Fire Hazard Reduction. Concentrated Slash - For the purpose of reducing fire hazard and high slash concentrations within the timber sale area, PURCHASER may be required to cut, limb, top-lop or otherwise reduce the height of all slash created by PURCHASER within 50 feet of either side of haul roads or other areas as determined by the Timber Sale Administrator. The County reserves the right to require slash piling in areas where slash is concentrated and is considered to be a fire hazard as determined by the Timber Sale Administrator. Slash shall be reduced so that no portion extends three feet above ground level (except when piled). Slash is defined as all vegetative material including but not limited to blasted or pushed up stumps, broken or cut tree tops, limbs, branches damaged brush, or destroyed reproduction, saplings or poles which is created by PURCHASER's operation, including construction of roads, landings or other improvements under this contract. Fire hazard reduction shall be done concurrently with all logging operations.
Fire Hazard Reduction. Any person who owns, leases, controls or maintains any building or structure, and/or lands within specific Wildland-Urban Interface Areas of the jurisdiction of the City of Mill Valley shall comply with the following:
Fire Hazard Reduction. In addition to the requirements of Sec. 15 of this contract, and notwithstanding the Purchaser's satisfactory compliance with State laws and regulations regarding offsetting or abating the additional fire hazard created by this operation and the State's willingness to release the Purchaser from liability for such hazard, the Purchaser shall remain responsible to the Government for performance of the following hazard reduction measures required by this contract: Prior to the commencement of any operation, a slash disposal and pre-work conference between the purchaser’s representative and the Authorized Officer must be held at a location designated by the Authorized Officer. All slash disposals shall be done in accordance with the plans developed at this pre-work conference. A post-logging assessment shall be conducted to confirm or change slash treatment needs in all units. Slash as defined for ALL sections, shall mean all material (brush, limbs, tops, unmerchantable stems, and chunks) severed or knocked over as a result of Purchaser’s operation under terms of this contact.
