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13 <br />As per Division policy we are xocluired to submit a~summary of accomplishments annually to the <br />County Commissioners fair their review. Listed in this memorandum are these <br />aCCat]1pliShQl~IIts. ~ ' <br />Overview <br />The NC Forest Service is a state egency that o~p~ates in the depargn~t of Envimament, and <br />Natural F.esaurces. Each county organization is funded with both state and county funds <br />6U°!a and. 40% resp~tively <br />The County Ranger is responsible for all of the Forest Service activities in his or her assigned <br />. county: Each year with input from the bistrict Forester a county Plan, along with specific <br />tasks and gals is assigned., Beside the County ltaager there is an Assistanut County Ranger, a <br />forest fire fighting e~quipme~at ageraaar, and. a service Forester tlmt works in the county. <br />Fire control <br />51- Resorted wildfiires ttrst control action was takes Only. 4$.7 acres burned, <br />94-~S~br~wtcres threatened or saved with an estimated value of 7.9 million <br />c~ly 2 structures damaged ar lost with far a total of $18,050. <br />24 warning tickets <br />30--- That a respat-sible party was deteamined . <br />1--- warrant and subsequem court case <br />1151 Burning permits issued <br />1 30 acre hazard reduction burn <br />Investigations of illegal burning <br />.Two week tour in Florida an fire control with Southeast Compact <br />21-five prevention programs in our public Schools . <br />Forest ma~.~e~nent <br />50-~-mauagemeat pleas 1725 acres <br />2~---refearals to private Foresters <br />846 acres forest establiabmetrt . <br />b5- acres mechm~icai site prep for tree planting <br />147--acres of burning for site preparation far tree plaratiag. ' ~ . <br />28 --acres chemical and burn for site prepa~ratian <br />20 acre aattiu~al regeneration of a desired species <br />33---tracts quality cantnil for tree pleating, and herbicide application for a total of 854 acres <br />32--tracts acreage determination far tree planting, cheatzmic~l application, fire lines, 826 <br />l 10-- requests for urban advice (yard trees) . <br />30-water Quality aaspecxiaas on logging jobs, aad~reforestatioa jobs. 1037 acres. <br />1--~+iolatiaa 12b acres. <br />3~--referrals to I?ivisioa of Watea Quality ar laud resources <br />