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- Forest Practices Code of BC ActFOREST 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 |
Fuel Depth
|
<20
1 |
20 to 40 cm
3 |
40 to 60 cm
5 |
>60 cm
7 |
Fuel Size (% of all fuels that are <7.1 cm)
|
<15%
1 |
15 to 30%
3 |
31 to 45%
5 |
>45%
7 |
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 |
Vertical Fuel Arrangement (fine fuels <7.1 cm)
|
Mixed with
soil
1 |
On
ground
3 |
Partially
elevated
5 |
Mostly
elevated
7 |
Vegetation (Contributes to Fuel Load)
|
None
0 |
Low
1 |
Moderate
3 |
High
5 |
- Cedar Slash Component
|
<20%
1 |
20 to 40%
2 |
41 to 60%
3 |
>60%
4 |
| |
|
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Hazard
Assessment
Subtotal |
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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)] |
