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Denitions
Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD)
Responsible for the development and implementation of the Residential Tenancies
(Caravan Parks and Movable Dwelling registration and Standards) Regulations 2010 as
amended from time to time.
Fire brigade operations
All reghter activities from the time of arrival at an incident, including set-up, search
and rescue, re attack, extinguishment, and overhaul.
Fire services sta
A CFA or MFB employee representing the applicable re service on re
safety matters.
MFESB or MFB
Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, also known as the Metropolitan Fire
Brigade. The relevant re authority for the purposes of the Residential Tenancies (Caravan
Parks and Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards) Regulations 2010 within the
metropolitan area.
The Regulations
Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 2010.
Site
Any place within the perimeter of the caravan park including those
occupied by structures.
Structure
Includes a caravan, movable dwelling, unmovable dwelling, tent or an ancillary/
service building.
Note: For reghter access and re separation purposes, tents need only be separated
by rented site rather than individually within a single rented site.
Denitions
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Denitions
Suitably tracable
Paved, sealed or hardened surface that is relatively even and continuous
for pedestrian access.
This may include concrete, bitumen, grass or gravel, etc. but excludes garden beds
or other inappropriate surfaces for people to walk on.
Unobstructed
Clear and without any object that reduces a required width including, but not limited to:
hot water service, building ttings and xtures, fences, garden beds, pot plants, sheds,
storage of materials or equipment.
Qualitative
An argument based on comparative reasoning (i.e. expert judgement or opinion).
Quantitative argument
An argument based on numerical analysis (i.e. design computations or data).
Victorian Fire Services
Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board and the Country Fire Authority.
Denitions
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Background
Background
Within the state of Victoria, the construction, site layout and facilities within
caravan parks are regulated by the Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and
Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards) Regulations 2010 (“The Regulations”).
These regulations are made by the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (“The Act”).
Fire safety is addressed by the regulations as detailed in Table 1.
Regulation number Focus
Regulations 20 and 21 Fire prevention and safety
Regulations 22, 23 and 24 Emergency management plan, preventative
measures and emergency procedures
Regulations 35 Smoke alarms for movable dwellings
Regulations 40, 43, 44, 45 and 46 Maintenance
Table 1 – Regulatory Requirements
The Regulations
Regulations 20 and 21 require caravan park
owners to consider re separation, reghter
access, reghting equipment. Regulations
22, 23 and 24 require caravan park owners
to consider emergency management plans,
preventive measures to be implemented and
emergency procedures.
Owners should also be aware that the
Regulations (Regulations 40, 43, 44, 45 and
46) require caravan park owners to conduct
regular maintenance to ensure the re safety
elements are in good working order. Without
suitable guidance this process can lead to
inconsistencies.
Improving caravan park
re safety
An emerging trend towards developing
caravan parks for almost exclusive long-
term residential use and a desire to improve
re safety within existing caravan parks
has contributed to a continuing need for a
guideline that can be applied with condence.
Furthermore, the Victorian Fire Services have
an obligation to take all necessary steps for
the prevention and suppression of res and
for the protection of life and property in case
of re. The prevention of res clearly has a
wider community benet.
This updated guideline has been developed to
attend to these issues within caravan parks with
respect to current regulatory requirements.
Minimum re safety requirements
The guideline is considered to be an
appropriate method of establishing the
minimum re safety requirements for caravan
parks. The Victorian Fire Services considers
that all caravan parks should demonstrate a
willingness to comply with this guideline.
The Victorian Fire Services have recognised
the community need for a exible and
workable approach to achieving compliance.
Therefore this guideline sets realistic objectives
that are achievable through the use of a range
of alternative designs. However, consultation
with CFA and MFB Fire Safety Sta remains
paramount.
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Key stakeholder responsibilities
Key stakeholder responsibilities
Fire safety within caravan parks is the joint responsibility of several stakeholders. Each
of the following stakeholders has a key role in caravan park re safety: caravan park
owners, local council, Victorian Fire Services and other emergency services.
Caravan park owners
It is the responsibility of caravan park owners
to ensure that the legislative requirements
are met and the caravan park is operated
in accordance with the registration issued
by the local council. Regulation 10 of the
Regulations states that a person must not
operate a caravan park unless the caravan
park is registered by the local council.
It is recommended that park owners review
their caravan parks annually against this
guideline, to ensure that the park is operating
in the safest possible manner and identify
any risks that need to be addressed. At the
time of applying for registration or renewal
of registration, the caravan park owner should
liaise with the relevant re service to ensure that
a relevant re safety reporthas been completed
prior to the application being made.
The owner is also responsible for notifying the
local council of any proposed alterations to
the caravan park. Any alterations must meet
the statutory requirements of the regulations
and the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
One of the regulated duties for caravan park
owners is to ensure that reghting equipment
is maintained and in working order. They must
also ensure that emergency services vehicles
can access all areas of the park at all times.
Local council
The local council is responsible for registering
caravan parks within its municipality in
accordance with Regulation 13 of the
Regulations. The Regulations require the
council to be provided with a copy of the
most recent report of the relevant re
authority and the emergency management
plan. Council must consider these documents
prior to making a decision on the registration
of a new caravan park.
The local council should contact the relevant
re service for comments in relation to any
planning or building permit application
relating to a caravan park.
Local council ocers who may deal with
caravan park issues include Environmental
Health Ocers, Planners and Building
Surveyors. However, this is generally at
the discretion of council.
Victorian Fire Services
(CFA and MFB) and other
emergency services
Regulation 26 states that the council
must have regard to the re safety report
prepared by the relevant re authority before
determining any matter under Regulations
20 and 21. Regulations 20 and 21 relate to re
prevention and safety, and require caravan
park owners to have regard to the Victorian
Fire Services guideline. Regulation 22 requires
that caravan park owners also consult with
the other emergency services as required
to develop emergency management plans.
Both the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
and the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
state in part that Victorian Fire Services are
responsible for taking all necessary steps for
the prevention and suppression of res and
for the protection of life and property in case
of re within Victoria.
To enable the Victorian Fire Services to
meet this legislative responsibility, caravan
parks must be designed and maintained
appropriately in accordance with this guideline.
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Guideline structure
Guideline structure
The guideline is headed by the objectives. These objectives help to provide
guidance on the level of community expectation by demonstrating compliance
with the Performance Measures, by utilising the Prescriptive Provisions, or a
combination of both. Figure 1 below depicts this structure.
Objectives (O)
Each objective represents an element of
re safety that needs to be addressed in
a caravan park. All caravan parks should
meet the objectives which are considered
to reect the minimum community and
industry expectations and the needs of the
Victorian Fire Services. Objectives explain the
intent and help to aid interpretation of the
performance measures.
Performance Measures (PM)
The Performance Measures state the level of
performance that must be demonstrated by
design proposals.
Compliance with the Performance Measures
can be achieved by:
complying with the prescriptive
provisions;
formulating an alternative which can
show compliance with the Performance
Measures or can be shown to be at least
equivalent to the Prescriptive Provisions; or
a combination of both.
Prescriptive Provisions (PP)
Compliance with the Prescriptive Provisions
will automatically achieve compliance with
the Performance Measures and avoid the need
to prepare additional design information. The
Prescriptive Provisions represent a community
expectation minimum benchmark for meeting
the objectives.
While this structure allows for the development
of site-specic re safety provisions, its
application relies on the user to demonstrate
a considered approach based on risk-
management principles established by
AS/NZS 4360.
Objectives
Performance
Measures
Prescriptive
Provisions
Proposed Alternative
Solutions
Figure 1 – Guideline structure
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Guideline structure
Guideline structure
Prescriptive Provisions (PP)
The guideline matrix below (Table 2) will help caravan park owners to determine which
Performance Measures or Prescriptive Provisions are linked to which objectives.
Guideline matrix
Objective Performance Measure Prescriptive Provision
O1 PROVISION &
MAINTENANCE
OF FIRE SERVICE
ACCESS
PM1 Fireghter access
PP1 Fireghter access &
re separation
O2 PREVENTION OF
FIRE SPREAD
PM2 Fire vehicle access PP2 Fire vehicle access
PM3 Fire separation
PP1 Fireghter access &
re separation
O3 PROVISION &
MAINTENANCE
OF FIREFIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
PM4 Fire equipment
PP3 Occupant re
equipment
PM5 Fire authority
equipment
PP4 Fire authority
equipment
O4 IDENTIFICATION &
MANAGEMENT
OF FIRE HAZARDS
PM6 LP Gas PP5 LP Gas
PM7 Electrical safety PP6 Electrical safety
O5 DEVELOPMENT &
IMPLEMENTATION
OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLANS
PM8 Flammable liquids PP7 Flammable liquids
PM9 Emergency
Management Plan
PP8 Emergency
management plan
Table 2 – Guideline matrix
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Application of the guideline
Application of the guideline
Applying the guideline to proposed and existing caravan parks
The Victorian Fire Services consider that this guideline must be implemented
as follows.
New caravan parks
For new caravan park proposals, the guideline
requirements are to be incorporated within
the design during the planning stage prior to
any relevant planning permit being issued.
During the planning permit process, a local
council may seek advice from the relevant re
authority regarding any proposed caravan
park. The local council may take the re
service’s comments into consideration when
making a decision on the registration of a
new caravan park.
Caravan park owners must ensure that all
information that is required to demonstrate
compliance with this guideline is provided
in the application to the local council. This
will ensure that the Victorian Fire Services are
provided with all relevant information and
will reduce the likelihood of delays or the re
services not supporting the application.
New caravan parks should not be provided
with registration by the local council unless
they have demonstrated compliance with
this guideline.
Fire separation rationale – new and existing caravan parks
When developing a new caravan park, or developing new sites in an existing caravan park,
caravan park owners should comply with the Prescriptive Provisions of this guideline
(PP1 and PP2). The provisions require a re separation distance of 2 metres between and
around dwellings to limit re spread. They also require an unobstructed width of 1.2 metres
between structures and a minimum height of 2.1 metres to allow a reghter to move
between structures, and to ght res and conduct search and rescue activities as necessary.
The Prescriptive Provisions also require a caravan park owner to ensure that re vehicles are
able to access the park, ensuring that minimum standards for turning circles, gradients and
dips in access roads are met.
Alternatively, a caravan park owner may choose to develop design solutions which meet
the objective (O1 – Provision and Maintenance of Access) of the guideline by satisfying
the Performance Measures (PM1, PM2 and PM3). In developing this alternative design
approach, advice should be sought from a registered re safety engineer.
For full details, refer to the Alternative Solution Process section of this guideline.
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Application of the guideline
Application of the guideline
Established caravan parks
The performance-based approach of this
guideline allows it to be applied to existing
parks.
Caravan park owners should demonstrate a
desire to incorporate the guideline requirements
within the caravan park. While this may be
achieved using the Prescriptive Provisions,
the Victorian Fire Services recognise that
complying with the Prescriptive Provisions
may be dicult due to the existing
infrastructure and nancial viability issues.
Accordingly, application of this guideline to
existing caravan parks should be sympathetic
to these issues. Recommendations should
focus on treating the identied risks, based
on the principals of AS/NZS 4360.
This process may identify some signicant
works and may require the establishment
of an implementation plan or schedule to
complete the works over a reasonable time
frame. The schedule should be mutually
acceptable to the local council and the
caravan park owner.
Caravan park owners can request the
Victorian Fire Services to prepare a re safety
report to identify any re safety risks and
to ensure the application of the guideline
to existing parks is reasonable and that any
treatment options are consistent with the
objectives of this guideline.
Fire safety rationale – established caravan parks
It is the intention of the Regulations and this guideline to improve re safety in existing
caravan parks. However, it is recognised that in established parks, existing re separation
distances may not meet or be able to meet the 2-metre standard outlined in the
Prescriptive Provisions.
If it is not feasible to increase the re separation width on a site or throughout a caravan
park as requested in the re safety report, then the main consideration should be the
overall re safety of caravan park users. In these cases, additional safety measures may be
appropriate (for example, additional hose reels or hydrants, external smoke detection and
alarm systems, and/or improved emergency management plans) and should be discussed
with the relevant re authority when the re safety report is prepared.
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Application of the guideline
Application of the guideline
Fire safety rationale – established caravan parks continued
However, it is expected that caravan park owners will undertake to improve re separation
distances over time – as sites are redeveloped or movable dwellings replaced. Where a
new movable dwelling (either an unregistered movable dwelling (UMD) or a rigid annexe)
is installed to an existing site in an established park, re separation distances should
be increased. This might be achieved through re-orientation of annexes, installation of
narrower dwellings, or replacement of vans and annexes with UMDs. Separation distances
must not be reduced when replacing dwellings in existing sites.
When considering compliance with Regulation 21 (or any of the Fire Safety and Emergency
Management Regulations 20–25 in Part 3 Division), local council should have regard to
any report of the relevant re authority (as per Regulation 26). Local council should ensure
prior to registration that a mutually acceptable schedule of works is in place to improve re
safety within the caravan park.
Despite this, there may be cases where the relevant re authority expresses serious
concern over re safety due to the re separation distances in an existing park. In these
cases, caravan park owners may need to develop plans for improving the re separation to
meet the objectives of the guideline. Caravan park owners should agree with the council
upon a schedule of works for completion over a mutually acceptable time frame. It is
also important that the objective (O1 – Provision and Maintenance of Access) is not
compromised where a UMD or rigid annexe is altered following installation, for example,
through the addition of a carport, deck or verandah. The caravan park owner is responsible
for ensuring that any such alterations do not aect re safety compliance.
The Regulations do not require the local
council to ensure compliance prior to
registration. However, they provide the
local council a framework for working with
caravan park owners to ensure they are as
safe as possible and that upgrade works are
undertaken over time.
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Application of the guideline
Application of the guideline
Propose alternative
solutions and comply
with some Prescriptive
Provisions
Demonstrate
compliance with
Performance Measures
Objectives met
Propose an
alternative solution
Demonstrate
compliance with
Performance Measures
Objectives met
Comply with
Prescriptive Provisions
Performance Measures
met automatically
Objectives met
Option 1: Comply with the Prescriptive Provisions
Figure 2 – Compliance options
Option 3: Comply with some aspects of the Prescriptive
Provisions and demonstrate compliance with
some aspects of the Performance Measures
Option 2: Demonstrate compliance with the Performance Measures
Using the guideline
It is expected that all caravan parks are initially
reviewed against the minimum Prescriptive
Provisions. Where the Prescriptive Provisions
cannot be met, alternative design proposals
can be developed to meet the requirements
of the Performance Measures.
There are three options available to
determine compliance with the objectives.
Figure 2 (below) represents the options
available for achieving compliance.
Design proposals and layouts, along with
emergency management plans supplied
to the Victorian Fire Services for comment,
should clearly identify the compliance option
used for each re safety element.
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Application of the guideline
Application of the guideline
Complying with Prescriptive
Provisions
The Prescriptive Provisions of the guideline
oer an established solution for meeting the
guideline objectives. Compliance with the
Prescriptive Provisions does not require the
preparation of alternative design proposals.
In order to comply with a Prescriptive
Provision every aspect of the provision must
be met. Discretion as to whether or not a
Prescriptive Provision has been met will
ultimately lie with Victorian Fire Services
when undertaking a re safety audit.
Meetings or inspections with Fire Safety
Sta are encouraged to ensure that design
proposals meet the Prescriptive Provisions.
Demonstrating compliance with
Performance Measures
Where alternative designs are proposed to
meet the Performance Measures, alternative
design proposals must be prepared with
sucient information to demonstrate
compliance. Both quantitative and qualitative
information may be utilised. Alternative
design proposals must include supportive
evidence that may be based on:
comparison with the Prescriptive
Provisions; or
documentary evidence that the use of a
material, form of construction or design
meet the Performance Measures (i.e. test
certicates indicating a material’s re
hazard properties); or
expert judgement in the form of a Fire
Engineering Analysis prepared by a
suitably qualied Fire Safety Engineer.
Expert judgement must be conducted by
a person who has the qualications and
experience to determine whether a design
proposal complies with the Performance
Measures.
Only a building practitioner who is registered
as a Fire Safety Engineer should design a re
safety alternative solution. The alternative
solution should encompass the re safety
performance requirements of the guideline.
The use of expert judgement should only be
utilised where the options provided by the
guideline have been exhausted. If a caravan
park owner uses an expert’s judgement to
analyse a design or an alternative design, it is
strongly recommended that it be reviewed
by an independent third party. The third party
conducting any such review should be an
independent person who can qualify their
expertise.
The extent to which any assessment
method is proposed to be used within the
design of the re safety alternative solution
should be discussed and agreed upon by all
stakeholders as part of the development of
the proposed alternative solutions.
Alternative solutions to meet
Performance Measures
The alternative solutions process is optional.
It only needs to be done by those who do not
wish to follow the Prescriptive Provisions.
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Alternative solution process
The alternative solutions process is for caravan park owners who elect to
develop alternative designs to meet Performance Measures, instead of
complying with Prescriptive Provisions.
It is expected that ve general stages of a consultation process be followed (see gure 3, below).
These stages will allow you to eectively develop a re safety solution to address the Performance
Measures outlined in this guideline.
Prepare brief
Carry out
analysis
Evaluate
results
Draw
conclusions
Prepare
report
Figure 3 – Alternative solution process
Prepare a brief
The brief outlines the alternatives you are
proposing and how you will develop an
alternative solution to ensure it will satisfy all
of the Performance Measures. This process
may include discussions with consultants
and stakeholders to ensure that analysis and
evaluations are agreed to by all relevant parties.
Analysis
Using the brief, analyse the proposed alternative
solutions. This may involve consultation with
specialists to gather engineering calculations or
statistical analysis, or comparison against other
documentation such as the Building Code.
Evaluate results
Adjust the plan according to any
recommendations resulting from the analysis.
Draw conclusions
Outline how your proposal complies with the
Performance Measures.
Prepare report
Compile a formal report, including all details of
the proposed alternative solution. This is what
will be assessed by Victorian Fire Services and
local council.
Preparing the brief
The brief is an essential part of the alternative
solution design process. It allows the broader
community aspirations to be taken into account
during the development and evaluation of
alternative solutions, while at the same time
ensuring that levels of safety accepted by the
community are maintained.
The brief might only be a short document,
particularly if the proposed alternative solution
is only a simple departure from the Prescriptive
Provisions. However, for large and/or complex
projects, the brief could be substantial.
Ideally, the brief should be developed
collaboratively by all the relevant stakeholders,
but this may vary according to the particular
circumstances of the project design.
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Preparing the brief continued
Relevant stakeholders could include but should
not be limited to:
caravan park owner/manager
re safety consultant appointed by the
park owner
caravan park designers, including architects,
service designers/consultants
dangerous goods consultants
relevant local council
Victorian Fire Services (either CFA or MFB,
depending on the area).
The brief should give clear direction for
consultants and designers on the expectations
of all stakeholders. This allows consultants
and designers to eectively prepare any
documentation that may be required. As the
regulations and community expectations
change over time, the level of documentation
dealing with risks will change. Undertaking a
brieng with consultants and ensuring that all
authorities are represented will ensure their
expectations can be met.
Consultation with Victorian
Fire Services
Involving the Victorian Fire Services in the
stakeholder consultation process will aid the
development of a thorough/acceptable brief.
Having this support from the Victorian Fire
Services will increase the likelihood of approval
for the alternative solution. This, in turn, will lead
to the registration being granted in a timely
manner by the local council.
If the Victorian Fire Services are not consulted
during the brieng process, it is likely that the
outcomes of any consultant’s reports or future
designs may not meet the objectives and
expectations of Victorian Fire Services objectives
and expectations. In these instances design team
stakeholders will be informed that the Victorian
Fire Services are unable to endorse the
re safety alternative solution nal report.
The process – understanding re
brigade intervention
When developing an alternative re safety
solution, it is important to understand what is
involved in a re brigade intervention. Caravan
park owners need to understand the time it may
take for a re brigade to respond and what the
re brigade will do upon arrival. It is important
that caravan park owners understand the eect
that an alternative design has on the re brigade
intervention process, such as the need to use
street hydrants to provide full coverage to the
caravan park.
What is re brigade intervention?
Fire brigade intervention encompasses all re
brigade activities, from the time of notication
up to re extinguishment and overhaul.
Figure 4 (following) provides a graphical
interpretation of re brigade intervention
and re brigade operations as dened by the
Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC).
Caravan park owners are not expected to carry
out an assessment of re brigade intervention.
However, they must understand re brigade
intervention when designing alternative solutions.
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Fire brigade intervention
The Regulations specify that the caravan park owner is responsible for meeting the performance
requirements, including ensuring that their park design provides reasonable opportunity for
reghting within the park.
Figure 4 – Fire brigade intervention
Fire
initiation
Detector
operation
Sprinkler
operation
Telephone/
other type
call out
Notication Response Kerb sIde
Fire Brigade Intervention
Fire Brigade Operations
AFAC Fire Brigade Intervention Model
Set-up
Search & rescue
Fire attack
Containment
& control
Extinguishment
Overhaul
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Fire brigade intervention
Fire brigade intervention model
The Victorian Fire Services support the use of
the AFAC Fire Brigade Intervention Model. The
model is an engineering tool that can be utilised
to address the re performance requirements of
the guideline where re brigade intervention is a
consideration. The tool can be utilised by caravan
park owners and their consultants to determine
the time required for the attending re brigades to
complete tasks commencing from re notication
through to re control and extinguishment.
Caravan park owners should consult Victorian
Fire Services to determine the extent of re
brigade intervention required.
Through meetings and/or inspections, Victorian
Fire Services will ensure that proposed
alternative solutions meet the Performance
Measures and that they are mutually acceptable
to park owners and re services.
Using the model
Caravan park owners can use this model to
understand the implications of re brigade
intervention and demonstrate compliance
with PM3. Caravan park owners suggesting
an alternative solution must consider the time
required for re brigade intervention. This
time may greatly aected how many structures
are aected by a spreading re, as well as the
potential for loss of life. In particular, caravan park
owners who are relying on re brigade response
in their alternative solution must consider this
aspect carefully.
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Assessment of re brigade
intervention
The nal re safety report should be a full
assessment of re brigade intervention. It is
insucient for the report to simply acknowledge
the location of re stations and indicate a 90
percentile kerbside arrival time. The nal report
should conclusively demonstrate that reghters
will be given a reasonable period of time to enter
a caravan park/building to conduct occupant
search and rescue activities.
Documenting the process
All stages of the alternative solution process
should be documented. This includes the
initial brief, analysis and evaluation, and
any amendments decided upon to address
deciencies with the original proposed solution.
These records will contribute to the nal report,
which is presented to Victorian Fire Services
and the local council for the caravan park to be
approved for registration.
Who can provide professional
advice?
There are a number of industry professionals
who can provide advice on meeting the caravan
park guidelines. These include architects, building
designers, services designers and engineers.
With the Regulations referring to documents
such as the National Construction Code it opens
new and additional professionals to the design
of caravan parks who traditionally may not have
been involved, such as building surveyors and
building inspectors.
As the caravan park industry changes and
evolves and the community expectation of
life safety changes, it will become increasingly
important for caravan park owners and managers
to have knowledge and understanding of all
of the legislation and regulations that apply
to caravan parks. Therefore it is important that
park owners understand the type of consultants
they can engage and the knowledge that these
professionals can provide.
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Professional advice
In Victoria, a Registered Building Practitioner may
be the best person to start with when seeking
the services of a consultant. Utilising a Registered
Building Practitioner will give caravan park owners
some comfort that the person they are seeking
advice from has been assessed and deemed
competent in the eld that they are working.
Registered Building Practitioners are also required
to carry insurance. The Building Commission
can provide advice on practitioners, and caravan
park owners can search for a particular eld of
expertise through the Building Commission
website buildingcommission.com.au
However, there is no regulatory requirement
to use consultants; caravan park owners can
prepare information themselves, showing that
the park meets the guideline.
Owners must ensure that any consultant they
engage holds insurance, whether related
to issues within this guideline, or for any other
advice sought.
The Victorian Fire Services are not consultants.
Whilst the re services can provide advice
regarding Performance Measures and Prescriptive
Provisions, the re services cannot design or
formulate alternative solutions for park owners.
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Preparing the nal report
When consulting Victorian Fire Services about the
alternative solution, caravan park owners must
prepare sucient documentation to present to
the re services for review. Victorian Fire Services
requires a minimum level of documentation in
order to carry out an evaluation of the alternative
solution. This documentation should be compiled
throughout the alternative solution process,
starting with the brief and include analysis,
evaluation and conclusions.
Report structure
Consultant report
Executive summary
Scope of the report
Details of the brieng. This section should
contain the basic information of the brieng
process and use the following section
headings as appropriate:
ª Relevant stakeholders
ª Principal park characteristics
ª Dominant occupant characteristics
ª General objectives (contained within the
caravan park guidelines)
ª Hazards and preventative and protective
measures available
ª Method of analysis/justication
ª Acceptance criteria and factors of safety
ª Fire scenarios and parameters for
alternative designs
ª Potential re scenarios
ª Standard of construction, commission and
management in use and maintenance.
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Analysis should include:
ª analysis of the strategy;
ª any calculations; and
ª any results obtained.
Evaluation of results
This should be included if any engineering
expert judgement has been used, along
with its justication.
Conclusions should include:
ª a statement by the report writer that the
proposal complies with the Performance
Measures of the guideline;
ª any limitations on the proposal or design;
ª any construction requirements to ensure
that the re safety system is properly
accomplished;
ª any commissioning requirements; and
ª any procedures or processes that are to
be adhered to during the management
and use of the caravan park.
References
ª Australian Standards, Industry Technical
Documentation etc.
Drawings and technical data, including:
ª water authority test data conrming
available water supply (this is particularly
important for designs that propose the
use of reghting equipment);
ª architectural drawings showing the park
layout and location of any Victorian Fire
Services;
ª scale drawings showing hydrant
locations and coverage from those
hydrants, including measurements
showing any shortfalls identied;
ª location of emergency vehicle access
points and accessibility to reghting
equipment; and
ª hydraulic design calculations for any
reghting equipment to be used by
the re brigade, conrming the expected
performance.
Consultant Curriculum Vitae
Any third party peer-review report.
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Objectives
These objectives meet minimum community expectations. If these six
objectives are adequately addressed, the re safety of the site will meet the
requirements of Victorian Fire Services. Compliance with these objectives must
be demonstrated by meeting the Performance Measures. This can be meeting
the Prescriptive Provisions, proposing an alternative solution that meets the
Performance Measures or a combination of both.
Objectives
O1 Provision and
maintenance of access
Adequate access must be provided and
maintained within caravan parks to the
degree necessary for:
a. reghters, between and around any
structure; and
b. re vehicles, including pumpers and
tankers.
O2 Prevention of re spread
Adequate separation distance must be
provided and maintained between and
around any structure to prevent re spread
so that:
a. occupants can safely evacuate; and
b. the potential for re spread to multiple
structures is reduced.
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Objectives
Objectives
Note: Compliance with legislative requirements
must be achieved regardless of whether
Performance Measures or Prescriptive Provisions
are used.
O5 Development and
implementation
of emergency
management plans
Site-specic emergency management plans
must be developed and maintained to
reect the assessed risk.
O6 Compliance with
legislative requirements
The relevant legislative requirements, as
amended from time to time, must be met.
O4 Identication and
management of re
hazards
Potential re hazards must be identied,
minimised and maintained safely.
O3 Provision and
maintenance of
reghting equipment
Appropriate reghting equipment must
be provided and maintained to enable:
a. occupants to undertake an initial re
attack; and
b. the re service to ght the re as
necessary.
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Performance Measures
Performance Measures
Demonstrating compliance either by using the Prescriptive Provisions or
formulating an alternative solution with the following Performance Measures
will ensure that the guideline Objectives are met.
Access for reghters must be provided and maintained to ensure that
they are able to:
a. travel externally and directly in pairs to the front and rear of a structure
in full structural personal protective clothing (PPC), including breathing
apparatus; and
b. travel unobstructed on a suitably tracable surface; and
c. undertake reghting activities as required.
Access for re vehicles must be provided and maintained to enable:
a. access for reghting vehicles as required; and
b. reghting operations to be conducted within any part of the caravan
park from the re appliance as necessary.
All structures must be sited and clearances maintained to ensure that the
likelihood of re spread between structures is reduced appropriate to:
PM1 Fireghter access
PM2 Fire vehicle access
PM3 Fire separation
a. potential re intensity;
b. potential ame contact;
c. potential radiation;
d. the distance between structures;
e. re service intervention; and
All structures must be sited to
ensure that occupants can safely
evacuate to a designated assembly
area in an emergency.
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Performance Measures
Performance Measures
Fire equipment must be provided and maintained appropriate to the
identied risks.
Fire equipment must be provided and maintained:
a. in locations accessible to all caravan park occupants; and
b. with appropriate signage.
A water supply must be provided and maintained for use by the relevant
re service appropriate to:
a. the likely re services response; and
b. the identied risks and hazards.
Fire hydrants must be provided and maintained where reticulated water
supply is available:
a. at operable locations acceptable to the relevant re service; and
b. with appropriate signage or markers.
If reticulated water supply is unavailable, static water supply for re service
use must be provided and maintained:
a. with quantities appropriate to the identied risks and hazards;
b. with ttings appropriate to the relevant re service;
c. in operable locations acceptable to the relevant re services; and
d. with appropriate signage and markers.
LP Gas storage within caravan parks must be monitored and maintained
appropriate to:
PM4 Fire equipment
PM5 Fire authority equipment
PM6 LP Gas
a. storage size;
b. storage location;
c. storage type; and
d. use.
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Performance Measures
Performance Measures
Electrical safety must be implemented and maintained within all caravan
parks and structures.
Flammable liquids within caravan parks must be monitored and
maintained appropriate to:
a. storage size;
b. storage location;
c. storage type; and
d. use.
An emergency management plan must be developed appropriate to:
PM7 Electrical safety
PM8 Flammable liquids
PM9 Emergency management plan
a. caravan park size and
characteristics;
b. number of sta and occupants;
c. available emergency services;
d. identied re risks and hazards
(including bushre); and
e. available egress from the site.
The emergency management plan
must be displayed in an area that is
easily accessible by the re services.
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Prescriptive Provisions
Prescriptive Provisions
Compliance with the following Prescriptive Provisions will ensure that the
Performance Measures are met automatically and the guideline Objectives
are met.
FIREFIGHTER
ACCESS
FIRE
SEPARATION
PP1
Fireghter access and re separation
The minimum width required for reghter access and re separation must be provided
between and around each structure in the caravan park in accordance with the following
requirements as illustrated in Figure 5 below.
Fireghter access must be:
a. 1200mm in width and unobstructed at all
times. (It is preferred that the reghter
access width is centrally located, but this is
not essential); and
b. provided with a surface that is suitably
tracable (see Figure 5, previous page).
Fire separation must be 2000mm in width,
measured between the external walls of
associated structures.
A minimum height of 2100mm must be
maintained throughout the required re
separation width.
Vegetation and storage between and
around structures that may contribute to re
spread should be reduced and maintained
appropriately.
Figures 6 to 12 (following) provide examples
of acceptable reghter access and re
separation provisions.
Figure 5 – Fireghter access and re separation
1200mm Unobstructed
FIREFIGHTER ACCESS
Fire Separation 2000mm
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Prescriptive Provisions
1200mm
2000mm
2100mm
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Note: This conguration will only meet the Prescriptive Provisions if the carport is open on
three sides and is not tted with a roller door or any partitions.
Carports with roller doors, partitions etc., must be a minimum of 2000mm from the external
wall of the adjoining structure.
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ACCESS
FIRE
SEPARATION
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Prescriptive Provisions
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Note: To meet Prescriptive Provisions, these access and separation distances are required
between tent sites, not necessarily between individual tents.
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ACCESS
FIRE
SEPARATION
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Prescriptive Provisions
Rationale – Fireghter access and re separation
The Regulations specify that reghter access is required to be provided. Additionally,
Victorian Fire Services consider that re separation is required to achieve an appropriate
level of re safety. Fire service research shows that 1200mm width is required for reghters
to operate eectively. This width is required to allow reghter manoeuvrability and tasks
including patient rescue, and the use of ladders and fully charged hoses.
Caravan parks often have a number of movable dwellings and other permanent structures.
Increasingly, there is a trend for movable dwellings to become more home-like, with
occupants staying long-term or becoming permanent residents at the caravan park.
This can mean that people are living in close proximity to neighbours with a risk of re
spreading to their home.
One of the key elements of Building Regulations in Victoria is to protect a dwelling from
re spread and avoid the spread of re between dwellings. Movable dwellings, caravans
and tents should be treated no dierently. Therefore, the re separation principles in
this guideline are based on the Building Regulations and Building Code of Australia for
class 1a single dwellings, which allows for the combustibility of typical structures found
in caravan parks.
FIRE VEHICLE
ACCESS
PP2 Fire vehicle access
Fire vehicle access (in accordance with
regulation 21) must be provided within
a caravan park as follows:
a. Curves in a driveway must have a
minimum inner radius of 10 metres
(refer Figure 13 below).
Figure 13 –
Driveway radius
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PP2 Fire vehicle access
b. The average grade on roads within the caravan park must be no more than 1 in 7 (14.4%)
(8.1 degrees) with a maximum of no more than 1 in 5 (20%) (11.3 degrees) for no more than
50 metres (refer Figure 14 below).
Figure 14 – Gradient
PP2 Fire vehicle access
c. Dips must have no more than 1 in 8 (2.5%) (7.1 degrees) entry and exit angle
(refer Figure 15 below).
Figure 15 – Dips
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Prescriptive Provisions
PP2 Fire vehicle access
The access road must:
d. be designed, constructed and maintained
for a load limit of at least 15 tonnes and be
of all-weather construction and;
i. provide a minimum tracable width of
4 metres and be clear of encroachments
4 metres vertically (refer Figure 16, below);
ii. if the access road is longer than 100
metres from the nearest intersection,
it must have a turning circle with a
minimum radius of 10 metres; or
a “T” or “Y” head with a minimum formed
surface of each leg being 8 metres
in length, measured from the centre
point of the head and 4 metres
tracable width (refer Figure 17);
iii. if the length of the access road is
greater than 200 metres, passing bays
must be provided. Passing bays must
be 20 metres long and be provided
every 200 metres with a tracable
width of 6 metres (refer Figure 18
following).
Figure 16 – Tracable width and height
PP2 Fire vehicle access
Figure 17 – Access/turning circle
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Prescriptive Provisions
PP2 Fire vehicle access
To the degree necessary, site plans must be
provided at every vehicle entrance point to
the caravan park and:
a. be legible at all times; and
b. include:
i. road network and road names;
ii. site layout and numbering;
iii. water supply and hydrant locations; and
Road signs must be provided.
Figure 18 – Access road length/passing bays
Rationale – Fire vehicle access
Steep slopes and severe short dips aect the free movement of re trucks and limit
operational capabilities. Roads must be tracable in all weather conditions and should be
constructed to suit a 15-tonne Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). Although most re trucks weigh
less than 13 tonnes, future trucks and some current vehicles weigh more than this.
It is dangerous for emergency services vehicles to reverse along roads for excessive
distances, especially in an emergency situation. Access roads must incorporate the ability
for re trucks to execute a three-point turn safely and permit other emergency services
vehicles to pass.
Fireghters arriving at a caravan park are often faced with a dicult task of navigating
vehicles eciently to an emergency. Factors include caravan park size, complexity of
roads and lack of veriable information from the caller. Adequate on-site information
can overcome this.
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Prescriptive Provisions
OCCUPANT
FIRE
EQUIPMENT
PP3 Occupant re equipment
Each residential structure (excluding tents)
within the caravan park must be provided with:
a. portable re extinguishers, selected and
installed in accordance with AS 2444
(including signage), maintained to the
appropriate standard and t for purpose;
b. re blankets selected and installed in
accordance with AS 2444 (including
signage), maintained to the appropriate
standard and t for purpose; and
c. smoke alarms complying with AS 3786
(these may be battery operated or
hardwired), maintained to the appropriate
standard and t for purpose.
It is acknowledged that caravan park owners
may be unable to demonstrate compliance
with Prescriptive Provision PP3 in relation
to privately owned caravans. However, private
caravan owners should be encouraged to
comply with this provision.
Each site must be provided with full coverage
from 36 metre-long re hose reels (when
fully extended and laid to avoid any physical
barriers). Fire hose reels are to be installed
in accordance with AS 2441 as if they were
being installed to a building, be maintained
to the appropriate standard and be t for
purpose (refer Figure 19 following). All re
hose reels must be provided with protection
from the weather.
In areas where reticulated water supply is
not available, static water supply may be
considered to serve re hose reel systems.
Connection to the static water supply may
be provided for the re service.
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Prescriptive Provisions
PP4 Fire authority equipment
A reticulated re hydrant system is to be
provided within the caravan park:
a. so that 120 metres of hose, laid to avoid all
permanent obstructions and anticipated
vehicular obstructions, will provide
coverage to every site and structure (refer
Figure 20); and
b. to meet the water performance, pipe size
and tting requirements of AS 2419.1 as
if they were being installed to protect a
building, to the satisfaction of Victorian
Fire Services; and
c. with external hydrants pursuant to section
3.2.2.2 of AS 2419.1 (refer Figure 20).
Rationale – Occupant re equipment
Occupants must be notied of a re as soon as possible and provided with the opportunity
to extinguish it or reduce re spread prior to the arrival of re services. Occupant re
equipment must be reliable and eective. Fire service response times in regional areas are
increased as a result of distance and resources, therefore occupant intervention may be
critical in reducing the size and impact of re.
FIRE
AUTHORITY
EQUIPMENT
Figure 20 – Reticulated re hydrant coverage
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PP4 Fire authority equipment
If a reticulated re hydrant system is not
provided, a static water supply must be
provided to the caravan park:
a. with a maintained minimum water supply
of 45,000 litres exclusively for reghting
use; and
b. meet the water performance, pipe size,
tank construction and tting requirements
of AS 2419.1 as if it was being installed to
protect a building, to the satisfaction of
Victorian Fire Services; and
c. located so that every site and structure
is within reach of 60 metres of hose laid
from the tank or 120 metres of hose laid
from a hydrant on a reticulated system
connected to the tank, avoiding all
permanent obstructions and anticipated
vehicular obstructions; and
d. with tanks located within 4 metres
of hardstand to allow re vehicles to
connect to the static water supply to the
satisfaction of re services.
(Note: Larger caravan parks may be required
to provide multiple static water supply tanks
to achieve coverage (refer Figures 22 and 23).
PP4 Fire authority equipment
Figure 21 – External re hydrant pursuant to AS 2419.1
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PP4 Fire authority equipment
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Rationale – Fire authority equipment
Fire hydrants are the most eective means of supplying the high volumes of water required
by re brigades. Although responding brigades may include tankers, the amount of water
they carry may be insucient to control or extinguish a re.
Where reticulated water supply is not available, re brigades may use on-site stored water.
The Prescriptive Provision assumes that 45,000 litres is sucient to contain a maximum of four
caravans/movable dwellings. It also assumes that there will only be one incident at a time.
The hose lengths are determined by operational capacity. Longer lengths create diculties
with set-up time and manoeuvrability and also reduce hydraulic performance.
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LP GAS
where nearby constructions, fences, walls
or vapour barriers could prevent cross-
ventilation;
under a building, except where permitted
by AS 1596;
where the cylinder, or an incident
involving the cylinder and its contents,
could obstruct egress from a building; and
buried in the ground, unless the cylinder
and gas installation have been specically
designed for such a location.
For acceptable locations for the installation
of LP Gas cylinders and the appropriate
dimensions required from dwelling features
such as door, vents and openable windows,
refer Figure 24 from AS 1596–2008.
Note: The Victorian Fire Services do not
regulate gas safety. The re services support the
requirements of Energy Safe Victoria, as well as
the Australian Standards, as part of a holistic re
safety approach.
150mm
*
* This distance is measured from the top of any cylinder valve
Openable
window
Air vent
or opening
Door
Pit or drain
1000mm
1000mm
1000mm
Figure 24 – Acceptable locations for
the installation of LP Gas cylinders
PP5 LP Gas
LP Gas storage and use within caravan
parks must be in accordance with AS1596,
AS5601 and Dangerous Goods (Storage and
Handling) Regulations 2000. Information in
this regard may be sought from WorkSafe.
Movable dwellings must comply with AS 5601
Appendix J, as appropriate.
Caravan park owners should ensure that any
LP Gas cylinders that are used within the park
comply with regulations and are inspected
regularly. Owners of movable dwellings should
also ensure that their LPG cylinders are stored
in the correct location and secured in such a
way that prevents movement.
Clause 4.5.4 of AS 1596–2008 requires that
LP Gas cylinders be secured to prevent
movement or physical damage. Valves shall
be safeguarded against physical damage in
accordance with AS 2473.
Clause 4.4.3 of AS 1596–2008 also sets out
the prohibited locations of LP Gas bottles
and includes:
within a building, except where
permitted by AS 1596;
under a stairway;
in a location with restricted access,
where inspection, relling or exchange
of the cylinder is restricted, obscured
or hazardous to the operator;
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Restriction on ignition sources
As gas bottles are tted with pressure
relief devices and vent discharging pipes,
it is important that caravan park owners
understand how these operate and the
direction that the gas bottle may vent.
AS 1596–2008 also makes reference to
hazardous areas around gas bottles. Caravan
park owners must ensure that sources of
ignition are not permitted within a hazardous
area. (Refer Figure 25 from AS 1596–2008)
Figure 25 – Hazardous areas around gas bottles
* This dimension is measured from the top of any cylinder valve
Ground level
*0.5
0.5
1.5
Zone 2
Ignition source
An ignition source as dened in AS 1596–2008
as:
“a source of energy sucient to ignite a
ammable atmosphere, including naked ames,
smoking, exposed incandescent material,
electrical welding arcs, static electricity and
electrical or mechanical equipment not suitable
for use in the particular hazardous zone”.
Caravan park or dwelling owners with service
equipment such as hot water units, gas or
electric, air conditioning units/condensers,
or other spark or piloted equipment should
ensure that this equipment is not located
within this zone.
Caravan park or dwelling owners who require
further information regarding gas safety
within a caravan park should contact Energy
Safe Victoria.
Caravan parks that store and handle
quantities of dangerous goods that exceed
those listed under “Manifest Quantity” or
“Fire Protection Quantity” in Schedule 2 of
the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling)
Regulations 2000, are required to seek specic
advice from Victorian Fire Services. Both the
CFA and MFB have a Dangerous Goods Unit.
Advice from the re services may require the
implementation of measures that exceed
those referenced by this guideline in relation
to re safety equipment. This requirement
generally applies to the storage of LP Gas
in excess of 5,000 litres.
Rationale – LP Gas
LP Gas is a highly volatile liquid and must be stored/ used appropriately. LP Gas is
commonly used in caravan parks and may be stored remotely in large quantities (tank)
or smaller cylinders immediately adjacent to accommodation structures. Type, location
and orientation of use must therefore be determined to reduce the risk of associated res.
LP GAS
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PP6 Electrical safety
Electrical safety should be promoted
in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and
AS/NZS 3001. AS 3001 is a specic standard
for electrical installations in transportable
structures (e.g. caravans) and vehicles. This
standard also applies to site electrical supplies.
The following guidelines should be followed:
a. powerlines must be kept clear of
vegetation and other obstructions;
b. external power supply between the
source and structures within the caravan
park must be insulated and not contain
any connections exposed to the weather;
c. supply leads must be arranged so that
they will not obstruct persons walking
in the vicinity of any movable dwelling
and are located so as to provide suitable
protection against mechanical damage,
damage by high temperatures or ultra-
violet radiation;
d. each site should have its own individual
power source;
e. each movable dwelling should have its own
residual current device when the movable
dwelling is connected to mains power;
f. the use of multiple power boards and double
adaptors should be discouraged; and
g. extension leads for connection between
the external power source and the
structure should be tested and tagged in
accordance with AS/NZS 3760.
Where a supply lead is buried and in an area
subject to pegs or anchor stakes that exceed
400mm in length, the supply lead shall be
located at a depth of not less than 1 metre or
have a continuous pour of concrete placed
not more than 75mm above the wiring
system. The concrete should have a thickness
of at least 100mm and a minimum width of
150mm, overlapping the wiring system by at
least 40mm on each side. Alternatively, the
buried supply lead should have an equivalent
level of mechanical protection.
Note: The Victorian Fire Services do not regulate
electrical safety. The re services support the
requirements of Energy Safe Victoria, as well as
the Australian Standards, as part of a holistic re
safety approach.
ELECTRICAL
SAFETY
Rationale – Electrical safety
Electricity is a major cause of res worldwide. Electrical res commonly start due to the
overloading of the power supply by using multiple power boards and/or double adaptors.
Fires can also start by powerlines touching each other as a result of falling trees or branches.
Insulation of power supplies is critical to prevent short-circuiting and electrocution.
Overloading power sources can easily cause ignition and contribute to re starts.
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Information that the caravan
park owner can provide an
occupier
Extract from AS 3001–2008, Appendix B –
Provisions of instruction for caravan park patrons:
It is recommended that the caravan park or
camping area operators provide all site occupiers
intending to connect their transportable
structures to the site supply by means of a
detachable connection with an instruction
notice that conveys the following information:
Only one supply lead shall be connected to each
socket-outlet of the site supply.
Any supply lead used to connect a transportable
structure to a site supply socket-outlet should be
in one unbroken length.
The supply of electricity for use in individual
transportable structures or vehicles should not
be obtained from a socket-outlet inside another
transportable structure or vehicle or by the use of
socket-outlet adaptors (double adaptors).
Where a supply lead is coiled on or in a reel,
drum, storage box or similar, the lead should
not be connected to the site supply while coiled.
Electrical installations in transportable structures
should be inspected regularly (e.g. annually),
by a qualied person to ensure their safe and
eective operation.
Residual Current Devices (RCD) used for the
protection of transportable structures should
be tested by operating the push button on the
RCD to check that the device trips. After tripping,
the RCD should be reset. If the RCD fails to trip,
this failure should be reported to the caravan
park manager.
If supply to a site is lost, the device requiring
resetting might be located within the premises
or at the service pillar.
Although this information is provided within
AS 3001–2008 as “informative” and therefore
does not form part of complying with the
standard, it provides good information
that the park owner/manager can use in
managing the risks associated with electricity.
Caravan park and dwelling owners who
require further information regarding
electrical safety within a caravan park should
contact Energy Safe Victoria.
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PP7 Flammable liquids
Storage and use of ammable liquids within
caravan parks must be in accordance with
Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling)
Regulations 2000 and AS 1940. Guidance
should be sought from WorkSafe.
Caravan parks that store and handle
quantities of dangerous goods that exceed
those listed under “Manifest Quantity” or
“Fire Protection Quantity” in Schedule 2 of
the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling)
Regulations 2000 are required to seek specic
advice from re services. This advice may
require the implementation of measures that
exceed those referenced by this guideline
in relation to re safety equipment. This
requirement generally applies to the storage
of ammable liquids in excess of 2,500 litres.
FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS
Rationale – Flammable liquids
Flammable liquids are highly volatile and must be stored and used appropriately.
Flammable liquids storage areas should be at least 3 metres away from any dwellings and
positioned to prevent a further hazard. Vapours from fuel such as petrol and kerosene are
heavier than air and will therefore settle in low spots such as drains. Caravan park facilities
should also be equipped with a means of handling small spills with a
non-leaching,
biodegradable oil and chemical absorbent.
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EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
PLAN
Rationale – Emergency Management plans
An emergency management plan is an essential part of re safety in any facility containing
multiple, unrelated occupants. Emergency situations are always time-critical and ecient
actions provide positive results. However, emergency management plans must be site-specic.
Bushre risks in caravan parks are obviously increased in regional areas and emergency
management plans must take account of this.
The extent of bushre risk is subject to a number of variables. These include surrounding
vegetation, topography, location in relation to manageable land and site boundaries, site
access and brigade resources.
Sound emergency management plans must assess all risks associated with the caravan
park. Risks associated with the storage and handling of dangerous goods should also be
accounted for appropriately by emergency management plans.
PP8 Emergency management
plan
Pursuant to regulation 22 of the Residential
Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable
Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 2010, emergency management
plans must be developed for each caravan
park. Emergency management plans should
be developed in accordance with AS 3745
and AS/NZS 4360.
AS 1596 and AS 1940 also have a requirement
for the provision of emergency management
plans as does the Dangerous Goods (Storage
and Handling) Regulations 2000 where the
storage thresholds are met. These standards
and regulations impose greater information
and consideration than that required by
AS 3745. Therefore each caravan park should
investigate whether or not any additional
obligations exist under AS 1596, AS 1940
or Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling)
Regulations 2000.
Emergency management plans must be
prepared in consultation with the relevant
emergency services. Caravan park owners
will need to engage all the relevant services.
The emergency management plan must
be located in a prominent position that is
acceptable to all of the emergency services,
but will generally be the park main oce.
Each of the emergency services, including
the Victorian Fire Services, can provide
assistance in the development of appropriate
emergency management plans.
Display of emergency warnings
Regulation 24 requires a caravan park owner
to display a copy of any public emergency
warnings on any day that the warning is
current. It must be displayed in a prominent
position in:
the caravan park oce;
every building in the caravan park that
contains communal facilities; and
any other place determined by
the council.
On receiving an emergency warning for
example, “Code Red” for bushres, the caravan
park owner must implement the relevant
emergency procedures in accordance with
the emergency management plan.
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Other guidance information
Other guidance information
Provisions for maintenance
Maintenance is essential to ensure that re prevention and safety equipment,
access and separation will perform at the same level of operation that existed
at the time of installation and/or commissioning.
Throughout the Regulations and this
guideline the provision of maintenance is
included and must be undertaken to meet
the Performance Measures and comply with
the Regulations.
Regulations 20 and 21 require that the
provision of re prevention and safety
equipment and access and separation
are provided and maintained.
Division 4 of the Regulations (Regulations
43–46) generally require that movable
dwellings are maintained:
in working order;
in a good state of repair; and
in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition.
Regulation 46 also requires park owners and
the short-term occupier to keep the site clean
and free of any thing or substance that may
aect the health and safety of other persons.
Rationale – Maintenance
Reasons for ensuring maintenance of various re safety equipment could be general wear
and tear, reliability of a system operating and any faults after commissioning of a system.
Fire prevention and safety systems need to be maintained at a level of performance
specied, usually by an Australian Standard, through periodical inspections and checks
or other specied method. Records of the maintenance inspections and checks providing
proof of maintenance should also be kept.
Where re safety systems are not maintained the risk to the park owner increases. For
example if the re services cannot nd the hydrant because the garden bed is overgrown
or location signage is missing, valuable time is lost trying to locate the hydrant, increasing
the risk of re spread.
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Other guidance information
Other guidance information
The type and frequency of maintenance
of re safety equipment is dependent on
the complexity of the equipment and the
experience of the person carrying out
the inspection. Where appropriate, some
equipment may be maintained by the owner.
More complex systems, such as hydrants and
hose reels, will need to be serviced by a
service installer, maintenance contractor
or internal maintenance personnel.
Where the owner appoints a person to
undertake the maintenance they must ensure
Generally, the nature and frequency of
maintenance is not prescribed within this
guideline or the Regulations because it
will vary greatly depending on the type of
equipment, its age and the conditions under
which it operates.
However, advice may be sought from the
Victorian Fire Services or other suitably
qualied person, such as building surveyors
(private or municipal), services engineers
that the person is appropriately qualied and
competent to undertake the work.
Therefore, only a qualied and licensed person
can undertake such work. Where other tasks
can be carried out by a ‘competent person’
who does not have formal qualications, such
a person must still be able to demonstrate
they have the necessary training, qualication
or experience, (or a combination of them), to
carry out the inspecting and testing task in a
competent manner.
or maintenance rms on maintaining re
safety systems within the park. Generally
this advice will be based on documentation
such as AS 1851 as published from time to
time. Park owners should also list the items
that are required to have regular ongoing
maintenance. In preparing the list, park
owners should seek advice about the level
and frequency of maintenance required from
the maintenance personnel listed above.
Rationale – Maintenance personnel
A competent person is a person who has acquired – through training, qualication or
experience (or a combination of them) – the knowledge and skills enabling the person
to perform the task correctly. In the context of this guideline, that person would need to
be competent in inspecting and testing re safety systems. Whoever is responsible for
ensuring a particular task is carried out must determine that the person engaged to carry
out that task is competent to do so.
In determining a person’s competency, due consideration must be given to their
qualications, the training they have received relevant to the task at hand, and their
previous experience in doing similar tasks. Some tasks – for example electrical or plumbing
installation, inspection and testing – will require a particular competence, such as a formal
qualication and/or licence.
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Other guidance information:
Maintenance and inspection records
Specic advice on smoke alarms
(Regulations 43 and 45)
Smoke alarms in movable dwellings should
be tested by the park owner at the change
of each occupier. Any owner of a movable
dwelling within a caravan park must also
ensure that the smoke alarms are in working
order if they hire out the movable dwelling
to a short-term occupier.
Maintenance and inspection
records
Although the Regulations do not specify any
level of documentation to be kept by the
owner, the Victorian Fire Services recommend
that records of maintenance should be
completed. As a minimum, hard copy of
records of maintenance can then be made
available to organisations such as Victorian
Fire Services, local councils and insurance
surveyors when requested.
Any maintenance records should contain the
following information:
record reference;
name and address of caravan park;
date of maintenance/inspection;
system or equipment identication
and location (possibly a location plan);
frequency of maintenance activity
undertaken;
defects identied;
name of property owner or the agent;
name and signature of the service person;
and
date the record was completed.
Maintenance records may be electronically
based or in the form of log books. Hard copy
records may be prepared utilising electronic
recording systems, which are designed to
deliver an accurate, accountable, consistent
and timely level of service.
Fireghter access and separation
Essential safety
measure to be
inspected or tested
Installation
standards/level
of performance
Nature of inspection
or test and frequency
of inspection or test
Fireghter access Caravan Park
Guidelines
Annual inspection to ensure that:
clearance and access has been
maintained
no storage of materials has
occurred within the re
separation requirements.
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Other guidance information
Other guidance information:
Maintenance and inspection records
Fire vehicle access and navigation
Essential safety
measure to be
inspected or tested
Installation
standards/level
of performance
Nature of inspection
or test and frequency
of inspection or test
Fire vehicle access Caravan Park
Guidelines
Annual inspection to ensure that:
clearances and access is
maintained;
there is no obstruction; and
roadways are in good order.
Fire vehicle
navigation aids
Caravan Park
Guidelines
Annual inspection to ensure
that signage and other aids are in
approved locations and in good
working order.
Fire separation
Essential safety
measure to be
inspected or tested
Installation
standards/level
of performance
Nature of inspection
or test and frequency
of inspection or test
Fire separation Caravan Park
Guideline
Annual inspection to ensure that:
separation has been maintained
as approved; and
no storage of materials has
occurred within the re
separation requirements.
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Other guidance information
Other guidance information:
Maintenance and inspection records
Fireghting equipment
Essential safety
measure to be
inspected or tested
Installation
standards/level
of performance
Nature of inspection
or test and frequency
of inspection or test
Fire extinguishers
(portable)
AS 2444
(as published at the
time of installation)
As per AS 1851 Maintenance of re
protection systems and equipment
(as published at the time of
installation).
Fire blankets AS 2444
(as published at the
time of installation)
As per AS 1851 Maintenance of re
protection systems and equipment
(as published at the time of
installation).
Fire hose reels AS 2441
(as published at the
time of installation)
As per AS 1851 Maintenance of re
protection systems and equipment
(as published at the time of
installation).
Fire authority equipment
Essential safety
measure to be
inspected or tested
Installation
standards/level
of performance
Nature of inspection
or test and frequency
of inspection or test
Fire hydrants AS 2419
(as published at the
time of installation)
As per AS 1851 Maintenance of re
protection systems and equipment
(as published at the time of
installation).
Static water storage Caravan Park
Guidelines, AS 2419
(as published at the
time of installation)
As per AS 1851 Maintenance of re
protection systems and equipment
(as published at the time of
installation).
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Checklist
Checklist (page 1 of 3)
This checklist can be used by caravan park owners as a simple check to identify
any issues that they may need to address, such as through seeking further
advice. This checklist may help a park owner identify issues that may need
to be addressed through emergency management planning and a suitable
risk-treatment process.
The checklist is based on the Prescriptive Provisions. This list is indicative only.
Caravan park owners must read the guideline to make a reasonable judgment
regarding full compliance.
Provision for maintenance and access
Ye s N o Comments
Fireghter access – compliant access
provided?
Fire separation – compliant separation
provided?
Vegetation – managed between and around
structures?
Storage – managed between and around
structures?
Fire vehicle access – maintained and
tracable?
Site plans – provided at all vehicle entries
show roads, hydrants and water supply?
Prevention of re spread
Ye s N o Comments
Portable re extinguishers – correct type
selected, installed?
Fire blankets – correct type selected and
installed?
Smoke alarms – installed?
Hose reels – installed 36m hose.
Do they provide coverage to all areas?
Prevention of re spread checklist
continued on next page
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Checklist (page 2 of 3)
Prevention of re spread continued
Ye s N o Comments
Provisions and maintenance
of reghting equipment
Fire hydrant system – installed?
> Does it provide coverage to all areas?
> Do the hydrants meet the external
hydrant requirement?
> Does the system meet the water
performance requirements needed?
Static water supply – is it required if the
water performance cannot be met?
> Do the tanks have hardstand areas for
re vehicles?
Identication and management of re hazards
Ye s N o Comments
LP Gas – cylinders installed and secured
correctly?
> Are they vented away from the structure?
Electrical safety – is the external power
supply compliant?
> Are the supply leads arranged correctly?
> Are the leads used to connect to power
tagged?
> Are RCDs installed in structures?
> As the park owner do I provide
information about electrical safety
to park occupants?
Flammable liquids – do I have any re
protection quantities or manifest quantities
of ammable liquids?
> Has any advice been sought from the
Victorian Fire Services about these
quantities?
> Are fuels stored in a manner as not to
cause a further hazard?
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Checklist (page 3 of 3)
Development and implementation of emergency management plans
Ye s N o Comments
Emergency management plans: Is the EMP
displayed in the park? Where is it displayed?
> Has it been developed based on agreed
templates by emergency services?
> Does it address all of the issues
identied?
> Has it been supplied to local council?
Other guidance information
Ye s N o Comments
Maintenance: Are the re safety systems
being maintained on a regular basis?
> Are log books available as proof?
> Are smoke alarms regularly checked to
ensure operation?
Compliance with the legislative requirements
Ye s N o Comments
As a park owner have I met all of the
legislative requirements?
> Do I have a re safety audit prepared by
the re service?
> Do I have an updated emergency
management plan?
> Have I supplied these to local council as
part of my registration application?
> Am I meeting my registration
obligations?
> Am I maintaining my re safety
equipment installed within the park?
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References
References
Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Dangerous Goods Storage and Handling
Regulations 2000
Department of Planning and Community
Development, Guide to Victoria’s Caravan Park
Regulations,
1 December 2010
Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
National Construction Code
Planning and Environment Act 1987
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and
Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 2010
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 1596 The storage and handling of LP Gas
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 1851 Maintenance of re protection
systems and equipment
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 1940 The storage and handling of
ammable and combustible liquids
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 2419.1 Fire hydrant installations – system
design, installation and commissioning
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 2441 Installation of re hose reels
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 2444 Portable re extinguishers and re
blankets – selection and location
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 3001 Electrical installation – Transportable
structures and vehicles including their site
supplies
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 3745 Emergency control organisation
and procedures for buildings, structures
and workplaces
Standards Australia, Australian Standard
AS 3786 Smoke alarms
Standards Australia, Australian and
New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3000
Electrical installations (known as Australian/
New Zealand Wiring Rules)
Standards Australia, Australian and
New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3001
Electrical installations – relocatable premises
(including caravans and tents) and their
site installations
Standards Australia, Australian and
New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3760
In-service safety inspection and testing
of electrical equipment
Standards Australia, Australian and
New Zealand Standard AS/NZ S4360
Risk Management
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