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Page - 2 - <br /> <br />Many requests come in each day concerning this problem. Since July, I have <br />checked 27 spots, salvaged 145 cords of pulpwood over approy~_'mately 12 acres. <br />Nine spots are being cut at this t~_me, involving about ten acres. <br /> <br />~NFORM~TION A_ND EDUCATION <br /> <br />Articles were placed in the Concord Tribune s_nd Daily Independent on fire <br />control, fire wood, amd Southern Pine Beetle problems. ! contacted radio <br />stations du~ing periods of high forest £iro dead. ger. A display was placed <br />at the County Fair on Southern Pine Beet!e~ s_nd I have a forestry display at <br />the Go~mty Agric~lture Center at the present time~ <br /> <br />COOPERATION <br /> <br />I attended two volunteer fire department meetings, two Catarrhs Coonty Fire <br />Chief's meetings, and one Cabarrus Comity Firemen's Association meetings. I <br />attended one Program Development meeting at the ASCS Office. ~ attended one <br />R~all Development Program_ meeting. <br /> <br />FIRE CONTROL <br /> <br />Since July l, 1980, 28 fires were reported, burning 23 acres of grass~ pasture <br />and woodls-ud. O~rb of 23 acres, 17 acres of young trees were d~_maged. Some <br />fence poles mud trees lying on the ground were dmmaged in other fires. <br /> <br />Man Hours - VFDs - 523 <br />Man Hours - Forest Service - ~ <br /> <br />One brush truck was d~maged from Pitts Volunteer Fire Department on a fire. <br />Cost o£ repairs was $56. One brush truck was damaged from Poplar Tent %~D. <br />The Forest Service ~eplaced a gas tamk. <br /> <br />_r cordially invite v-ny and all Comanissioners a_nd the County Manag,~ar to accompany <br />me on any day on a field trip o£ the county, <br /> <br /> Respectfully sub~i%t ed ~ <br /> <br /> Wlltiam F. Morgan <br /> Co~mty Ranger <br /> <br /> <br />