1. (1) Personal Information to include:

   1. (a) Name of property owner
   2. (b) Owner’s mailing address
   3. (c) Owner’s phone number
   4. (d) Same information on individual preparing the plan and/or executing the burn
   5. (e) Prescribed burn manager certification number

2. (2) Description of area to be burned to include:

   1. (a) County
   2. (b) Section, township, range
   3. (c) Acres to be burned
   4. (d) Type and size of overstory
   5. (e) Type and size of understory
   6. (f) Fuel type and amount
   7. (g) Topography
3. (3) Purpose of burn

4. (4) Pre-burn information to include:

   1. (a) Needed manpower and equipment
   2. (b) Firing techniques to be used
   3. (c) List of areas around site that could be adversely impacted by smoke from burn (as determined by the publication “A Smoke Screening System for Prescribed Fires in Alabama.”)
   4. (d) Special precautions taken

5. (5) Range of desired weather information to include:

   1. (a) Surface wind speed and direction
   2. (b) Minimum and maximum relative humidity
   3. (c) Maximum temperature
   4. (d) Transport wind speed and direction
   5. (e) Minimum mixing height
   6. (f) Dispersion index
6. (6) Starting time and completion of ignition
7. (7) Sketch of area to be burned
8. (8) Signature of Burn Manager, dated and notarized or witnessed
9. (9) Burn Permit Number

Author: Alabama Forestry Commission

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §9-13-270, et seq.

Editor’s Note: Rule .05 was renumbered .06 as precertification filed May 19, 2015 effective June 23, 2015.

History: New Rule: Filed April 15, 1996; effective May 20, 1996. Amended: Filed October 15, 2003; effective November 19, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed May 19, 2015; effective June 23, 2015.