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Forest Ranger 2008 Division Fact Sheet

Division Members

  • 106 Forest Ranger
  • 28 Forest Ranger Lieutenants, Captains & Directors
  • 31 Seasonal Assistant Forest Rangers
  • 4 Administrative Support Staff
  • 2 Fire Cache Equipment Specialists

State Lands and Easements Acres

  • 2,814,611 Adirondack & Catskill Forest Preserve
  • 775,924 State Forests, Reforestation and Multiple Use Areas
  • 197,886 Wildlife Management Areas
  • 667,113 Conservation Easements

2007 Population (in millions)

  • 19.3 New York State
  • 31.7 Surrounding States (VT, MA, CT, NJ, PA)

Wildfire Management Program

  • 133 Fires Suppressed in the Spring
  • 15 Fires Suppressed in the Summer
  • 9 Fires Suppressed in the Fall
  • 3,634 Acres Burned
  • 21 Prescribed Fires
  • 211 Acres of Prescribed Fire
  • 11,998 Burning Permits Issued
  • 622 Burning Permits Inspected
  • 75 Wildfire Control/ICS Training Events; 1,670 Participants
  • 100 Fire Prevention Events; 122,296 Attendees
  • 112 Fire Prevention Law Violations/Tickets
  • 401 $1,000 Grants to Rural VFDs
  • 2 20-Person Crews Mobilized to Western Wildfires

Search & Rescue Program

  • 149 Search Missions
  • 92 Rescue Missions
  • 4 Recoveries
  • 117 Search & Rescue, 1st Aid Training Events; 4,712 Participants

Protection of State Lands & Resources

  • 82,429 Inspections of Trailheads/Access Points
  • 24,502 Miles of Trails Walked or Waterways paddled (canoe/kayak)
  • 14,006 Inspections of Occupied Campsites
  • 2,204 State Land Camping Permits Issued
  • 2,728 Miles of State Boundary Line Inspected
  • 1,229 State Land Use Permits Inspected
  • 2,228 Patrols of DEC Public Campgrounds
  • 763 ATV Violation Tickets Issued
  • 1,300 State Land Offense Tickets/Arrests
  • 333 Offenses Related to Snowmobile Use
  • 319 Fish & Wildlife Offenses Tickets
  • 265 Other EnCon or Other Law Offenses
  • 760 DEC Permit Inspections

Licensed Guide Program

  • 2,066 Licensed Guides on 12/31/08
  • 207 New Guide Licenses Issued
  • 312 Guide Licenses Renewed or Updated
  • 0 Guide Licenses Revoked
  • 338 Checks of Licensed Guide Credentials
  • 3 License Guide Violations Ticketed

Other

  • 463 Incidents of Assisting other Agencies

How Rangers Spent Their Time

  • 51% State Land Patrol & Enforcement
  • 14% Fire Management Activities
  • 12% Search & Rescue Missions & Training
  • 22% Administrative Responsibilities

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