Friday, July 21, 2023

Pennsylvania State Forestry - zerg90 map

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=17MZhBtDlWKzKPO7y0OHxCGateZ7HpbM&usp=sharing

bottom line - each "station" has 1 type 6 wildland engine usually -
they also have around 30 lookout towers and some recon planes - they
also have around 5 helios and 5 SEATs - main fire season is in the
spring - some districts only have type 7 slipon fire units - they also
have some dozers - there is more info at the map index

there are 20 forest districts - and each usually has 3 to 5 stations

not every county has a station - they seem to orient themselves more
towards rural areas than suburban - local fire departments actually do
most of the initial attack in most areas - there are a couple of very
rural counties that only have 2 or 3 local FDs

state forestry has wildfire responsibility over 2 million acres

state forestry will take over any major wildfire that continues past 1
operational period

state forestry has oversight statewide on all forestry issues (fire
and pests etc) on public and private land - except for federal land

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