The NSW Rural Fire Service has advised me:

Responsibility for the prevention of bush fires in the vicinity of John Hunter Hospital is shared between Newcastle City Council, Hunter New England Area Health Service and Fire and Rescue NSW. The Newcastle Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (NBFRMP) identifies this hospital as a Priority 1A Special Fire Protection Asset with an extreme risk rating.

The NBFRMP contains a range of treatments to mitigate against the risk of bush fire impacting on John Hunter Hospital. This includes hazard reduction, ignition management and preparedness activities. For example, a series of prescribed burns are being implemented in the Strategic Fire Advantage Zones in the reserves surrounding the hospital. Asset Protection Zones around the hospital have been established and are regularly maintained, as are fire trails. A Bush Fire Response Plan was prepared in 2011 and incorporated into the hospital's Disaster Plan. The most recent inspection of the hospital by the Rural Fire Service took place on 15 November 2011.