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 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