PRESCRIBED BURNING MANAGEMENT PLAN

Client Information

Name

 

Phone

 

Ranch Name

 

Address

 

County

 

City

 

State

 

Zip

 

Description of Area to be Burned

Pasture Name and/or Number

 

Vegetation Type

 

Acres

 

Legal Description:

Section

 

Township

 

Range

 

GPS Coordinates (if known)

 

Written Directions from nearest town:

 

Projected Date of Burn:

 

Date of Previous Burn:

 

Objectives to be Accomplished through the Prescribed Burn

 

Notifications: Refer to Oklahoma Forestry Code Title 2, Section 16-28.2, et. Seq. for information and guidance regarding notifications.  Forms can be obtained from State Dept. of Ag. (responsibility of Client)

Fire Departments

Phone Number

Date, Time and Person Notified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjoining Landowners

Phone Number

Date and Time of Notification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others, as Needed (Sheriff, OHP, DEQ, Utility Companies, Oil and Gas Leases)

Phone Number

Date, Time and Person Notified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma Dept. of Ag. – Forestry Services (when within Designated Forest Protection Areas)

Office:

 

Phone:

 

Pre-Burn Preparations – Describe management needed prior to burn in order to successfully accomplish burn and meet objectives.

 

Firebreak Types (include locations on map)

Dimensions

Preparation / Installation

Dates

Equipment needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smoke Management Considerations – Refer to Oklahoma’s Voluntary Smoke Management Guidelines, Oklahoma Dept. of Ag, Forestry Services

Sensitive Areas identified

Direction from Burn Area

Distance to Areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Considerations (Hours of burning, local ordinances, dispersion)

 

Pre-Burn Checklist - The following items should be addressed prior to implementing burn and appropriate action taken.  Protection of facilities and/or special areas should be documented and included on map.

 

Action needed / Recommended

Accomplished

Liability Protection and Notifications 

Refer to Oklahoma Forestry Code Title 2, Section 16-28.2, et. Seq) for guidelines and clarifications

 

Pens/Barns

 

 

Oil/Gas/Pipelines/

Utility structures

 

 

Fences

 

 

Homes/cabins

 

 

Windmills

 

 

Watering Facilities

 

 

Feeding Facilities/Hay storage

 

 

Equipment/Vehicles

 

 

Wildlife habitat areas

 

 

Critical Eroding Areas

 

 

Remnant Livestock

 

 

Volatile Fuels

 

 

Other areas desired for protection

 

 

Inspection of firebreaks

 

 

 

 

Fuel Conditions Needed to Accomplish the burn and achieve objectives – Planning should begin early enough to achieve adequate fuel conditions needed to accomplish the burn.  Special management needed to achieve this should be addressed in pre-burn preparations.

 

 

Prescription

Actual (day of Burn)

 

Amount (lbs/ac)1

 

 

 

Continuity1

Good          Fair          Poor

Good          Fair          Poor

 

10 hour fuel moisture (% dry wt. Basis) 2

 

 

 

Mulch Load (lbs./ac) 2

 

 

 

Mulch Depth (inches) 2

 

 

 

Mulch moisture content (%)2

 

 

 

1 – Required entry ; 2 – As needed

 

Weather Conditions - Prescription

 

Prescription

Firebreaks or Backfires

Prescribed Burn

 

Wind Speed

 

 

 

Wind Direction