disseminate by appropriate means this information to
all others concerned.
2. The Contractor should be required to patrol
firebreaks around clearing operations during all
periods when there is danger of fire spreading
beyond the clearing areas.
3. The Contractor should be required to halt all
burning during periods of high fire danger.
It is considered that the provisions of the guide
specifications and contract documents give the
Contracting Officer the authority to enforce the
required safety precautions.
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3.2.1
General
The material cleared from the areas shall be completely removed by
transporting from the Government property or burned within the cleared
areas unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. All timber
from which saw logs, posts, ties or cordwood can be produced will become
the property of the Contractor and in the interest of conservation it is
required that the Contractor make a reasonable effort to dispose of
material for these purposes. The Contractor may cut timber into convenient
lengths at the site but approval must be secured prior to the operation of
saw mills within the Government lands. In no case shall cleared material
be thrown into or left in the creeks or river. After the felling operation
has been completed, the timber to be burned must be decked for burning
within [_____] days. All felled timber shall be completely removed.
However, it is intended that all existing down timber in zones one (1) and
two (2) will remain in place except solid, floatable material that is
larger than 100 mm 4 inches in diameter (regardless of length) and/or over
2.5 m 8 feet in length (regardless of diameter) shall be disposed of in the
manner prescribed for cleared material. Clean-up of floatable debris shall
be accomplished by any practical means. The cutting of branches and debris
remaining after clean-up, to reduce their length in order to avoid removal,
will not be permitted.
3.2.2
Burning
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NOTE: Specification provisions for burning of
material from cleared areas should be written to
comply with applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements for Prevention, Control, and Abatement
of Air Pollution by Federal Activities.
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The material cleared may be burned within the contract area, and at any
time within the contract period provided such burning does not interfere
with inhabitants of the area by drastic changes in their accustomed
environment, such as addition to air pollution or danger of fire. However,
the specific time, location and manner of burning shall be subject to
approval from the viewpoints of air pollution, governing fire laws and
safety. In the interest of conservation, the Contractor may, should he
desire to do so, make available to the general public without charge, the
material scheduled for burning. No burning operations shall be conducted
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