Bushfire construction regulations introduced

摘要

Further interim regulations to the building code for construction in bushfire prone areas in Victoria came into effect in September. The regulations only apply to the rebuilding of a dwelling in fire affected areas where a Wildfire Management Overlay (WMO) applies. The regulations require:rn1. a dedicated fire fighting static water supply with Country Fire Authority fittingsrn2. access for emergency vehicles. Victoria's building commissioner Tony Arnel said the regulations are a result of the devastating 2009 bushfires and have been developed by the state government to ease the red tape burden that would ordinarily apply to reconstructing homes damaged or destroyed by the bushfires.