FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION (R5)
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA
R5 FSH 6509.22 - FIRE DAMAGES AND COST
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 60 - APPENDIX
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Duration: This amendment expires 5 years from the effective date unless superseded or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_0, 3 Pages
Superseded Document(s): 6509.22-2010-1, Chapter 50
Digest: Completed 5-year review and converted to a 508 compliant format.
CHAPTER 60 - APPENDIX
R5 FSH 6509.22 - FIRE DAMAGES AND COST RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Amendment No.:R5 6509.22-2015-1 - Effective Date: 10/2/2015
APPENDIX 1 - RAPID VOLUME AND VALUATION
Following a fire, the Forest and the Region will need to have a quick estimate of the volume and
value lost. On fires that exceed 1000 acres, the USFS Remote Sensing Applications Center in
Salt Lake City will prepare a Vegetation Burn Severity Map for the fire. The Remote Sensing
Lab in Sacramento will combine that product with additional FIA, slope and land classification
information. This information will be used to estimate logging systems, determine volume of
timber severely damaged or destroyed and determine the value of that killed timber. The data
can then be entered into an Excel pivot table with various regional values pre-loaded. Current
assumptions and average logging costs are shown in exhibit 01. Delivered log prices are shown
in exhibit 02. The results of the analysis can then be summarized in a table similar to exhibit 03.
Appendix 1. 60 - Exhibit 01: Regional Assumptions and Averages Incorporated in the
Spreadsheet Tool
Slope and Road Category
<35%, <1/4 mi above road
<35%, <1/4 mi below road
<35%. ¼ to ¾ mi from road
>35%, <1/4 mi below road
>35%, <1/4 mi above road
>35%, >1/4 and <3/4 mi. from
road
Assumed Logging System
Tractor
Tractor
Tractor w/ limited temp rd
building
Skyline
Helicopter
Helicopter
Average Logging Cost (a)
$65/ccf
$75/ccf
$85/ccf
$90/ccf
$215/ccf
$215/ccf
60 - Exhibit 02: Regional Average Delivered Log Prices
Species
PP, JP
SP, WWP
WF
DF
IC
LP and other
Price per CCF (a)
$165
$165
$141
$146
$208
$130
Haul Estimate
Estimate the haul cost by determining the round trip time for a log truck to deliver a load of logs
to the nearest mill (travel loaded, standby time of 1 hour, and travel unloaded). Use a truck and
driver cost of $75/hour (a). Assume the average loading on the truck is 8 CCF of timber.
Note: Costs and values will be maintained by the Regional Office TM Staff and the spread sheet
will be maintained by RSL.
Appendix - 1 (continued), 60 - Exhibit 03: Rapid Volume and Valuation Determination
Land Category
Acres
Volume (CCF)
Tractor
Skyline
1500
300
30,000
12,000
Delivered Log
Value
$4,500,000
$2,400,000
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Logging and
Haul Cost
$2,500,000
$1,320,000
Estimated
Stumpage
$2,000,000
$1,080,000
CHAPTER 60 - APPENDIX
R5 FSH 6509.22 - FIRE DAMAGES AND COST RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Amendment No.:R5 6509.22-2015-1 - Effective Date: 10/2/2015
Land Category
Acres
Volume (CCF)
Helicopter
Wilderness
Owl PAC
Inoperable too far from
roads
Other
(congressional
designations)
Totals
1000
600
400
500
20,000
12,000
24,000
10,000
Delivered Log
Value
$3,500,000
$1,980,000
$4,200,000
$1,750,000
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Logging and
Haul Cost
$4,600,000
*
*
Estimated
Stumpage
($1,100,000)