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When the project is complete acertificate of completion form must besubmitted to Lawrence County along witha W-9 form, a claim against LawrenceCounty form and a copy of the invoice withthe cancelled check. The project will beinspected to insure all requirements havebeen met and then the landowner wouldbe reimbursed for the amount approvedfor the project.Firewise landowners that haveparticipated in the hazardous fuelsreduction program may receive acertificate of completion and upon requestcould be provided with a sign indicatingthat they occupy a Lawrence CountyFirewise home.Lawrence County will not be heldliable for work that is conducted under thisprogram on a landowner’s property. Theproperty owner will be responsible for allwork being completed to the standards ofthe prescription. All issues that arise withthe contractor will be the responsibility ofthe landowner. The Lawrence County WUISpeicalist will provide any needed supportfor the project.Funding for additional hazardousfuels reduction programs will be pursuedto continue reducing risk from wildfire inLawrence County. These projects mayinclude larger landscape scale treatments.Projects may vary depending on thesituation, cost-share requirements andavailable funding.Forest products generated from thetreatments may be used as in-kind matchor cost-share. Existing values in the WUIwill be assessed using Form 502 andratings of high or extreme will beconsidered for mitigation projects. Anarrative for newly identified projects willbe developed to justify the need. Thisnarrative will be used to support theapplication of funding opportunities.There is no guarantee that theproperty treated will survive a wildfire event.This program is only intended to reducethe risk from wildfire.Fire Departments And ApparatusThe level of Emergencypreparedness in Lawrence County relieson volunteer fire fighters. Responsecapability may vary dramatically dependingon the day and time of the incident. Mostdepartments can respond and be effectiveuntil the incident severity exceeds thecapability of the responding agency. Asthe severity of an incident increases thecapability and effectiveness of suppressioncrews may be dramatically reduced. All ofthe departments in Lawrence County haveincreased their wildland responsecapability in recent years. Considering thedownward trend of volunteer firedepartment memberships, mostdepartments would be unable to man all oftheir apparatus 24 hours a day, 7 days a24 Lawrence County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
week. Most volunteers cannot stay out ona fire for extended amounts of timebecause they have employment and otherobligations.Many of the fire departments areoperating on a limited annual income. Thecost of refurbishing or replacing fireapparatus makes it prohibitive for many ofthe departments to upgrade olderapparatus. Many of the older apparatus arestill in use but the serviceability of this olderequipment may be a concern.There are 10 volunteer firedepartment protection districts in LawrenceCounty. The following is a comprehensivelisting of all the fire apparatus located inLawrence County; Brownsville, Deadwood,Lead, Nemo, Rochford, South DakotaWildland Fire Suppression Division(Nevada Gulch), Spearfish, SpearfishCanyon, St. Onge, Sturgis and Whitewood.Because the fire departments are mannedby volunteers the status and responsecapability may vary.Brownsville Fire Department11790 Brownsville RoadDeadwood, SD 57732*Type 1 Engine 1984 Chevrolet*Type 6 Engine 2003 Ford F550*Type 6 Engine 2007 Ford F550*Type 3 Tender 1979 Ford F600(Data from 2011)Lawrence County Community Wildfire Protection Plan 25
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