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2020-02-11 WAIVER Application Part II
i TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Fire Department oa poR7 a�q4,, �0 CH February 2S', 2009 Dear Neighbor, This spring, The Trustees of Reservations, in partnership with the North Andover Fire Department, The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Bureau of Fire Control, Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and US Fish and Wildlife Service, intends to conduct one day of prescribed burning at Weir Hill Reservation, in North Andover between March 2"d and May 29`h This partnership will apply a prescribed fire (description below) to 5-10 acres of Weir Hill to: • Improve public and firefighter safety by reducing the amount of leaves, dead wood and plants that can burn (fuel load). • Provide training opportunities for North Andover Firefighters, • Protect and promote rare species and wildlife habitat. The Weir Hill landscape is prone to wildfires with major fires occurring every 10-IS years on average. Using the pre-emptive strategy of a prescribed fire, our partnership's goal is to minimize the future threat to public safety and property while at the same time maintaining habitat for rare plants and wildlife that benefit from the effects of fire. Prescribed fire activity is weather dependant. The property will be closed to the public during the day of any prescribed burn. The partnership will also conduct one day of prescribed burning at Ward Reservation on Boston Hill during the same dates. Attached is some background information on prescribed fire and our fire management program at Weir Hill and Ward Reservations. To view our management plans for Weir Hill or Ward Reservations, go to- http://www.thetrustees.org/prescribedbui,ns.cfm. For more information, please contact The Trustees of Reservations at 978-682-3580. Sincerely, Sincerely, Chief William Martineau Chris Ward North Andover Fire Department Superintendent Town of North Andover The Trustees of Reservations Contact: 1-ittp://www,tlietrustees.org/prescribedburns.efiii the trustees of reservations Important Prescribed Fire Facts and Background Information The Fire Partnership at Weir and Boston Hills • In 2008 The Trustees of Reservations, in partnership with the Town of North Andover and its municipal fire department, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Region 5 Fire Bureau, the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service successfully implemented a Fire Management Program at Weir Hill, North Andover. The goal of the program is three fold: 1) improve public and firefighter safety by reducing the amount of leaves, dead wood and plants that can burn (fuel load), 2) provide training opportunities for North Andover Fire Fighters, and 3) promote biodiversity at Weir Hill by restoring fire- dependent landscapes. • In its first year, the partnership used prescribed fire (described below) to restore 13 acres of grassland, woodland and shrubland habitats, and provided valuable training for North Andover and Boxford Firefighters. It is noteworthy that this spring was one of the most fire active seasons in Massachusetts history, with firefighters responding to several hundred wildfires across the state. Many of the firefighters that participated in prescribed fire activities and training at Weir Hill, were called upon to use those skills in suppressing wildfires throughout the region during the latter part of the season. • One of the partnership's hopes is to provide a model for the use of prescribed fire to manage habitat and reduce wildfire threat throughout Essex County. To that end, this spring the partners plan to expand our Fire Management Program to the fire-influenced slopes of Boston Hill, North Andover. • The program continues, and over the course of two weekdays between March 2°d and May 31", this partnership will apply a prescribed fire (description below) to 10-20 acres at Weir and Boston Hills to improve public and firefighter safety by reducing fuel load, provide training opportunities for North Andover Firefighters, and protect and promote rare species and wildlife habitat. Fire's Ecological Role and History at Weir and Boston Hills • Fire is an important process in maintaining habitats for many species of plants and animals. While historically lightning may have caused fires, Native Americans regularly burned areas to improve forage, stimulate berry and acorn production, and ease travel routes. Many plants and animals are I dependent on periodic fires for their reproduction, growth, and survival. Throughout Massachusetts, the development of towns, roads, and farmlands, combined with effective fire suppression, has stopped fire from moving across the land as it once did. As a result, habitats dependent on fire are 1 in decline, and approximately 30% of the plants and animals listed under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act benefit from or depend upon habitats created and maintained by fire. • Eighty acres of Weir Hill's dry southwest facing slope are prone to fire, and for centuries, and E perhaps millennia given Native American occupancy of the area, the property has burnt on a regular i basis. Between 1960 and 1980, the North Andover Fire Department responded to an average of two wildfires a year; the last large blaze occurred in 1995, burning 60 acres over two days. Since the 1995 fire, fuel conditions have grown and are now conducive to a large-scale wildfire. • This long, uninterrupted history of frequent fire has created one of Essex County's most significant fire-influenced plant communities supporting several rare and uncommon species dependent on fire. Indeed, the property has become a refuge for several fire-dependent species that are uncommon throughout Massachusetts. Given the significance of this fire dependent landscape, The Trustees were awarded grants from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and US Fish and Wildlife Service to manage and restore this landscape using strategies such as prescribed fire. • Thirty acres on Boston Hill's dry southwest facing slope are also prone to fire, burning regularly in recent decades. While its fire history is not as extensive as that at Weir Hill, the slope does provide important habitat for fire-associated plants and animals, and like Weir Hill, fuel conditions are now conducive to wildfire. Prescribed Fire and Prescription for Weir and Boston Hills • Prescribed fire is a fire intentionally ignited under specific (prescribed) conditions by trained fire professionals to achieve specific management objectives. Prescribed burning restores fires to the landscape in a controlled manner and reduces the threat of wildfire by reducing the buildup of dead wood and other debris (fuel). Prescribed burns are conducted by trained fire professionals who have studied fire behavior and fire control techniques to ensure the safety of the burn crew, nearby residents, and private property. o Prescribed fires at Weir and Boston Hill will be conducted under the leadership of a certi red prescribed fire leader and the Massachusetts District Fire Warden utilizing a professionally trained burn crew. • Planning is the key to a safe and effective prescribed burn. Before fire is applied to the land, a rigorous planning process is undertaken to determine the acceptable conditions under which the burn will be conducted. The conditions are written up in a document called a "prescription," which includes expected fire behavior, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, air temperature, and dryness of the vegetation, along with a plan describing how fire will be ignited and contained. By following a prescription, fire managers are able to accomplish the objective of the burn and provide for public safety. o ,Joel Carlson of Northeast Forest and Fire Management, LLC has written the fire prescription for Weir and Boston Hills, and will serve as burn boss and coordinate prescribed fire activity at the properties. These fire plans have received rigorous peer-review by fire professionals from across the country. • Fire breaks, which surround the area to be burned, prevent the fire from moving onto adjacent land. A fire break may be a road or trail, mowed line, a natural feature such as a steam or pond, or a recently burned area. During the burn, fire breaks are patrolled by burn crew members who use specialized fire tools, backpack water pumps, and water-carrying pump tucks to ensure that the fire does not cross the fire break. Crew members wear special fire resistant clothing to protect themselves during the burn. o At Weir Hill, several natural fire breaks have historically contained fire within the 80-acre footprint of Weir Hill's southern slope: the shores of Lake Cochichewick surround the area on three sides, and the cool, moist slope of the drumlin's north face limits the potential for fire to burn down the backside of the hill. In addition, recent clearing associated with habitat restoration has created additional fuel breaks, which for the next 18-24 months will be incapable of carrying fire, dividing the area into manageable burn units. * Burn units at Boston Hill are delineated by several trails and natural and manmade fire breaks which have confined fire's influence to the Hill's southwest slope and divide the area into manageable burn unit . o Once initial burns are completed and fuel loads reduced, burn units can be maintained with periodic low-intensity fires, sustaining the habitat value of the area while protecting public safety and private property. Once burned, specific areas will not need to be burned for several years, limiting the size and frequency of controlled fire at Weir and Boston Hills. • Controlling where smoke will go is an important part of every prescribed burn. Before each burn, fire manages look carefully at smoke sensitive areas, this information is incorporated into the burn prescription so that the burn will only be conducted when winds will move smoke up and away from populated areas. Periodic prescribed burns prevent heavy brush accumulation, which would send a larger amount of smoke into the air if a wildfire were to occur. o Whereas the 1995 wildfire at Weir Hill burned for two days, prescribed fire will reduce fuel loads under conditions conducive to smoke dispersal and in a controlled fashion - an acre at a time, minimizing the threat to public safety and property from smoke and fire hazards. • Given the hills' extensive fire histories, it is not a question of if, but when fire will return. The partners wish to mitigate the risks associated with wildfire by reducing forest fuels in a controlled manner. Applying prescribed fire allows managers to position equipment and firefighters in advance and select the conditions under which a fire will burn, in turn, manages are able to greatly control fire behavior. Instead of scorching 30r60 acres in a single wildfire, the partners will strategically reduce fuel loads an acre at a time, minimizing the threat to public safety and property from a possibly larger, uncontrolled wildfire. About The Trustees of Reservations Founded in 1891 by Charles Eliot, an open space visionary and prot6g6 of the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, The Trustees of Reservations is the nation's oldest regional land trust and nonprofit conservation organization. The Trustees are member supported by 100,000 people like you, from every corner of Massachusetts, who share a deep set of similar values: a love of the land, the outdoors and the distinctive charms of New England, as well as a shared vision of celebrating and protecting them for everyone, forever. The Trustees own and manage nearly 25,000 acres on 99 reservations in 70 communities across Massachusetts, including five National Historic Landmarks, a National Natural Landmark, and seven properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From mountains and hilltops, to working farms, stately homes and gardens, and 70 miles of stunning coastline, The Trustees' reservations are tremendously diverse and offer something for everyone. As land is being developed and open space is being fragmented at a rapid pace around the state, The Trustees are working to mobilize and inspire a critical mass of people and partners who care about quality of life in their communities and will work to protect them—before it's too late, To find out more about how you can make a difference in your own community, volunteer, donate or become a member of The Trustees of Reservations please contact us at 781.784.0567, visit our website at www.thetrustees.org, or email us at membership@ttor.org, The Trustees employ 180 full-time and 350-400 seasonal staff with expertise in many areas, including ecology, education, historic resources, land protection, conservation, land management, and planning. To find out how you can interview Trustees' experts on important topics and issues, please contact us at the numbers above. 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Provided by.Mass©EP:, 1 —, Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands MassDEP F1ie Number 'SPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent Document Transaction Number Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Cltylrown ImpoWhen l A. General Information When!€fling out forms on the only comptheetab key r,use 1. Project Location (dote: electronic filers will click on button to locate project site): to move your 0 Steven Street North Andover 01845 cursor-do not a.Street Address _ b.City/Town c.Zip Code use the return key. Latitude and Longitude: 42,690128 -71.102739 d.Latitude e.Longitude ray 036.0 0008-000U f.Assessors Map/Plat Number g.Parcel/Lot Number 2. Applicant: Jeffrey _ ©enoncour a. First Name _ b.Last Name Note: The Trustees of Reservations Before c.Organization completing this 290 Argilla Road form consult your local d,Street Address Conservation Ipswich MA 01938 Commission e.City/Town — �— f.Slate g.,Zip Code regardingany municipalal bylaw 978-356-4351 _ denoncour@thetrustees.org or ordinance. X4037 I.Fax Number J.Email Address 3. Property owner (required if different from applicant): ❑ Check if more than one owner a. First Name b.Last Name c.Organization d.Street Address e.City/Town C State g.zip Code h.Phone Number 1.Fax Number J.Email address 4. Representative (if any): a.First Name b.Last Name c.Company d.Street Address _ e.City/Town f.State g.zip Code h.Phone Number i.Fax Number J.Email address 5, Total WPA Pee Paid (from NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form): $110.00 $42.50 $67.50 a.Total Fee Paid b.State Fee Paid c,Cltyrrown Fee Pald wpaform3.doc rev.2/812018 Page 1 of 9 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Pip ided by.Ma6sD0 ..:. Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands -MasQ�P:Ftle Number.- ; PA Form 3 - Notice of Intent 3 '.DocumentTrafisacftc0 fUUiiber .i Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 cityJTown A. General Information (continued) 6. General Project Description: Forestry Work for Barrens Habitat Restoration/Management at Weir Hill in North Andover, see attached project description for more detail. 7a. Project Type Checklist: (Limited Project Types see Section A. 7b.) 1. ❑ Single Family Home 2. ❑ Residential Subdivision 3. ❑ Corn m erciallind ustrial 4. ❑ Dock/Pier 5. ❑ Utilities 6. ❑ Coastal engineering Structure 7. ❑ Agriculture (e.g,, cranberries,forestry) 8. ❑ Transportation 9. H Other 7b. Is any portion of the proposed activity eligible to be treated as a limited project(Including Ecological Restoration Limited Project)subject to 310 CMR 10.24(coastal) or 310 CMR 10.53 (Inland)? 1.❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, describe which limited project applies to this project. (See 310 CMR 10.24 and 10.53 for a complete list and description of limited project types) 2.Urnited Project Type m� If the proposed activity is eligible to be treated as an Ecological Restoration Limited Project(310 CMR10.24(8), 310 CMR 10.53(4)), complete and attach Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Limited Project Checklist and Signed Certification. 8. Property recorded at the Registry of Deeds for: Essex County a.County b.Certificate#(if reglstered land) 1122 57 o.Book d.Page Number B. Buffer zone & Resource ,Area Impacts (temporary& permanent) 1. M Buffer Zone Only—Check if the project Is located only in the Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Inland Bank, or Coastal Resource Area. 2. ❑ inland Resource Areas(see 310 CMR 10.54-10.58; if not applicable, go to Section 133, Coastal Resource Areas). Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and any supporting documentation describing how the project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, including standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location. wpaformIdoc•rev,2/8120/8 Page 2 of 9 i 4 i Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Provlaect Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands Massb>=P:FIle Number; WPA, Form 3 -- Notice of intend • npcuiiient Transa�tl¢n.lJutrib'er'' Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 cityrrown B. Buffer Zone & Resource Area Impacts (temporary&permanent)(cont'd) Resource Area Size of Propose Aiterallo Proposed Replacement fif anv_) a. © Bank 1,linear foot 2.linear feet For all projects affecting other b.❑ Bordering Vegetated Resource Areas, Wetland 1,square feet 2,square feet please attach a narrative c. ❑ Land Under 1,square feet 2,square feet explaining how Waterbodies and the resource area was Waterways 3,cubic yards dredged delineated. Resource Area Size of Proposed,4lt�Latjon Proposed Replacement_fifenal d. ❑ Bordering Land Subject to Flooding 1.square feet 2.square feet _ 3,cubic feet of Hood storage lost 4.cubic feet replaced e. ❑ Isolated Land Subject to Flooding 1.square feet 2.cubic feet of flood storage lost 3.cubic feet replaced f. ❑ Riverfront Area 1. Name of Waterway of available) -specify coastal or inland 2. Width of Riverfront Area(check one); ❑ 25 ft. - Designated Densely Developed Areas only ❑ 100 ft. -New agricultural projects only ❑ 200 ft. -All other projects 3.Total area of Riverfront Area on the site of the proposed project; square feet 4. Proposed alteration of the Riverfront Area: a.total square feet b.square feet within 100 ft. c.square feet between'100 ft,and 200 ft, 3. Has an alternatives analysis been done and is it attached to this NO[? ❑ Yes❑ No E.Was the lot where the activity is proposed created prior to August 1, 1996? ❑ Yes❑ No 3, ❑ Coastal Resource Areas: (See 310 CMR 10.25-10,35) Note: for coastal riverfront areas, please complete Section B.2.f. above. wpoform3.doc-rev.2/8/2018 page 3 of 9 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection �?roviaed b}i lyass[��P:; Bureau of Resource protection -Wetlands t.'� ';fvlasS!)FP FII�Number.: ! 1lII(PA Form 3 - Notice of intentILI Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.. c. 131, §40 g''' =Doc irrtent.Transac4ion.iVutttb r_;; City/Town B. Buffer Zone & Resource Area Impacts (temporary & permanent) (cont'd) Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and supporting documentation describing how the project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, Including standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location. Online Users: lnolude your Resource Area Size of Proposed Alteration, Proposed Replacement(if anyj document transaction a, d Designated Port Areas Indicate size under Land Under the Ocean below number (provided on your receipt page) b. Land Under the Ocean with all 1.square feet supplementary Information you 2,cubleyards dredged submit to the Department. c.❑ Barrier Beach Indicate size under Coastal Beaches and/or Coastal Dunes below d, ❑ Coastal Beaches 1.square feet 2.cublo yards beach nourishment e. [( Coastal Dunes 1,square feet 2,cubic yards dune nourishment Size_of_Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement(if any) f. [] Coastal Banks 1.linear feet g.Q Rocky Intertidal Shores 1.square feet h.❑ Salt Marshes 1.square feet 2.sq ft restoration,rehab.,creation I. d Land Under Salt Ponds 1.square foot 2,cubic yards dredged j. D Land Containing Shellfish 1,square feet k. D Fish Runs Indicate size under Coastal Banks, inland 13ank, Land Under the Ocean, and/or inland Land Under Waterbodles and Waterways, above 1.oublc yards dredged I. F] Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage 1.square foot 4. El Restoration/Enhancement If the project is for the purpose of restoring or enhancing a wetland resource area in addition to the square footage that has been entered in Section B.2.b or B.3.h above, please enter the additional amount here. a,square feet of BVW b.square feet of Salt Marsh 5. [1 Project Involves Stream Crossings a,number of new stream crossings b.number of repiacemant stream crossings wpaformIdoo-rev.2/8/2018 Page 4 of 9 . l 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Provided by MassDEP: Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands MassDEP Pile Number A Form 3 — Notice of Intent Document Transactlon Number Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 CI tyrrown C. Other Applicable Standards and Requirements i ❑ This is a proposal for an Ecological Restoration Limited Project. Skip Section C and complete Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Limited Project Checklists -- Required Actions (310 CMR 10.11). Streamlined Massachusetts Endangered Species Act[Wetlands Protection Act Review 1. Is any portion of the proposed project located in Estimated Habitat of Rare Wildlife as indicated on the most recent Estimated Habitat Map of State-Listed Rare Wetland Wildlife published by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP)?To view habitat maps, see the Massachusetts Natural Heritage Atlas or go to http://maps.rnassgis.state.ma.us/PRI EST HAB/viewer.htm. a. ® Yes El No If yes, Include proof of mailing or hand delivery of N01 to: Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Division of Fisheries and Wildlife 0810112017 1 Rabbit Hill Road b. Data of map Westborough,MA 01581 If yes, the project is also subject to Massachusetts Endangered Species Act(MESA) review(321 CMR 10.18). To qualify for a streamlined, 30-day, MESA/Wetlands Protection Act review, please complete Section C.1.c, and include requested materials with this Notice of Intent(NO[); OR complete Section C.2.f, if applicable. If MESA supplemental Information is not Included with the NOI, by completing Section ? of this form, the NHESP will require a separate MESA filing which may take up to 90 days to review(unless noted exceptions In Section 2 apply, see below). c. Submit Supplemental Information for Endangered Species Review' 1, ❑ Percentage/acreage of property to be altered: (a)within wetland Resource Area percentagelacreage (b)outside Resource Area percentage/acreage 2. ❑ Assessor's Map or right-of-way plan of site 2. ❑ Project plans for entire project site, including wetland resource areas and areas outside of wetlands jurisdiction, showing existing and proposed conditions, existing and proposed tree/vegetation clearing line, and clearly demarcated limits of work " (a)❑ Project description (including description of impacts outside of wetland resource area& buffer zone) (b) ❑ Photographs representative of the site 'Some projects not In Estimated Habitat may be located In Priority Habitat,and require NHESP review(see litto://www.mass.ciovieea/agenciesldfn/dfw/natural-heritage/re uc�lato[y-review/), Priority Habitat includes habitat for state-listed plants and strictly upland species not protected by the Wetlands Protection Act. " MESA projects may not be segmented(321 CMR 10.16).The applicant must disclose full development plans even If such plans are not required as part of the Notice of Intent process. wpaforrnIdoc•rev.2/8/2018 Page 5 of 9 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Provided by.MassDEP: Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands MassDEP File Number Form 3 -- Notice of intent Document Transaction Number Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Cityrrown C. Other Applicable Standards and Requirements (cont'd) (c)❑ MESA filing fee (fee information available at htil)://www.m ass. ovldfweleldfw/nhes p1requIator review/mesa/mesa fee schedule.htm). Make check payable to "Commonwealth of Massachusetts- NHESP"and mall to NHESP at above address Projects altering 10 or more acres of land, also submit: (d)❑ Vegetation cover type map of site (e)❑ Project plans showing Priority& Estimated Habitat boundaries (0 OR Check One of the Following 1.❑ Project is exempt from MESA review. Attach applicant letter indicating which MESA exemption applies. (See 321 CMR 10.14, http//wvvw.mass..ov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/reclulatory review/mesa/mesa exemptions.htm; the NOI must still be sent to NHESP if the project is within estimated habitat pursuant to 310 CMR 10.37 and 10.59.) 2.❑ Separate MESA review ongoing. a.NHESP Tracking# b.Date submitted to NHESP IN Separate MESA review completed. Include copy of NHESP"no Take"determination or valid Conservation & Management Permit with approved plan. 3. For coastal projects only, is any portion of the proposed project located below the mean high water line or in a fish run? a. ® Not applicable—project is in inland resource area only b.❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, include proof of mailing, hand delivery, or electronic delivery of N01 to either: South Shore-Cohasset to Rhode Island border,and North Shore-Hull to New Hampshire border: the Cape&Islands; Division of Marine Fisheries- Division of Marine Fisheries- Southeast Marine Fisheries Station North Shore Office Attn: Environmental Reviewer Attn: Environmental Reviewer 836 South Rodney French Blvd. 30 Emerson Avenue New Bedford, MA 02744 Gloucester, MA 01930 Email: DMF.EnvRevJew-South@stato.rna.us Email: DMF.EnvReview-NorthRstate.nla,us Also if yes, the project may require a Chapter 91 license. For coastal towns in the Northeast Region, please contact MassDEP`s Boston Office. For coastal towns In the Southeast Region, please contact MassDEP's Southeast Regional Office. wpaforrn3.doc rev.2/8/2018 Page 6 of 9 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Provided.by Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands r lViassoEP.Flfe'Ntlmiier; :'3 j WPA Form 3 — Notice of intend Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, Po �cumenEr��rig tlan.ni GityCrown Cr Other Applicable Standards and Requirements (cont'd) 4. Is any portion of the proposed project within an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)? Online Users: a El Yes EJ No If yes, provide name of ACEC (see instructions to WPA Form 3 or MassDEP Include your WeEbslte for ACEC locations). Note: electronic filers click on Website. document transaction b.ACEC number (provided on your 5. Is any portion of the proposed project within an area designated as an Outstanding Resource Water receipt page) (ORW) as designated in the Massachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards, 314 CMR 4.00? with all supplementary a. Yes No Information you submlttothe 6. Is any portion of the site subject to a Wetlands Restriction Order under the Inland Wetlands Department, Restriction Act(M.G.L, c, 131, § 40A) or the Coastal Wetlands Restriction Act(M,G.L. c. 130, § 105)? a. ❑ Yes ® No 7. Is this project subject to provisions of the MassDEP Stormwater Management Standards? a. ❑ Yes.Attach a copy of the Stormwater Report as required by the Stormwater Management Standards per 310 CMR 10.05(6)(k)-(q)and check If: 1,❑ Applying for Low Impact Development(LID) site design credits(as described in Stormwater Management Handbook Vol, 2, Chapter 3) 2.❑ A portion of the site constitutes redevelopment s.❑ Proprietary BMPs are Included in the Stormwater Management System. b.❑ No. Check why the project Is exempt: 1,d Single-family house 2.❑ Emergency road repair 3.❑ Small Residential Subdivision (lass than or equal to 4 single-family houses or less than or equal to 4 units in multi-family housing project)with no discharge to Critical Areas. D. Additional Information ❑ This is a proposal for an Ecological Restoration Limited Project. Skip Section D and complete Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Notice of Intent—Minimum Required Documents(310 CMR 10.12). Applicants must include the following with this Notice of intent(NOI). See Instructions for details. Online Users. Attach the document transaction number(provided on your receipt page)for any of the following Information you submit to the Department, 1. USGS or other map of the area(along with a narrative description, If necessary)containing sufficient Information for the Conservation Commission and the Department to locate the site. (Electronic filers may omit this item.) 2. ® Plans Identifying the location of proposed activities (including activities proposed to serve as a Bordering Vegetated Wetland [BVW]replication area or other mitigating measure) relative to the boundaries of each affected resource area. w aform1doc•rev.218/2018 Page 7 of 9 p g 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection I'i;vldadbyMO.sst? :-::::: [Bureau of-Resource Protection Wetlands ` :::`;; ': YYp�1 ���`m � -- Notice of intent _ �Number..��::� ILI Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.I . c. 131, §40 -: �°cumBfitT�ansaction Numbed City/Town D. Additional Information (cont'd) 3.® identify the method for BVW and other resource area boundary delineations (MassDEP BVW Field Data Form(s), Determination of Applicability, Order of Resource Area Delineation, etc.), andattach documentation of the methodology. 4. ® List the titles and dates for all plans and other materials submitted with this NOL Weir Hill Barrens Habitat Management project Description a.Flan Title Jeffrey Denoncour b.Prepared By c.Signed and Stamped by d,Final Rovlslon flats o.Saaie MESA Exemption Letter _ 10/21/19 f.Additional Plan or Document Title g. date 5. [l If there Is more than one property owner, please attach a list of these property owners not listed on this form. s.❑ Attach proof of mailing for Natural Heritage and Endangered Species program, If needed. 7. ❑ Attach proof of mailing for Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, if needed. 8.® Attach NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form 9. ❑ Attaoh Stormwater Report, if needed. E. Fees 1. ❑ Fee Exempt: No filing fee shall be assessed for projects of any city, town, county, or district of the Commonwealth,federally recognized Indian tribe housing authority, municipal housing authority,or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Applicants must submit the following Information (in addition to pages 1 and 2 of the NO]Wetland Fee Transmittal Form)to confirm fee payment: 0134 1/23/2020 2.Municipal Check Number _ T 3.Check date 0135 112312020 4.State Check Number 5.Check date Jeffrey Denoncour 6.Payer name on check:First Name 7.Payor name on check:Last Name . wpaform3.doo rev.218/2018 Page 8 of 9 4 f Massachusetts Department of Environmental protection Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands ` ;. MassD>nP Fiie Numbar WPA Form 3 — Notice of intent ILI Doc irie�itTransactlon N*4ia Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Cltyl-town F. Signatures and Submittal Requirements I hereby certify under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing Notice of Intent and accompanying plans, documents, and supporting data are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the Conservation Commission will place notification of this Notice in a local newspaper at the expense of the applicant In accordance with the wetlands regulations, 310 CMR 10.05(5)(a). further certify under penalties of perjury that all abutters were notified of this application, pursuant to the requirements of M.G.L. c. 131, §40. Notice must be made by Certificate of Mailing or In writing by hand delivery or certified mall (return receipt requested)to all abutters within 100 feet of the property line of the project location. 1.S n o€App Icant 2.Date 3.Signature of Property Owner(If different) 4.©ate 6.Signature of Representative(if any) 6,pate For Conservation Commission: Two copies of the completed Notice of Intent(Form 3), Including supporting plans and documents, two copies of the NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form, and the city/town fee payment, to the Conservation Commission by certified mail or hand delivery. For MassDEP: One copy of the completed Notice of Intent(Form 3), including supporting plans and documents, one copy of the NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form, and a copy of the state fee payment to the MassDEP Regional Office (see Instructions) by certified mall or hand delivery. Other: If the applicant has checked the"yes"box in any part of Section C, Item 3, above, refer to that section and the Instructions for additional submittal requirements. The original and copies must be sent simultaneously. Failure by the applicant to send copies In a timely manner may result in dismissal of the Notice of Intent. I i wpafofmMoc-rev.2/81201 B Page 9 of 9 5 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ILIBureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G,L, c. 131, §40 Important:When A. Applicant Information filling out forms on the computer, 1. Location of Project: use only the tab key to move your 0 Stevens Street North Andover cursor-do not a. Street Address b.CItylTown use the return key. _ $110.00 c.Check number d.Fee amount 2. Applicant Mailing Address: Jeffrey Denoncour reRrn a. First Name b.Last Name The Trustees of Reservations c.Organization 290 Argiila Road d. Wailing Address Ipswich MA 01938 e. City/Town _ f.Stale g.Zip Code 978-356-4351 X4037 jdenoncour@thetrustees.org h. Phone Number I.Fax Number j.Finaif Address 3. Property Owner(if different): a.First Name b.Last Name c.Organization _ d.Mailing Address e.Cityfrown f,State g,Zip Code h.Phone Number I. Fax Number J. Finaii Address To calculate B. Fees filing fees,refer to the category fee list and Fee should be calculated using the following process &worksheet. Please see instructions before examples in the filling out worksheet, instructions for filling out WPA Step 11Type of Activity, Describe each type of activity that will occur in wetland resource area and buffer zone. Farm 3(Notice of Intent). Step 2/Number of Activities: Identify the number of each type of activity. Step 311ndividual Activity Fee: Identify each activity fee from the six project categories listed in the instructions. Step 4/Subtotal Activity Fee: Multiply the number of activities (identified in Step 2)times the fee per category (identified in Step 3)to reach a subtotal fee amount. Note: If any of these activities are In a Riverfront Area in addition to another Resource Area or the Buffer Zone,the fee per activity should be multiplied by 1.5 and then added to the subtotal amount. Step 5/Total Project Fee: Determine the total project fee by adding the subtotal amounts from Step 4. Step 6/Fee Payments: To calculate the state share of the fee,divide the total fee in half and subtract$12.50.To calculate the city/town share of the fee,divide the total fee in half and add$12.50. nolfeetf,doo•Wetland Fee Transmittal Form•rev.10117/1 f Page 1 of 2 5 ILIMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Fees (continued) Step 1/Type of Activity Step 2/Number Step Step 4fSubtotal Activity of Activities 3/individual Fee Activity Fee Category 1: Control Vegetation 1 $110.00 $110.00 Step 5/Total Project Fee: Step 6/Fee Payments: Total Project Fee: $110.00 a.Total Fee from Step 5 State share of filing Fee: $42.50 h. 112 Total Fee less$12.50 City/Town share of filling Fee: $67.50 c. 112 Total Fee plus$12.50 C. Submittal Requirements a.) Complete pages 1 and 2 and send with a check or money order for the state share of the fee, payable to the Commonweafth of Massachusetts. Department of Environmental Protection Box 4062 Boston, MA 02211 b.) To the Conservation Commission: Send the Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent; a copy of this form;and the city/town fee payment. To MassDEP Regional Office (see Instructions): Send a copy of the Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent;a copy of this form;and a copy of the state fee payment.(E-filers of Notices of Intent may submit these electronically.) noifaett.doo•Welland Fee Transmit€a[Form•rev.1 011711€ page 2 of 2 R 4 Q Rh 0 �' M h 7(1 O [O[Nt[nlWKn yh' RArED tiPp` (5 �SSACHUS�� CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT Community development Division MEMORANDUM DATE: February 12, 2009 TO: Mark Rees, Town Manager FROM: Jennifer Hughes, Conservation Administrator SUBJECT: Fire Management at Weir Hill and Boston Hill The North Andover Conservation Colmnission supports the fire management program at Weir Hill and Boston Hill as proposed by The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR). In addition to reducing the threat of wildfire on the properties, controlled burning can reduce the spread of nonnative and invasive species and maintain the natural habitats needed by many endangered species. During last year's burn,TTOR kept the Conservation Department informed of all potential burn dates. If you have any additional concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. 1600 Osgood Street,North Andover,Massachusetts 01845 Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Wei) www.townofnorthandover.coin i i TOWN 01� NORTH ANDOVER Fire Dehartmetit E Ceiitral Fire Headquarters 1.24 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSI-TTS 01845 William P. Martfi)eati Telcpholie(978) 688-9593 � Chief QfDepar7nient FAX (978) 688-9594 C, Scott Nussbaum Dqmfy Chic- MEMO TO; Mark Rees,Town Manager FROM. William Martineau, Fire Chief RE; Prescribed burn at Weir Hill and Boston Hill DATE; February 17, 2009 The Fire Department is pleased to work with The Trustees of Reservations again this year in their land management efforts at Weir Hill and Boston Hill.The controlled reduction of built up combustibles in wild land areas that interface with residential structures is a proven tactic conducive to public safety and property preservation. The team of professionals associated with this activity has proven their ability to work in harmony with residents, businesses, and various Town Boards and Departments in managing their passive recreational properties that are an asset to our Community. I will personally monitor the activities and report to you as the prescribed burns proceed, 2 1 DIVISION OF FISHERIES & WILDLIFE " 1 Rabbit Hill Road,Westborough,MA 01581 • p:(508)389-6300 1 f:(508)389.7890 "`i MASS.G0V/MASSWILDLIFE i MASSWILDLIFE October 21, 2019 Russell Hopping j The Trustees of Reservations 200 High Street Boston MA 02110 RE: Project Location: Weir Hill Reservation Project Description: Barrens Habitat Restoration NHESP Tracking No.: 07-21668 Dear Applicant: Thank you for submitting the Habitat Management Plan to the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program of the MA Division of Fisheries &Wildlife (the Division) for review pursuant to the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) (MGL c.131A) and its implementing regulations(321 CMR 10.00). The Division hereby approves the submitted management plan, provided the following conditions are met: Prior to the Start of Work,timber harvesting associated with the young forest creation must have a Department of Conservation and Recreation approved Forest Cutting Plan if it exceeds MBF and/or Cordwood minimums. Therefore,the proposed activities are exempt from MESA review pursuant to 321 CMR 10.14 which states: "[t]he following Projects and Activities shall be exempt from the requirements of 321 CMR 10.1.8 through 10,23...". (15)The active management of State-listed Species habitat, including but not limited to mowing, cutting, burning, or pruning of vegetation, or removing exotic or invasive species,for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the habitat for the benefit of rare species, provided that the management is carried out in accordance with a habitat management plan approved in writing by the Division" Any changes to the proposed activities or any additional work beyond that described in the approved management plan may require a filing with the Division pursuant to MESA. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Emily Holt, Endangered Species Review Assistant at 508-389-6385. MASSWILDLIFE Sincerely, &W v/ 47�— Everose SchlOter, Ph,D. Assistant director MASSWILDLIFE 1/23/2020 Mail-Jeff Denoncour-outlook «j Reply all v m Delete Junl< Block ... Weir Hill Habitat Maanagement (D Getting too much email? Unsubscribe Tim Simmons <tsesimmons@comcast.net> q) Wed 1/22/2020 8:26 AM Jeff Denoncour Hahn et al NAJ 2019 Fire and ... 939 KB I 2 attachments(3 MB) Download all Save all to OneDrive-TTOR Jeff, Attached are a letter and an article in response to your request for a description of potential impacts of management to North Andover's water supply. The habitats at Weir Hill are of regional significance due to their rarity and ability to support imperiled species. Please let me know if I can provide further clarification or detail. Tim Simmons Simmons Stewardship and Conservation Ecology httpsa/outlook.office.com/mall/deeplink?version=2020011305.14&popoutv2=1 911 i i I NOTIFICATION TO ABUTTERS I Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act The North Andover Wetlands Protection Bylaw In accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40, as amended, and the North Andover Wetlands Protection Bylaw, (Chapter 178),you are Hereby notified of the following: The name of the applicant is Jeffrey Denoncour(Ecologist)IThe Trustees of Reservations The applicant has filed a Notice of Intent with the North Andover j (application) Conservation Connnission(NACC)for the purposes of (project description) Barrens Habitat Managment at Weir Hill at 0 Stevens Street, North Andover, MA 01845 (site address) The North Andover Conservation Commission will bold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, February 5th at 7:00 P.M. in the Board of Selectmen Meeting (date) Room, Town Hall, 120 Main Sheet,North Andover,MA Copies of the Notice of Intent may be examined or obtained for a fee fioni: (application) (check all boxes that apply): ❑ Applicant at ❑ Representative at 0 Conservation Department, 120 Main Street,North Andover, MA 01845,Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday 8:00ain to 6:00pin and Friday 8:00 am to 12:00pm. Please call the Conservation Department at 978.6889530 beforehand to verify arrangements. Copies may be available for a fee. Further information regarding the hearing, or the Wetlands Protection Act, may be obtained from the Conservation Department at 978.688.9530, NOTE: Notice of the public hearing, including its date, time, and place will be published in the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune at least five(5)business days in prior to the public hearing date. NOTE: Notice of the public hearing, including its date, time,and place will be posted in the Town Hall, 120 Main Street,North Andover,MA 01845 at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing date, NOTE: You may also contact the Conservation Department or the Northeast Regional Department of Environmental Protection Office for more information about this application or the MA Wetlands Protection Act. To contact the Northeast Regional Department of Environmental Protection Office, call 978.694.3200. I 25-Foot No Disturbance Zone and 50-Foot No Build Zone Waiver Request Worksheet* This worksheet must be filled out and submitted with the NOT or RDA when work is proposed within the 25-Foot No Disturbance Zone (NDZ) and/or 50-Toot No Build Zone (NBZ) What resource area is associated with the NDZ and/or NBZ? (If unknown,consult with Conservation Department.) (see project description for more detail) Wetland Suffer zones,and Isolated Wetland Buffer zones surround and in the vidnily of take CochlcheWck at Weir HI11 Reservation in Norlh Andower. What other resource areas are located on the site? Describe the existing conditions of the wetland, 1001 Buffer Zone,NDZ and/or NBZ: Conservation land consisting of forested woodland and barrens/savannah habitat,(See project description for more detail) Describe the scope of worm and types of activities and impacts proposed within the NDZ and/or NBZ: Work proposed in the NDZ and NBZ will involve habitat improvement, consisting of prescribed fire, mowing,and limited limited invasive species control.Work within the NDZ will only consist of prescribed fire outlined in the attached burn plan and project description.Work within in the NBZ will consist of mowing,prescribed fire and invasive species control outline in the attached burn plan and project description. Describe the alternatives that were analyzed and considered that would remove work from the NDZ and/or NBZ and why such alternatives were not proposed: (See project description for more detail) Alternatives to the proposed work have not been considered due to the nature of the habitat restoration proposed. Heavy mowing within the no disturb zone,originally considered as part of the restoration has been removed,and no heavy mowing will take place In the NBZ.However it Is necessary to conduct prescribed fire within the NDZ since an existing trail that runs through this zone functions as a firebreak to control prescribe fire and wildlife. Heavy mowing is critical to maintaining the habitat and preventing barrens habitat succession to forest and promoting biodiversity. Invasive species control is essential to preventing establishment and spread of invasive species within the the restoration area. Describe how the scope of work and impacts have been minimized within the NDZ and/or NBZ and how the proiect will lia_ve no adverse impacts on this zone or the resource: (See project description for more detail) Mowing will be conducted with low impact machinery and when ground is frozen or at it driest. Mowing equipment with be refueled and cleaned outside of these zones, and spill kits will be readily accessible. Limited and targeted herbicide application for Invasive species control.Mixing will occur outside of these zones. Limited and target herbicide application for invasive species control.Mixing will occur outside of these zones. Restoration activities intended to promote understory vegetative cover. No work will occur between the lake and existing trail leaving a well-established vegetated buffer in the NDZ. Describe what mitijIation is proposed to improve existitill conditions and function of the NDZ and/or NBZ and Buffer Zone,• please provide square foots a of tniti ation and ratio of hu act to mitt ation: None,work Intended to improve habitat within buffer zones. *If work is within 100' of an ephemeral Tool, further consultation with the Conservation Department is required. 3 �� yoga _� 11 f�1 rI EC�L�1�V Ta f �A d l $ March 5 ii,, 2020 vJ '�C�_ . ?10,�n 1'0 V e f Al"t" �G(dif�f RE; Habitat Management at Weir Hill, North Andover, MA -- '2t�1cu+Lts `'r Dear Abutter, In 2019 The Trustees of Reservations were awarded a MassWlldllfe Habitat Management Grant to conduct approximately 31.5 acres of forest management(heavy mowing and tree removal)to Improve barrens and savannah habitat at Weir Hill in North Andover.This management Is part of The Trustees long-term goal to restore up to 80 acres of rare barrens habitat and associated species at the property while also reducing the threat from wildfire. Approximately 80 of the property's 194 acres have been subject to wildfire over the years, and the landscape undergoes controlled burning on an irregular basis,creating what Is one of northeastern Massachusetts' better examples of a fire influenced landscape. With a 6,000-year legacy of human Influence, Weir Hill's history of fire and early agriculture combined with its well-drained soils have resulted In a rich habitat for a number of species that depend on fire today,This includes the rare Frosted Elfin, a butterfly of Special Concern under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act,and a variety of"Species of Greatest Conservation Need"that rely on young forest and barrens habitats, Including the Eastern Towhee, prairie Warbler,Scrub Euchlaena Moth, and purple Needle Grass. Restoration work at Weir Hill began In 2006 after Identifying the ecological significance of this location, and the recognition by both the Town of North Andover and the Trustees that the work will benefit fire suppression- In an area that has a long history of wildfire.While progress has been made to restore more than 50 acres of the landscape since work began,the recent grant from MassWlldllfe will advance Improvements across additional acreage through a reduction of shade by thinning canopy trees, and mowing the maturing understory.Along with periodic prescribed fire, these activities provide the disturbance needed to maintain the barrens habitat,while helping to reduce the future threat of wildfire. ' permitting for the project has been approved and per conditions set forth by the North Andover -planning,Board-anti provide Antwal abutter notificadon for work being planned for the year. Work in 2020 will consist of activities funded by the MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant.This will include 13 acres of canopy thinning, and 18.5 acres of heavy mowing. Routine management activities will occur on a smaller scale in the future to maintain this Important habitat.This will consist of heavy mowing, prescribed fire and invasive species control within restored areas,that will be implemented on an as needed basis in response to habitat conditions, In 2020,planned routine management Includes Invasive species control and heavy mowing. Sincerely, Jeffrey Denoncour: Coastal Ecologist,The Trustees of Reservations, jdenoncour@thetrustees.org 1 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER ABUTTER LIST REQUIREMENT: MGL,40A,Set1lon l#states In part'parties in Inleresl as used fnthischaplershall mean the Pat it lone r,abutiors,owners Of land directly oppos{te on any i public ar private way,and abbulers to abutters within three hundred(300)feet of the property 1lne of the petit;Doer as they appear on the most recent E applicable tax IIIt,not withstand€ng that the land of any surh owner is located In anther city or town,the planning hoad of the dryer and the planning board of every abutting city or town." SUBJECT ID LOCATION OWNER ADDRESS CITY STATE VP 036."008-0000.0 WEIR HILL,OSGOOD STREET TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS 200 HIGH STREET,4TH FLOOR 150STON MA 02110 PARCELID LOCATION OWNER ADDRESS CITY STATE 2€P 036.0-0003-OD00.0 575 OSGOOD STREET EOG£WOOD RETIREtAENTCOMMUNITY 575 OSGOOD STREET NORTHANDGVFR MA 0184S 036.00907-0900.0 OSTEVENS STREET TRUSTEES Of RESERVATIONS 70310GILSTREET,4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 036.9A009-0000.0 OSTEVENSSTREET TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS 200 HIGH STREET,4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 035.0-0010-0000,0 OSTEVEN551REEV TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS 200 HIGH STREET,4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 036.0-0011-0000,0 0STEVENS STREET TRUSTEES OF RE5ERVATION5 2V0 H IGH 54RCET,4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 036.0-0012-0000.0 1205TEVENSSTRLLY MARCHESSCAULT ANDREW 120 STEVENS STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 036,0-0013-0000.0 132 STEVENS STREET RONAYNE,10110 122 STEVENS STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 036.0-0015-0000.0 USTHVENSSTREET TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS 200 HIGH STREET,4ni FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 036.0-0016-0000,0 IS STEVENS STREET CULLEN,MARGARET RUTH 18 STEVENS STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 '.. 036-0-0023-0000.0 1005fEVCN55TRETY EASTWOOD,LAVLA 100 STEVENS STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01045 037.A-0001-0000.0 440GREAT POND ROAD MANOR REALTY TRUST 440 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA OIB45 D37.A.0003-0000.0 326 GREAT POND ROAD SUSAN OBR€EN REVOCABLE TRUST 326 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA DIMS 017.A-0004-0000.0 370 GREAT POND ROAD 370 GREAT POND ROAD REALTY TRUST 370 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER FAA 01845 017.A-0005-0000.0 350 GREAT POND ROAD FLLEN GOODWIN 350 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 017.A-0006�0000,0 254 GREAT POND ROAD FRIEL,THOMAS 254 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA 01045 - 037.A-0007-0000.0 386 GREAT POND ROAD ELY,DOUGIASJ 386GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 087.A-0055,0000,0 0GREATFOND ROAD TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 110 MAIN STREET NORTHANOOVER MA 01945 037.A-0056-0000.0 270 GREAT POND ROAD NANIE REALTYTRUST 270 GREAT POND ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 037.00001.0000.0 O REARSTEVENS POND MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO 40 SLYVIN ROAD WALTHAM MA 0245L 017.C�G!102.0000,0 0 PLEASANTSTREET TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 037.00004-0OOD.0 0TOWN REACH TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 037.000090000.0 590 PLEASANT STREET BCARHILLDEVELOPMENT,INC 91D BOSTON POST ROAD MARLBORO MA 01752 037.00050-0000.0 O PLEASANT5TRE ET TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 120 MAIN STREET NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.0-0002-0000.0 OSTEVENSSTREET TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS 2C0IRGH STREET 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 WS10-0003-0000A 135 STEVENS STREET THOMAS P.HOLLAND 115 STEVENS STREET NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-00064000.0 6MILLPOND CONTRADA 2017 TRUST GMILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0007-0000.0 7MILLPOND IUOICIANi,MARIO D 7MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-ma-iJ000.0 8NULLPOND SCALERA FAMILY TRUST SMILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A.0030-0000.0 30 MILLPOND KAVANAGH,BERNARD,B. 30 MfLLPONO NORTH ANDOVER MA DIMS 095.A.0031.0000,0 31 MILLPOND CRAIG,ANDREW,D. 31 NiTITPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0032.0000.0 32 MILLPOND LARSON,€IGA,C. 32 MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 0194S 095A-0033-0000.0 33 MILLPOND MACMAROH,PAMELA W. 431 N.MORIAH DR. FLAGSTAFF AZ 96001 095.A-0034-0000.0 34 MILLPOND PFJFFFR,WILLIAM,f. 34 MfUTOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 09S.A•0035-0000.0 9S MILLPOND BLACKWEII,JAMES 35 MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0036-0000.0 36 MILLPOND DIFFILY,ERICJ, 36 MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.kI040-0000.0 40 MILLPOND ARCHAMSAULT,€RIC,]. 40 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01945 095,A-0041-0000.0 41MILLPOND CULHNAN,JOSEPHD. 41MILIPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0042-0000,0 42 MILLPOND ROBERTSTASONIS 42 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA WR45 09S.A-0043-0000.0 43 MILLPOND SPENCE,LINDA,D. 43 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0044-0000.0 44 MILLPOND MINICUCCf,1UDITH 44 MILLPOND ROAD NORTHANDOVER M. 01845 095,A-000-0000,0 45 MILLPOND ESIOORE,CARLO E. 45 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER M, 01945 095.A-0046-0000,0 46 MILLPOND BEECH QRCLF RFAITY TRUST 46 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A.0041-0000.1) 47 MILLPOND SUZY€J RFAITYTRUST 23 4111IR09REET NORTNANOOVER MA 01445 095.A-0048-0000.0 40 MILLPOND MCGARRY,MATTNEW,H. 48 MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 011145 095.A-0049-0000.0 49 MILLPOND HARRON,WILLIAMJ. 49 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0050-0000.0 SO MILLPOND 60LDMAN,ADMENNE C. 56MILLPOND NORIIIANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0051-0000.0 St MILLPOND CAHILL MILL POND TRUST 51 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 011345 O95.A-0052-0000.0 57 MILLPOND GALVIN,PETER 52 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0o53-0000.0 53 MILLPOND LYNCH,JOANNE,F. 53 MILLPOND NORTHANDOWR MA 01845 095.A-0075.0000.0 75 MILLPOND COHNGAN,DONNA M. 75 MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVFR MA 01945 D91AM76-0000.0 76 MILLPOND HAMILTON,WELTON L 76 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0077-000D.0 77 MILLPOND FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE P.O.BOX 650043 DALLAS TX 75265 095.A-0078-0000.0 78 MILLPOND STELLA 70197RUST 78MILLPOND NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 095.A-0079-0000.0 79 MILLPOND THOMASP.MCCARRON 79 MILLPOND NORTHANDOVFR MA OIR45 09S.A-0122.0000.0 122 MILLPOND MILLPOND HOMEOWNMA5SOCIATION PO BOX 4579,DEFT 227 HOUSTOI4 TX 77210 TAKE COCHICHEWICK COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 100 CAMBRIDGE STREET BOSTON MA 02114 This "di ies that the f1s11s apPmtv on #10 -records Of ffie Asses ChU19 as Of c� 8il by: Date -/ �p,1� PRESCRIBED FIRE PLAID ; . I .l^ I I I ADMINISTRATIVE UN'I`I'(S): Weir Hill Reservation Weir Hill Reservation; PRESCRIBED FIB NAME: Subunits G1, G2, G3, S1, S2, S3: S4,T1,T2,T3, T4 T5 TG,T7,T8 T9 &T10 COMPLEXITY RATING: Moderate O � PRE,PARLrD BY: � DATE: Printed Name: Joel R.Ctirlson Agcney: Norlhaast J:orest and Fire IMmagemont,LLC Qnaiifwaiion: . Prescribed JEire Bum Boss Type 2(R,\B2) TECHNICAL REVXEW BY: DATE: Printed Manic: Riebard L. Volliak AgCnoy: Region 5 IJSFWS Qualitica€ion: Prescribed Fire Bum Boss Type 2(RxB2) Z/ _ APPROVED BY' DATE: PrintedNamc:_Katli' -bl�fitt---- dry Titla: Vje_�?�csi�e�nf.�iatd��cr�tian�. - � _� w ELEMENT 2A: AGENCY AOMINI[S`II'IIgATOR GOING-•GO PR E•-IGNI[TYON APPROVAL cCH ECKUST Instructions: The Agency Administrator's GO1NO-GO Pre-Ignition Approval is the intermediate planning review process(i.e.beMven the Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide and Go/No-Go C:hccklist)that should be completed before a prescribed fire can be implemented. The Agency Administrator's Go/No-Go Pre-Ignition Approval evaluates whether compliance requirements, Prescribed Fire PIan elements, raid internal rand external notifications have been or Nvill be completed and expresses Uic Agency Administrator's intant to implement the: M Prescribed Fire Plan. If ignition of the prescribed fare is not iniEiated prior to expiration date determined by the Agency Administrator,a nets Upproval aril(be required. YE NNO KEY ELEMENT QUESTIONS Is the Prescribed Fire Plan up to date? Example:anrendinents,seasonality Will all compliance requirements be completed? V HAIMPle:C11111ual,prolecletl species,srnolm management,NEW V Is risk management in place and the residual risk acceptable? Example:Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating 01ide completed with rational and TIA9a1f0rr 111e0S111'Cs Idlrrlll!e[I and d ownented t / Will all elements of the Prescribed Fire Plan be met? V Lsaffces Preparation ivorlr,�r1 r esour•cei gation, 1wather•,organization,prescriptiotl,cor1linge17cy • / Will all internal and external notifications and media releases be completud`1 V Frarmple:Pr•epar•c+c!'ricss level resh•ictlons v Will key agcllcy staff he fully briefed and understand proscribed fire implementation? Are there any other extenuating circumstances that would preclude the successful I of the plan? Have you determined if and when you are to be notified that contingency actions are being taken and will lllis be communicated to the Burn Boss? Other, RECOMMENDED BY: DATE: Nntcd N nnru; Joel R,Carlson Autarup Northeast Itorest and Fire Mana emcnt,LLC Qualification: Proscribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2(&xB2 APPROVED BY: DATE.- A, rus ees of Reservations slue: Viv-Bresident-of-Muld-Operar tfis DATI?APPOVAL EXPIRES: PRESCRIBED FIRE PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT(S): Weir Hill Reservation Weir Hill Reservation; PRESCRIBED FIRE NAME: Subunits G1, G2, G3, S1, S2, S3, S4, T1,T2,T3, T4, T5, TG, T7,T8,T9, &T10 COMPLEXITY RATING: Moderate PREPARED BY: DATE: Printed Name: Joel R.Carlson Agency: Northeast Forest and Fire Management,LLC Qualification: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2(RxB2) TECHNICAL REVIEW BY: DATE: Printed Name: Richard L.Vollick Agency: Region 5 USFWS Qualification; Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 RxB2 APPROVED BY: DATE: Printed Name: Kathy Abbott Agency: The Trustees of Reservations Title: Vice President of Field Operations TABLE OF CONTENTS ELEMENT 2A:AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR GOINO-GO PRE-IGNITION APPROVAL CHECKLIST ,.,.... 4 ELEMENT 2B:PRESCRIBED FIRE GO/NO-GO CHECKLIST .......................................................... 5 ELEMENT 3:FINAL COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS SUMMARY................................. ELEMENT 4:DESCRIPTION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE AREA........................................................... 7 A,Physical Description B.Vegetation/Fuels Description C.Description of Unique Features ELEMENT 5:GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................... 10 A.Goals B.Objectives ELEMENT6:FUNDING ......................................................................................................... I 1 A.Cost B.Funding Source ELEMENT7:PRESCRIPTION.................................................................................................. 12 A.Environmental Prescription B.Fire Behavior Prescription ELEMENT8: SCHEDULING .................................................................................................... 13 A.Ignition Time Framc/Season(s) B.Projected Duration C.Constraints ELEMENT 9:PRE-BURN CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 13 A.Considerations B.Method and Frequency for Obtaining Weather and Smoke Management Forecast(s) C.Notifications ELEMENT10:BRIEFING ........................................................................................................ 15 ELEMENT 11:ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT ..........................................................I.......... 15 A.Positions B.Equipment C.Supplies ELEMENT 12:COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................... 16 A.Radio Frequency(s) B.Telephone Number(s) ELEMENT 13:PUBLIC AND PERSONNEL SAFETY,MEDICAL...................................................... 18 A.Safety Hazards B.Measures Taken to Reduce Hazards C.Emergency Medical Procedures D.Emergency Evacuation Methods E.Emergency Facilities ELEMENT14:TEST FIRE....................................................................................................... 19 A.Planned Location B.Test Fire Documentation ELEMENT 15:IGNITION PLAN ................................................................................................ 19 A.Firing Methods B.Devices C.Techniques D. Sequences E.Patterns E.Ignition Staffing 2 ELEMENT 16:HOLDING PLAN ................................................................................................ 20 A.General Procedures for Holding B.Critical Holding Points and Actions C.Minimum Organization or Capabilities Needed ELEMENT 17:CONTINGENCY PLAN ....................................................................................... 21 A,Trigger Points and Actions Needed B.Additional Resources and Maximum Response Time(s) ELEMENT 18:WILDFIRE CONVERSION PLAN ........................................... 22 A.Wildfire Declared By B.IC Assignments C.Notifications D.Extended Attack Actions and Operations to Aid in Fire Suppression ELEMENT 19: SMOKE MANAGEMENT AND AIR QUALITY ........................................................22 A.Compliance B.Permits to Be Obtained C. Smoke Sensitive Areas D.Impacted Areas E.Mitigation Strategies and Techniques to Reduce Smoke Sensitive Impacts ELEMENT 20:MONITORING ................................................................................................. 24 A.Fuels Information(Forecast and Observed)Required and Procedures B.Weather Monitoring Required and Procedures C.Fire Behavior Monitoring Required and Procedures D.Monitoring Required to Ensure That Prescribed Fire Plan Objectives Are Met E. Smoke Dispersal Monitoring Required and Procedures ELEMENT 21:POST-BURN ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 25 APPENDIXA:MAPS ............................................................................................................. 26 I.Unit Map 2,Unit Fuels 3, Vicinity Topographic Map 4. Smoke Screening Map APPENDIX B:FIRE BEHAVIOR MODELING DOCUMENTATION ................................................... 30 B1.Fire Behavior A.Black Oak Woodland—TU2[FBS FM 162] B. Shrubland—SH 6 [FBS FM 146] C.Grassland—GS 3 [FBS FM 103] D.Mixed Deciduous and Oak/Hickory with Maple Forest—TL 6 [FBS FM 1861 E.White Pine Forest—TL 3 [FBS FM 183] B2.Probability of Ignition B3. Spotting Distance B4,Fire Size B5.VSmoke-GIS&FEPS Outputs APPENDIX C:COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS ....................................................................................41 APPENDIX D:JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS,.,., .............................................................................50 APPENDIX E:TECHNICAL REVIEWER CHECKLIST.................................................................... 57 ELEMENT 2A: AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR GO/NO-GO PRE-IGNITION APPROVAL CHECKLIST Instructions: The Agency Administrator's GO/NO-GO Pre-Ignition Approval is the intermediate planning review process(i.e.between the Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide and Go/No-Go Checklist)that should be completed before a prescribed fire can be implemented. The Agency Administrator's Go/No-Go Pre-Ignition Approval evaluates whether compliance requirements, Prescribed Fire Plan elements, and internal and external notifications have been or will be completed and expresses the Agency Administrator's intent to implement the Prescribed Fire Plan. If ignition of the prescribed fire is not initiated prior to expiration date determined by the Agency Administrator,a new approval will be required. YES NO I(EY ELEMENT;QUESTIONS. Is the Prescribed Fire Plan up to date? Example:amendments,seasonality Will all compliance requirements be completed? Example:cultural,protected species,smoke managemend,NEPA Is risk management in place and the residual risk acceptable? Example:Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating Guide completed with rational and milt ation ineastwes identified and documented Will all elements of the Prescribed Fire Plan be met? Example:Pr•epaiafion work, miligation,weather, organization,prescription, contingency i•eSDffYCeS Will all internal and external notifications and media releases be completed? Example:Preparedness level restrictions Will key agency staff be fully briefed and understand prescribed fire implementation? Are there any other extenuating circumstances that would preclude the successful implementation of the plan? Have you determined if and when you are to be notified that contingency actions are being taken and will this be communicated to the Burn Boss? Other RECOMMENDED BY: DATE: Printed Na,ne: Joel R.Carlson Agency: Northeast Forest and Fire Management,LLC Quaiification: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2(RxB2) APPROVED BY: DATE: Printed Name: Kathy Abbott Agency: The Trustees of Reservations Title: Vice President of Field Operations DATE APPOVAL EXPIRES: 4 ELEMENT 2B: PRESCRIBED FIRE GO/NO-GO CHECKLIST YES NO A.Has the burn unit experienced unusual drought conditions or contain above normal fuel loadings which were not considered in the prescription development?If NO,proceed with checklist.,if YBS,go to item B. B.If YES,have appropriate changes been made to the Ignition and Holding plan and the Mop Up and Patrol Plans?If YES proceed with checklist below, if NO STOP, YES NO `` QUESTIONS Are ALL fire prescription elements met? Are ALL smoke management specifications met? Have ALL required current and projected fire weather forecast been obtained and are they favorable? Are ALL planned operations personnel and equipment on-site,available,and operational? Has the availability of ALL contingency resources been checked,and are they available? Have ALL personnel been briefed on the project objectives,their assignment,safety hazards,escape routes,and safety zones? Have all the pre-burn considerations identified in the Prescribed Fire Plan been completed or addressed? Have ALL the required notifications been made? Are ALL permits and clearances obtained? In your opinion,can the burn be carried out according to the Prescribed Fire Plan and will it meet the planned objective? If all the questions were answered "YES"proceed with a test tire,Document the current conditions,location, and results. BURN BOSS: DATE: Prescribed Buni Boss's Signature Printed Maine: Qualification: 5 ELEMENT 3: FINAL COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT(S): Weir Hill Reservation PRESCRIBED FIRE NAME: Weir Hill Reservation Prescribed Burn Units COMPLEXITY RATING SUMMARY OVERALL RATING RISK: MODERATE POTENTIAL MODERATE CONSEQUENCES: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY: MODERATE SUMMARY COMPLEXITY MODERATE RATING: RATIONAL: Burn bosses and local resources are familiar with elements rated'moderate'or 'high'. If the burn boss and/or more than half of the resources are not familiar with local fuels,social, political,and regulatory Issues,an option for RXB4 will be considered. PREPARED BY: DATE: Printed Name: Joel R. Carlson, Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC Qualification: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) APPROVED BY: DATE: Printed Name: Kathy Abbott Title: Vice President of Field Operations, The Trustees of Reservations 6 r ELEMENT 4: DESCRIPTION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE AREA A. Physical Description: 1. Location: Administrative Unit: Weir Hill Reservation Ownership: The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) Town: North Andover County: Essex State: Massachusetts Prescribed Fire Name: Weir Hill Reservation(WHR); Subunits G1, G2, G3, S1, S2, S3, S4, T1, T2,T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, &T10 Quadrangle: Lawrence Lat/Long (NE Corner): 42.0 41' 23.42"N 710 06' 19.77"W UTM(NE Corner): WGS 84 0327517 E 4728511 N Z 19 Elevation: 111' to 305' 2. Size: Subunits Acres Hectares WHR--G1 4.3 1.7 WHR-G2 2.4 1.0 WHR- St 9.2 3.7 WHR-S2 3.4 L4 WHR- S3 7.3 3.0 WHR- S4 3.5 1.4 WHR-T1 9.1 3.7 WHR-T2 4.0 1.6 WHR-T3 5.4 2.2 WHR-T4 8.1 3.3 WHR--T5 1.7 0.7 WHR-T6 4.5 1.8 WHR-T7 2.7 1.1 WHR-T8 2.7 1.1 WHR-T9 5.4 2.2 WHR-T 10 1.4 0.6 TOTALS 75 31 7 3. Topography: • Topography is flat to hilly • Slope is variable, 0% to less than 25% • Aspect is variable with the majority of the site consisting of south and southwest slopes 4. Project Boundaries: • North-the unit is bound by Oak Hickory, White Pine, and Mixed Deciduous Forest that is within the Weir Hill Reservation property boundary. • East—the unit is bound by Mixed Deciduous Forest that is within the Weir• Hill Reservation property boundary, Lake Cochichewick is to the east and abutting the property. • South- the unit is bound by Lake Cochichewick. • West- the unit is bound by an old rail line, Stevens pond is immediately to the west of the rail line. B.Vegetation/Fuels Description: 1. On-site fuels data: The unit is primarily dominated by Black Oak Woodland with a shrub dominated understory. In the northwestern corner of the unit are two small grasslands. The eastern portion of the unit has an area that was mechanically treated in 2006 and is comprised of low shrubs, A low shrub area is located in the southern middle portion of the unit and has patches of scrub oak in it. Most shrubs in the burn unit have a high level of volatile oils. The scattered pitch pines have limited to no threat of torching and pose no threat of passive or-active crown fire. 8 P Vegetation Co>�nmun ty Fuel Model Shrublands& IS Black Oak Meclla►ically Tr ated:. Broadleaf Forest . Woodlands Areas Grasslands &Seeps TU2 162 _::, ,SH6 146 ' SH6.,146 TL6 18G 0.0 Acres 1.3 Acres 3.0 Acres 0.0 Acres Gl 0 Percent 30 Percent 70 Percent 0 Percent G2 0.0 Acres 0.1 Acres 23 Acres 0.0 Acres 0 Percent 4 Percent 96 Percent 0 Percent S1 0.5 Acres 8.3 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.4 Acres 5 Percent 90 Percent 0 Percent 4 Percent S2 0.0 Acres 3A Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0 Percent 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent $3 0.0 Acres 7.3 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0 Percent 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent S4 0.0 Acres 3.5 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0 Percent 100 Percent 0 Pei 0 Percent i :' 9.1 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent T2 2.9 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 1.1 Acres 73 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 28 Percent 4.3 Acres 0.0 Acres 0,0 Acres 1.1 Acres 80 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 20 Percent T4 8.0 Acres 0.1 Acres 0.0 Acres 0,0 Acres 99 Percent 1 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent T5 1.7 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent T6 '' 4.5 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 2.7 Acres 0.0 Acres 0,0 Acres 0.0 Acres T7 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 2.7 Acres 0.0 Acres 0,0 Acres 0.0 Acres T8 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent T.9 , 4.7 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.7 Acres 87 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 13 Percent 1.4 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres 0.0 Acres TO 100 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percent 0 Percen Burn 42.5 Acres 24.0 Acres 5.3 Acres 3.3 Acres Unit:'; 57 Percent 32 Percent 7 Percent 4 Percent • Black Oak Woodland Mature black oak woodland with a canopy 50-60 feet tall providing 70% cover. The sub canopy reaches to 20-feet and is made up of a widely-spaced coppiced growth of young oaks and hickories with stem diameters of 2-3 inches, The coppiced growth is widely spaced, and noticeably more open than the oak woodland to the south. The shrub layer is sparse and is comprised of a scattering of highbush blueberry (Vacciuium ewymbosunl), maple-leaved viburnum(Viburrtlnn acerifolium), hazelnut (Coiylus anlericana), black cherry(Primus seradna), lowbush blueberries, and black huckleberry. Heaths, while growing in clumps,provide less than 1% cover within the unit. Leaf litter provides 95% cover forming an unbroken fuel bed throughout the understory. • Shrublands and Mechanically Treated Areas Scrub oaks, averaging five-feet in height, and spreading to 8-feet in diameter, provide 10% cover along steep slopes. Low-growing heaths, averaging less than one-foot in height,provide 40% cover and bare ground provides 20% cover, Areas cleared during the fall of 2006 have residual debris and several chip and slash piles. 9 • Grasslands Warm season grasses (50%cover) including the dominant little bluestem (Schizachyrium seoparium), scattered culms of Indian grass (Soighastrtuu irutans), poverty grass (Dalltholila spicata) and Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensyllwnica); low growing heaths—black huckleberry(Gayhissacia baccata) and lowbush blueberry (Vaceinhan augustifolitan) (5% cover)—interwoven with extensive dewberries(Rubes sp) (10%cover) and rough-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago Ragusa); and bare ground (5%cover). Common herbaceous plants include wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria), hairy bush clover(Lespedeza hirta),wandlike goldenrod(Solidago pube)•irla), and rough stemmed goldenrod. • Broadleaf Forests and Seeps Areas of mixed deciduous forest, oak/hickory with maple forest, intermittent streams, and/or forested seeps that have shrub layers that contain less volatile oils than black oak woodlands and have a broadleaf litter. 2. Adjacent vegetation and fuels data: • East Mixed Deciduous Forest [TL6 (186), Moderate Load Broadleaf Litter] for two to three hundred yards and then open water, Lake Cochichewick. • North Oak and Hickory Forest with Maple [TL6 (186), Moderate Load Broadleaf Litter] with White Pine Forest on the eastern side [TL3 (183),Moderate Load Conifer Litter]. After approximately 400 yards these forest types transition into Red Maple Swamp. • West Open water, Stevens Pond. • South Open water, Lake Cochichewick. NOTES: Custom fuel models, standard fuel models, and vegetation types are based on; • Rothennel,R.C.1972.A mathematical model for predicting fire spread iEi wildland fuels.Res.Pap,1NT-115,Ogden,UT: U.S,Department of Agriculture,Forest Service,Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.40 p. • Scott,Joe H.;Burgan,Robert F.2005.Standard fire behavior fuel models:a comprehensive set for use with Rothenners surface fire spread model,Gen,Tech.Rep.RMRS-UrR-153.Fort Collins,CO:U.S.Department of Agriculture,Forest Service,Rocky Mountain Research Station.72 p. C.Description of Unique Features: • In the northern portion of the unit is an Intermittent Stream that runs from the northeast to the southwest. • A vernal pool is located in the northwestern corner of the unit. • Numerous trails bisect the unit. ELEMENT 5: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES A. Goals: • Protect public and private property from catastrophic wildfire by using prescribed fire to reduce fuel loads. • Use prescribed burning to restore and maintain the black oak woodland- savannah, thereby providing habitat for a diverse assemblage of regionally declining plants and animals. • Improve habitat for the state-listed frosted elfin and sandplain Euchlacna, as welt as state-listed fire-associates and other declining plants species found throughout the fire-influenced community on Weir Hill. 10 i i i • Use prescribed burns as training exercises in basic wildland fire behavior, fire suppression principles, and burning techniques. • Enhance the overall structure and compositional diversity of the Weir Hill Reservation vegetation tlu•ough a fire schedule that varies in the season, frequency, and intensity of burns within the 80-acre fire-influenced plant community. B. Objectives: 1, Resource Objectives: • Invigorate herbaceous plant growth. • Reduce l Hour and fine dead fuel loads throughout the unit by 20 to 50%. • Expose 25 to 75% of the upper duff layer. • Reduce shrub fuel loading by 25 to 35%. • Provide training assignments for 1 to 2 fire fighters. 2. Prescribed Fire Objectives: • Have no escapes or injuries. • Minimize the impact of smoke to onsite and off site smoke receptors. • Complete operations with no injury to crew and no significant damage to equipment. • Create a reduced fuel area from which to extend future prescribed burns. NOTE: Based on monitoring results Goals and Objectives in Element 5 should be updated. ELEMENT b: FUNDING A. Cost: All resources used for the burn will be funded from the participating agencies budget centers. The Trustees of Reservations have secured funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service,under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (Agreement number 50181-7-J238) B.Funding Source: Funding sources will vary by position and agency. All resources used for the burn will be funded from the participating agencies' budget centers. No funding source or center has been established for the purpose of this burn. 11 ELEMENT 7: PRESCRIPTION A. Environmental Prescription: Parameter Max. Min, Wind Directions): SW 20' Wind Speed(mph 22 None Midflame Wind Speed(mph): 8 None 1-Hour Fuel Moisture(%): 12 6 10-Hour Fuel Moisture(%): None 8 100-Hour Fuel Moisture{%): None 10 Live Herbaceous Fuel Moisture{% ; 100 None Live Woody Fuel Moisture % ; 100 None Air Temperature (F°) 90 35 Relative Humidity(%) None 30 Days Since Rain: 7 1 KBDI: 299 * None Transport Winds(mph): None 10 Mixing Height(ft): None 1,500 EPA PM2.5 and Ozone Index: Good to Moderate NOTE: * If burning with a KBDI greater than 199 expect spot fires to burn deeply and persistently, mop-up to be difficult, a need to conduct mop-up over multiple days, and increase frequency of daily unit checks until significant precipitation occurs. An additional Type 6 engine or higher is required when the KBDI is greater than 200 (see Element 11 B). **Not all combinations of environmental elements fall within prescription. ***Prescribed burn operations may continue at the discretion of the Burn Boss if an environmental parameter is outside of prescription limits. However adjustments to parameters, resources, and/or tactics must be documented in the burn plan. Additionally the changed parameter, resources, and/or tactics cannot result in an increase in the complexity level of the burn, B.Fire Behavior Prescript! Fuel Models Shniblands& SraadleafForests& Black Oak Woodland Grassiand MechanicallyTreated See s Parameter TU2 S116. GS3 TL6 FBS FM 162 FBS FM 146 IDS EM 123 FBS FM 186 Percent of Unit(All S11bunit): 57% 32% 7% 4% Max.Head Fire ROS(ch/hr): 29 75 121 12 Min.Head Fire ROS(el1/hr): 1 2 2 0 Max,Head Fire FL(ch/hr): 5 16 10 4 Min.Head Fire FL(ch/hr): 1 3 1 1 Max.Backing Fire ROS(ch/hr): 1 2 4 1 Min.Backing Fire ROS(ch/hr): 1 2 2 0 Max.Backing Fire FL(ch/hr): 1 3 2 1 Min.Backing Fire FL(cll/hr): 1 3 1 1 12 r NOTES; Prescribed burn operations may still continue at the discretion of the Burn Boss if observed fire behavior exceeds predictions, given that the observed fire behavior is still within control capabilities of the on-site resources. Custom fuel models and standard fuel models are based on; • For all calculations 10-H Fuels at to%,100-H Fuels at 12%,30%Live Fuel Moisture and 0%Slope were held constant. • Rothenuel,R.C, 1972.A mathematical inodel for predicting fire spread in wildland fuels.Res.Pap.INT-115.Ogden,UT: U.S.Deparhnent of Agriculture,Forest Service,Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.40 p. • Scott,Joe H.;Burgin,Roheut E.2005,Standard fire behavior fuel models:a comprehensive set for use with Rolher€mel's surface fire spread model.Gen.Tech.Rep,RMRS-GTR-153,Fort Collins,CO:U.S.Depa€tcuent of Agriculture,Forest Service,Rocky Mountain Research Station.72 p. ELEMENT S: SCHEDULING A. Ignition Time FrarnelSeason(s): Dormant season fall and spring burn windows have been designated for this unit. B. Projected Duration: Subunits should be burned one at a time, several may be burned in one day. Duration for one or more subunits in a day should be 8 hours from arrival time to departure. Briefing and setup should be approximately 2 hours, ignition and holding will be approximately 4 hours, mop-up will be approximately 1 hour (assuming low KBDI—below 100), and de-briefing and breakdown will be approximately I hour. C. Constraints: • Burning on weekdays or holidays should be carefully evaluated for impact on public by smoke and for public observers impacting the area to be burned. • Mass ignition(i.e. ring firing a subunit) should be avoided during periods of high traffic on roads(11:30 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00). ELEMENT 9: PRE-BURN CONSIDERATIONS A. Considerations: 1. On Site: • 10-Hour fuel sticks should be placed in the unit two weeks prior to the burn if a moisture meter is not available for day of burn measurements. • The burn plan should be reviewed and adjusted as needed based on changed objectives and conditions, with an update to the appropriate signatures. • Fire breaks should be cleared to a width of 3 to 12 feet and brush and grass should be mowed, depending on fuels and topography. • Burn unit drop points, hazards, and routes to water sources should be marked with flagging or identified on the burn day. 2, Off Site: • A newspaper ad describing the project and the planned burn window should be posted in the local news paper15 to 30 days prior to any burn window. • Prescribed burn fire equipment should be checked and prepared for burn operations. 13 • Compliance with the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act(MESA) from the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. • Confirmation of the currency of a pertinent Wetlands Permit from the town of North Andover's Conservation Commission. B.Method and Frequency for Obtaining Weather and Smoke Management Forecast(s): • NWS Fire Weather is available at http://www.erh.noaa.govlbox/firewx.shtinl (use Southern New England— Western Essex County), and should be checked at a minimum the day prior to the burn and again on the morning of the burn. • In addition to or if the NWS -Fire Weather Forecast is not available the Weather Channel should be checked leading up to and prior to the burn. The Weather Channel web page can be accessed at http://www.weather.com (use North Andover,MA). • NWS Marine/General forecast is accessible on frequency 162.425 for on site weather updates. • Upper air soundings can be accessed at the NWS web page at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/bufkit2.shtml (use Beverly-NAM Model (00 UTC, 12 UTC or 06 UTC, 18 UTC)hourly 84 hrs), and can be run in the"bulkit"program(or similar program such as "ROAB")to project winds, dispersion conditions, and other variables. If the NWS Fire Weather page is not operating,running this model may be able to provide missing smoke management information. • Spot Weather Forecast Request may be made at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/firewx.shtmi . The National Weather service should be contacted at(508) 828-2671 (between 0800 and 1700 Mon through Fri.)prior to submitting an online spot weather forecast. • US Environmental Protection Agency AIRNOW Air Quality Index for PM 2.5 and Ozone may be acquired at http J/aiinow,gov/index.cfm?action--airnow,showlocal&CitylD=2 82 . NOTE: Spot weather forecasts are not accessible unless a federal partner organization is participating or the spot weather forecast is essential for public safety. All weather sites and frequencies are recommendations; the burn boss should adjust frequency and source based on availability of forecasts, needs, and conditions. C.Notifications: • Day of burn—North Andover Fire Department by phone--(978) 688-9590 • Day of burn--North Andover Conservation Commission by phone—(978) 688-9530 • Day of Burn Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection by phone(978) 694-3200 or fax (978) 694-3499 • Day of Burn---Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation District 5 by phone—(978) 887-0620 14 ELEMENT 10: BRIEFING Briefing Checklist: Burn Organization Burn Objectives Description of Burn Area Expected Weather&Fire Behavior Communications Ignition Plan Holding Plan Contingency Plan Wildfire Conversion plan Safety YES / NO (circle one): Alternative Briefing Checklist Attached NOTE: At the burn boss' discretion the checklist can be adjusted to meet needs, however a copy of the completed checklist must be included in the burn file and the basic components of the above checklist must be retained. It is recommended that the above checklist is reviewed and checked off after the briefing to ensure adequate documentation and that all components were covered. ELEMENT 11: ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT A. Positions: • (1) One Prescribed Burn Boss Type 2 (RxB2) • (1) One Fire Effects Monitor(FEMO) or Fire Weather Observer • (2)Two Firefighter Type I (FFT1) or Single Resource Boss (SRB) • (4) Four Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) NOTE: Positions and number of staff are suggested based on case and efficiency. Depending on site conditions, resources, and crew experience the burn boss may adjust the needed positions and number of staff. B.Equipment: * 4 drip torches • 8 backpack pumps • Water source for backpack pumps(gravity feed 100+gallon tank,portable pump with hose at pond, or engine beyond reserve type 6) + 10 hand tools (various types) • 4 radios • 1 first aid kits • 1 weather Kit 0 1 set of PPE/Person(nornex or fire retardant clothing,non-metal hardhat,old or new model fire shelter,leather gloves,eye protection,and car protection) • 1 type 6 engine or engine with similar or greater capacity(to be held in reserve). A second type 6 engine is required when burning with a KBDI greater than 199. 15 NOTE: Equipment type and number of equipment are suggested based on ease and efficiency. Appropriate PPE is required for all crew. When operating pumps ear protection will be worn and when using pressurized water and/or igniting eye protection will be worn. Based on site conditions,resources, and crew experience the burn boss may adjust the needed equipment. C. Supplies: • 10 Gallons of drip torch fuel • S Gallons of pump fuel • Food and drinks NOTE: Quantities may be adjusted based on season, conditions, and size of clew. ELEMENT 12: COMMUNICATIONS A.Radio Frequeney(s): 1. Command Fre uenc (s): Iteeeive Transmit Charnel fre 7tone(PL) fte!tone(PL). Notes 2. Tactical Fre uenc (s): Receive Transmit Channel frc /tone(Pt,) fre/tone(PL):. Notes 3. Air Operations Fre uenc s : Receive Trans►nit.; Cha►►nel fre ltone PL fre (tone(PL) dates NOTE: Frequencies will be identified prior to ignition and will be based on need and attending agencies. At a minimum a tactical frequency will be identified. Command frequencies are for contingencies. Tactical frequencies are for general burn operations and fire ground communications for contingencies. 16 B. de phone NumberE'(s): Name and`Title Phone NumberComanents Combined Public Safety Dispatch Business: (978) 683-3169 North Andover Fire Department Emergencies; 911 Medical and Fire Business: (978) 688-9590 North Andover Police Department Emergencies: 911 Business: (978) 683-3168 Massachusetts State Police Business: (978) 475-3800 Andover Regional Office Massachusetts Environmental Police Business: (978) $$7-5962 Topsfield Office Location; 1 General Street, Lawrence General Hospital Office: (978) 683-4000 Lawrence,MA Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Office:. (978) 687-0151 Location; 70 East Street, Medical Center Methuen,MA DCR,Fire Control,District 5 Office: (978) 887-0620 Contact person Andy Regan Cell: (508) 922-5650 Massachusetts DEP's Office: (978) 694-3277 Contact person Ed Pawlowski, Northeastern Region Enforcement Office Fax: (978) 694-3499 Section Chief Massachusetts DEP's Northeastern Region Office: (978) 694-3269 Contact person Tom Notario Environmental Engineer Office The Trustees of Reservations Office: (978) 682-3580 Contact in the event of Property Superintendent 5514(978) 413 Cell: - contingency. Chris Ward 17 ELEMENT 13: PUBLIC AND PERSONNEL SAFETY, MEDICAL A. Safety Hazards: • Deer ticks and disease. • Fatigue, heat exhaustion, and dehydration on warm days. • Falling snags and limbs. • Holes and depressions in the unit. • Tripping Hazards(stumps and branches) • Over head cables running to tower in middle of unit • Public in close proximity to burn operations. B.Measures Taken to Reduce Hazards: • Tick borne diseases disease prevention will be mentioned during the briefing and all crew will be reminded of deer ticks. • Food and drinks will be made available to crew. Crew will be briefed on symptoms and treatment of heat exhaustion, dehydration, and fatigue. Additionally supervisors will be reminded to watch for symptoms. • Danger of tripping will be mentioned in the briefing. • A minimum of one crew member will be First Aid/CPR certified. • Supervisors will maintain accountability of staff. Additionally strict accountability will be maintained of any crew who enter the burn unit (location and entry/exit). • Danger of overhanging cables will be mentioned in the briefing. • Property will be closed to the public during the prescribed burn. C.Emergency Medical Procedures: • Victim will be stabilized and only moved if directly under threat and threat can not be mitigated, • The Burn Boss will be notified of the situation, • The Burn Boss or designee will activate EMS and if possible put the first aid first responder in direct communications with EMS. • Immediate first aid will be provided by qualified individuals until EMS personnel arrive and relieve the first aid first responder. • After the incident an accident report will be completed and a copy provided to the burn boss and The Trustees of Reservations. D.Emergency Evacuation Methods: • The North Andover Fire Department will be contacted at 911 (emergency number) and provided symptom information and location. If possible the North Andover Fire Department ambulance should be met on DP-Al on Stevens Street or DP-A3 on Pleasant Street, and guided to the victim's location. E. Emergency Facilities: • Lawrence General Hospital: 1 General Street, Lawrence, MA—(978) 683- 4000 [4.5 miles] • Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center: 70 East Street, Methuen, MA—(978) 687-0151 [6.5 miles] 18 1 ELEMENT 14: TEST FIRE A. Planned Location: The test fie will be initiated in the unit on the down wind side(unless otherwise determined by the burn boss). The test fire will be in representative fuels and burn will not continue beyond the test fire phase until the burn boss has determined that an accurate representation of expected fire behavior has been demonstrated, B. Test Fire Documentation: • Weather Conditions on Site: Weather conditions during the test fire will be recorded and added to the burn report package. • Test Fire Results: Upon completion of the test fire, an announcement will be made if the burn will continue or be shutdown. The decision should be documented and added to the burn file. ELEMENT 15: IGNITION PLAN A. Firing Methods: Firing methods will be executed in such a manner as to meet burn objectives, resources management objectives, reduce re-burn potential, torching along the edges, and spotting distance. The ignition team will closely coordinate all actions with the holding resources and the burn boss so that operations do not negatively impact one another. B.Devices: • Drip Torches • Fusees • Other as needed and directed by the Firing or Burn Boss C. Techniques: • Backing and/or flanking fire on holding lines. • Head firing using single or multiple strip or dot fires. • Circular firing for completion of the unit after down wind portions have been burned out. • Within wetland areas fusees should be used in place of drip torches, A Sequences: • Establish black on down wind lines. • As black is extended on down wind lines, commence interior ignition. • Continue creating black on the down wind lines and igniting the interior until the majority of the unit is complete, • Insure that the upwind line is not ignited until interior ignition crew is out and the downwind holding line is adequately secure, • Continue until the unit is completed. E. Patterns: • On the down wind lines, establish black that is at least 10 feet wide or is based on weather and fire behavior conditions that will be sufficiently wide to stop a head fire in combination with the hard breaks and soft breaks. Ensure that intensities are sufficient enough near holding lines so as to 19 reduce the potential of re-burn. • Extend fire into the unit from the black using appropriate firing techniques. • Extend black along holding lines and continue igniting interior progressively as holding lines are completed. • Insure that interior ignition does not progress faster than blacking the down wind holding lines. • Complete the unit by ringing the final portion. E. Ignition Staffing: • 1 or more Firefighter Type 2s (FFT2) NOTE: All sub-elements to ignition may be adjusted by the burn boss to meet given conditions, The adjustment must be of a type that will not affect the complexity of the burn. ELEMENT 16: HOLDING PLAN A. General Procedures for Holding: • The development of the downwind holding line will be the base for the speed of the operation. • Holding teams will coordinate with each other and the ignition team so as to avoid negative impact on adjacent resources. • Spot fires and stopovers will be suppressed using direct attack. • The down wind holding line crew will be responsible for establishing black to improve the line. • The up wind holding line crew will only ignite on their line when it will not negatively impact the other holding team or the ignition team. Careful coordination with the ignition team will be executed whenever igniting. B. Critical Holding Points and Actions: • An aggressive down wind patrol for possible spots is required. • When holding on soft breaks, care should be given to ensure that the line does not rekindle or fire does not creep across the line. C. Minimum Organization or Capabilities Needed: 2 Holding Teams • 1 Firefighter Type 1 or a Single Resource Boss • 2 or more Firefighter Type 2s per holding team • Down wind line should have a Type 6 Engine, 1 drip torch, 2 backpack pumps, and miscellaneous hand tools • Up wind line should have a 1 drip torch,4 backpack pumps, and miscellaneous hand tools NOTE: All sub-elements to holding may be adjusted by the burn boss to meet given conditions. The adjustment must be of a type that will not affect the complexity of the burn. 20 ELEMENT 17: CONTINGENCY PLAN A.T igger Points and Actions Needed: Trigger P0111t Action Needed Multiple Spot Fires Adjust ignition and increase down wind patrolling or shutdown. Adjust ignition and suppress slop Slop Over over or shutdown burn and suppress slop over. Assign first aid first responder to Minor Injury access and address the issue, identify source of injury, and shutdown burn if required. Assign first aid - first responder to Significant Injury access and address the issue, identify source of injury, activate EMS, and shutdown burn. Report of Critical Smoke Sensitive Area Adjust ignition and monitor results; Being Impacted shutdown burn if required. Reevaluate burn and determine if the Wind Shift burn should continue or be shutdown. If the burn continues adjust holding and ignition tactics as needed. Objectives Not Being Met Adjust ignition and shutdown burn if required. Prescribed fire operations will cease Unit is No Longer Within Prescription and the fire will be suppressed or managed in such a way that hazards will be reduced and/or mitigated. Notify the North Andover Fire Escape Fire Department, shutdown the prescribed burn and suppress the escape. NOTE: Trigger points and actions should be reevaluated by the burn boss and adjusted based on the burn day's current and expected conditions. B. Additional Resources and Maximum Response Time(s): Resources Response Time North Andover Fire Department--Station 2 10 Minutes North Andover Fire Department—Headquarters 10 Minutes Mutual Aid Variable 21 ELEMENT 18: WILDFIRE CONVERSION PLAN A.Wildfire Declared By: If the below criteria are met the prescribed burn conversion will be declared by the Bunn Boss. Fire outside the burn unit will be considered an escape fire under any one or any combination of the following conditions: • The Ere has exceeded or is expected to exceed on-site initial attack capabilities. • The fire has exceeded The Trustees of Reservations property boundaries or is expected to exceed those boundaries. • The burr boss declares the prescribed burn an escaped fire. B.IC Assignments (Escaped Fire): Upon arrival of the North Andover Fire Department the senior North Andover Fire Department Officer will serve as the incident commander, The burn boss will immediately transition all command authority to the North Andover Fire Department,provide as much pertinent information as possible to the fire department, and announce the transition to the prescribed burn crew. The burn boss will assign a liaison from the burn crew to the fire department and designate a supervisor in charge of the prescribed burn crew to direct suppression actions by the prescribed burn crew in coordination and under the direction of the North Andover Fire Department. The burn boss can serve in any one of these two capacities or may perform the tasks of both positions---as directed by the North Andover Fire Department's incident commander. C.Notifications (Escaped Fire): • North Andover Fire Department at 911 In The Trustees of Reservations Vice President Field Operations, Kathy Abbot at(617) 784-0567 ext. 7510 (office phone) or(617) 548-6356 (cell phone) D.Extended Attack Actions and Operations to Aid in Fire Suppression: • The North Andover Fire Department will be in charge of all extended attack activities. • The prescribed burn crew will assist and report to the fire department through a chain of command established during the incident. ELEMENT 19: SMOKE MANAGEMENT AND AIR QUALITY A. Compliance: • Fire Department notification of intent to burn prior to the burn. • DEP notification of intent to burn prior to ignition. B. Permits to Be Obtained: • DEP Northeast Massachusetts Air Quality Permit. • Day of burn verbal authorization from the Fire Chief or senior duty officer of the North Andover Fire Department. 22 C. Smoke Sensitive Areas: To The West • Pleasant.Street [0,1 Miles] • Stevens Street [0,1 Miles] • Densely Populated and Commercial Area [0,3 Miles] 1 • Route 133/125 [0.6 Miles] • Kittredge School [0.6 Miles] • North Andover Middle School [0.7 Miles] • Atkinson School [0.8 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] To The Northwest • Pleasant Street [0.3 Miles] • Stevens Street [0.2 Miles] • North Andover High School [0.4 Miles] • Route 133/125 [0.6 Miles] • Prescott House—Assisted Living [0.6 Miles] • Ashland Farms Assisted Living[0.6 Miles] • The Meadows Nursing Home [0.7 Miles] • Lawrence Airport [1.5 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] To The North • Half Mile Elementary School [0.3 Miles] • Edgewood Retirement Home [0.4 Miles] • Great Pond Road [1.2 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] To The Northeast • Miscellaneous Residences [1.2 Miles] • Brooks School [1,2 Miles] • Washington Street [1.6 Miles] To The East • Miscellaneous Residences [1.2 Miles] • Brooks School [1,2 Miles] • Great Pond Road [1 A Miles] • Washington Street[1.6 Miles] To The Southeast • Miscellaneous Residences [0.1 Miles] • Great Pond Road [0.3 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] To The South • Miscellaneous Residences [0.2 Miles] • Great Pond Road [0.3 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] To The Southwest • Miscellaneous Residences [0.2 Miles] • Great Pond Road [0.3 Miles] • North Andover Center [0.5 Miles] • Massachusetts Avenue [0.6 Miles] 23 • Andover Street [0.6 Miles] • Franklin Elementary School [1.2 Miles] • Route 133/125 [1.3 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] D.Impacted Areas: To The Northeast • Miscellaneous Residences [1.2 Miles] • Brooks School [1.2 Miles] • Washington Street [1.6 Miles] To The East • Miscellaneous Residences [1.2 Miles] • Brooks School [1.2 Miles] • Great Pond Road [1.4 Miles] • Washington Street [1.6 Miles] To The Southeast • Miscellaneous Residences [0.1 Miles] • Great Pond Road [0.3 Miles] • State Designated Urbanized Area [Within Designated Area] NOTE; Nearest impacted site was listed. See Appendix A6 and B5 for VSmoke-G1S and FEPS outputs. E. Mitigation Strategies and Techniques to Reduce Smoke Sensitive Impacts: • Dilute smoke by burning only a portion of the unit if lift and dispersion are not favorable for the entire unit. No more than 5 acres should be burned in a 2 to 3 hour period. • Maintain communications with the Fire Department. • Burn during a day that has favorable lift and dispersion, • Create a strong convective column to lift smoke above surrounding receptors. • Dispatch smoke patrols in areas that could be impacted. ELEMENT 20: MONITORING A.Fuels Information (Forecast and Observed) Required and Procedures: Burn unit fuel sticks (if used) should be weighed prior to ignition and removed from the unit. Downed dead fuel moistures for 1, 10, and 100 hour fuels should be taken using a protimeter(if available)periodically during the burn(in sets of three or more) or as directed by the burn boss. B.Weather Monitoring Required and Procedures: Prior to the test fire, weather will be recorded. Fire weather will be recorded every 60 minutes or as directed by the burn boss. Before the test fire is ignited, probability of ignition should be calculated and should be re-calculated periodically through the burn, if conditions change. C.Fire Behavior Monitoring and Procedures: Flame lengths,rate of spread, and residence time should be estimated hourly and recorded by fuel type. Additionally photos of fire behavior should be taken periodically with the approximate location and direction recorded. 24 D. Monitoring Required to Ensure That Prescribed Fire Plan Objectives Are Met: • A monitoring plan that will measure the success in meeting burn objectives will be developed prior to the ignition of the prescribed burn. • Burn day summary will be compiled from burn day records. E. Smoke Dispersal Monitoring Required and Procedures: • Communication should be maintained with the North Andover Fire Department to ascertain if receptors are being impacted by smoke. • if less than ideal lift is observed and/or concerns of impacts arise, a smoke monitor will be dispatched with a map and cell phone(and/or radio) to check potential problem areas and inform the burn boss and the fire effects monitor of conditions. NOTE: All sub-elements to monitoring may be adjusted by the burn boss to meet given conditions. However, fire weather needs to be recorded hourly at a minimum, ELEMENT 21: POST-BURN ACTIVITIES Post Burn Activities to be Completed: • An After Actions Review should be conducted with the crew. • The unit needs to be checked every day between 11:00 and 14:00 by a fire trained person until a rain event and/or the burn boss declares the unit 100%out, If KBDI is greater than 300 or dry conditions occur immediately following or have occurred prior to the burn, the fi•equency of checks each day should be increased, • Fire effects monitoring and post burn photos should be completed within 7 days of the bum's completion. • The burn day summary should be completed. • The burn file should be assembled and filed. 25 rh 3 J i t r 9 AS ! t E rt L ss�!ys y - v.' t r 4tfir - �',� nl 5 ( i � y L 5W rt tAf, 5 � U s f s t f �t;.r-e F '- uc + �S � d- rc bT •�.• -c�. r ' s YA 4 L � I oil ME ` w �^'�,,((,yr�✓�`:�i ry'�"��^v"i"' N kr��`4h,^, ^'�,�,we r y v.)Fyn � �w;' J *:uyF���'���' F'°�"'' ",'!��Y���U � ��-•0 ��, �+ '�F� �""�., �,kr�Yr'��r3'��k "V,�.��r�,51 ^"' ,� '" �,'if �p> �"��' ,�f+yy.: r�,'.f��.=^��.`y3��1'��y a �,d.�",�r�k „'"�r•v�,�s .............., du ��i �� ,(� ^� �"��"z s�:� �-✓�..,,� S��,���"'�dri+�v �,�6,"���^ �"�'rr",r;G,,,�3i.'� ,"��✓.+��'��°a� r��i�TGi1�� � r y�� `�' -"�"�",y'd I � �.� � ra✓. rr�°°, ��;r '*�f ax�„v' ,�- fY �i l� 1��� ur orr � r•"��" JkV, , -- ON � J � µsr a Y gj,t� F1/A - F APPENDIX A-3; Vicinity Topographic Map 1 I ' t 4 a I iti ,l ��d f -�..'.� t� `r k ! q�\� �i ����� � ����� �.����� � }��l I�i a J� r' ��--•,ram ta _ �.�..._ 4 - 13Ji 11T l DP AT, ,45 DP•At0`�t',�4 ., ; 1 y Cr f �r ti s�\t,l D�'A�� !� t ` e r 7. \ <k .j � • --1,e. f \� tit 1 ��/f fR�a••�4 •�l�ry"[�1,�' t �,��� ei���1� r{{[1r-;�f� � �4 ����� �,F°? -.�,1. *. ' - ,DP Al .,,,. u'�t�\, !iy �{ ti.� _ L, •f, • '4 -... Y "'G ",h.. �'� � 1` '.� j ICE'1 I�rF f f � r i 1� •` 1 �I� � f i 1 • `I! rDp-A 2 �- a A6 flew er True N Drop Point & Area Map: Weir H [[ Reservation North • Legend 0 5001,000 2,000 . 3,000 Feet E .... Trails A F :` I7. g� Property Boundry 0 0.125 0.25 0.5 0475 1 We Burn Units DP: . Drop Points oata source:TTOR'and EOFA-Mass GIS` ' 28 APPENDIX A-4: Smoke Screening Map � .� �' i `�`•:" �k r ,'�' sit � ' � r�%� � � �' fir � ♦'* IN, y i J t1Y,4 haver hfl � o� fifi • r t • {sUL • S }l 4 V, r• i ems. ' s )1 Unit VSmoke-( IS Smoke. .. creeni.ngJ, Weir Mill Reservation N M Quality Index#or 1 .-Legend ` Good{0-40 ug/m3) Fire Stations W E ModeXaty41 -eo u (m3� eath Unh or 5ensa ve raup s 81 -175 uglm3) Local Police ®Unheaithy(1: 300:ug/m3) $ W Hazar aus((over 500 ugW or greater) School 0 1,000 2,000 4,0©0 6,000 Feet Assisted Living Nursing Home — --- Town Line g 0.25 0.5 ' 1 1.5 Mlles 29 APPENDIX E- 1A: Fire Behavior Slack Oak Woodlands—Timber Shrub 2 "S FM 1621 (Held Constant: 10H Fuels at 10%, 100H Fuels at 12%,30% Live Fuel Moisture and 0% Slope) [Run in sEHAVEPLUs v.3.0.21: Surface Rate of Spread chlh - Head Fire Flame Length ft - Head Fire Midfiame Wind Speed m h Miidflame.1111ind S` eed m h [-H 1-H Moisture D' 1 2 3 ' 4 5' 6 7 8`'- 9 10 11` 12 Moisture 0. 1 2 3 ' 4 5` 6 7 8 .9 1 10 11 :.12 4 1 3 6 9 13 18 23 28 33 39 46 52 59 4 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 5' 1 3 5 9 12 17 21 26 31 37 43 49 55 5. '" 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 1 ' 2' 5 8' 12 16 20 `25 29 35 40 46 52 ...'6 1 2 '2 3 4 . . 4 5 5 . .5 6 6 7 7 7: 1= 2' `'6 8% 11 '15 19 23 28 33 38 43 49 7 1. 2: "2 3 3 4 4. ...5 5. 6 6 6 7 8 1 2 4 7 10.. '14 .18 22 27 1 31 36 41 1 47 8 1 2 1 2 1 3 , 3 4 4 . :5 5 1 5 6 6 1 7 9 1` 2 4 7` 10 13 17' 21 25 30 35 40 45 .9 1 2 2 3 3 4. 1 4..: 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 1 2 4 7 10 13 16 '20 24 29 33 38 43 10 1' 2 2 3 .3 4 4 ' 4 5` 5 5 6 6 11 1 2 4 6'- 9 12 16 20 24 28 32 37 41 `11 1 2 2 3.. ' 3 3 4 4 .5 5 5 6 6 12 1' 2 .4 6` 9 12 15 19 23 27 31 35 40 12 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 13 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 22 26 30 34 39 13 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 14 1 2 4 6 8 11 14 18 1 21 1 25 29 33 38 14 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 Surface Rate of Spread chlh - Backing Fire Flame Length ft - Backing Fire Midflarhe Wind S eed. rn h Midflame>Wind:S eed (ni h 1-H 1=M Moisture 0 1 2 3 ' 4 5 6 -' 7 8 9 . .A0 11"' 12`' Moisture 0;. 1 2 3 4 ..5' 6 7: 8 9 10 11 12' 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1' 1 1 1 .7 9 1" 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1'' 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 A. 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 ` 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 APPENDIX B-1B: Fire Behaviour Shrublands-Shrub 6 [FBS FM 1461 (Held Constant: 10H Fuels at 10%, 10011 Fuels at 12%, 30% Live Fuel Moisture and 0% Slope) [Run in BEHAV EPLUS v.3.0,2]: Surface Rate of Spread ch1h - Head Fire Flame Length ft - Head Fire Midflame Wind 5 eed <rn h Miflarne: ind S` eed m h 1-H 1-H Moisture fl 1 2 3 4 S . A 1 .7. 8 .;1 9 10 11 12 Moisture 0 i 2 3 4 6. 6 .7 8 9 10 11 12 4' 2 10 19 29 39 49 60 71 82 93 104 116 128 4 3 7 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5. 2 10 18 27 37 47 57 67 78 89 100 111 122 5 3 6 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 6' 2 9. :17 :28 . 35 45 55 65. ;75 85 96 106 117 6 .:`3'. 6 8 10 :..11 13 14 15. 16 . 17 18 19 20 7. 2 9 17 .25 34 :43 53 62 72 82 92 103 113 7 .3 6 8 10. 11 12 14 :15 . 16 17 18 18 19 8 '2. 9. 16 24 33 42 . 51. ..60 70 : 79 89 99 1 109 8 3 6 1s8 9 "' 11 12 13.1 14 15: 16 17 18 19 9: 2 8 .16. ..24: 32. '41 50 59 68 77 87 96 106 _9 3 6 8 9 :11 12 .13: .14 15 16 17 18 18 10 2 8 .15 23 31 40 48 37 66: 75 84 94 103 10 3 6 8 9 ': 10 ..12 13 ".14 15` 16 16 17 18 11 2 8 15 23 31 39 47..'56 66': 73 83 92 101 11 .3 6 7 9 10 11' 13. .14 .14 15 16 17 1 18 12 2' 8 15 22. ..30 .38 .46 55 63` 72 81 90 99 12 3 5 7 9 10 11I 12 13 .14: 15 16 17 18 13 2 8 14 22 29 37 45 54 62 71 79 88 97 13 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 14 2 7 14 21 29 37 44 53 61 69 78 87 95 ....14 . ' 31 5 7 9 10 11 12 1 13 14 15 16 16 17 Surface Rate of Spread chlh - Backing Fire Flame Length ft - Backin Fire Midflame Wind:S eed. m h Mii flame V11,nd.S eed m h 1-H Moisture 0. 1 2 :5 4 5: 6 7 8 9 . 90 11`:. 12.` Moisture .0;> 1 2 3 4 5' 6 7 8 9 10 11 12`; 4:. 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4. 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5: 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 . ...... .......... 6; 2 2 3. 1. 3 3 3 1.2 .1 2 2 J 2 1 2 2 2 fi' .3: 3 .3 3;` 3 3. 3 3 3 ' 3 3 3 3 7' 2: 2 2 3 2 2 2 .2 2` 2 2 2 2 7 3 3 3 3;' 3 3. 3 ' 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 2` 2 2 2 . 2. 2 J. 2 ; .2 2 2 2 2 1 2 8 3 3 '3 3 3 3 .3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 9: 2 2 ::2 2 2 2 . 2 2 2.` 2 2 2 2 9 3 3 . 3 3 3 .. 3' 3 3 ..3 3 3 3 3 10 2: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2: 2 2 2 2 10 .'3` 3 3 . 3. 3 3 3 3 3 . 3 3 3 3 11 2 2 2 2 2 2` 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11 3' 3.` '3 3? ` 3 .3: 3 3 3 . 3 3 3 3 12 2. .2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2' 2 2 2 2 12 3 3 3 3 3 3': 3 3 3". 3 3 3 3 13 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1'3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1:4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 31 ......... .... .. ... ......... - ............... ....... APPENDIX S- IC: Fire Behavior Grassland—Grass 3 [FBS FM 1031 (Held Constant: IOH Fuels at 10%, 100H Fuels at 12%,30% Live Fuel Moisture and 0% Slope) [R—i-BEHAVEPLusv_3.0-21: Surface Rate of Spread chlh - Head Fire Flame Length ft - Head Fire Midflame Wind S eed mh Midflame Vtilind.5 eed h Moisture 0 1 .2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10::: 11 12 Moisture 0 T. 2 3 4 5 .6... . 7 . 8 9 10 11. 12 4 3 14 29 46 64 83 103 124 145 167 159 212 235 4. 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 5. 3 13 27 42 59 76 94 113 132 152 172 193 214 5 ` 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 6'` 2 12` 25 39 54 70 86 103 121 139 158 177 196 6 2 4 5 6 7 8` 9. 9' 10 11 12 12 13 7 2 : 11 23 36 50 ' 64 80 96" .112 129 1 146 163 181 7. 2 3 5' 6 ' 7 7` 8 9'' 10 10 11 11 12 8, 2 10 21 33 46 60 74 89 104 120 136 152 169 8 2' " 3 4 5 " ' 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 9 2` 10` 20 31` 44 56 70' 84 98 : 113 128 143 159 9 1 `'3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 1.0 2 9 -19 30 41 53 66 79 93 107 121 136 148 10 1 3 4' 5 6 7 7 8` 9` 9 10 10 11 11 .. 2 9` 18 28 39 51 63:. 76 89 102 116 129 138 11 1 3 4' 5. 6. 6 7 8. 8 9 9 10 10 12 2 8 17 27 38 49 60 73 85 98 111 124 131 12`. 1 3 4' S 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 1. 2 2 7 7: 8' 9 9 10 10 13 2 8 17 26 36 47 58 70 82 94 107 119 124 13 1 3 4 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 14 2 8 16 25 35 45 56 67 79 91 103 115 119 14 1 3 4 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 Surface Rate of S read chlh - Backing Fire Flame Length ft - BackingFire Mdflame Win Seed(mph) Midflame Wind S eed m h 1-1 1- 1-H Moisture . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12.1 Moisture 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. :'.9. 10 11 12 4' 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 " 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6' 2 3 4. . 4 4 4' 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 2 2 2'' 2 2 2 2 2 2i 2 2 2 2 7 2 3: 3 4 4 4 4 3 - 3`.' 3 3 3 3 .7 2 2 2 2 `2 2 . 2 .2 .2. 2 2 2 2 8: .. 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 2 .'2. 2' 2 2 2' 2 2' 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 : 2 3: 3 ` 3 3 3 ` 3 3:' 3 3 3 3 9 ' 1 2 2 2 2 2 i 2 2' 2` 2 2 2 2 90 2 2 3 3' 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 10 1 2 2 2 ' 2 2' 2 2' 2` 2 2 2 2 11 2 2 ` 3 3 3 '`3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 11 1 2 2'` 2 2 2' 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 2 2 3 3 ] 3 3: 3. 3 3 2 2 2 2 12 ,, ' 2 . 2 2 ` 2 2. 2 2 2 2 2 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 13 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 APPENDIX B- 1D: Fire Behavior Mixed Deciduous—Timber Litter 6 [FBS FM 1861 (Held Constant: 1011 Fuels at 10%, 100H Fuels at 12%,30% Live Fuel Moisture and 0% Slope) [Run in BEHAVEPLus v.3.021: Surface Rate of Spread chlh - Head Fire Flame Length ft - Head Fire Midflame�lVinc]S eecf m h` MidflaMe Wind S eed m h 1� 1-y Moisture 0' 1 .=2 3:. 4 .5 6 7 8 9 10 11. .12 Nloisture'r 0 1: 2 ` 3 d:' S 6 7 81.. 9 10 :`11 12 4 1 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 14 16 19 22 25 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 41 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 13 15 17 20 22 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 =.1. 1 2 3 4 6 8 .10 . :12. 1 14 16 18 21 fi 1 T 2 :. 2 2:' 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 7 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 ` . 9 11 13 15 17 19 7 1 1 2 2 2 ' 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 $ .1 . 1 2 3 : 4 5 7 8 : 10 ' 12 14 16 18 8 1 1 1 2 2, 2 3 3 3 : 4 4 4 4 9 1 1 2 .3 : 4 ;.6 6. 8 10` 11 13 15 17 9 1 1 1 :.2 2:: .2 3 3 3' 3 4 4 4 10 1 1 2 1 2' 4 , "5 6 8 .9 11 12 14 16 10 1 1 1 2 2 2 .3 3 3'. 3 4 4 4 1 2 2 3 5 6 7. .. .9 1 10 12 14 16 11 1 1, 1 ::. 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 12 .0 1 1 2" 3 4 6 7 8 10 12 13 15 12 1 1 1 2 2 2 ;2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 '!3 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 13 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 14 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 14 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 Surface Rate of Spread chlh - BackingFire Flame Length ft - BackingFire Midflarne Wind S eed m h Midflame WFnd S ee'd mph) 1-H 1-H Moisture 0: 1 2. 3 4 6 6 7 $ 9 10. ' 11 12 Moisture` 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; . 10 `'11 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6' 1 0 0 0;: 0; . :0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7. 1 fl 0 0`` 0. :0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 6 0 0 : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 1 1 1 1 1' 1 A 1 1r: 1 1 1 1 9 1; 0 0 0'. 0 .0 0 0 :0 0 0 0 0 9 10 1:: 0 .0. 0. 0 %0 0 0 .0'... 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 0 0 0': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 `1 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fl 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 9 1 1 1': 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 '' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 APPENDIX B- IE: Fire Behavior White Pine Forest—Timber Litter 3 [FBS FM 183] (Held Constant: IOH Fuels at 10%, 100H Fuels at 12%,30% Live Fuel Moisture and 0% Slope) [Run inBEHAVEPLus V 3_oz1: Surface Rate of Spread ch/h - Head Fire Flame Len th ft - Head Fire Midflame Wind S e.ed m h >Midflame Wind Speed:(mph 1-H . -H Moisture 0 1 2 3 4 S. .61....7 8 9 1 10 11 12 Moisture 0 1 2 3 4.. 5 6. 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 7 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8` 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 8 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11 ` ` 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Surface Rate of Spread chlh - BackingFire Flame Length ft - BackingFire Midflairme Wind Speed (mph) - - Midfilame Wind Speed(mph 1-H. 1-H Moisture 0` 1 2 3'. 4 5' 6 7 8 9 10' .11 12 Moisture: 0 1 .2.. >3 4 5 6' 7 `8 9 10 '11 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 6` " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D APPENDIX.B-2: Prob ability Of Igp ition [Run in BEHAVE by Remsoft Professional v 5.01: Probability of Ignition Probability of Ignition Probability of Ignition O%Shading 50%Shading 20 1DDIAShading R. 20 20 ..l 4t-e.= 19 19 �a.� ,�:,� �.� I 19 1g 16 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 ®0-20 13 13 19[0-20 ®0-20 13 132040 11 0 20 40 11 ❑20-40 11 n ❑40-60 10 ❑40-80 10 ❑40-60 10 ®60-80 9 ®60-80 _ 9 ®60-80 9 ®80-100 8 EI M100 6 El 80-100 g 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 soon 4 ANNE MMW4 1 41 4 3540 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 g0 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 Air Temp.F. Air Temp.F. Air Tamp.F. APPENDIX B-3: Spotting Distance [Run in HLHAVEPLUS v.3.0.2]: Spotting Distance from Wind Driven Surface Fire (Vegetation Canopy Height 3'and Ridge to Valley held constant at 0') 0.9 Flame Length a 0.3 Miles Yards 40 ar 0.05 = 88 0.7 0.10 = 175 0.20 =• 350 0.30 = 525 0.6 0.40 = 700 C 0.50 = 875 0.5 0.4 0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 l 0 S 10 15 20 25 30 20-ft Wind Speed(upslope)(milt) APPENDIX B-4: Fire Size [Min in BEHAvrPLUS v.3.0.21: Fire Size after % Hour 5000 Suuface Rate ofSpreact(tuaxiattttttt) 4500 (cltll►} d000 3500 ,�3000 d 2500 2000 1500 1000 5Qp 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 3 9 10 1 ffecti-ve Wind Speed(milh) APPENDIX B—5: Buoyancy/Air Quality Index Graph and VSmoke Output Summary for Stability Class of 2 (Moderately Unstable),Mixing Height 1,500 ft, 15 mph Transport Wind, 5 mph Surface Winds, and 50% Humidity VSMOIEE SUMMARY: The smoke dispersion modeling analysis (using VSmoke and/or VSmoke-GIS) for this project was performed for 5 acres to be burned on 9/16/2007 at the time period of 1300 hours. This time period has daytime dispersion characteristics to disperse the pollutants from the fire. The location of the fire is at approximately 42.697 degrees latitude and -71.108 degrees longitude(1494734.534 meters east and 2114478.127 meters north using US Albers projection). The emission rate of PM2.5 (fine particles) this hour was 80 grams/second, and carbon monoxide was 0 grams/second. The heat release rate was 256.3893 megawatts. Both emission rates and the heat release rates were calculated using the Fire Emission Production Simulator(FEPS)model. The estimated background concentration of fine particles and carbon monoxide of the air carried with the winds into the fire are 20 micrograms/cubic meter and 5 parts per million, respectively. The proportion of the smoke subject to plume rise was - 0.75 percent, which means 75 percent of the smoke is being dispersed gradually as it rises to the mixing height, and 25 percent is dispersed at ground level The meteorological conditions used in this model run were: 1.) Mixing height was 1500 feet above ground level(AGL). 2.)Transport wind speed, and surface wind speed were 15 and 5 miles per hour, respectively. 3.)The sky had 20 percent cloud cover, and the clouds were located 3000 feet above the ground. 4.) Surface temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and the relative humidity was 50 percent. 5.)The calculated stability class from VSmoke was moderately unstable, The VSmoke model produces three types of outputs that estimate: a.)The ability of the atmosphere to disperse smoke and the likelihood the smoke will contribute to fog formation, b.) Downwind concentrations of particulate matter and carbon monoxide, and c.) Visibility conditions downwind of the fire. The Dispersion Index(DI) is an estimate of the ability of the atmosphere to disperse smoke to acceptably low average concentrations downwind of one or more fires. This value could represent an area of approximately 1000 square miles under uniform weather conditions. Typically, the Dispersion Index value should be greater than 30 when igniting a large number of acres within an area. The calculated Dispersion Index value was 29,which predicts the atmosphere has a fair capacity to disperse smoke. Combining the Dispersion Index and relative humidity values provide an estimate(similar to estimates used in insurance actuary tables) of the likelihood of the smoke contributing to fog formation. The Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index (LVORI) ranges from I (lowest risk)to 10 (greatest risk) and usually the desired value is less than 4. The base line risk of having low visibility as a result of smoke contributing to fog formation is about 1 in 1000 incidents. The Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index value for this VSmoke analysis was 2 and this is close to the base line. High concentrations of particulate matter, especially fine particles (PM2.5), and carbon monoxide can have a negative impact on people's health. The Environmental Protection Agency has developed a color coding system called the Air Quality Index(AQI)to help people understand what concentrations of air pollution may impact their health. When the AQI value is color code orange people who are sensitive to air pollutants, or have other health problems,may experience health effects. This means they are likely to be affected at lower levels than the general public. Sensitive groups of people include the elderly, children, and people with either lung disease or heart disease. The general public is not likely to be affected when the AQI is code orange. Everyone may begin to experience health effects when AQI values are color coded as red. People who are sensitive to air pollutants may experience more serious health effects when concentrations reach code red levels. This analysis shows the air quality at downwind distances less than 0.62 miles fiom the edge of the fire may have a 1-hour particulate matter concentrations predicted to be code red or worse,while distances less than 0.98 miles are predicted to be code orange or worse. At distances less than 317 feet from the edge of the fire the one-hour carbon monoxide concentrations are predicted to be code red or worse, and distances less than 317 feet from the fire are predicted to be code orange or worse. Smoke can also have an impact on how far and how clearly one can see on a highway or when viewing scenery. The Pine particles in the smoke are known to be able to scatter and absorb light, which can reduce visibility conditions. The visibility estimates from VSmoke are valid only when the relative humidity is less than 70 percent. Also,the visibility estimates assume the smoke is passing in front of a person who is looking through the plume of smoke. The visibility thresholds used for this modeling analysis were to maintain a contrast ratio of greater than 0.05 and a visibility distance of 0.25 miles. Visibility conditions may exceed the threshold less than 317 feet from the edge of the fire. The VSmoke-GIS model estimates were for the pre-selected fine particulate matter concentrations(41, 81, 176, 301, and 501 micrograms per cubic meter) to be predicted downwind of the fire. If an analysis was conducted then the results(map) will be attached to the last page of this report. The VSmoke-GIS analysis had daytime dispersion characteristics to disperse the pollutants from the fire and this is the same as the VSmoke analysis. The downwind spacing interval was set at 0.025 kilometers, and the model ceased making downwind estimates at 30 miles from the edge of the fire. The stability class used for the VSmoke-GIS analysis was moderately unstable and this is the same as the calculated stability from VSmoke. Stability, DI, and LVORI Analysis period is during the day Use Time of Day in VSMOKE-GIS STABILITY CLASS= 2 (Moderately unstable) Use Stability in VSMOKE-GIS J Dispersion Index: 20 -fair Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index (LVORI): 2 - close to the base line The base line risk of having low visibility is about 1 in 1000 accidents. Concentration Diagrarn 3.onn . ....... 2,700 2,400 z,1 no 1,8nn Foot _.__.............................._....._....------------ ............. 1,200 i son 75 percent of the smoke is being dispersed 6n0 gfnduafty as it fines to the mixing height,and 300 25 percent is dispersed at ground level. - 0 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.49 0.98 1.96 3.92 7.62 15.61 31.14 Downwind distance from fire(mites) [Note: Scale is log(dislance)] Air Quality Index for 1-hour PH2_6 Mixing height Haxafdaus(aver 508 ugjm3 ar greater), --.-- Coilinghoight Very Whoalthy(Nl-500ug/m3). Plume center line Unhealthy(116-300 ugrm3). Upper and tower Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups(81-176 ug/m3). bounds of plume Moderate(41-80ugjm3). Good(0-40 ugjm3). Concentration Table Distance PM2.5 CO Q jstance PM25 CO from fire u m3 tppb frome u m3 317 ft 6.00 2.47 mi 5.00 422 ft ® 5,00 3.11 mi Im5,00 528 ft ® 5..00 3.92 mi 5.00 634 It .5.00 4.94 mi 5.00 845 ft 6.00 6,21 mi :5.0.0 1056 ft ® 5.00 7.82 mi 5.00 0.25 mi 5.00 9.85 mi 5.00 0.31 mi 11M 5.00 12,40 mi 5,00 0.39 mi 5,00 15,61 mi 5.00 0.49 mi 5.00 19.65 mi 5,00 0,62 mi 5.00. 24.74 mi 5,00 0.78 mi 5.00 31.14 mi 5,00 0.90 mi 75.66 5.00 39.21 mi 5.00 1.24 mi 60.47 .5.00 49.36 mi 5.00 1.56 mi 50.91 5.00 62.14 mi 6.00 1.96 mi 44.32 5.00 Visibility Table Crosspiume Contrast Crossplume Contrast Distance visibiffly Ratio Distance 'sVI Ibifily Ratio fro a miles miles from fire miles (miles) 317 k om EM2.47 mi 422 k EM Em3.11 mi 528 k mm om3.92 mi 634 k om am4.94 mi 845 k Em EM6.21 mi 1056 ft om7.02 mi 0.26 mi mm9.85 mi 0.31 mi 12.40 mi 0.39 mi 15,61 mi 0,49 mi 19.65 mi 0.62 mi Sm Fj= 24.74 mi 0.78 mi am31.14 mi 0.98 mi Em39.21 mi Em am 1.24 mi am49.36 mi EM ow 1.56 mi IM62.14 mi 1.96 mi ow Em Plutne Table Horizontal, yettical Hodxontat, Yorlic.01 Plume Dispersion Dispersion piume Dispersion Dispersion Distance e' ht Coefficient Coefficient Distance ei ht CoeHicient Coefficient from fire feet feet Wed from fire feet feet #eed 317ft 221 76 49 2.47mi 1,500 1,732 1,653 422ft 258 91 57 3.11 mi 1,590 2,117 2,122 528ft 391 109 67 3.92mi 1,500 2.508 2,727 634ft 350 131 81 4.94mi 1,500 3,161 3,505 845ft 499 150 98 6.21 mi 1,500 3,059 4,506 1056 ft 476 191 119 7.82 mi 1,500 4,700 5,796 0.25 mi 555 233 147 9.85 mi 1,500 5,739 7,455 0.31 mi 647 283 185 12.40 mi 1,500 6,989 %592 0.39 mi 755 346 233 15.61 mi 1,500 B,504 12,342 0.49 mi 080 422 296 19.65 mi 1,500 10,336 15,003 0.62 mi 1,026 516 376 24.74 mi 1,500 12.549 20,441 0.78 mi 1,196 631 480 31.11 mi 1,500 15,218 26,309 0.98 mi 1,395 772 613 39.21 mi 1,500 10,430 33,863 1.24 mi 1,500 945 784 49.36 mi 1,500 22,287 43,5BB 1.56 mi 1,500 1,157 1,004 62.14 mi 1,500 26,911 56,107 1.96 mi 1,500 1,415 1,288 APPENDIX C: PRESCRIBED FIRE COMPLEXITY RATING FINAL COMPEXITY ANALYSIS SUMMARY ADMINSTRATIVE UNIT(S): Weir Hill Reservation PRESCRIBED FIRE NAME: Weir Hill Reservation Prescribed Burn Units IL�EMENT RISK POTENTIAL TEINICAL DlFF1CUTY t Potential for Escape: MODERATE LOW LOW 2. Number&Dependence of LOW OW LOW LOW 3. Off-site Values: LOW LOW LOW 4. On-site Values: LOW LOW LOW 5. Fire Behavior: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 6 Management LOW LOW HIGH Organization: 7. Public& Political Interests: HIGH HIGH MODERATE 8. Fire Treatment Objectives: LOW LOW LOW 9. Constraints: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 10. Safety: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 11 Ignition LOW LOW LOW Procedures/Methods: 12, Interagency Coordination: HIGH HIGH HIGH 13. Project Logistics LOW LOW LOW 14. Smoke Management: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 4VERAU RATINGS MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE FINAL SUMMARY COMPLEXITY DETERMINATION: MODERATE Burn bosses and local resources are familiar with elements rated RATIONALE `moderate'or'high'. If the burn boss and/or more than half of the resources are not familiar with focal fuels,social, political,and regulatory Issues:an option for RXB1 will be considered, PRELIMINARY COMPEXITY ANALYSIS SUMMARY AUMINSTRATIVE UNIT(S): Weir Hill Reservation PRESCRIBED FIRE NAME: Weir Hill Reservation Prescribed Burn Units ELEMENT ' RISK POTENTIAL TECHNICAL CONSEQUENCES ©li= ICULTY 1. Potential for Escape: MODERATE LOW LOW 2 Number&Dependence of MODERATE LOW LOW Activities: 3. Off-site Values: LOW LOW LOW 4. On-site Values: LOW LOW LOW 5. Fire Behavior: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 6. Management LOW LOW HIGH Organization: 7 Public& Political HIGH HIGH MODERATE Interests: 8 Fire Treatment LOW LOW LOW Objectives: 9. Constraints: LOW MODERATE MODERATE 10. Safety: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 11. Ignition LOW LOW LOW Procedures/Methods: 12. Interagency Coordination: HIGH HIGH HIGH 13. Project Logistics LOW LOW LOW 14. Smoke Management: MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE OVERALL.RATING. MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE FINAL SUMMARY COMPLEXITY DETERMINATION MODERATE Burn bosses and local resources are familiar with elements rated'moderate' RATIONALE or'high'. If the burn boss andfor more than half of the resources are not familiar with local fuels,social,political,and regulatory issues;an option for RXB1 will be considered. PRESCRIBED FIRE COMPLEXITY RATING SYSTEM WORKSHEET ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT(S):Weir Hill Reservation PRESCRIBED FIRE NAME:Weir Hill Reservation Prescribed Burn Units imp Surface fuels are moderate In some areas and fuels contain aktn MODERATE volatile olls throughout the bum unit. These factors contribute to moderate potential for spotting. RISK. FIna1-Rung' MODERATE No change. 1Fuels surrounding the unit will produce significantly less fire Preli LOW behav€or than In the bum unit.With diligent patrolling and Raking mmediate suppression of spot fires,spots should be contained POTENTIAL„ th a low level of difficulty. CONSE��I=NC�S w Fil al Rakrng „ LOW No change. Pt elllnlnary he fight fuel load in surrounding areas and water bodies to the LOW east,south,and west read contribute to on site resources Ratan greatly � ability to quickly and efficiently suppress fires. TEGHNIGAL t71FF'ICEILI Y itl Ra>xin ' LOW No change. W. Holding along the lines requires coordination with Ignition. reilrttinary Interlor Ignition requires minimal coordination with adjoining aklit MODERATE resou€ces,however due to dense fuels the Igniters must be ware of escape routes at all times. Unil s€ze is small so visual RISK onitoring of resources will be easily accomplished. anal,Ruing: LOW No change. Prellrrtlnary ' Increased spotting could occur if Ignition is not appropriately Ratan LOW managed. Ignition crew could be entrapped if escape routes and situational awareness are not maintained during Ignition. PflTENI'#AL CQOtAS 04N.0 S Final Ratan LOW No change. Adjacent resource will need to maintain continued reilminary communications with each other. The burn boss will need to akltaLOW ensure that all holding resources and Ignition resources are gcoordinated, The majority of the time resources will be in sight DlF,FICULTIf f one another. TECHNfGAL Fial:Raking LOW No change. n Prellminary, ' LOW Off site structures exist to the north but have lighter fuels between Rahn here and the unit. g, Ftnal Rating:' LOW No change. Preltminary LOW Vegetation immediately surrounding the unit would be neutrally to Rating lightly impacted by rife. Po7EiVTIAL ,: CONSEQUE....,C F�nai Rating;;, LOW No change. Prellminary Rating LOW Protection of off site resources will require no special actions. tECHNICAL DIFFICULTY Final Rating: LOW No change. re.lmtnary Rating' LOW No onsite concerns exist. :Ina i Rating:'' LOW No change. Preilminary Rating LOW No onsite concerns exist. POTENT IAL CONSERUEN:GES Final Rating:; LOW No change. Pre..Uminary LOW No onsite concerns exist. Rating ECHNICAL DIFFICULTY Fllal Rating:: LOW lNo change. V Prelimminary MODERATE Bus to high levels of volatile oils In fuels and moderate fuel[Dads Ratirlg� fuel loads fire behavior could be high. RISK tnalRating MODERATENochange. Preliminary MODERATE Fire behavior outside the burn unit will be less than in unit. Raking POTENiAL, GONSEQl1ENG>lS Finat Rating MODERATE No change. Prei�M.nary opography creates safely Issues with regard to ease of maneuver MODERATE Rating and potential impact on crews. RCkINIGAL DiFFPP 4WY Final Rating:MOD ERATE No change. NE=11II1 ,; MISS, Preliminary LOW small number of qualified people are required to Implement the akjlgprescribed fire. A single person may fill several positions. RISK ; I"mal Rating:'; LOW No change. Preliminary LOW Problems related to supervision or communication are expected to Rating be minimal. PoTENTfAL GONSEL�UENCES Finai Rating; LOW No change. Pr�llminar�/ he Burn Boss and/or two or more primary team members will need Rakin HIGH o be ordered from outside the local area and may not be familiar g• with local factors. ECIiNICAL DIFFICULTY Final Rating: HIGH o change. he prescribed fire is highly visible to the public. Public or political F're HIGH nterest is high in either the project or the program causing high Rating anagement Interest in the day-to-day preparation necessary to arty out the project. RISK'. FInaI Rating:` HIGH o change. nexpected or adverse events would attract significant public, PrfIimillSr y olitical,or media attention and may cause a shut-down of the HIGH rogram. Calls for Investigations into the unexpected or adverse Ruing vents could be expected from the public or POTENTIAL olltic'ans. CONSEQUENCES Final Rating:: HIGH Pl2ilminaCy significant amount of time is required by the agency administrator Ratln MODERATE and agency public Information officer to communicate activities to ginterested parties. ECHNICAL CIP`PiCUIXY Filial Rating:MODERATE o change. Prellminary LOW Objectives are easily met by expected fire behavior. Rating RISK; Flnai Rati g; LOW o change. Prellminaly`; LOW allure to conduct the burn would result in few to no Immediate Rating. mpacts on target management objectives. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCI; SS F!n'al Rating; LOW o change. Preliminary Measures to achieve the objectives are easily achieved and few or LOW o restrictions on techniques exist. Limited pre-burn monitoring is Rating needed to determine If the unit Is in prescription. ECIiNICAL DIFFICULTY Fin`ai Ratings LOW No change. .......... Preliim nary LOW Limited limitations exist on Implementation. Rating anal Rating:'MODERATE Coordination with Fire Department Resources and State Forest Fire Control resources will be needed to ensure adequate crew. Preilminary Soma burn windows may be unavailable due to the constraints,and Rating MODERATE ay cause the project to be implemented under less than optimal conditions,reducing the ability to meet resource objectives. POTENtAL CpNSFQU�NG�5 Final Rating:;';MODERATE No change. yellminar Constraints moderatelyincrease the difficult of completing the Rating MODERATE roject. Y p g ECHNIi;AL t]If'FICULfY Final Rating;'MODERATE No change, Rreliminary ;MODERATE detailed briefing Is required so as to ensure that resources are Ratfrtg well coordinated, RfSI� Fina.)Ratltfg, MODERATE No change. Rreilminary MODERATE Moderate potential exists for more serious accidents/injuries to Rating firefighters or the public. ROTE h1 `IAL G0. EQV NCXS final Ratln : MODERATENo change. i�re�illllnaryt Most safety concerns can be easily mitigated but some remain that Rating MODERATE require extra caution during project operations EGH,NICAL pIFFICULTY Final Rating;}MODERATE No change. D, 11.. roar .' €ring sequence and timing is not critical to meet project objectives. y ' LOW The entire project area Is readily visible to the Firing Boss/Burn Rating oss RISK Final Rating. LOW o change. Preliminary :Firing methods and procedures do not pose a safety concern to LOW personnel,compromise project objectives,or increase the risk of an 9-unexpected or adverse event. POTENTIAL . CONSEQUENCES Final Rating; LOW o change. Prellminar here Is no need for special firing equipment,techniques,or y LOW patterns. Firing procedures are simple and ignition team Is small. Ra#IngUse of only one type of Ignition device Is planned. ECHN[CAL DIFFICULTY Final Rating`; LOW Jo change. The project Involves other land management agencies or urisdictions and project completion is dependent on coordinated Preliminary mplementation. Several Interagency partners have Interest or Raf m HIGH ncerns w€th the project that may require additional g ttention. Restrictions related to preparedness levels may cause ignificant delays in project implementation or project cancellation in RISK given burn window. 7777777... Flriaj Rating; HIGH No change. reliminary ' Interagency coordination Issues may cause significant delays in Rating, HIGH project Implementation,may cause project cancellation in a given urn window,or may require major modifications to the project. POTENTIAL; CONSEQUI NCES Flnai Rating: HIGH o change. roject requires use of several special agreements. Implementation Preiimrnary, equires special attention to certain interagency details,such as Rath HIGH ommunications and standards for operations. Interagency g : esources are limited In availability and several restrictions on their se may be present. ECH.NICAL DIFFICULTY Final Rating HIGH No change. Preiiminal, LOW he project duration is limited to one operational period and nor Ratingspecial supplies or equipment are required. RISK ; ✓ Fina.l Rating LOW No change, Preiilrlinary LOW logistical issues will not impact the ability to maintain control of the Ratlllg urn or suppress fire. POTENTIAL CONSf(JU�NCIS Final. Ratinj :' LOW No change. Preliminary LOW gentles handle their own logistics and no special logistical needs Rating xiSt. Ecl�NicAL t)IFFjCUI.'I'lf Final Rating LOW No change. SmokeME= concerns are moderate and some concerns require special Preii minat y itigatlon. The project will produce smoke visible to the public. Ratita MODERATE Smoke exposures or amounts may cause some health or safety g concerns over a short period of time. RISK ,, Smoke concerns are high and require special and sometimes Final Ratln ;MODERATE difficult mitigation. Smoke will be readily visible to the public, Smoke exposures or amounts are likely to cause some health and safety concerns that will require special mitigation. Vistas,roads,and some residences may experience short-term Preiltnlnary decreases in visibility. A few health related complaints may occur. Ratir MODERATE Minor smoke intrusions may occur Into smoke sensitive areas,but g below levels that trigger regulatory concern, P61. .T14 CON5El�lI1=NCS Vistas,roads,and residences may experience significant decreases Final.Rating: MODERATE n visibility over the short-term, Major smoke intrusions may occur nto smoke sensitive areas,such as hospitals,and or schools,at evels that trigger regulatory concern, ome considerations are needed in tha prescription. Burn ndowlopportunilles are reduced by the required Preiirrllnary MODERATE eatherldisperslon conditions.Normal coordination with air quality Rating fftcials is required, Some mitigation measures or additlonal smoke odeling may be needed to address potential concerns with smoke �CFINICAL11�FICULTY m acts, peclal considerations are needed in the prescribed fire plan, peclal smoke management techniques will be used. Burn i~inal Rating: MODERATE ndowlopporlunities are limited by the required weather/dispersion anditions. Some mitigation measures or additional smoke POP, are required to address potential concerns with smoke m acts. APPENDIX D: JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS C. Date A. Task: B. Date/Time Group Prepared: Date-Variable 06:00 (Start Time May Prescribed Bum, Weir Hill Reservation Begin: be Variable) 10/17/07 Date-Variable 18:00 (Start Time May End: be Variable D. Prepared by: (Rank, Last Name, Duty Position) Joel R. Carlson, Prescribed Bum Boss Type 2 G.Assess I. Determine E. Task F. Identify Hazards Probability Severity Hazards H. Develop Controls Residual J. Implement Controls Risk Motor Vehicle Accident TRAVEL (Other Vehicles, 1. Adequate rest before Hazardous Road travel. Communicate Motor Vehicle TO Accident controls to agency UNIT i TURN Conditions,Poor Unlikely(E} Critical(II) Low 2. Practicing defensive driving. Low contacts/chief of parties/supervisors UN Visibility,and 3. Obeying posted speed limits. and drivers. Fatigue/Sleepiness) Motor Vehicle Accident 1, Practicing defensive driving. (Other Vehicles, 2. Obeying posted speed limits. Communicate Motor Vehicle 3. Post road signs and trafficBURN Hazardous Road Accident controls to agency SETUP Conditions,Poor Seldom(D) Critical(II) Medium spotters. Low contactsichiefof parties/supervisors Visibility,and 4. Use backup spotters. and drivers. Fatigue/Sleepiness) S. Use chock blocks and/or emergency brakes when parked. 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, General Accidents eye protections,and foot (Cuts,abrasion,hearing Occasional protection). Communicate General Accident 1 in damage,eye a and Negligible(IV) Low 2. Practice appropriate lifting Low g y �' (C) techniques. controls to supervisors and crew. back/lifting injuries} 3. Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew. 1. Wear eye protection and gloves. Fuel Mixing and 2. Use funnels and secondary Communicate Fuel Mixing and Refueling Seldom(D) Marginal(111) Low containment containers to fill with. Low Refueling controls to supervisors and 3. Use appropriate fuel mixes. crew. 4- Mark all containers using tags with mix date,and mixers initials. 1. Practicing defensive driving_ Motor Vehicle Accident 2. Obeying posted speed limits. Communicate Motor Vehicle (Other Vehicles,Hazardous 3_ Post mad signs and traffic BURN Accident controls to agency Road Conditions,Poor Seldom(D) Critical(11) Medium spotters. Low OPERATIONS Visibility,and 4. Use backup spotters. contacts/chief of parties/supervisors and drivers_ Fatigue/Sleepiness) 5. Use chock blocks and/or ememency brakes when parked, 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, General Accidents eye protections,and foot protection).(Cuts,abrasion,hearing Occasional Marginal p Communicate General Accident damage,eye injury,and (C) (111) Medium 2. Practice appropriate lifting Low controls to supervisors and crew. backllifn techniques.ng injuries) 3_ Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew. 1. Identify escape routes and Communicate Extreme Fire Moderate Fire Behavior Occasional Marginal Medium safety zones. Low Behavior controls to supervisors (C) (ill) 2_ Wear full wildland fire PPE,to include fire shelters. and crew. 1. Avoid working under power lines. 2_ Do not spray water on or near Communicate Power lane Hazard Power Line Hazard Unlikely(E) Critical(II) Low power lines. Low 3. Minimize heat,direct flame controls to supervisors and crew_ contact,and heavy smoke impacts on power lines. 1. PPE should be wom(eye protection,ear protection,hard hat,chaps,boots,and appropriate clothing). 2. Only qualified saw operators Communicate Chain Saw controls Chain Saw Operation Unlikely(E) Critical(11) Low will be authorized to operate chain Low to supervisors and crew. saws. 3. Spotters will be provided for sawyers. 4. Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew_ 1, Identify First Aid CPR trained EnvironmentaUEnvironment crew and first aid kit locations. Hazards(Bums,Poison 2. Brief crew on Lyme Disease Ivey,Bees,Lyme Disease, prevention. Communicate Illness,Tripping/Falling, 3. Brief crew on importance of Env€ronmental/Environment Snags,Smoke/CO Seldom(D) Critical(]l) Medium proper hydration. LOW Hazards controls to supervisors and Exposure,Dehydration, 4. Brief crew on other crew_ Heat Injury,and Cold Environmental/Environment Injury) Hazards based on potential exposure- 1- Wear eye protection and gloves. Marginal 2. Use funnels and secondary Communicate Fuel Mixing and Fuel Mixing and Refueling Seldom(D) (€IE) Low containment containers to fill with. Low Refueling controls to supervisors 3. Use appropriate fuel mixes. and crew. 4. Mark all containers using tags with mix,date,and mixers initials. 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, Ignition Unlikely(E) Critical(11) Low eye protection,boots,and Nomex Low Communicate Ignition controls to with sleeves down). supervisors and crew_ 2. Use proper fuel mix. 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, boots,clothing,and eye Marginal protection). Communicate Tool Use controls to Tool Use Unlikely(E) (€€€) Low 2. Proper spacing should be Low supervisors and crew. maintained. 3. Proper tool use and foot should be used. 1. When around an operating pump wear eye and ear protection. Pump Operation Unlikely(E) Marginal Low 2. While operating pressurized Low Communicate Pump Operation (€11) water or working around controls to supervisors and crew. pressurized water operations wear eye protection and gloves. 1- identify First Aid CPR trained Environmental/Environment crew and first aid kit locations. Hazards(Bums,Poison 2. Brief crew on Lyme Disease Ivey,Bees,Lyme Disease, prevention. Communicate Illness,Tripping/Falling, Occasional 3. Brief crew on importance of Environmental/Environment MOP-UP Snags,Smoke/CO (C) Critical(Il) nigh proper hydration. Medium Hazards controls to supervisors and Exposure,Dehydration, 4. Brief crew on other crew. Heat Injury,and Cold Environmental/Environment Injury) Hazards based on potential exposure. 1. Practicing defensive driving. Motor Vehicle Accident 2. Obeying posted speed limits. Communicate Motor Vehicle (Other Vehicles,Hazardous 3. Post road signs and traffic Occasional Accident controls to agency Road Conditions,Poor Critical(lf) High spotters. Low Visibility,and (C) 4. Use backup spotters. contacts/chief of parties/supervisors Fatigue/Sleepiness) 5. Use chock blocks and/or and drivers. emergency brakes when parked. 1. PPE should be worn(eye protection,ear protection,hard hat,chaps,boots,and appropriate clothing). 2. Only qualified saw operators Communicate Chain Saw controls Chain Saw Operation Unlikely(E) Critical(11) Low will be authorized to operate chain Low to supervisors and crew. saws. 3. Spotters will be provided for sawyers. 4. Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew. 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, General Accidents eye protections,and foot (Cu protection). (Cuts,abrasion,hearing Occasional Marginal Communicate Chain Saw controls Medium 2. Practice appropriate lifting Low damage,eye injury,and (C) (III) techniques. to supervisors and crew. back/lifting injuries) 3. Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew. 1. Wear appropriate PPE(gloves, boots,clothing,and eye Marginal protection). Communicate General Accident Tool Use Seldom(D) (III) Low 2. Proper spacing should be Low controls to supervisors and crew_ maintained. 3. Proper tool use and foot should be used_ 1. When around an operating pump wear eye and ear protection. Pump Operation Unlikely(E) Marginal Low 2. While operating pressurized Low Communicate Tool Use controls to (111) water or working around supervisors and crew. pressurized water operations wear eye protection and gloves. 1. Practicing defensive driving. Motor Vehicle Accident 2. Obeying posted speed limits. Communicate Motor Vehicle BURN (Other Vehicles, 3. Post road signs and traffic Accident controls to agency BREAK Hazardous Road Seldom(D) Critical(11) Medium spotters. Low contacts/chief of DOWN Conditions,Poor Visibility, 4. Use backup spotters. partieslsupervisors and drivers. and Fatigue/Sleepiness) 5. Use chock blocks and/or emergency brakes when parked. 1. Wearappropriate PPE(gloves, General Accidents eye protections,and foot protection)-(Cuts,abrasion,hearing Marginal p Communicate General Accident j ry in damage,eye u Seldom(D) Low 2. Practice appropriate lifting Low g y ,and (III) techniques. controls to supervisors and crew. back/lifting injuries} 3. Make location of first aid kits known to supervisors and crew. Motor Vehicle Accident 1. Drivers are hydrated. TRAVEL TO 2_ Drivers are paired up with Communicate Motor Vehicle HOME UNIT {Other Vehicles, Medium others and/or have the opportunity Accident controls to agency (OR Hazardous Road Seldom(D) Critical(II} Medium to rest before driving. contacfs/chief of RESIDENCE Conditions,Poor Visibility, 3. Practicingdefensive driving.? and Fatigue/Sleepiness) 4 parties/supervisors and drivers. . Obeying posted speed limits. K. Determine overall mission/task risk level after controls are implemented Low Signature: Mop-up Environmental/Environment Hazards and Travel to home unit Motor Vehicle Accidents are the only to Tasks/Hazards that the Remarks: Residual Risk was greater than Low after mitigation controls. These two Tasks/Hazards should be paid special attention to and stressed in briefings. C. Date A. Mission or Task: B. DatelTime Group Prepared: Date-Variable 06:00 (Start Prescribed Burn, Weir Hill Begin: Time May be Variable) 10/17/07 Reservation Date-Variable 18:00 (Start End: Time May be Variable D. Control Areas Control Options 1. Support 2. Standards 3. Training 1 4, Leader 5. Iridivldual -Massachusetts Defensive driver -Set,communicate, -Know and maintain Communicate Motor vehicle and traffic training. - and enforce safety safety controls. Vehicle Accident laws. NWCG,PMS 419 controls. controls to agency -Agency policy on Engine Operator. -Establish standard contacts/chief of worktrest and operating parties/supervisors vehicle operation. procedures. and dr€vers. -Provide a supply of First Aid CPR -Set,communicate, -Know and maintain Communicate disposable hearing training. and enforce safety safety controls. General Accident protection. - controls. controls to Prov€defstage first -Establish standard supervisors and aid kits. operating crew. procedures. -Provide hazard -Base policy and NWCG,S-130 -Set,communicate, -Know and maintain flagging to crew. operational Basic Fire Fighter and enforce safety safety controls. Communicate -Have binoculars procedures, Training. controls. HazMat controls to and HazMat -Procedures set in -HazMat awareness -Establish standard supervisors and Emergency HazMat Guidebook. training. operating crew. Response procedures. Guidebooks available. Provide manila -Equipment -NWCG,S-234 -Set, -Know and tags and sharpies. operational Ignition Operations. communicate,and maintain safety Communicate fuel manuals -htazMat enforce safety controls. Mixing and -Fuel mix standard awareness training. controls. Refueling controls operating -Establish to supervisors and procedures. standard operating crew. -Only qualified procedures. crew will participate In the burn. -Provide saw kits -Only qualified -NWCG,S-212 -Set, -Know and with appropriate sawyers will Wildland Fire Chain communicate,and maintain safety Communicate tools and PPE. operate chain Saws, enforce safety controls. Chain Saw controls -Provide/stage first saws. controls. to supervisors and aid kits. -Only qualified -Establish crew. crew will participate standard operating in the burn. procedures. -Provide a supply -Only experience -NWCG,S-211 -Set, -Know and of disposable pump operators will Pump Operations communicate,and maintain safety Communicate hearing protection, operate pumps. -NWCG,S-214 enforce safety controls. Pump Operation -Only qualified Southern Area controls. controls to crew will participate Engine Academy -Establish supervisors and in the burn. standard operating crew. procedures. -Only experience -NWCG,S-234 -Set, -Know and Igniters will conduct Ignition Operations, communicate,and maintain safety interior Ignition -NWCG,S-134 enforce safely controls, unless a Firing Lookouts, controls. Communicate Boss Is designated. Communications, -Establish Ignition controls to -Only qualified Escape Routes and standard operating supervisors and crew wilt participate Safety Zones procedures. crew. in the burn. (LCES). -Only qualified -NWCG,8-130 -Set, -Know and Communicate Tool crew will participate Basic Fire Fighter communicate,and maintain safety Use controls to in the burn, Training. enforce safety controls, controls. supervisors and -Establish crew. standard operating procedures. -Only qualified crew -NWCG,8-130 ' Set,communicate, -Know and maintain will participate In the Basic Fire Fighter and enforce safety safety controls. Communicate bum. Training. controls. Extreme Fire -NWCG,S-134 -Establish standard Behavior controls to Lookouts, operating Communications, procedures. supervisors and Escape Routes and crew. Safety Zones (LCES). Only qualified crew -NWCG,S-215 Fire -Set,communicate, Know and maintain will participate In the Operations In the and enforce safety safety controls. bum. Midland Urban controls. Communicate Interface. - -Establishstandard Power Line Hazard NWCG,S-134 operating controls to Lookouts, procedures. supervisors and Communications, crew. Escape Routes and Safety Zones (LCES). -Provide/stage first -NWCG,S-134 -Set,communicate, -Know and maintain Communicate aid kits. Lookouts, and enforce safety safety controls. Environmental/Envir Communications, controls. onment Hazards Escape Routes and -Establish standard controls to Safety Zones operating supervisors and (LCES). procedures. crew. APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL REVIEWER CHECKLIST .PRESCRIBED FIRE PLAN ELEMENTS: :: S/IJ COMMENTS 1. Signature Page 2. Go/No-Go Checklists 3. Complexity Analysis S►n►ttttary 4. Description of Prescribed Fire Area 5. Goals and Objectives 6. Funding 7. Prescription 8. Scheduling 9. Pre-Burn Considerations 10. Briefing It. Organization and Equipment 12. Communications 13. Public and Personnel Safety,Medical 14. Test Tire 15. Ignition Plait 16. Holding Plait 17. Contingency flan 18. Wildfire Conversion 19. Smoke Management and Air Quality 20. Monitoring 21. Post-burn Activities Appendix A: Maps Appendix B: Fire Prediction Modeling Runs Appendix C: Complexity Analysis Appendix D: Job Hazard Analysis Appendix E:Technical Reviewer Checklist Other S=Satisfactory and U=Unsatisfactory Recommended for Approval: Not Recommended for Approval: TECHNICAL REVIEW BY: DATE: Printed Name: Richard L.Vollick Agency: Region 5 USFWS Qualification: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss(RxB2) Approval is recommended subject to the completion of all requirements listed in the comments,or on the Prescribed Fire Platt Town of North Andover, MA January 16, 2020 � I f `e 1-rte`lrence '"g ems.: �rtltltieipal I , ,.... • uy AlrpQif a Inv V. i r - xx .• /1:11�UVLC _' •1 '' �� ""� 1, 1"=2872 ft ,i. 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