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28 x Permitting o Service Provider is responsible for securing all necessary state and local permits including compiling necessary burn plan(s). Copies of permits and burn plan(s) must be provided to Project Manager. This includes pile burning, if any, and running fire. o Service Provider is responsible for working with the landowner for any and all neighbor contacts. x Fire Break and Woody Debris Hauling/Pile Burning o Fire breaks must be sufficient to contain the running fire and escape possibilities and meet DNR and local permitting requirements. Burn breaks are to follow the perimeter of the burn unit as outlined in site map, except in the case where the Service Provider wishes to enlarge the unit at no extra cost and is expressly approved by the Project Manager. o Fire break work can be completed in the off season if conditions allow it. o Woody debris cannot bridge the fire break and, at a minimum, cut vegetation shall not be windrowed on the interior of the firebreak or edge of the planned work area. Any standing snags or holdover hazards within 15 feet of the fire line shall be removed asnecessary, including removal of any woody material on and/or across the firebreak. Removal of this woody debris may require the use of chainsaws. o Service Provider can remove (burn or haul off site) deadfall woody debris from burn unit prior to running fire, if so desired. If hauled, material must be moved off-site; pushing coarse woody debris to the outside of the burn unit or into the wetlands is not allowed. o Hauling /pile burning of coarse woody debris larger than 8” diameter must get express approval from Project Manager. o Removal or felling of snags in and near the burn unit prior to the running fire is discouraged unless for compelling safety reasons and must be expressly approved by Project Manager. o Optional: internal fire breaks around snags are required. x Running Fire o A 48-hour notice of intent to burn must be given to Project Manager. o Running fire must be conducted within state and local permitting guidelines. o Neighboring properties including, but not limited to, residences and livestock operations, and roadways, and railways must be considered as it relates to smoke management, weather prescription, drought, red flag warnings, burn restrictions, and burn bans. o Resource objectives of the fire (e.g., removing thatch, killing trees) will dictate temperature, relative humidity, and fuel moistures necessary on the day of burn. o It may be required to mow, rake, leaf blow, and/or run a wet line on fuel materials around desirable standing trees within the burn unit to prevent damage to these trees. o Service Provider is responsible for smoke management while conducting the burns. o Service Provider is responsible for notifying Project Manager within 12 hours of completing a prescribed fire. x Mop up and Snags o Service provider is responsible for all mop-up, including putting out smoke that may precipitate phone calls or cause possible flare up after the initial burn is completed. o Snags in and near the burn unit must be retained through the process unless safety concerns dictate otherwise. o A thorough effort to extinguish any snags or trees that ignite during the running fire must be made in an attempt to avoid felling.