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NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES RF2ORT TO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CABARRUS COUNTY FIRST QUARTER - JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEqBER 1981 - 82 FOREST RESOURCES Csbarrus County contains approximately 98,000 acres of com~,ercial forest land. This acreage represents ~.~eut 40 percent of the total land area. .County and municipal areas include about 374 acres; fa~-mars 40~605; individuals 56,198; and the State (Reed Gold Mine) 823 acres. The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources is responsible for the protection and management of all forest land, with the exception of city and municipal land. PERSONNEL Two Rangers are employed in Cabarrus County. Assistant County Ranger Scott Franzak was hired on January 12, 1981 ~r this position. ~e Service Forester and one Field Forester ~'e available from the District Office for forest management work. This includes examination of woodland, timber marking, and surveying. We have Crew Leader Wardens in the county to assist with fire suppression if needed. These men are used when the Rangers need assistance, and also when more than two fires are going at one time. These men are paid o~ an hourly basis by the state. TRAINING Cabarrus Co~ty Rangers depend on volunteer fire departments during fire emergencies. There are 18 departments in the county~ including K~unapolis departments. The Ranger visits each department once a year to determine the seed for training in fighting woods fires. If needed, the Ranger supplies these departments ~lth hand fire fighting tools. Each departmen% has these~ with the exception of Winecoff, and they have not requested any. The Department of Forest Resources lom~ed Harrisburg VFD a brush truck last year. This truck was badly needed in this district for woods fires. The Rangers attend Cabarets Firemen's Associatibn meetings, Gabarrus Chief's meetings, and Department meetings. The Rangers are aisc responsible for training Crew Leader Wardens and keeps them informed about forest fire danger. FACILITIES AND ~UIPMENT The County Ranger has an office in the basement of the Co~mty Building at 745 Cabarrus Avenue West. The office is equipped with both ebunty and state radio systems and he is in communication with the County Fire Dispatcher at the Sheriff's Department, the Fire Marshal, and all volunteer fire departments in the county.