| (a) To ensure effective planning necessary to achieve
desired effects from prescribed burning, a written prescribed burn
plan must be completed by the certified and insured prescribed burn
manager in advance of the planned prescribed burn. The prescribed
burn plan should provide reasonable assurance that the prescribed
burn will be confined to the predetermined area and conducted in a
manner that will accomplish the land management objectives.
(b) A written prescribed burn plan must include, at
a minimum, the following information:
(1) purpose of burn;
(2) location and description of the area to be burned;
(3) personnel required for managing the fire;
(4) type and amount of vegetation to be burned;
(5) area (acres) to be burned;
(6) fire prescription and firing techniques, including
smoke management components;
(7) safety and contingency plans addressing escaped
fires and smoke management; and
(8) a written burn/no burn checklist.
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