FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION (R5)
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA
R5 FSH 6509.22 - FIRE DAMAGES AND COST
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 20 - PLANNING AND FINANCING FOR
COST RECOVERY
Amendment No.: R5 6509.22-2015-1
Effective Date: 10/2/2015
Duration: This amendment expires 5 years from the effective date unless superseded or
removed earlier.
Approved: Randy Moore, Regional Forester
Date Approved: 9/11/2015
Posting Instructions: Amendments are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this amendment. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document.
Last Change: 6509.22-2014-01 to Chapter 20
New Document: 6509.22_20, 12 Pages
Superseded Document(s): 6509.22-2014-1, Chapter 20
Digest: Completed 5-year review and converted to a 508 compliant format.
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21 - INTRODUCTION
The authority to issue a bill for damages resulting from a trespass fire has been delegated to the
Claims Officer at the Albuquerque Service Center (ASC). Following a fire, it may be necessary
to complete a Resource Damage Assessment. The Forest Supervisor is responsible for
determining and documenting BAER and all other resource damages and associated costs,
collectively called the Resource Damage Assessment.
Upon receipt of a Report of Investigation of the fire’s cause and origin, or upon other notification
of a potential trespass fire, the Claims Branch in the Albuquerque Service Center will send a
letter to the Forest Supervisor requesting a Resource Damage Assessment. The Forest’s
assessment of damages and costs should be started as soon as practicable following control of
the fire, and should be completed in a timely manner after consultation with the Regional
Forester and Claims Branch personnel.
The Claims Branch will determine total suppression costs using transaction register records.
Those costs will be supported with documents collected from the incident forest and other units
that provided suppression resources to the fire. Suppression costs will not be a part of the
Resource Damage Assessment conducted by the forest.
This chapter and Chapters 30, 40 and 50 describe the methodologies for specific aspects of the
Resource Damage Assessment. This chapter also identifies the specific components of and the
overall requirements for planning and funding the completion of a damage assessment including
managing the process, the documentation and recordkeeping, and the format of the final report.
22 - RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT RESPONSIBILITY
As previously noted, the Forest Supervisor is responsible for the timely completion of the
Resource Damage Assessment following a fire. Exhibit 01 below outlines key steps for
completing the assessment.
22 - Exhibit 01: Steps for Completing a Resource Damage Assessment
1.
Fire Occurs
2.
Albuquerque Service Center (ASC) Collects Suppression Costs
3.
ASC Sends Letter to the Forest Requesting a Resource Damage Assessment
4.
Forest in Consultation with the Region Develops a Plan for Completing the
Resource Damage Assessment
5.
Forest in Consultation with the Region Develops a Plan for Cruising Killed or
Severely Damaged Timber
6.
Region in Consultation with the Forest Completes an Appraisal of the Timber Using
Standard Forest Service Appraisal Methods
7.
Region in Consultation with the Forest Completes an Ecosystem Services Loss
Valuation
8.
Forest Prepares a Draft Resource Damage Assessment
9.
Forest, Region and OGC Meet to Review Draft Resource Damage Assessment
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10. Forest Prepares a Final Resource Damage Assessment Report and Submits it to
ASC
22.1 - PURPOSE
A Resource Damage Assessment is a critical component of the Agency’s determination of total
damages incurred as a result of a trespass fire that burns on National Forest System lands.
The major components of a typical Resource Damage Assessment include the loss of timber,
BAER costs; restoration costs; and other resource loss and damage. These other resources
include the loss of ecosystem services, loss of or damage to improvements and heritage
resources, work necessary to address the exposure of abandoned mine sites and loss of
income. They also include the costs of the assessment and administrative costs associated with
all of the above activities.
22.2 - RAPID ASSESSMENT OF TIMBER LOSSES AND
REFORESTATION NEEDS
The Forest may want to make a quick assessment of timber losses. Therefore, the Pacific
Southwest Region has developed rapid assessment techniques to quickly and efficiently
determine the loss of timber. While it may be useful in determining future actions, it is not a
substitute for the detailed timber appraisal that is required as part of the damage assessment.
The techniques for this rapid assessment are in the appendix in Chapter 60.
23 - ELEMENTS OF A RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
This section describes the components of a typical Resource Damage Assessment. However,
fire-specific issues may cause additions to or subtractions from this generalized example.
23.1 - SUPPRESSION COSTS
Suppression costs are not part of the Resource Damage Assessment. They include all costs
directly related to the suppression and management of the fire. These costs are obtained by
ASC through other processes.
23.2 - BAER COSTS
This information, obtained from the Forest BAER coordinator, should be part of the damage
assessment, and is based upon the findings of the BAER Survey Team as reported in the 25008, “Burned Area Report.” The information will be updated, as applicable, with any changes
resulting from implementation of the BAER Plan.
23.3 - RESTORATION COSTS
In a forested landscape that burns, the greatest costs for restoration are typically the
reforestation costs. The costs of restoration reflect the anticipated costs to reforest areas within
the fire that have burned into a deforested condition. The methodology for determining the need
for reforestation and the costs for the damage assessment are found in Chapter 30 of this
handbook.
Restoration costs may also include costs associated with stream bank restoration or other
watershed work that did not qualify for BAER as well as range vegetation restoration, culvert
and ditch cleaning, added road maintenance, etc. Restoration costs may also include treatment
of invasive species or treatment to restore special areas.
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23.4 - NATURAL RESOURCE LOSSES
Natural resource losses may include the total or partial loss of vegetation including
merchantable timber, advanced regeneration, sub-merchantable timber, range vegetation and
rare and endangered plants. Losses may also include wildlife, wildlife habitat and forage as well
as aesthetic value, dispersed recreation opportunities, air quality, and water quality, flow and
timing. This summary of potential natural resource losses is not all-inclusive and may expand or
contract depending upon the specific conditions following a fire. Specific methodologies for
determining valuation of these losses are found in Chapters 40 and 50 of this handbook.
23.5 - LOSS OR DAMAGE TO HERITAGE RESOURCES
Heritage Resources encompass the evidence of human presence and activity from the past.
The sites of these activities include both historic and pre-historic evidence ranging from lithic
scatters to mining cabins. Fires may damage, destroy, expose or otherwise put at risk
irreplaceable relics of the past. The government is obligated to protect these resources and
following a fire, additional protection may be necessary. Depending upon the type of resource
and the nature of the damage or disturbance, protection may require a wide range of activities.
These protection activities may include stabilization, data recovery, restoration or some other
appropriate technique. See Chapter 50 for more detail.
23.6 - ABANDONED MINE SITE HAZARD ABATEMENT
Abandoned mines are scattered across the landscape on many national forests. Fires may
eliminate the vegetation providing the natural concealment of hazardous mines thus requiring
the Forest Service to expend funds to abate the hazard.
23.7 - LOSS OR DAMAGE TO IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements include but are not limited to roads, trails, bridges, drainage structures, fences,
buildings, recreation facilities, property boundaries and survey monuments, etc. The loss or
damage should be appraised by determining replacement or repair costs.
23.8 - LOSS OF INCOME
Loss of income to the government as a result of the fire may occur and may be appropriate to
include in a Resource Damage Assessment when the source of the income is damaged or
destroyed or otherwise limited by the fire. Examples include revenue from a ski resort special
use permit, grazing fees forgone until the fire area is again suitable for grazing, etc. The value
should be calculated as the present value of a future stream of income for the time necessary to
rebuild or restore the source of the income. Present value is considered to be at the time of the
fire.
23.9 - ASSESSMENT COSTS
Each of the elements of a Resource Damage Assessment may have expenditures associated
with determining the cost or loss to those resources. These costs may be compensable, and
cost records should be maintained for each section of the Resource Damage Assessment.
23.10 - ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Reasonable administrative costs may be incorporated in a Resource Damage Assessment;
therefore, standard national and regional assessments for overhead apply to all contracts used
to arrive at the damage assessment and to complete all restoration work. Standard “cost to
government” wage rates for employee time are also appropriate as are vehicle costs, necessary
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travel, etc. These costs should be tracked and linked to the specific activities identified in the
damage assessment.
24 - COMPLETION OF THE RESOURCE DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT
If ASC requests an assessment of resource damages as a result of a fire, the Forest Supervisor
will develop a plan for completing a detailed damage assessment. The Forest Supervisor as a
minimum will consider and include as appropriate, the following:
1.
Detailed summary of BAER costs
2.
Detailed appraisal of the loss of timber
3.
Detailed summary of the loss of other natural resources
4.
Detailed summary of the costs of reforestation and other restoration
5.
Detailed summary of loss or damage to improvements
6.
Detailed summary of costs to protect, stabilize or recover data from heritage
resources
7.
Detailed summary of the costs necessary to abate abandoned mine hazards
8.
Detailed summary of the loss in income
9.
Detailed summary of the costs to complete the damage assessment
24.1 - RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PLAN
The Resource Damage Assessment Plan will identify the lead person for the Forest, the
estimated funding needs and a schedule for completion of the final damage assessment similar
to the example (exhibit 01). Once the plan is agreed upon, the Regional Forester will identify the
Regional Forester’s contact person, the lead OGC attorney and the ASC Claims Specialist
assigned to the case. The Forest Supervisor shall develop appropriate project work plans and
job codes to assure accurate planning and cost accounting by damage assessment activity. All
financial records should d be maintained in hard copy format as well as electronically.
24.1 Exhibit 01: Summary of Planned Costs and Schedule for Completion of the XYZ Fire
Resource Damage Assessment (example)
Type of Loss, Cost or
Damage to be Assessed
BAER Costs
Restoration Costs
(reforestation )
Restoration Costs other (be specific)
Timber Volume
Timber Valuation
Ecosystem Services
Loss Valuation
Costs to Determine the
Amount of Damages or
Costs of Restoration
Completion Date
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Type of Loss, Cost or
Damage to be Assessed
Heritage Resources
Costs and Damages
Abandoned Mine
Hazard Abatement
Loss or Damage to
Improvements
(bridges, trails,
buildings etc.)
Loss of Income
Invasive Species
Treatment
Other (be specific)
Total Costs to Assess
Loss, Damage, and
Costs of Restoration
Costs to Determine the
Amount of Damages or
Costs of Restoration
Completion Date
Contact person
24.2 - OTHER COSTS
All other post-fire costs should be charged based upon the Primary Purpose principle. The costs
for each of these activities undertaken should be charged to a unique job code established after
consultation with the Regional Office.
25 - FINAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT
The Resource Damage Assessment produced by the Forest Supervisor will be submitted to the
Albuquerque Service Center as a final document as of the date of submittal.
The Resource Damage Assessment Report summarizes the reasonable determination of the
value of all losses and costs incurred as of the date of the report and the reasonably
foreseeable costs that will occur in the future as a result of the fire. Additionally, it summarizes
all costs expended to develop the Resource Damage Assessment. Data used to develop costs
and losses will be either in the body of the Report, the Appendix or the Record. Following is a
sample format for the report.
25.1 - INTRODUCTION
Include a brief description of the event, including the location of the fire, the date and time the
fire started, when it was contained, when it was controlled and when it was declared out. Identify
the weather and other notable facts, the number of acres within the fire perimeter identified by
general ownership (national forest, private industrial, BLM, etc.) It is also desirable to include a
map and representative photographs. The Forest Supervisor should prepare a thorough
narrative that describes the losses in qualitative terms. The narrative should convey the impacts
to the resources damaged or destroyed. It should identify the significance of the damages such
as the importance of habitat lost or particular species lost, impact to downstream water users,
other impacts to the local communities, etc. This is the Forest Supervisor’s opportunity to clearly
describe the damage done by the fire to the public’s resources and the significance of those
losses.
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25.2 - COST AND DAMAGE SUMMARY
The summary is a listing of all the damages and costs incurred to date and those reasonably
foreseeable costs as a result of the fire. Following is an example of a summary:
25.2 Exhibit-01: ABC FIRE XX/XX/XXXX Resource Damage Assessment Summary Big
Piney National Forest
Fire Damage or Fire Cost
Category
Damage or Cost Incurred
Through (date)
BAER Costs
Reforestation Costs
Other Restoration Costs
Value of Killed or Severely
Damaged Timber (minus the
value of any salvage timber
sold)
Value of Damaged or Destroyed
Improvements
Costs to Restore or Protect
Heritage Resources
Costs to Abate Abandoned Mine
Hazards
Value of Lost Ecosystem
Services
Other (be specific)
Assessment Costs
Sub-Totals
Net Total Resource Damage and
Costs
Estimated Reasonably
Foreseeable Costs Beginning on
(date)
25.3 - SUPPRESSION COSTS
ASC Claims is responsible for determining suppression costs and for verifying and documenting
them in coordination with the Forest. Suppression costs are not a part of this assessment.
25.4 - BAER COSTS
Include a table summarizing all the funds expended to complete the BAER analysis plus all the
costs of work completed and planned in the BAER implementation effort. Copies of all approved
issues (Initial, Interim, and Final) of the BAER report, with associated correspondence, will be
included in the Appendix. All supporting documentation for the BAER reports and BAER
expenditures will also be included in the Record.
25.5 - RESTORATION COSTS
For reforestation costs, include Tables1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (section 34, exhibits 01, 02, 03, 04, and
05) from Chapter 30 with a brief narrative describing the process for developing the costs.
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34 - Exhibit 01: Estimate of Reforestation Costs on the XYZ Complex (example)
Standard Direct Per Acre
Treatment Costs
$540 Site Preparation
$10 Cone Collection
$15 Seed
$90 Seedling
$100 Planting
$290 Release
$20 Survival Survey
$20 Natural Regeneration Survey
TOTAL REFORESTATION COST
ESTIMATE
XYZ Complex Treatment
Acreage (nearest thousand)
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
50,000
50,000
0
Cost Estimate
$10,800,000
$200,000
$300,000
$1,800,000
$2,000,000
$14,500,000
$1,000,000
$0
$30,600,000
For other restoration work, summarize the costs in a table similar to section 35, exhibit 01. Also
include a brief narrative describing the restoration activities and costs. For all restoration work,
include the appropriate references regarding the location of the supporting data.
35 - Exhibit 01: Summary of Non-Reforestation Restoration Costs (example)
Activity
Watershed Restoration (headcut repair)
Supplemental Road Maintenance (5 years)
Invasive Species Treatment
Range Vegetation Restoration (bitterbrush
replanting and protection)
Sensitive Plant Rehabilitation
Total
Estimated Cost
$240,580
$180,000
$85,000
$220,000
$25,000
$750,580
25.6 - TIMBER LOSS
Include tables similar to section 43, exhibits 01, 02, and 03 from Chapter 40 with a brief
explanation of each. Specifically describe the condition of the timber being included in the
assessment (e.g. dead, severely damaged - expected to die within 3 years, etc.) Briefly describe
the methodology used to cruise and appraise the timber. Include information regarding any
salvage effort. Also include the appropriate references regarding the location of the supporting
data.
43 - Exhibit 01: Final Volume and Value of the Timber Resources Severely Damaged or
Destroyed (example)
Land
Classification
General
Forest
Wilderness
Wild and
Scenic River
Acres
Volume
(CCF)
Volume
(MBF)
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Delivered
Log Value
Logging and
Haul Costs
Estimated
Stumpage
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Land
Acres
Classification
Other (only
include
congressional
designations)
Totals
Volume
(CCF)
Volume
(MBF)
Delivered
Log Value
Logging and
Haul Costs
Estimated
Stumpage
$2,000,000
43 - Exhibit 02: Volume and Value of Salvage Timber Sold (example)
Salvage Sale
Volume
Stumpage Value
Received
ABC Salvage
DEF Salvage
GHI Salvage
Totals
1.2 mmbf
.8 mmbf
.4 mmbf
2.4 mmbf
$70,000
$45,000
$13,000
$128,000
Costs to plan,
Prepare, Sell and
Administer Sales
$14,000
$12,000
$26,000
$52,000
Net Return
$56,000
$33,000
($13,000)
$76,000
43 - Exhibit 03: Table 3. Net Unrecovered Value of Killed or Severely Damaged Timber
(example)
Damaged Timber Description
Estimated Value of All Killed or Severely Damaged
Timber
Net Value of Salvage Timber Sold Following the
Fire
Estimated Net Unrecovered Value of Killed or
Severely Damaged Timber (include this value in
the summary table in the Resource Damage
Assessment)
Value
$2,000,000
$76,000
$1,924,000
25.7 - LOSS OR DAMAGE TO IMPROVEMENTS
Include Table 1 (section 52.1, exhibit 01) from Chapter 50 with a brief explanation. Also include
the appropriate references regarding the location of the supporting data.
52 - Exhibit 01: Loss or Damage to Improvements including Replacement Costs, Loss of
Income and Added Costs for Temporary Use (example)
Improvement
9 miles range
fence
Trail Bridge
District Office
Sub-total
Total Cost
Replacement
Cost
$12,000
Restoration
Cost
NA
Lost Income
Added Cost
Totals
$4,000
NA
$16,000
$150,000
$1,200,000
$1,362,000
$1,996,000
NA
$30,000
$30,000
NA
NA
$4,000
NA
$600,000
$600,000
$150,000
$1,830,000
$1,996,000
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25.8 - LOSS OR DAMAGE TO HERITAGE RESOURCES
Include Table 2 (Exhibit 53.1 - 01) from Chapter 50 with a brief explanation. Also include the
appropriate references regarding the location of the supporting data.
53 - Exhibit 01: Heritage Resource Restoration and Protection Costs (example)
Site Number
1
1
2
3
4
Total
Protection
Activity
Stabilization
Data Recovery
Added Protection
Data Recovery
Costs Incurred
$30,000
NA
$8,000
Estimated Future
Costs
NA
$15,000
$3,000
Total Costs
$30,000
$15,000
$11,000
25.9 - ABANDONED MINE HAZARD ABATEMENT
Describe how the change in vegetation as a result of the fire necessitates a need to expend
funds to abate the hazard to a pre-fire level. Display costs in table form and include a narrative
that explains the development of the costs.
25.10 - ECOSYSTEM SERVICES LOSS VALUATION
Include Table 3 (54.1 - Exhibit 01) from Chapter 50. Also include a brief explanation of the
concept and a qualitative description of the resources lost or damaged. This should include an
explanation of the relative importance of the lost resources to the public. Also include the
appropriate references regarding the location of the supporting data.
54 - Exhibit 01: Table 3.Valuation of Lost Ecosystem Services (example)
Protected Acres
363,150
Acres of Additional
Fuels Treatment
Required
72,630
Cost per Acre
Total Costs
$500
$63,315,000
25.11 - ASSESSMENT COSTS
Include a table summarizing the costs to assess the damages caused by the fire (Exhibit 25.10 01). Provide a brief explanation of basis for the costs.
25.11 - Exhibit 01: Table xx. Costs to Complete the Resource Damage Assessment for the
XYZ Fire (example)
Type of Loss Cost or
Damage Assessed
BAER Costs
Restoration Costs
(reforestation )
Actual Costs to
determine the amount
of Loss Damage or Cost
Completion Date
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Type of Loss Cost or
Damage Assessed
Restoration
Costs(hazard tree
falling, skidding and
decking)
Restoration Costs Other (be specific)
Volume of Killed or
Severely Damaged
Timber
Value of Killed or
Severely Damaged
Timber
Valuation of Lost
Ecosystem Services
Heritage Resources
Costs and Damages
Loss or Damage to
Improvements
(bridges, trails,
buildings etc.)
Loss of Income
Other (be specific)
Total Costs to Assess
Loss, Damage and Costs
of Restoration
Actual Costs to
determine the amount
of Loss Damage or Cost
Completion Date
Contact person
25.12 - RETENTION OF DOCUMENTS
If a forest is requested to conduct a Resource Damage Assessment, the Forest Supervisor must
preserve all documents specifically related to the fire or the assessment of damages. This may
include hard copies, email or other electronic documents as well as personal notes
25.13 - APPENDIX
Include in the Appendix data and analyses that support the results and conclusions that are
presented in the body of the appraisal. The Appendix is a part of the Resource Damage
Assessment Report.
25.14 - RECORD
Include in the Record additional supporting data, supporting documentation, analyses and other
information used to develop the results and conclusions in the body of the appraisal that are not
already included in the Appendix. All information will be filed in the Record that corresponds to
the section in the body of the appraisal. The Record is not a part of the Resource Damage
Assessment Report and remains at the Forest until specifically requested by ASC or OGC.
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26 - RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION,
MONITORING AND UPDATING, AND RECORDKEEPING
It is important to keep careful records regarding all information used to determine the values for
damages and costs used in the Resource Damage Assessment.
26.1 - DOCUMENTATION
Adequate documentation for a Resource Damage Assessment includes all information used to
determine the value of damages and costs incurred as a result of the fire with the exception of
suppression costs. This material should be in either the body of the Resource Damage
Assessment Report, the Appendix or the Record. In general, the body of the Report and the
Appendix should contain all of the values for damages to resources and costs incurred and the
narrative explanation of each value. The Report with all appendices will be forwarded to ASC
when requested. The Record includes supporting data and analyses and references used to
complete the Resource Damage Assessment and Report. The Record will remain on the Forest
until requested by the Albuquerque Service Center or the Office of General Counsel.
Along with data and reports, it may be appropriate to include photographic documentation of the
damage and loss of resources and improvements. If available, GPS reference would provide
additional supporting information.
26.2 - MONITORING AND UPDATING
Costs will be updated quarterly as necessary and the changes will be transmitted to ASC.
These updates will continue until the Forest is notified by ASC that they are no longer
necessary.
26.3 - RECORDKEEPING
For all information developed for the Resource Damage Assessment, there should be one
complete set of records maintained in locked files on the forest. A copy will be transmitted to
ASC Claims upon request. Each chapter identifies the specific record keeping requirements.
The specific records to be maintained for the work described in Chapter 20 include:
1.
Final costs for completing the Resource Damage Assessment (Body of the
Appraisal)
2.
The Resource Damage Assessment Plan (Appendix)
3.
Quarterly updates that reflect actual expenditures for completing the damage
appraisal (Record)
4.
All supporting documentation for all costs estimated and incurred to complete the
assessment work. (Record)
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