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NL,~TH CAROLIN,~. DIVISION OF FOREST RF. SOURCES .~ORT TO BOA,iD OF COb24TY C£$~.'.'.ISSIONERS GAB~{US COUNTY FISO=L YE;~ 1979 - SO FO,~JT ~OURCES Oaba~s County eont~dns approximately 10&,720 acres of commercial ~oreet land. Thi~ acre,s represents about ~0 percent of the totai land area. County and manicipal a~eas include about 374 acres, farmers 40,605, individuals 62,98~, mhd Stats (3~ed Gold Mine) 823 acres. The North Carolina Division of Forest ~(esourees is responsible for the protection and management of all forest la-nd, with the exception oF city and municipal land. Only of.c :l%nger ie employed in Oabarrus Oolm%y. He receives assist~ncs from Jerviae Forester f~on the Bis%riot Office in fores% management work. T_his in- cludes forest ms/l~jement pls_ns, exa~dnation of ~oodla~nd, timber m.~rking~ and $1~ve~ing. There are three Grew Lender %~'ardens in tile oolmty to assist ~.ri%h Fire suppression if' needed. These men can be used when the ~u~er is not avail~ole~ or .~hen more than one fire is going at the same t~m~s. These men ar6 paid on ail hourly basis. T:! The Caba_~rus County .:~ngar depends on voluuteer firs departments d~ring fire ~,argencies. There are 18 departments in the county, including Kannapotis departments. The 3singer visits each departmenL ones a year to det*rmlne the need for graip~ing in fighting woods fires. Seven departments have been visited so £ag' i~'~ 1980. If needed, the :~nger supplies these departments ~ith hand fire Fighting tools when they are available. Each depa/'tment has these tools, ~th %he exception of Harrisbu~-g ~ld they did not request then. The re[tends Caba~'rus Fira~en~s Association meetings, having attended two so far in 1980. (There a~e fou~ each yea~) The ~{anger is 51so a mambsr of the Ghisf's Association, which meets once per month. The Oou/lty ~nge:, is responsible for trainir~ Crew Leader ~.;ardens and keeps hhem infolded about forest fire danger. F CiLii'iZo _3~D The Ce~mty ~anger has an office in the basement of the Cmmty BuildinE at 745 ~nbm~s .'venue, ~Jest. He has radios in bls office, both County and State, and ia in communication with the Country Fire Dispatcher at the Sheriff's Office, tho Fire Karshel, and all volunteer fire departments in the county. There are two !~. C. Forest So,wise trucks available that are equipped with County State radios and the :~nger can stay in co~nnunication with si1 county departments, and the District Office i~ Mount Holly, N. C. The trucks are equipped with water tanks, pumps, and motors for fire suppression, and. ether forestry work. He is also equipped with radios in his homo and has portable radios that he carries when he is doing forest mSmagement work in the field.