Texas Administrative Code
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE
Part 13 - PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
Chapter 228 - PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFIED AND INSURED PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGERS
Section 228.1 - Written Prescribed Burn Plan Required
Universal Citation: 4 TX Admin Code ยง 228.1
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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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