PRIVATE PROPERTY FUELS MANAGEMENT

HIRING A PROFESSIONAL

YOU ARE A FOREST MANAGER

HISTORICALLY: Mother Nature• FIRE• INSECTS

• DISEASE

PRESENT: Humans

YOU ARE A FOREST MANAGER

• Robust Fire Suppression Policy

• Overgrown Forests

• Heavy Competition resulting in Stressed Trees

• Accumulation of Excess Fuels

TIME TO TAKE ACTION

• FIRE MITIGATION

• D-SPACE

• FUELS REDUCTION

• FOREST RESTORATION

FINDING A CONTRACTOR

•TREE SERVICE / TREE REMOVAL•THE COALITION FOR THE UPPER SOUTH PLATTE (CUSP)•COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE (CSFS)

SELECTING A CONTRACTOR

•ARRANGE FOR 3 - 4 CONTRACTORS TO LOOK AT YOUR JOB

•GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT / PHASES

•NUMBER OF ACRES

SELECTING A CONTRACTOR

•HAND CUTTING OR MACHINE REMOVAL

•SLASH TREATMENT, FIREWOOD

•ADJACENT NEIGHBORS

ONSITE CONSIDERATIONS

•AREA WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO WORK / PROPERTY BOUNDARIES•HOW WILL THE TREES TO BE REMOVED BE IDENTIFIED

ONSITE CONSIDERATIONS

•WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WILL THEY USE•EXPECTATIONS-STUMP HEIGHT, CHIP DEPTH, ACCESS, GROUND REHAB

SAFETY GEAR (?)

CONTRACTOR INSURANCE

CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY

AND WORKERS COMP

ONSITE DISCUSSION

•WILLING TO SHOW YOU A PROPERTY THEY’VE WORKED

•BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS OF PROJECTS

•REFERENCES

ONSITE DISCUSSION

•SCHEDULING

•PHASES

•RAPPORT

PROPOSALS

•WRITTEN

•DESCRIPTION OF WORK

•DETAILS OF INTEREST TO YOU

CONTRACT

•SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES

•CHANGES ARE INITIALED BY BOTH PARTIES

•DOWNPAYMENT WITH REMAINDER ON

COMPLETION

IMPLEMENTATION•MAY WANT TO VERBALIZE THE

WORK TO THE CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO BEGINNING

•YOU CANNOT ASSIST

• OBSERVING NEEDS TO HAPPEN AT DISTANCE