4 Tex. Admin. Code § 228.1 - Written Prescribed Burn Plan Required
(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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