Code of Colorado Regulations
1507 - Department of Public Safety
1507 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
8 CCR 1507-32 - PRESCRIBED BURNING IN COLORADO
Article 2 - DEFINITIONS

2.1 The definitions provided in 24-33.5-1202, C.R.S., apply to these rules. If any of the definitions provided in these rules conflict with NWCG definitions of the same terms in the documents incorporated in Article 3, the definitions of those terms in these rules supersede the NWCG definitions. The following definitions apply:

"Applicant" means a person who has satisfied the requirements to be examined for certification or an entity that applies for recognition as an accredited academy or training facility.

"Burn Boss 3" means a person who has met all of the prerequisite and requisite training to be certified by his or her agency to meet NWCG qualification standards to lead low complexity prescribed burn projects.

"Burn Boss 2" means a person who has met all of the prerequisite and requisite training to be certified by his or her agency to meet NWCG qualification standards to lead moderate complexity prescribed burn projects.

"Burn Boss 1" means a person who has met all of the prerequisite and requisite training to be certified by his or her agency to meet NWCG qualification standards to lead high complexity prescribed burn projects.

"Certified Burner" means an individual who successfully completes the Division's Certified Burner training and certification program and possesses a valid certification number. Where the term "Certified Burn Manager" is used in state statute, this term is replaced by the term Certified Burner for purposes of these rules.

"Certified Proctor" means an individual who meets or exceeds the requirements to be certified as a written and/or practical examination proctor.

"Class"means a single meeting or session devoted to a specific prescribed fire or non-prescribed fire training objective.

"Cognitive Objective" means pertinent written questions, lists, or problems related to the level at which a person is being tested.

"Course" means any grouping of classes or series of lessons or lectures combined to attain a particular education level or training objective.

"Demonstrate" means to show by actual use. This may be supplemented by, or when actual use is not feasible, replaced by, simulation, explanation, illustration, or a combination of these methods.

"Director" means the Director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of Public Safety.

"Division" or "DFPC" means the Division of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of Public Safety.

"Fire department" means the duly authorized fire protection organization of a town, city, county, or city and county, a fire protection district, or a metropolitan district or county improvement district that provides fire protection.

"Firefighter" means any person, whether paid or volunteer, who is actively participating in or employed by a public or private fire service unit in this state.

"High Complexity Burn" means a burn classified as high complexity by NWCG's Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide based on risk, potential consequences, and technical difficulty.

"Low Complexity Burn" means a burn classified as low complexity by NWCG's Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide based on risk, potential consequences, and technical difficulty.

"Masticated Fuels" means fuels, such as brush, small-diameter trees, and slash, that have been ground or chewed into small pieces of woody material through a mechanical wildland fuels treatment process, and generally left to carpet the ground.

"Moderate Complexity Burn" means a burn classified as moderate complexity by NWCG's Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide based on risk, potential consequences, and technical difficulty.

"National Wildfire Coordinating Group" or "NWCG" means the nationally recognized group made up of federal and state cooperating agencies which governs nationally based training and qualification standards for wildland fire, including prescribed fire. NWCG also includes subcommittees and working teams governed by NWCG directors.

"Non-certified" means an applicant who does not possess a valid certification recognized by DFPC.

"Physical Demand" means the work capacity levels that are assigned to all wildland fire management positions to quantify physical fitness for a specified position. The various levels are measured over a specific distance, with a defined cargo load and efficiently accomplished within a specified time limit and in accordance with procedures and standards established by the NWCG.

"Policies" means formal guidelines promulgated by DPFC concerning the methods, procedures, and processes for implementing these rules and administering any certification program.

"Prescribed Burning" or "Prescribed Fire" means the application of fire, in accordance with a written prescription for vegetative fuels, under specified environmental conditions while following appropriate precautionary measures that ensure public safety and that is confined to a predetermined area to accomplish public safety or land management objectives. The term excludes controlled agricultural burns and controlled ditch burns as defined in CRS 24-33.5-1201.

"Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2" or "RXM2" means a person who has met all of the prerequisite and requisite training to be certified by his or her agency to meet NWCG qualification standards to lead moderate complexity prescribed burn projects.

"Prescribed Fire Manager Type 1" or "RXM1" means a person who has met all of the prerequisite and requisite training to be certified by his or her agency to meet NWCG qualification standards to lead high complexity prescribed burn projects.

"Refresher training" means a course of instruction, condensed over a short period of time, designed to provide training to persons for the purpose of preparing them for renewal of certification.

"Safely" means to perform the objective without endangering or injuring oneself or others.

"State agency" means all of the departments, divisions, commissions, boards, bureaus, and institutions in the executive branch of state government. "State agency" does not include the legislative or judicial department, the department of law, the department of state, the department of the treasury, or state-supported institutions of higher education.

"With competence" means possessing knowledge, training, skills, and judgment needed to satisfactorily and safely perform indicated objectives, as determined by the examining authority.