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By Ken Matthews, Forestry ManagerForestry & Engineering

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oulson has recently received approval for our last road building application in TFL 54.  Our final cutting permit application has been submitted to the Ministry of Forests and is expected to be approved shortly. 

Through April, logging and road building crews have been receiving a training update on our Forest Fire Prevention Program and individual and corporate responsibilities pertaining to reporting and suppressing forest fires.  Although our season is still wet and cool, the situation in the forest, especially in logging slash, can change quickly relative to fire spread.  Anyone who feels they have been left out of the training updates or who remains unsure of what to do in the case of coming across an uncontrolled forest fire should talk to their supervisor or contact Gary or Ken to ensure their training is updated.

This is also a time when everyone should be checking the machinery, including pick up trucks, and worksites to ensure that they have the correct number and types of fire fighting tools.  Ensuring these tools are on site and in usable condition is a key responsibility of individual workers.  In the case of a fire, if adequate tools are not on site, Coulson could face severe penalties and be responsible for the costs of controlling the fire for not having shown due diligence by having the correct tools on site.   

This year, we are operating on the basis of a reduced harvest and staffing level.  If a fire is noticed, the key contact for the Coulson Group of Companies will be the duty officer. The duty officer can be reached at  250 731 7966.  The Coulson Group duty officer will provide advice for action on any fire and will notify the correct people in the Ministry of Forests and Range and executive staff in the Coulson Group.  In the event the duty officer is not available, it is critical to advise your local supervisor and or Coulson headquarters of the issue by phone or radio as soon as possible.

Normally the duty officer will be Gary Collinge, Ken Matthews, Zolie Schafer, Ron Sorensen or Paul Pashnik.

Reporting of Uncontrolled  Forest Fires

The Coulson Group of Companies will maintain a fire duty officer for the period from April to October 2010.

Any Coulson Group employee or contractor who observes uncontrolled wildfire in the forest must notify the Coulson Group fire  duty officer or their supervisor immediately. The duty officer will provide advice on required  action and will notify government agencies and Coulson executive.

Duty Officer Number:   250 731 7966