Prescribed Burning Unit Plan	
Burn Site Information	
1. Landowner Name:		
1a. Burn Boss Name:		
2. County:		3. Acres to be Burned:		
4. Address/Location of Burn:		
5. Latitude & Longitude of Burn Site - Degree/Min./Sec.	N		W		
6. Reason & Objective(s) for Burning:		
7. Rx Burn Date:		
8. Attach a detailed map to include:	firelines; roads; pasture names; burn units; power lines; fences; range improvements; water (stream, pond, livestock water, etc.); fuel types;
firing pattern; contingency plan & features; location points (e.g., A, B, C); wind direction indicator; true north; distance legend; other...	
9. Instructions for firebreaks & firing operations:	
	
WEATHER VALUES/CONDITIONS	Enter Forecasted or Actual		Enter Desired Range of Value for this Burn
Site	
10. Fire Danger Rating for Burn Day				
11. Wind Direction				

Weather Condition/ Description	Enter Forecasted average or actual (use single
number-not range)	Common Range of Values for all Prescribed Burns	Enter Desired Range of Value for this Burn Site	
12. 20 ft Surface Wind (Open Canopy)		8 to 14 mph		
13. Canopy Wind (multiple surface wind speed by 0.4)		5 to 8 mph		
14. Mixing Height (feet)		1650 or above		
15. Transport Wind Speed		9 to 20 mph		
16. Daytime Dispersion Index		40 through 90		
17. Nighttime Dispersion Index		Above 6		
18. Relative Humidity (%)		Above 30%		
19. Temperature °F		Less than 85*		
20.				
21. Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)		Below 450		
22. Turner & Atmosphere Tendency (Scale = 1-7) or Pasquill Stability Class		3, 4, 5 OR C, D, E		
23. 1 hour fuel moisture %		8% or above		
24. 10 hour fuel moisture %		8% or above		
Values outside of Common Range Values indicate possible watch out situations for prescribed burning which may indicate the need to further evaluate prescribed burning operations
under current or forecasted weather conditions depending on objectives and desired weather conditions for burn site.	
25. Red Flag Weather Factors To Look For Before Conducting An Rx Burning	
·	KBDI 450 or above
·	Smoke Dispersion Index below 40 (day) and below 6 (night)
·	Mixing Height (ft.) less than 1,650 or greater than 6,500
·	Wind shift is forecasted (use spot weather forecast)				·	RH lower than 30%			
				·	Surface winds greater then 15 mph			
26. “Watch Out” Situations and Site Specific Conditions to Consider	
·	Adjoining property contains wildland fuels that will burn rapidly	·	Standing dead snags along the fireline
·	Utility poles and other structures on site	·	Hazardous fuels or dry organic soils surrounding bu
·	Piles, windrows, heavy fuels, heavy amounts of dead/down fuel within burn unit	·	Continuous amount of ladder fuels
·	Openings such as roads, right-of-ways, timber stand height changes, fields, etc. that will cause winds to increase or change direction (eddy effect)
·	Smoke sensitive area downwind or down drainage - use point/spot weather forecast	rn site	
27 Precautions to be taken: [examples include smoke sensitive areas (include a map); adjoining structures/improvement; heavy adjacent fuels; power lines; etc.] Contingency plan for escape or adverse burning conditions.	
	
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29. Other:	
	
30. Prepared by Name (PRINT):		Prescribed Burn Manager Certification #		
Prepared by Signature:		Date: