4 Tex. Admin. Code § 227.4 - Maintenance of Prescribed Burn Records
(a) A certified and insured prescribed burn
manager must maintain the following records:
(1) a current certificate for all insurance
maintained by the certified and insured prescribed burn manager that meets the
requirements of §
RSA
153.082 of the Natural Resources Code and
§
RSA
227.1 of this title (relating to Minimum
Insurance Requirements), together with a complete copy of any applicable policy
or policies, along with all endorsements, exclusions or limitations issued with
respect to such policy or policies;
(2) the current certificate reflecting status
as a certified and insured prescribed burn manager;
(3) certificates of completion for all
approved CFT activities completed during the current certification period, on a
form provided by the CFT sponsor; and
(4) documentation of all burn experience,
including any training not applicable toward CFT credit, obtained during the
current certification period.
(b) A certified and insured prescribed burn
manager must also maintain a prescribed burn file for each prescribed burn
conducted.
(1) For each prescribed burn, the
prescribed burn file must include:
(A) the
written burn plan for the prescribed burn;
(B) documentation of notice to adjacent
landowners and TCEQ, if required by §
RSA
153.047(4) of
the Natural Resources Code and §
RSA
228.2 of this title (relating to Notification
Requirements Prior to Prescribed Burns);
(C) documentation of notice to the county
sheriff's department and local fire authorities, if any, as recommended by
§
RSA
228.2 of this title;
(D) documentation of notice to the Texas
A&M Forest Service, prior to burning for forest management purposes, if
applicable, as required by Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 111, Subchapter B,
§111.219 of the Texas Administrative Code (relating to General
Requirements for Allowable Outdoor Burning); and
(E) documentation of notice to TCEQ regarding
coastal salt-marsh burning, if required by, as required by Title 30, Part 1,
Chapter 111, Subchapter B, §111.211 of the Texas Administrative Code
(relating to Exception for Prescribed Burn).
(2) For prescribed burns conducted during a
burn ban, the prescribed burn file must also include:
(A) notices required by §
RSA
228.4 of this title (relating to Conducting
Burns During a County Burn Ban); and
(B) a completed burn checklist for the
prescribed burn conducted when a county burn ban is in effect.
(c) The records
required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be made available to
the Department for inspection at the location of such records upon reasonable
notice by the Department.
(d)
Records required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be kept for
the longer of five years from the date of original issuance, or for so long as
any complaint, litigation, or Department investigation is pending against the
certified and insured prescribed burn manager.
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