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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
