NRS 528.080
Additional practices required during fire season

  • contents and observation of fire plan
  • rules and regulations.

1.

Every timber owner or operator operating during the fire season shall have a fire protection organization and program for the prevention and suppression of fires on operating areas. The timber owner or operator shall make immediate and continuing attack on all forest fires occurring in his or her operating area and upon adjacent lands owned or controlled by the operator, employing his or her normal logging crew and equipment to the extent necessary to suppress such fires, and he or she shall observe the following practices:

(a)

Perform loading, equipment servicing, welding and other hazardous operations over bare ground that extends at least 10 feet on all sides from such operations.

(b)

Obtain permits for blasting from the local forest officer, as required by law. A worker shall remain on the scene for at least 1 hour following any blasting.

(c)

Each year the timber owner or operator shall give written notice to the State Forester Firewarden of the timber owner’s or operator’s intent to commence logging operations on a specified area, prior to the commencement of operations. The State Forester Firewarden shall then furnish a standard fire plan form which the operator shall fill out and return to the State Forester Firewarden not later than 10 days prior to commencement of operations.

2.

The fire plan shall be observed and shall include at least the following:

(a)

Names of all personnel having responsibility in fire suppression, indicating their duties and line of authority.

(b)

Location and number of persons ordinarily available for fire fighting.

(c)

Arrangement for receiving reports of fires at any and all times during the dry season, and arrangement for summoning the crew both on and off shift.

(d)

Lists showing the type, number and location of tools and equipment reserved for use only on fires, and, also, those units of regular operating equipment that may be used for fire fighting.

(e)

Legal description of logging area.

3.

The State Forester Firewarden may promulgate such additional reasonable rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary.

Source: Section 528.080 — Additional practices required during fire season; contents and observation of fire plan; rules and regulations., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-528.­html#NRS528Sec080.

528.010
Short title. 528.012
Definitions. 528.013
“Adequately stocked” defined. 528.014
“d.b.h.” defined. 528.015
“Director” defined. 528.016
“Division” defined. 528.017
“Dry season” defined. 528.018
“Lop” defined. 528.019
“Old growth” defined. 528.021
“Operating area” defined. 528.022
“Prior-cut” defined. 528.023
“Seed tree” defined. 528.024
“Slash” defined. 528.025
“Snag” defined. 528.026
“Thrifty trees” defined. 528.027
“Young growth” defined. 528.030
Statement of purposes. 528.040
Administration by State Forester Firewarden. 528.042
Logging permit: Requirement 528.043
Logging permit: Logging plan 528.044
Logging permit: Issuance 528.045
Logging permit: Duration 528.046
Logging permit: Reduction of performance bond. 528.047
Logging permit: Suspension and revocation. 528.048
Variance required for operating ground-based equipment on certain slopes. 528.050
Stocking requirements after completion of logging operations. 528.053
Certain activities during logging operation prohibited near bodies of water 528.055
Control of erosion: Location and construction of skid trails, landings, roads and firebreaks. 528.057
Seeding of trails, roads and landings required on completion of operations. 528.060
Rules and regulations of State Forester Firewarden. 528.070
Required practices to prevent and suppress fire. 528.080
Additional practices required during fire season 528.082
Timberland conversion certificate: Required for conversion of timber lands to other use 528.083
Timberland conversion certificate: Conversion plan 528.084
Timberland conversion certificate: Issuance 528.085
Timberland conversion certificate: Contents 528.086
Timberland conversion certificate: Copy to be furnished to timber operator before commencing operations. 528.087
Timberland conversion certificate: Reduction of performance bond. 528.088
Timberland conversion certificate: Suspension and revocation. 528.090
Penalty. 528.0173
“Ground-based equipment” defined. 528.0175
“Logging operation” defined. 528.0185
“Minimally stocked” defined. 528.0255
“Stream” defined. 528.0263
“Timber owner” defined. 528.0265
“Tractor” defined. 528.0551
Control of erosion: Water breaks and culverts required. 528.0552
Control of erosion: Outsloped drainage in lieu of water breaks or culverts. 528.0553
Control of erosion: Hand maintenance required in absence of other structures. 528.0554
Control of erosion: Use of slash to retard water flow.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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