20190710MaroonCrTBR-FirePlanWRNF (1).docx

Fire Plan (Region 2; White River National Forest)

Contractor

Contract Number

Project Name

Contract Performance Period

Contractor's Representative for Fire Matters

Contracting Officer's Representative

Forest Service Inspector(s)

Action by Contractor The Contractor shall take on reasonable and practical action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. The Contractor shall take suppression action immediately upon discovery of, or becoming aware of such fire.

Action by Forest Service The Forest Service may counsel with the Contractor on suppression action and will, when necessary, supplement the Contractor's efforts by furnishing personnel and equipment not available to the Contractor. In the event that a fire is not suppressed by the Contractor, and will require appreciable reinforcements, the Forest Service may take over suppression of the fire and may employ the Contractor's personnel and equipment.

Fire Prevention and Suppression Predicted fire precautions class may be obtained from the following sources:

The Contractor has employed or designated the following named individual(s) as fireguard, whose duty is the detection and suppression of fires:

Fires shall be reported to one of the following Forest Service employees:

Special Fire Qualifications of Contractor’s Employees

Name

Best Fire Assignment

Other Qualifications

Total number of employees who could perform firefighting duties:

Vehicle Description, Type, Make, Model, Size, Year

Number of Units

Location

Joint Preparation of this fire plan is acknowledged:

Contractor or Designated Representative

Contracting officer's Representative

Date

Date

USDA FOREST SERVICE REGION 2; WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

Specific fire prevention measures are listed below and shall be effective for the period April 1 to October 31 of each year. The Forest Service may change the dates of said period by advance written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions. Required tools and equipment shall be kept currently in serviceable condition and immediately available for initial attack on fires.

Before starting any operations on the project, the Contractor, Permittee, Licensee, or Purchaser, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor," shall prepare a fire plan in cooperation with the Contracting Officer providing for the prevention and control of fires in the project area.

The Contractor shall certify compliance with fire protection and suppression requirements before beginning operations during the fire period and closed season, and shall update such certification when operations change

The Contracting Officer, in coordination with the designated Fire Management Officer in the Fire management Area for which the contract is operating, and applicable “Line Officer” (Deciding Official), may by written notice authorize substitute measures or equipment, or may waive specific requirements of ordered restrictions during periods of low fire danger.

The Forest Service may require emergency measures, including the necessary shutting down of equipment or portions of operations in the project area during periods of fire emergency created by hazardous climatic conditions.

The Contractor shall, independently and in cooperation with the Forest Service, take all reasonable action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. Independent initial action shall be prompt and shall include the use of all personnel and equipment available in the project area.

For the purpose of fighting forest fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are not caused by the Contractor's operations, the Contractor shall place employees and equipment temporarily at the disposal of the Forest Service. Any individual hired by the Forest Service will be employed in accordance with the Interagency Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters. The Forest Service will compensate the Contractor for equipment rented at firefighting equipment rates common in the area, or at prior agreed to rates.

Listing of specific fire precautionary measures herein is not intended to relieve the Contractor in any way from compliance with the State Fire Laws covering fire prevention and suppression equipment, applicable to operations under this contract, permit or license.

Specific fire precautionary measures are as follows:

Smoking and fires shall be permitted only at the option of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not allow open fires on the project area without advance permission in writing from Forest Service.

Unless restricted by State Law or Federal Regulation, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the project area that are free of flammable material. Smokers shall sit down to smoke in such a position that any burning material will fall within a cleared area, and shall extinguish and press out in mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

All power-driven equipment operated by the Contractor on National Forest land, except portable fire pumps, shall be equipped with one fire extinguisher having a UL rating of at least 5 BC, and one "D" handled or long handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. In addition, each motor patrol, truck and passenger-carrying vehicle shall be equipped with a double-bit axe or Pulaski, 3-1/2 pounds or larger.

Equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and shall be readily available.

Each gasoline power saw operator shall be equipped with a pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and one long-handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. The extinguisher shall be kept in possession of the saw operator at all times. The shovel shall be accessible to the operator within 1 minute.

One refill for each type or one extra extinguisher sufficient to replace each size extinguisher required on equipment shall be safely stored in the fire tool box or other agreed upon place on the project area that is protected and readily available.

Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester meeting either

(1) USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a, or (2) appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) as now or hereafter amended unless it is:

(2) A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck, or medium truck up to 40,000 GVW, used on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler complete with baffles and an exhaust system in good working condition.

f.

Ordered Fire Restrictions and Closures

The Contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with ordered fire restrictions, which are explained below. The Forest Service may order restrictions at any time, and when such changes are necessary for the protection of the National Forest. When sent to the contractor, any revised fire restriction order will supersede the previous restriction.

UPPER COLORADO RIVER INTERAGENCY

FIRE MANAGEMENT CENTER

EXPLANATION OF FIRE RESTRICTIONS

Stage I The first stage occurs when there is an increasing fire danger and/or a increasing preparedness level, and the risks of keeping the forest open to all activities begins to be outweighed by the risks inherent in doing so. Stage I imposes relatively minor restrictions aimed at preventing the start of wildfires based on human activities that are known to be high risk, specifically smoking and campfires.

Stage II As the risks increase, the line officer may choose to move to Stage II. This stage intensifies the restrictions from Stage I by focusing on activities that, although normally managed under permit or contract, have a relatively high risk of causing a fire start.

Restrictions under Stage II will affect forest users and will have economic impacts to contractors, permittees, and others. Therefore, the decision to move to Stage II will involve a risk/benefit assessment, as well as consideration of economic and social impacts.

Stage III Stage III is closure. This stage is selected when there are very high risks and the ability to manage those risks using Stage I or II restrictions is no longer viable. The social, economic, and political impacts of implementing a closure at this point are outweighed by the benefits associated with virtually eliminating the potential for human-caused fire starts.

Components of Stages There are two fire restriction stages: Stage I and Stage II. There is one closure stage: Stage III. To reduce confusion and standardize the restrictions, the following conditions, by stage, should be used in all restriction documents. Additional elements may be added as conditions dictate.

Stage I The following acts are prohibited:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire except within a developed recreation site, or improved site. 36 CFR 261.52(a).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. 36 CFR 261.52(d).

3. Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order meeting either the USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a (as amended), or appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) (36 CFR 261.52(j)).

Stage II The following acts are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions of Stage I:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire. 36 CFR 261.52(a).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building. 36 CFR 261.52(c).

3. Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR 261.52(f).

4. Using an explosive. 36 CFR 261.52(b).

5. Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine between 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. 36 CFR 261.52(h).

1. Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order meeting either: 1. USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a (as amended); or

2. Appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335 (b) and J350 (a). 36 CFR § 261.52(j) and 43 CFR § 9212.1(h).

6. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame. 36 CFR 261.52(i).

7. Possess or use a motor vehicle off: Forest System Roads (36 CFR 261.56) Except when parking in an area devoid of vegetation within 10 feet of the roadway; and except for parking overnight in developed campgrounds and at trailheads.

Exemptions Common to Stages I and II Persons with a written fire entry and activity permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act.

Persons using a fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels.

Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is specifically authorized by written posted notice.

Any federal, state, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.

Resident owners and private lessees of land within the restricted area exempt from restriction 1 above, provided such fires are within a residence.

Stage III The area is closed to all entry (36 CFR 261.52(e)) other than as follows:

Persons with a written fire entry and activity permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act. This may include such persons as grazing-permit holders when entry is needed to gather, move, or otherwise manage their permitted livestock, special-use authorization holders when access is needed to maintain emergency or other communications operations, and others.

Any federal, state, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.

Resident owners and lessees of land within the closed area.

Penalties Violations of these regulations is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor, by a fine of not more than $5000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both.

NOTE: Where hauling involves transit through more than one fire management area, the restrictions in place at the loading site shall govern the level of haul restriction, unless otherwise prohibited by an ordered restriction within another fire management area.

The Contractor shall furnish serviceable firefighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment of sound construction with a hinged lid and hasp so arranged that the box can be secured or sealed. The box shall be red and marked "Fire Tools" in letters one inch high. It shall contain a minimum of:

When an Ordered Fire Restriction of Stage "I" or higher is in place, and unless a waiver is granted, the Contractor shall designate a person who shall perform fire security services listed below on the project area and vicinity. The designated person shall be capable of operating the Contractor's communications and firefighting equipment specified in the contract, excluding helicopters, and of directing the activities of the Contractor's personnel on forest fires. In lieu of having the designated person perform the required supervisory duties, the Contractor may provide another person meeting the qualifications stated above to direct the activities of Contractor's personnel and equipment during all firefighting activities.

Services described shall be for at least 1 hour from the time the Contractor's operations are shut down. For the purposes of this provision, personnel servicing equipment, and their vehicles, who are not engaged in cutting or welding metal are excluded.

Fire security services shall consist of moving throughout the operation area or areas constantly looking, reporting, and taking suppression action on any fires detected. Where possible, the designated person shall observe inaccessible portions of helicopter operating areas from vantage points within or adjacent to project area.

Whenever an Ordered Fire Restriction of Stage "II" or higher is in place, and unless a waiver is granted, a fire security person equipped with a long-handled, round point, No. "0" or larger, shovel, and a five-gallon backpack pump can filled with water will stay at location of blast for 1 hour after blasting is done. Blasting may be suspended by Forest Service in writing, in an area of high rate of spread and resistance to control.

Fuses shall not be used for blasting. Explosive cords shall not be used without written permission of Forest Service, which may specify conditions under which such explosives may be used and precautions to be taken.

USDA FOREST SERVICE REGION 2; WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 1 - Tank Truck (NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS ORDERED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER)

The tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with a pump capable of discharging 20 gallons of water per minute, using a 1/4 inch nozzle tip, through a 50 foot length of rubber line hose. In addition, 500 feet of serviceable fabric jacket rubber lined hose of not less than 1 inch outside diameter, fitted with a nozzle capable of discharging a straight stream of 1/4 inch diameter and a spray pattern shall be immediately available for use. The tank, pump and at least 250 feet of hose and nozzle shall be connected and ready for use at all times.

If a trailer is used, it shall be equipped with a hitch to facilitate prompt movement. A serviceable tow vehicle shall be immediately available for attachment to the trailer and must meet the time requirements stated above. Such truck or trailer shall be equipped to operate for a minimum of 8 hours. Tank truck or trailer shall be available from the start of work to the end of the Fire Watch / Fire Security service.

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 2 – Communications (NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS ORDERED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER)

Such communications shall be operable during periods of operation of power-driven equipment, including the time fire security is required.

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