Exhibit 3 Santa Fe FIRE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.pdf

FIRE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

Authorized individual or entity shall provide the personnel, tools and equipment to take the precautionary measures described below. Additional restrictions may apply due to fire danger conditions. The Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or local Forest Service office (usually the Ranger District) to verify current weather conditions and fire danger, and to receive any additional instruction which may affect authorized actions on any given day.

SMOKING AND LUNCH FIRE RESTRICTIONS

Authorized individual or entity shall prohibit smoking and building of camp and lunch fires by persons engaged in Authorized individual or entity’s operations, except at established camps or in areas that Forest Service may designate. Smoking may be permitted at these designated areas only after all flammable material has been cleared to mineral soil. All fires and smoking materials shall be completely extinguished at end of lunch or smoking period.

FIRE TOOLS

Authorized individual or entity shall furnish and maintain, i.e. cutting edges sharp, handles sanded and tightly fitted, clean of rust and foreign material, fire tools to be used only for suppressing forest fires. Each operation shall have one firefighting tool per man to equip 100 percent of the personnel engaged in operations. Approved firefighting tools are: Double bit axe, brushhook, Pulaski, McLeod, and round pointed, size 0 or larger lady shovel. These tools are required separate from, and in addition to, the tools required in the section “Fire Tools On Equipment.” Fire tools for firefighting purposes shall be located in the active operating area of authorized activity.

BURNING OF REFUSE

No refuse, slash or other debris, such as that resulting from clearing around camps or on right-of-way, shall be burned without prior written consent of the Forest Service.

SPARK ARRESTERS AND MUFFLERS

Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester qualified and rated under USDA Forest Service Standard (Spark Arrester Guide) 5100-1a or the latest revision of Society of Automotive Engineers “medium size engine, SAE recommended practice J350” unless it is: (a) Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger. There shall be no exhaust bypass. (b) A multi-position engine, such as on power saws purchased after 06/30/77 which must meet the performance levels set forth in the Society of Automotive Engineers “multi-positioned small engine exhaust fire ignition standard, SAE recommended practice J335B” as now or hereafter amended. Those purchased prior to the above date shall be equipped with an approved spark arrester/muffler containing a 0.023 inch mesh screen in good condition. (c) 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 and an exhaust system in good working condition. (d) A heavy duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab. Exhaust equipment described in this Subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers, shall be properly installed and constantly maintained in serviceable condition.

POWER SAWS

During periods of use, each power saw operator shall have readily available for use, one long handled round-pointed shovel and one chemical-pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight. Muffler, extinguisher, and shovel shall be maintained in good working order at all times. Any fueling or refueling of a power saw shall be done in an area which has been cleared of material which will carry fire. Power saws shall be moved at least 10 feet from place of fueling/refueling before starting.

FIRE TOOLS ON EQUIPMENT

Each internal combustion fuel carrying truck, loader, skidder, heavy truck, and tractor shall be provided with one long-handled round-pointed shovel, and one 5-pound capacity ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher. Passenger carrying vehicles, including light pickup trucks shall be equipped with one (1) long handled round-pointed shovel and one (1) ABC chemical fire extinguisher not less than 2 ½ pounds capacity. Shovels and fire extinguishers shall be so mounted as to be readily reached from the ground.

INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

Each internal-combustion motor vehicle or item of equipment shall be subject to inspection by the Forest Service.

BLASTING

Use of fuses in blasting shall not be permitted. A long-handled round-pointed shovel and 5-gallon backpack pump, with attached hand pump, filled with water shall be available at all times.

GAS AND OIL STORAGE AND SERVICE AREAS

The location of equipment service areas and gas and oil storage areas shall be approved in writing by Forest Service, prior to placement on National Forest land. All areas shall be cleared of brush, litter, grass or other flammable debris for a radius of 50 feet.

WELDING

An area within a 10 foot radius shall be cleared down to mineral soil before welding operations are started. Prior to welding, Authorized individual or entity shall have available a round-pointed long-handled shovel, a 5-gallon backpack pump filled with water with attached hand pump, and a 5-pound fire extinguisher at each welding site.