Att 6.A-E South Big Bear Attachments.pdf

Attachment A- GLOSSARY

Accessible - Accessibility may be understood in terms of roads or as applied to ground-based equipment.

Road accessibility occurs when a road exists closer than ¼ mile to a given treatment unit. An area is considered accessible to ground-based equipment whenever slopes do not exceed 50%, where slopes over 35% do not extend for more than 100 feet in length where a 150 foot endline cable can be stretched to reach after positioning equipment given the two slope and distance limitations.

Activity Fuel – Any hazardous fuel created from logging, felling, chipping, or from other forest treatment activities.

Additional Timber – Any merchantable sized tree that is designated and agreed to by the Contract Officer and Contractor after timber contract award.

Aerial Removal – Removal of woody material by helicopter.

Average Spacing – The average of the distances between all leave trees necessary to provide the desired number of leave trees per acre.

Berm - An outer border of the fire control line.

(BMP) Best Management Practices– A practice or combination of practices (as described in Water Quality Management for Forest System Lands in California, Best Management Practices, September 2000) determined to be the most effective, practicable means of preventing or reducing pollution from non-point sources to a level compatible with water quality goals.

Biomass – Any portion of any tree, designated for cutting, which does not meet the utilization standards for merchantable material set forth in the contract. The anticipated product of this material is wood chips for fuel or mulch. This material includes all woody material of a merchantable size. Biomass is sometimes referred to a Miscellaneous Convertible Products (MCP).

Brush (Shrub) – All woody perennial plants at least 1.0 foot tall having permanent single or multiple stems originating at or near ground level. This includes, but is not limited to chemise, manzanita, sagebrush, deerbrush, buckbrush, snowbrush, whitethorn, chinquapin, dogwood, ribes and several varieties of oak. Black Oaks that are greater than 6.0 inches in DBH or 20.0 feet are not considered brush.

CCF – The unit of measure, representing 100 cubic feet, at which merchantable and biomass are sold through a permit system specified in this service contract (nominal conversion rates of one cord or 500 board feet.

Cable Systems – A yarding system employing cables and winches in a fixed position.

Chip Material – Any woody chunks from bole wood, limbs, brush and other forest debris that exits the chute of a blade and drum type chipping machine.

Commercial Item – Consistent with the meaning contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101, Definitions.

Conifer Tree – A live tree with needle shaped or scale like leaves.

(CO) Contracting Office – The Government representative that has the authority to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related documents and findings. Contracting officers may bind the Government only to the extent of the authority delegated to them. Information on the limits of the Contracting Officer’s authority shall be readily available to the public and Agency personnel.

(COR) Contracting Officer’s Representative– Any individual designated in writing by the Contracting Officer to assist the CO in the administration of a specific contract. The written designation defines the limitations of the COR’s authority which usually does not include the authority to change the contract.

Control Areas – Equipment exclusion zones delineated by flagging for the purpose of protecting sensitive plants, heritage resources or other protected resources. In some cases, these areas may be exempt from treatment, yet in others, the specified level of treatment is to be met without the use of ground-based equipment.

Crown – The part of a tree or woody plant bearing live, or dead, branches or foliage.

Cull - Stems, bark, logs or branch material 10 inches or less and other material not meeting either merchantable or non-merchantable log standards that accumulates at the landing as the result of the operations.

Cultural and Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Sites - Locations where special protection is required to preserve and protect cultural values and species of plants or animals listed on the T&E list. See also “Control Area.”

Culvert – An open or enclosed drainage structure to facilitate water drainage across or beneath a roadway.

Cut Tree – A tree that is designated by the Forest Service for cutting. Designation method will be stipulated by statement of work.

Damaged Beyond Recovery – A tree or brush having a defect or deformity, either genetic or mechanical, evidenced by dead or broken tops, stripped crowns, unnaturally leaning, butt scars or severe bark damage exceeding 50% of the bole circumference.

Dead - More than 50% of the crown of pine species or 90% of the foliar crown of cedar and oak species is absent of needles or leaves.

Debris – see cull.

Defense Zone – Within the Wildland Urban Interface, the first 300 feet from roads, structures and non-

Forest Service lands.

Deferred Area – Non-treatment areas within the work unit boundaries. The deferred areas are designated with flagging. These areas may be down logs, rock outcrops, vegetated areas or others areas stipulated in the statement of work or located on statement of work maps.

Designated Trees/Vegetation – Trees/Vegetation to remain after treatment will be designated by description as stipulated in the statement of work.

Developed Areas – Within 200 feet of any location that is accessible to non-off highway motorized vehicles.

Diameter – Other vegetation (not trees) is measured 1 foot above ground.

(DBH) Diameter at Breast Height - The diameter of a tree measured at a point 4.5 feet above the point where the tree bole meets with the ground on the uphill side of the tree.

(DSH) Diameter at Stump Height – The diameter measured on the outside bark at a point 6.0 inches above ground level on the uphill side of the tree or stump as specified in the statement of work.

Diseased – Any tree or any brush with a mistletoe rating of 4 or greater on the Hawksworth 6-class dwarf mistletoe rating system or observable insect infestation to a level that effectively girdles the bole.

Down Log – Woody material exceeding 12.0 inches in diameter and 20.0 feet, in length lying on the forest floor or as stipulated in a statement of work.

Down Woody Material – Down logs, slash, branches and stumps.

Drip Line – The area directly beneath the crown of a tree or shrub.

Duff – The layer of decomposing organic matter found on top of forest soil and composed mainly of leaves and conifer needles.

Mistletoe – A parasitic plant disease occurring on conifers which infects the branches and bole of the tree.

Aerial shoots and basal cups; excessively swollen branches or boles are positive indicators.

Dying - More than 50% of the crown of pine species or 90% of the foliar crown of cedar and oak species exhibiting a distinct alteration in normal foliar color of needles or leaves.

Ephemeral Stream – A stream or portion of a stream that flows only in direct response to precipitation. It receives little or no water from springs and no long-continued supply from snow or other sources.

Flagging – Strips of vinyl, plastic or other like material tied to objects for a purpose to be defined within the statement of work.

Fuelbreak – A break in existing fuel character to that changes fire behavior.

Grapple Pile – Piling slash both existing and created and other undesirable vegetation in piles or windrows with a tracked machine that has a boom capable of reaching (a minimum of) 15 feet and has a grapple mounted the end of the boom. Pile size will be stipulated by statement of work.

Grinding – Operation similar to chipping, except that the implement is outside the main body of the attachment or prime mover. This operation often results in coarser chips after treatment.

Hardwood Tree- A broad-leaved tree which usually has a single well defined trunk or attains a height greater than 20 feet. Includes, but not limited to, species such as black oak, canyon live oak, chinquapin, and other oak species. Sprouting hardwood species may be in the form of multi-stemmed clumps.

Hazard - The existence of a fuel complex that constitutes a threat of wildfire ignition, unacceptable fire behavior and severity, or suppression difficulty.

Hazard Reduction - The planned treatment or manipulation of naturally growing vegetation or any other flammable material for the purpose of reducing rate of spread and output of heat energy from any wildfire occurring in the area treated.

Hazard Tree – Any tree that is dead, dying, a fire threat, or otherwise deemed unsafe or has the potential hit roads, trails, utility lines, structures, facilities, improvements or private property.

Inaccessibility – Inaccessibility may be understood in terms of roads or as applied to ground-based equipment. Road inaccessibility occurs when no road exists closer than ¼ mile from a given treatment unit (see Accessible). An area is considered inaccessible to ground-based equipment whenever slopes exceed 50%, when slopes over 35% extend for more than 100 feet in length, or where a 150 foot endline cable cannot be stretched to reach after positioning equipment given the two slope and distance limitations.

Inner Gorge – A stream reach bounded by step walls that terminates upslope to a more gentle topography.

Intermittent Stream – A stream or portion of a stream that, in general, flows during wet seasons and is dry during dry seasons.

Intervisible - Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.

Jackpot - Concentration of slash or natural fuels, heavier than the surrounding areas.

Key Personnel – any individual or individuals authorized to make or enter into agreements with the

Government under the contract as designated in writing by the Contractor and accepted by the CO.

Ladder Fuels - Fuels that provide vertical continuity between the ground and the tree crowns, creating a pathway for surface fire to move into the overstory tree crowns.

Landing – Area used to stage and load forest products just prior to removal from the project area.

Leave Trees - Trees designated to remain after treatment. May include conifers, hardwoods, or hardwood clumps with less than or equal to three sprouts of common origin.

Leave Tree Group - A group of trees as stipulated by statement of work designated to remain after treatment. Groups may contain more than one species of tree. Examples would be a) two healthy ponderosa pine trees growing immediately adjacent to one another. b) a vigorous group white oak trees exhibiting a wide horizontal growth pattern. c) a large old pine with a healthy oak tree growing near its base. The project inspector can show examples of suitable tree groups on the ground.

Leave Shrub Clump - A group shrubs as stipulated by statement of work designated to remain after treatment.

Litter - Needles, duff, twigs, cones and leaves.

(LOP) Limited Operating Period– The period of time in which no project or noise generating activities may occur. LOP locations and periods will be stipulated in the statement of work.

(LCR) Live Crown Ration– The live crown ration is the percent of the total height of a tree that has branches with live, green vegetation present. Epicormic branches, which are small branches originating from the main tree stem after the tree has been suddenly exposed to sunlight, do not count toward the LCR. One-sided crowns only count as half. Openings in the crown need to be deducted from the total.

Lop - The severing of limbs from the bole of felled trees at the point where the limb attaches to the bole.

Material – Any logs, vegetation, slash or debris.

Mastication – The mulching or grinding of vegetation utilizing steel or rubber track or wheel mounted machines using drum type or boom fixed heads with grinding heads possessing either fixed position or free moving chewing teeth.

Meadow – Perennially or seasonally saturated soils that support vegetation dominated by grasses, sedges, rushes and other flowering plants. Meadows will be stipulated by statement of work.

Mechanized Harvesting Machine with Hydraulic System – Machines such as, but not limited to, chippers, feller/bunchers, harvesters, forwarders, stroke delimbers and masticators that are powered by an internal combustion engines and require hydraulic systems in order to perform.

Mechanized Equipment with High-speed Rotary Head - Machines such as, but not limited to, chippers, harvesters, and masticators that are powered by an internal combustion engines and utilize fast turning or spinning drums, disks, heads or other similar method in order to manipulate vegetation.

Merchantable Logs - Merchantability standards will be calculated using National Forest Log Scaling Handbook, FSH 2409.11, as amended or as otherwise stated in the statement of work.

Merchantable tree – A tree that is greater than 10.0 inches at diameter at breast height which is diameter at 4.5 above ground taken from the up-hillside of the tree.

Mobilization - The act of delivering all ordered personnel and equipment to the project area; including labor, material, overhead and profit. The price for mobilization shall be included in the proposed unit prices.

Nest Stand – Areas identified on the unit maps that require a Limited Operating Period from February 1 thru August 15. The nest stand is comprised of the best 30 to 60 acres of contiguous forested habitat around the known or suspected nest tree.

Non-merchantable Logs – Any log that does not meet the definition of merchantable.

(PAC) Protected Area Corridor– Areas identified on the unit maps that have generally less intensive treatments associated with them. PACs are selected by identifying the 300 most highly suitable spotted owl habitat acres containing, or adjacent to, the nest or territory center within a 1.5 mile radius of the known nesting site or territory center.

Percent Cover – Portions of the project area beneath the dripline of vegetation to be cut. Does not include reserve vegetation.

Perennial Stream – A stream or portion of a stream that flows throughout the year.

Products – Cut woody material that has a commercial value.

Project Area - The area being treated with prescribed fire and any escapes or spot fires resulting from the prescribed fire.

(PI) Project Inspector– Any individual designated in writing by the Contracting Officer’s Representative to assist the CO in the administration of a specific contract. The PI is responsible for the project inspection for a specific statement of work. This person has contract administration experience and is qualified to conduct oversight and evaluations of the Contractor’s operations. The PI provides technical expertise to the COR regarding operations conducted under the statement of work.

Removal – Complete removal of products from National Forest lands under the terms of this contract as stipulated by statement of work.

Reserved Trees or Reserved Areas - Individual species of trees or certain areas within a treatment unit that the contract or COR designates are reserved from treatment.

Residual or Retention – a tree or snag remaining after an intermediate or partial cutting of a stand.

Riparian Buffer - For prescribed fire purposes, a 50-foot area extending upslope on each side of a stream channel.

(RCA) Riparian Conservation Area– A zone established for the protection of riparian areas in which the use of mechanical equipment is restricted. RCA’s shall be identified and restrictions stipulated by statement of work.

Riparian Vegetation – Vegetation common to riparian areas. Riparian areas and required vegetation treatments will be stipulated by statement of work.

Sawlog – A log that meets minimum regional standards of diameter, length and defect, intended for sawing.

Site Preparation – Piling, chipping, masticating and removal of existing vegetation and woody debris

(slash) in preparation for tree new tree establishment that may include planting, coppice or natural regeneration methods.

Skid Trail – A travel way for ground based equipment to move or process forest material.

Slash – All woody material accumulated on the forest floor or as a result of previous and current activities.

This includes, but not limited to brush (shrub) trimmings, tree boles, stems, tops, and branches that are larger than 1 inch in diameter and longer than 3 feet or as stipulated by statement of work.

Snag - Any standing dead or living tree that has 10 percent or less live crown greater than 15 inches DBH and at least 40 feet tall or as stipulated by statement of work.

Spike - Sharp pointed top or limb of living or dead vegetation.

Springs and Seeps - Perennially or seasonally saturated soils that may have a flow of water that support vegetation dominated by grasses, sedges, rushes, willows or other riparian vegetation. Springs and seeps will be stipulated by statement of work.

Stream Channel - That area influenced by high water at the time of the year with the highest flow as stipulated by statement of work.

(SMZ) Streamside Management Zone– Synonymous with Riparian Conservation Areas.

Structure - Something that is constructed or arranged in a definite pattern of organization. This may include, but is not limited to, buildings, roads, fences, utility lines, non-mobile objects and other forms of infrastructure.

Subcontracting - the transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor or subcontractor at any tier.

Subsoiling - A mechanical treatment which, using a narrow tool, loosens compacted soil through the full width and depth of compacted soil layer without inverting the soil horizon.

Thinning – Removal of excess trees (conifer and hardwood) as stipulated by statement of work.

Tillage – the thorough loosening of soil to the width and depth of the compacted layer or to a maximum depth of 6.0 inches with topsoil remaining substantially in place and with minimal sub-soil material brought to the surface.

Tractor – Ground based wheeled or tract mounted machines equipped with dozer blades, grapples, cable winches, brush blades, chippers, etc, used to support work associated with this contract.

Tractor Pile – Pushing slash (existing and created) and other undesirable vegetation into piles or windrows using a track mounted machine with a brush rake or equivalent apparatus.

Treated – Forest vegetative material that is cut, chipped, piled, masticated or yarded for the purposes of reducing hazardous fuels in a prescribed area.

Tree – A woody perennial plant, typically large and with a well-defined stem or stems carrying a more or less definite crown. All conifers greater than 1.0 feet tall, and any oaks greater than 6.0 inches diameter at stump height (DBH) or 20.0 feet tall, are considered trees under this statement of work.

Tons/Acre - Unit of measurement of fuel, usually but not always, of dead and down woody debris (slash).

Tons/Acre is determined by using a Photo Series, such as USDA Forest Service GTR-PNW 51 (1976). These documents are available for review by the Contractor by contacting the issuing office.

Unit – An individual treatment unit delineated on the ground and stipulated by statement of work.

Water Bar - An earthen barrier constructed to divert water runoff and control soil erosion.

Watercourse – Any well-defined channel with distinguishable bed and bank showing evidence of having contained flowing water indicated by deposit of rock, sand, gravel, or soil, including but not limited to, perennial, intermittent and ephemeral streams.

Wildland Fire - An escaped prescribed fire is a wildland fire. The Burn Boss determines that an escape exists based on either, or both of two criteria: (1) When containment of a slopover requires personnel or equipment exceeding that specified in the Prescribed Fire Plan; (2) When environmental conditions or fire behavior exceeds that specified in the Prescribed Fire Plan and the Burn Boss determines that an escape has or is likely to occur.

(WUI) Wildland Urban Interface– The area where the urban development meets and intermingles with undeveloped land.

Wildlife Island – An area left untreated to provide cover and screening habitat for wildlife species as stipulated by statement of work.

Wildlife Trees - Standing dead or live trees left for nesting, feeding, perching and shelter for bids and mammals. Trees may be marked with paint or designated with wildlife tag. Wildlife trees may also be stipulated by statement of work.

Woodrat Nest - A ground nest used by woodrats. It is constructed of dried vegetation, usually sticks and other organic debris.

ATTACHMENT B - FIRE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

08/02/2012

1. SCOPE:

The provisions set forth below outline the responsibility for fire prevention and suppression activities and establish a suppression plan for fires within the contract area. The contract area is delineated by map in the contract. The provisions set forth below also specify conditions under which contract activities will be curtailed or shut down.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. Contractor

(1) Shall abide by the requirements of this Fire Plan.

(2) Shall take all steps necessary to prevent his/her employees, subcontractors and their employees from setting fires not required in completion of the contract, shall be responsible for preventing the escape of fires set directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations, and shall extinguish all such fires which may escape.

(3) Shall permit and assist in periodic testing and inspection of required fire equipment. Contractor shall certify compliance with specific fire precautionary measures in the fire plan, before beginning operations during Fire Precautionary Period and shall update such certification when operations change.

(4) Shall designate in the Fire Plan and furnish on Contract Area, during operating hours, a qualified fire supervisor authorized to act on behalf of Contractor in fire prevention and suppression matters.

B. Forest Service

The Forest Service may conduct one or more inspections for compliance with the Fire Plan. The number, timing, and scope of such inspections will be at the discretion of agency employees responsible for contract administration. Such inspections do not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for correcting violations of the fire plan or for fire safety in general, as outlined in paragraph 2.A above.

3. DEFINITIONS:

The following definitions shall apply:

Active Landing: A location the contractor may be skidding logs into, or performing other operations such as delimbing, log manufacturing, and chipping logs. Except for EV and E days, loading logs or stockpiling chips only, on a cleared landing, does not constitute an Active Landing.

Hot Saw: A harvesting system that employs a high-speed (>1100 rpm) rotating felling head, i.e., full rotation lateral tilt head.

Mechanical Operations: The process of felling, skidding, chipping, shredding, masticating, piling, log processing and/or yarding which requires the use of motorized power which includes, chainsaws, chippers, motorized carriages, masticators, stroke delimbers, skidders , dozers etc.

4. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements during the fire precautionary period, as defined by unit administering contracts:

The Fire Precautionary Period is April 1 through December 31 of any year.

• This contract requires, does not require, a Fire Box and associated Fire Tools according to CPRC Section 4428.

A. Fire Tools and Equipment: Contractor shall meet minimum requirements of Section 4428 of the California Public Resources Code (C.P.R.C.). Fire tools kept at each operating landing shall be sufficient to equip all employees in the felling, yarding, loading, chipping, and material processing operations associated with each landing. Fire equipment shall include two tractor headlights for each tractor dozer used in Contractor's Operations. Tractor headlights shall be attachable to each tractor and served by an adequate power source. All required fire tools shall be maintained in suitable and serviceable condition for fire fighting purposes.

Trucks, tractors, skidders, pickups and other similar mobile equipment shall be equipped with and carry at all times a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a 2-1/2 pound axe or larger with an overall length of not less than 28 inches.

Where cable yarding is used, Contractor shall provide a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump within 25 feet of each tail and corner block.

B. Fire Extinguishers: Contractor shall equip each internal combustion yarder, fuel truck, and loader with a fire extinguisher for oil and grease fires (4-A:60-B:C).

Skidders and tractors shall be equipped with a minimum 5-BC fire extinguisher.

All Fire Extinguishers shall be mounted, readily accessible, properly maintained and fully charged.

Contractor shall equip each mechanized harvesting machine with hydraulic systems, powered by an internal combustion engine (chipper, feller/buncher, harvester, forwarder, hot saws, stroke delimber, etc), except tractors and skidders, with at least two 4-A:60-B:C fire extinguishers or equivalent.

C. Spark Arresters and Mufflers: Contractor shall equip each operating tractor and any other internal combustion engine with a spark arrester, except for motor vehicles equipped with a maintained muffler as defined in C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or tractors with exhaust-operated turbochargers. Spark Arresters shall be a model tested and approved under Forest Service Standard 5100-1a as shown in the.

National Wildlife Coordinating Group Spark Arrester Guide, Volumes 1 and 2, and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Every motor vehicle subject to registration shall at all times be equipped with an adequate exhaust system meeting the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

D. Power Saws: Each power saw shall be equipped with a spark arrester approved according to C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or 4443 and shall be maintained in effective working order. An Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved fire extinguisher containing a minimum 14 ounces of fire retardant shall be kept with each operating power saw. In addition, a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 38 inches shall be kept with each gas can but not more than 300 feet from each power saw when used off cleared landing areas.

• This contract requires, does not require, Section 4E of the Fire Plan.

E. Tank Truck or Trailer: Contractor shall provide a water tank truck or trailer on or in proximity to Contract Area during Contractor's Operations hereunder during Fire Precautionary Period.

When Project Activity Level B or higher is in effect, a tank truck or trailer shall be on or immediately adjacent to each active landing, unless otherwise excepted when Hot Saws or Masticators are being used. See Section 6 for specific contract requirements.

The tank shall contain at least 300 gallons of water available for fire suppression. Ample power and hitch shall be readily available for promptly and safely moving tank over roads serving Contract Area.

Tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with the following:

(1) Pump, which at sea level, can deliver 23 gallons per minute at 175 pounds per square inch measured at the pump outlet. Pumps shall be tested on Contract Area using a 5/16 inch orifice in the Forester One Inch In-Line Gauge test kit. Pump shall meet or exceed the pressure value in the following table for nearest temperature and elevation:

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The pump outlet shall be equipped with 1-1/2 inch National Standard Fire Hose thread. A bypass or pressure relief valve shall be provided for other than centrifugal pumps.

(2) 300 feet of 3/4-inch inside diameter rubber-covered high-pressure hose mounted on live reel attached to pump with no segments longer than approximately 50 feet, when measured to the extreme ends of the couplings. Hose shall have reusable compression wedge type 1-inch brass or lightweight couplings (aluminum or plastic). One end of hose shall be equipped with a coupling female section and the other end with a coupling male section. The hose shall, with the nozzle closed, be capable of withstanding 200 PSI pump pressure without leaking, distortions, slipping of couplings, or other failures.

(3) A shut-off combination nozzle that meets the following minimum performance standards when measured at 100 P.S.I. at the nozzle:

G.P.M. Horizontal Range Straight Stream 10 38 feet Fog Spray 6 - 20 N/A

(4) Sufficient fuel to run the pump at least 2 hours and necessary service accessories to facilitate efficient operation of the pump.

When Contractor is using Hot Saws or Masticators, an additional 250 feet of light weight hose, approved by the Forest Service, shall be immediately available for use and be capable of connecting to the 300 feet of hose and appurturances in (2) and (3) above.

This equipment and accessories shall be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and is subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

F. Compressed Air Foam System: A Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) is a fire suppression system where compressed air is added to water and a foaming agent. By agreement, Contractor may substitute a CAFS or functional equivalent in lieu of the tank truck, trailer or fire extinguishers, provided it meets or exceeds the following specifications and requirements:

1. Variable foam expansion ratio – 10:1 to 20:1.

2. Units shall be kept fully charged with air; water and foam concentrate as recommended by the manufacturer and have the appropriate tools to service the system.

3. The unit shall contain enough energy to empty tank and clear hose prior to exhausting propellent.

4. The unit shall be capable of being completely recharged within 10 minutes.

5. When used on cable yarding landings, the unit shall be outfitted for immediate attachment to carriage and transported without damage to the unit.

Fire extinguishers required for Hot Saws, Masticators and similar equipment identified in Section 4 B.

above may be substituted with a 3 gallon CAFS.

Tank truck, trailer or equivalent may be substituted with a 30 Gallon CAFS with at least 550 feet of one inch hose and an adjustable nozzle with enough water, air and foam concentrate for at least one recharge.

This equipment and accessories shall also be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

5. GENERAL

A. State Law: In addition to the requirements in this Fire Plan, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws of the State of California. In particular, see California Public Resource Codes.

B. Permits Required: The Contractor must secure a special written permit from the District Ranger or designated representative before burning, welding or cutting metal or starting any warming fires. If contract requires Blasting and Storing of Explosives and Detonators, an Explosives Permit may be required pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Section 12101.

C. Blasting: Contractor shall use electric caps only unless otherwise agreed in writing. When blasting is necessary in slash areas, a Fire Patrolperson equipped with a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump shall remain in the immediate area for an hour after blasting has been completed.

D. Smoking: Smoking shall not be permitted during fire season, except in a barren area or in an area cleared to mineral soil at least three feet in diameter. In areas closed to smoking, the CO may approve special areas to be used for smoking. The Contractor shall sign designated smoking areas. Contractor shall post signs regarding smoking and fire rules in conspicuous places for all employees to see.

Contractor's supervisory personnel shall require compliance with these rules. Under no circumstances shall smoking be permitted during fire season while employees are operating light or heavy equipment, or walking or working in grass and woodlands.

E. Storage and Parking Areas. Equipment service areas, parking areas, and gas and oil storage areas shall be cleared of all flammable material for a radius of at least 10 feet unless otherwise specified by local administrative unit. Small mobile or stationary internal combustion engine sites shall be cleared of flammable material for a slope distance of at least 10 feet from such engine. The COR shall approve such sites in writing.

F. Reporting Fires: As soon as feasible but no later than 15 minutes after initial discovery, Contractor shall notify Forest Service of any fires on Contract Area or along roads used by Contractor.

Contractor's employees shall report all fires as soon as possible to any of the following Forest Service facilities and/or personnel listed below, but not necessarily in the order shown:

Name Office Address Office telephone Dispatch Center FICC 602 S. Tippecanoe Ave.

San Bernardino, CA 92408 909-383-5654 909-383-5651 (24 Hr)

Nearest FS Station Mountaintop RD 41374 N. Shore Drive, HWY 38, Fawnskin, CA 92333

909-382-2791 909-382-2790

Inspector 41374 N. Shore Drive, HWY 38, Fawnskin, CA 92333

COR Raymond Aguayo 41374 N. Shore Drive, HWY

District Ranger Marc Stamer 41374 N. Shore Drive, HWY

909-382-2728

When reporting a fire, provide the following information:

Your Name

Call back telephone number

Project Name

Location: Legal description (Township, Range, Section); and Descriptive location (Reference point)

Fire Information: Including Acres, Rate of Spread and Wind Conditions.

This contract requires, does not require, Section 5G of the Fire Plan.

G. Communications: Contractor shall furnish a serviceable telephone, radio-telephone or radio system connecting each operating side with Contractor's headquarters. When such headquarters is at a location which makes communication to it clearly impractical, Forest Service may accept a reasonable alternative location. The communication system shall provide prompt and reliable communications between Contractor's headquarters (or agreed to alternative) and Forest Service via commercial or Forest Service telephone.

This contract requires, does not require, Section 5H of the Fire Plan.

H. Fire Patrolperson: Contractor shall furnish a qualified fire patrolperson each operating day when Project Activity Level C or higher is in effect. When on duty, sole responsibility of patrolperson shall be to patrol the operation for prevention and detection of fires, take suppression action where necessary and notify the Forest Service as required. This Fire patrol is required on foot, unless otherwise agreed.

By agreement, one patrolperson may provide patrol on this and adjacent projects. No patrolperson shall be required on Specified Road construction jobs except during clearing operations unless otherwise specified.

The Contractor shall, prior to commencing work, furnish the following information relating to key personnel:

Title Name Telephone Number Fire Supervisor

Fire Patrolperson

I. Clearing of Fuels: Contractor shall clear away, and keep clear, fuels and logging debris as follows:

Welding equipment and stationary log loaders, yarders and other equipment listed in California State Law:

10 feet slope radius

Tail or corner haulback blocks: All running blocks shall be located in the center of an area cleared to mineral soil at least 15 feet in diameter.

Lines near, between or above blocks: Sufficient clearing to prevent line from rubbing on snags, down logs and other dead woody material.

6. EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS

Contractor's Operations shall conform to the limitations or requirements in the Project Activity Level (PAL) table below. Project Activity Levels applicable to this project shall be the predicted activity levels for the Fire Danger Rating Area(s), or fire weather station(s) stated in the Contract Area Map Legend on Integrated Resource Service Contracts (IRSC’s), and other contracts where applicable.

Fire Danger Rating Area/Fire Weather Station for Project Area 692

The Forest Service, in its sole discretion, may change the predicted activity level if the current fire suppression situation, weather and vegetation conditions warrant an adjustment. If practicable, Forest Service will determine the following day’s activity level by 6:00 PM. Contractor shall obtain the predicted Project Activity Level from the appropriate Ranger District Office before starting work each day.

Phone Number or Website to obtain Predicted Activity Levels: 909-382-2997

Forest Service may change the Project Activity Level Table to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System. When Contractor is notified, the revised Project Activity Levels will supersede the levels in the Project Activity Level Table below.

PROJECT ACTIVITY LEVEL

Level Project Activity Minimum Requirements and Restrictions. Restrictions at each level are cumulative.

A Minimum requirements noted above in Sections 4 and 5.

B 1. Tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be on or adjacent to the Active Landing.

C 1. When Hot Saws or Masticators are operating, a tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be within ¼ mile of these operations. Effective communications shall exist between the operator and the Active Landing.

2. Immediately after Mechanical Operations cease, Fire patrol is required for two hours.

D 1. Immediately after Hot Saw or Masticator operations cease, Fire patrol is required for three hours.

2. No Dead Tree felling after 1:00 PM, except recently dead.

3 No burning, blasting, welding or cutting of metal after 1:00 PM, except by special permit.

Level Project Activity Minimum Requirements and Restrictions. Restrictions at each level are cumulative.

Ev 1. The following activities may operate all day:

a) Loading and hauling logs decked at approved landings.

b) Loading and hauling chips stockpiled at approved landings.

c) Servicing equipment at approved sites.

d) Dust abatement, road maintenance (Chainsaw use prohibited), culvert installation within cleared area, chip sealing, paving, earth moving or rock aggregate stock pile loading and installation (does not include pit or quarry development).

e) Chainsaw and log processing operations associated with loading logs or other forest products at approved landings.

2. Hot Saws or Masticators may operate until 1:00 PM; provided that:

a) A tractor or other equipment with a blade capable of constructing fireline is on or adjacent to the active landing or within ¼ mile of the operating equipment. This piece of equipment shall have effective communication with the Hot Saw or Masticator.

b) Any additional restrictions specified by the Forest.

3. All other conventional Mechanical Operations are permitted until 1:00 PM.

4. Some operations may be permitted after 1:00 PM, on a case-by-case basis, under the terms of a PAL Ev Variance Agreement. Activities for which a Variance may be issued are:

• Rubber Tire Skidding

• Chipping on Landings

• Helicopter Yarding

• Fire Salvage

When approved by a Line Officer, a Variance Agreement can be implemented when the criteria specified in the agreement are met and mitigation measures are in place. This approval is good for ten

(10) days unless cancelled sooner or extended by the Contracting Officer for an additional ten (10) days. Variance approval can be withdrawn at the sole discretion of the Forest Service. Variance approval is contingent on the 7-day fire weather forecast, fuel conditions, site characteristics, current fire situation, state of Contractor’s equipment for prevention and suppression readiness, type of operation and social and community considerations etc. (See attached Project Activity Level Variance Agreement).

E The following activities may operate all day:

1. Loading and hauling logs decked at approved landings.

2. Loading and hauling chips stockpiled at approved landings.

3. Servicing Equipment at approved sites.

4. Dust abatement, road maintenance (chainsaw use prohibited) or loading stock piles and rock aggregate installation (does not include pit or quarry development).

5. Chainsaw operation associated with loading at approved landings.

All other activities are prohibited.

This Project utilizes “The Project Activity Level” (PAL), an industrial operation’s fire precaution system. The following Climatology Chart indicates the Historic Activity Levels for the Project Fire Danger Rating Area or Fire Weather Station utilized on this Project. This is only a historical average of the Activity Levels for the identified Fire Danger Rating Area or Weather Station.

Project Activity Level Climatology

Fire Danger Rating Area/Weather Station

Area 692 Years Analyzed 2009,2010,2012, A B C D Ev E Days Month Expected Days per Month at Each PAL Value Analyzed July 1 2 20 4 5 0 93 August 2 4 9 10 5 1 124 September 1 2 7 8 8 5 120 October 4 6 9 6 3 2 124

Attachment C (maps) provided separately

Attachment C - Contract Vacinity Map 2 of 2 South Big Bear Healthy Forest Project

Contract Area

48-4

21-3

49-4

47-4

26-3

25-3

23-3

24-3

22-3

46-4

Attachment C - Contract Area Map 1 of 2 South Big Bear Healthy Forest Project San Bernardino National Forest Mountaintop Ranger Disrict Big Bear Lake Quadrangle T2N, R1W, Sections 26, 35 and 36 San Bernardin Meridian San Bernardino County, California

Mandatory Contract Units

Optional Contract Units

Non-Forest Servive Land

No Treatment Area

Special Treatment Area

RCA

Stream

SWWF LOP - 5/1-8/31

Bald Eagle LOP - 12/1-3/31

Foret Service Roads

Non-System Roads

Forest Service Trail

0 0.1 0.20.05 Miles ÜCoordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N

ATTACHMENT D - APPLICABLE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

NATIONAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

The national BMP monitoring protocols shall be used to supplement existing local and regional BMP monitoring programs. The national BMP protocols provide general, nonprescriptive BMPs and will not change the substance of site-specific BMP prescriptions (USDA FS 2012a). A copy of the national BMPs can be obtained online at http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/watershed/FS_National_Core_BMPs_April2012.pdf.

A list of applicable national BMPs specific to this project includes the following:

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

BMP-AqEco-1 Aquatic Ecosystem Improvement and Restoration Planning BMP AqEco-2 Operations in Aquatic Ecosystems

FACILITIES & NONRECREATION SPECIAL USES MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

BMP Fac-2 Facility Construction and Stormwater Control BMP Fac-7 Vehicle and Equipment Wash Water

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

BMP Fire-2 Use of Prescribed Fire

RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

BMP Rec-7 Over-Snow Vehicle Use

ROAD MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

BMP Road-2 Road Location and Design BMP Road-3 Road Construction and Reconstruction BMP Road-4 Road Operations and Maintenance BMP Road-5 Temporary Roads BMP Road-6 Road Storage and Decommissioning BMP Road-7 Stream Crossings BMP Road-8 Snow Removal and Storage BMP Road-9 Parking and Staging Areas BMP Road-10 Equipment Refueling and Servicing BMP Road-11 Road Storm-Damage Surveys

MECHANICAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

BMP Veg-1 Vegetation Management Planning BMP Veg-2 Erosion Prevention and Control BMP Veg-3 Aquatic Management Zones BMP Veg-4 Ground-Based Skidding and Yarding Operations BMP Veg-5 Cable and Aerial Yarding Operations BMP Veg-6 Landings BMP Veg-7 Winter Logging

BMP Veg-8 Mechanical Site Treatment http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/watershed/FS_National_Core_BMPs_April2012.pdf

ATTACHMENT E – WILDLIFE SPECIES AWARENESS HANDOUTS

ATTACHMENT B - FIRE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE CONTRACTS