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Report to Cotunty Commissioners Cab~'rus County PaEe - 2- There are two N. C. Forest Service trucks available that are equipped with County and State radios and the Ranger cs_n stay in communication with all County depart~wents, and his District Headquarters in Mount Holly, N. C. The trucks are equipped with water ta~:s, pumps, s~ud motors for fire suppression s_nd other forestry work. He is also equipped with radios in his home and has portable radios that he carries when he is on forest management work in the field. PEO3PJ~4S: A. FiRE CONTRfrb The Cabarrus County Ranger experianced a total of 81 fires which burned 27 acres during 1978. The major cause of these fires was debris burning. The small number of acres burned is due to the firemen of Cabarrus Comnty and their skill and determination to get the job done and to do it well. Rural Qom~unity Fire Protection funds are e';ailable tb_~ough the federal goverr~ment. These funds are ad-ministered by the Division of Forest Resources. Northeast Voim]teer Fire Deparkment has received assistance ~u~der this pro- gram B. PEST CONTROL The Southern Pine Beetle activity has subsided substantially during the past two years. During 1978-79, many requests for shade tree exm~inations were serviced. The insect or disease was identified and a method of control was recommended. C. FOREST MkNAGE4ENT During fiscal year 1978-79, forty tLmber examinations were made on ~,998 acres. Two hundred tkirty-six acres of timber were marked for thinning; 357 acres were thi~med, ~¢ith appro*ximately 3,38~ cords cut and sold to Catawba Timber Company. This brought about $20,304 to lando~,~ers from the sale of pulpwood. For sa~imber, 937,000 board feet were cut from 159 acres. This brought approximately $65:590 to lm~dom~.ers from the sale of sawtimber. Fifty-five acres of l~_ud were prepared for planting this year. Approximately 70 acres were planted with Loblolly pines.