A06__Attachment_4_-_Fire_Requirements_Procedures.pdf
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- FENCE LINE BRUSHING Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 140L4324Q0144
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This document outlines the fire protection requirements for contractors or private parties performing service or construction contracts at the BLM Tyrrell Seed Orchard in western Oregon. During the declared closed fire season, contractors must have specific fire tools, extinguishers, and a mobile water supply on site, use approved spark arresters, and prohibit smoking. Mowing operations are considered agricultural activities, but contractors must monitor relative humidity and cannot mow during certain Industrial Fire Precaution Levels. Upon completing daily mowing, contractors must visually inspect the orchards and immediately extinguish any fires started by their equipment. This document is related to a federal contract opportunity for Fence Line Brushing, solicited by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington.
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FIRE REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURES OUTLINE
This outline covers the fire protection requirements of a contractor or private party who performs service or construction contracts on BLM Tyrrell Seed Orchard. In western Oregon, the BLM allows Oregon Forest Law (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) to apply to these operations on BLM lands rather than develop similar rules applicable only to BLM lands.
1. CLOSED FIRE SEASON
The closed fire season means that fire season has been declared. ORS 477.505 gives the State Forester the authority to establish the fire season. The authority has been delegated to the District Foresters around the state who issue public notices through the newspapers and radio when fire season will be closed for their individual districts. Closed fire season depends upon the drying of forest fuels, rainfall, and time of year. During the closed fire season, the Contractor shall meet the following requirements at the orchard:
• Fire tools, sharp, must be in all vehicles & tractors: pulaski and long handled shovel;
• Fire extinguisher, 5 lbs.each, must be in all vehicles and tractors;
• A mobile water supply of 300 gallons with pump and 250+ feet of hose with nozzle, on site and ready for immediate use;
• Contractor and crew shall have the knowledge and ability to use the tools, extinguishers, and water supply to extinguish fire;
• Approved spark arresters must be on all internal combustion engines;
• No smoking permitted while working or traveling through any operations area.
Changes or modifications to the above requirements are possible depending upon changes in State of Oregon law, requirements of the State Districts and Protective Associations, or requirements of Tyrrell Seed Orchard (TSO).
2. FIRE PRECAUTION
The Oregon Department of Forestry considers mowing operations at the seed orchard to be an agricultural activity rather than a forestry operation. Therefore, orchard mowing operations are not necessarily governed by the industrial fire precaution levels (IFPL) that restrict certain forest operations as the fire danger increases. However, the Contractor shall not mow during an IFPL 4, and TSO may require the Contractor to follow IFPL 3 restrictions. Also, the Contractor shall monitor relative humidity and stop all mowing operations when relative humidity is at or below 25%.
This waiver requires that the Contractor use common sense and complete activities, such as roadside mowing, when conditions are not conducive to fire. Upon completion of mowing operations for each day, the Contractor shall visually inspect all orchards for smoke where they had worked during that day. The Contractor shall take immediate action to control and extinguish a fire started by the Contractor or Contractor equipment. The Contractor shall take this action and notify the BLM and the nearest State of Oregon District office immediately.
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