Prescribed Burn (PB) TOOLBOX

The PB Toolbox contains the companion documents to the Prescribed Burn Manual. These documents provide detailed instructions for preparing a prescribed burn plan as well as other related documents and information that provide assistance in PB planning and delivery.

 

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PB Information Glossary

  1. 1. Planning Guides
    1. a. PB Application
      1. i.LCPB Application
      2. ii. HCPB Application
    2. b. Guide to the Prescribed Burn Complexity Assessment Key - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
    3. c. Prescribed Burn Complexity Assessment Key - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
    4. d. Prescribed Burn Complexity Assessment Form - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
    5. e. Guide to High Complexity Prescribed Burn Planning
    6. f.  Guide to the Prescribed Burn Boundary Assessment
    7. g. Prescribed Burn Boundary Assessment
    8. h. Low Complexity PB Templates
      1. i. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn Plan (MNR) - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
      2. ii. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn Plan for Slash Pile Burning - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
      3. iii. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn Plan for Railway Right-of-Way Burning
      4. iv. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn Workbook - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
    9. i. Guide to the High Complexity Prescribed Burn Risk Analysis
    10. j. HCPB Risk Analysis
      k. Guide to the High Complexity Prescribed Burn Independent Analysis
    11. l. HCPB Independent Analysis
    12. m. Post Burn Reports
      1. i. Low Complexity Slash Pile Burn – Post Burn Report - UPDATED AUGUST 2013
      2. ii. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn – Post Burn Report
      3. iii. High Complexity Prescribed Burn Documentation
      4. iv. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn Diary

  2. 2. PB Business Practices
    1. a. Terms and Conditions for High Complexity Prescribed Burns
    2. b. Terms and Conditions for Low Complexity Prescribed Burns
    3. c. Prescribed Burn Agreement
    4. d. Guide to Prescribed Burn Costs
      e. Low Complexity Prescribed Burn - Cost Estimate
      f. Prescribed Burn Costing Form Summary
    5. g. PB Personnel Standards
      1. i. LCPB Worker - UPDATED Oct. 2012
      2. ii. LCPB Boss - UPDATED Oct. 2012
      3. iii. HCPB Boss - UPDATED Oct. 2012

     

  3. 3. Additional Tools

    1. a. PBWX
    2. b. Slash Fuel Loading Guide
    3. c. Understory Prescribed Burn Expert System for White Pine
    4. d. Tallgrass Prairie & Oak Savanna Prescribed Fire Decision Support System
    5. e. Red Oak Prescribed Burn Expert System
    6. f. Measurement and Description of Fuels Report O-X-287
    7. g. PB Burning of Boreal Mixedwood Slash Report O-X-367
    8. h. Preliminary Fuel Consumption Report O-X-316
      i.  PB, Endangered Species Act and Permitting Direction to MNR Staff