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FOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION REGULATION

Schedule 7

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SCHEDULE 7
[am. B.C. Reg. 148/96, s. 8.]
FIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT
(section 31)

POST HARVESTING

Fuel Loading Factors Site Characteristics and Point Ratings
  1. Fuel Depth

<20
1
20 to 40 cm
3
40 to 60 cm
5
>60 cm
7
  1. Fuel Size (% of all fuels that are <7.1 cm)

<15%
1
15 to 30%
3
31 to 45%
5
>45%
7
  1. Horizontal Fuel Arrangement (% of area)

Fuel coverage
<20%
1
Fuel coverage
20 to 50%
3
Fuel coverage
51 to 80%
5
Fuel coverage
>80%
7
  1. Vertical Fuel Arrangement (fine fuels <7.1 cm)

Mixed with
soil
1
On
ground
3
Partially
elevated
5
Mostly
elevated
7
  1. Vegetation (Contributes to Fuel Load)

None

0
Low

1
Moderate

3
High

5
  1. Cedar Slash Component
<20%
1
20 to 40%
2
41 to 60%
3
>60%
4
     

Hazard
Assessment
Subtotal

 

Note: This regulation repeals B.C. Reg. 139/81, the Forest Fire Fighting Compensation Regulation, and B.C. Reg. 52/92, the Forest Fire Prevention Regulation.

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation:
Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 159 - sections 198 and 215;
Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113, section 127;
Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Amendment Act, 1995 - section 65 (a)]