1. PRIVATE PROPERTY FUELS MANAGEMENT HIRING A PROFESSIONAL

2. YOU ARE A FOREST MANAGER HISTORICALLY: Mother Nature FIRE INSECTS DISEASE PRESENT: Humans

3. YOU ARE A FOREST MANAGER Robust Fire Suppression Policy Overgrown Forests Heavy Competition resulting in Stressed Trees Accumulation of Excess Fuels

4. TIME TO TAKE ACTION FIRE MITIGATION D-SPACE FUELS REDUCTION FOREST RESTORATION

5. FINDING A CONTRACTOR TREE SERVICE / TREE REMOVAL THE COALITION FOR THE UPPER SOUTH PLATTE (CUSP) COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE (CSFS)

6. SELECTING A CONTRACTOR ARRANGE FOR 3 - 4 CONTRACTORS TO LOOK AT YOUR JOB GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT / PHASES NUMBER OF ACRES

7. SELECTING A CONTRACTOR HAND CUTTING OR MACHINE REMOVAL SLASH TREATMENT, FIREWOOD ADJACENT NEIGHBORS

8. ONSITE CONSIDERATIONS AREA WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO WORK / PROPERTY BOUNDARIES HOW WILL THE TREES TO BE REMOVED BE IDENTIFIED

9. ONSITE CONSIDERATIONS WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WILL THEY USE EXPECTATIONS-STUMP HEIGHT, CHIP DEPTH, ACCESS, GROUND REHAB

10. SAFETY GEAR (?)

13. CONTRACTOR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY AND WORKERS COMP

14. ONSITE DISCUSSION WILLING TO SHOW YOU A PROPERTY THEY’VE WORKED BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS OF PROJECTS REFERENCES

15. ONSITE DISCUSSION SCHEDULING PHASES RAPPORT

16. PROPOSALS WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF WORK DETAILS OF INTEREST TO YOU

17. CONTRACT SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES CHANGES ARE INITIALED BY BOTH PARTIES DOWNPAYMENT WITH REMAINDER ON COMPLETION

18. IMPLEMENTATION MAY WANT TO VERBALIZE THE WORK TO THE CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO BEGINNING YOU CANNOT ASSIST OBSERVING NEEDS TO HAPPEN AT DISTANCE