ROSTER OT FOREST TIRE

PROIECTIVE TORCE TABLE OF CONIENTS County Page County Page Albany ...... 2l Oneida ...... 13 Allegany 8 Onondaga 7 Broome .,...... 6 Ontario 8 Cattaraugus ...... 10 Orange ...... 24 Caluga 7' Oswego ...... 11 Chautauqua ...... 10 Otsego ...... 5 Chemung 8 Putnam ...... 26 Chenango 6 Rensselaer ...... 21 Clinton ...... 14 Rockland ...... 24 Columbia ...... 2l St. Lawrence ...... 12 Cortland 7 Saratoga ...... 19 Delaware 4 Schoharie 5 Dutchess ...... 26 Schuyler 9 Erie ...... 10 Steuben 9 Essex ...... 14 Sullivan ...... 24 Franklin ...... 15 Tioga ...... 7 Fulton ...... 17 Greene .,....,..,,..,.... 2l Tompkins 7 Hamilton ...... 17 Ulster ...... 25 Herkimer ...... 13 Warren ...... 1,9 Jefferson ...... 11 Washington ...... 20 Lewis ...... 11 Westchester ...... 26 Livingston 8 Wyoming ...... 10 Madison 6 Yates ...... 9 Montgomery ...... 5

Sections from Conservation Law Pertain to Forest Fires 27 Sections frorn Rules & Regulations of the Conservation Department 3V Radio Directory ...... 39 MONTGOMERY Folest Rmgers: ROSTER OF FORESI FIRE W. Fulton (R.D. 1, Richmondyille)...,....G. Hamm Breakabeen TA6-3724 PROTECIIVE TORCE OTSEGO COUNTY Forest Ranger: Oneonta ...... ,D. L. Seacord July l,1967 otrserver: oneonta 432-4808 Hooker Hill ...,R. Tubbs Schenevus 638-2211 DISTRICT No. I SCHOHARIE COIAITY Forest Ranger: District Office-Jefferson Rd., Stamford W. Fulton (R.D. 1, Richmondville)...... G. Hamm {.. }eslon District Director ...... i::b:99*',: 3l"tr13i Breakabeen TA6-3724 Ph.ili p J: Carter, Disrrict Ranger...... Breakab dr; iA6-1i i i w.aIer sargeant, sefl or .Foresrer ...... Stamford 652_7434 Leonard Hill ,.K. Greek Lrfstrict SLorehouse ...... 652_7364 petersburs TA6-3460 Fire Control Office ...... 652_4141 Mt...... L. Bo?.Tukubeen Cobleskill AF4-2186 Foresters: Q. _C-ole Stamford 652-4247 G. Iraver stiiioiaa:si-i+ii R. Bernhard ...... Grand G;ii;588_t8i6 J. LaSpisa Stamroia ASZ:lidO DELAWARE COUNTY Forest Rangers: Arkville ...... L. Rosa 586-4691 Delhi ...... N. oMarsaretville Delt* 746-2216 Hancock ...... w. Teuber I{ancock ME7-3828 Observers: Bramley Mt...... C. Aitken Delhi832-4307 Rock Rift Mt...... L.Trask walton865-4314 Twadell point w.Earry 363-2487 utsayantha Mt...... oa. v"33$,*?111e Stamford 652-2502 DISTRICT No. 2 DISTRICT No. 3 Dislrict Office-P.O. Box 145, Sherburne District office-Box 1169, Cofiland Area Code 607 674-2617 or 674-2621 Area Code 6oj 753_3095 W. C. Craig, Distdct Director Norwich 334-2839 'fi.A. W. Roberts, Jr., District Director . ".. Cortland"!56-5219 R. E. Pratt, District Rmger ...... South New Ber1at 859-2574 -Di.iri;^iir;;. Diaiii.t harge. ..'...... cortland 719-991! F. Bulsiewicz, Senior Forester ...... ,...... Sherbune 674-3018 St.i;E.nse, 15 I\4aaison St...... cortland 756-8382 Fi.i'b.*i.i om"e' ...... '...... '...... 753-0073 Foresters: P, Keller Earlville 691-2896 Foresters: W. Kirchbaum ...... Norwich 334-7496 R. Demeree Cortlmd 753--9!27 D. Weller Sherburne 6744791 R. carrett LafaYette9T1-3?!0 E. Sochia Georgetown 837-4756 E:: 11ailh, -ri...... Cortland lsl-llll R- Marks Earlville 691-2813 J. Kramer ...... r'." Homer 749-3962 C. Covey Earlville 691-5623 D. Riordan ...... ( lnclnnatus dtiJ-zJUU BROOME COTINTY CAYUGA COUNTY Forest Rangers: Forest- Rmger : Norwich ...... D. Preston Coittana-...... t.ao*"'to.,ru, Norwich 334-2541 d,156_5204 Bainbridge .....,8. Wright Bainbridge 967-8197 CORTLAND COUNTY Observers: Forest- Ranger: Page Pond ...... F. Phelps eoii6na"...... t'to*"'tor,ruo Deposit 467-3377 d7s6-s204 Ingraham Hill ...... C)bserver:-- Binghamton 723-4383 Morgan Hill'...... '...... F.Moore CHENANGO COUNTY Truxton2_F_3 Forest Rangers: Norwich ...... L. Swertfager ONONDAGA COUNTY Norwich 334-9072 Forest- Ranger: Bainbridge ...... E. Wright eoiil""O".'...... "S'Lo*"lto.tlu, Bainbridee 967-8197 di56-5204 Observer: Berry Hill L. Phillips TIOGA COUNTY Norwich 334-7122 Forest- Ranger: ei.aor -...... "...... '..G. Trtr".Curdo. MADISON COUNTY 659-5.,24 Forest Ranger: Norwich ...... L. Swertfager TOMPKINS COUNTY Norwich 334-9072 Rangers: ^Forest -ao?Gnd'...... s.to*",to.,rurd,t56-5204 Observers: Brookfield ...... T. Bennett candor ...... G.Tu.n".cmdor New Berlin 847-2717 659_5724 Georgetown Mt...... V. Chapin Observer: New Woodstock 662-3667 - puaioct ffit "G' B"kslur"rri tle 539-7564 SCHUYLER COUNTY DISTRICT No. 4 ^Forest Ranger: "Box 188 ...'...... '..... C. Harkness Distdct Office-s E. Steuben St., Bath +;rio"t, 607 716-2061 Area Code 607 776-2166 Observer: Sub-ofice--48o N. Main St., Canandaigua - s"gui uilt ...... F. SnYder Area Code 315 394-3436 607 s3s-2'798 C. B. Kresge, District Direcror 607 569-2364 R. M. Roche, District Rmger 607776-2139 STEUBEN COUNTY G. H. Smith, Senior Foresier 607 7764059 Forest-Addison,-Box Rangers: W. Almond Storage Area Angelica HO6-3232 - 364 .'.'...... '...... R. Murray Fire Conhol Office ...... 607 776-2078 607 359-222s Kmona, Box 188 ...... C.I{arkness Foresters : 607 776-2061 P. Higgins 607 292-3251 Hornell .'...... '...... '...... W. Bement C. Arnold 607 776-2881 607 324-5837 R. Windsor 315 394-6301 Observers: A. Flick .... 607 776-3678 - gmin Tower .'...... H. Carney R. Pigmm 607 527-3271 S. Martin Prattsburg Tower ...... W. Morse H. Brodnicki 607 522-3300 ALLEGANY COUNTY YATES COUNTY Forest Rangers: -Forest -r-io"i. Ranger: Belmont, 9 Charles St...... L. Mulligan -sox 188 ...... '...... C. Harkness Belmont 7670 607 776:2061 t{ornelt ...... ,...w. Bement observers: 607 324-5831 Jersey Hill ...... Not Manned Ho 6-7777 Alma Tower ..Not Mm%?i"u CHEMUNG COfINTY Forest Ranger: Addison, Box 364 ...... R, Murray 607 359-2225 LTVINGSTON COUNTY Forest Rangers: Horne11 ...... W. Bement 607 324-5831 Kanona, Box 188 ...... c. Harkness 607 776-2061 ONTARIO COUNTY Forest Ranger: Kanona, Box 188 ...... C. Harkness 607 776-2061 DISTRICT No. 5 DISTRICT No. 6 District Office-335 E. Third St., Jmestown Disr;jct Oflice-l l5- State St., Lowvjlle code 716 484-1076 Area Code 315 Lowville 376-3521 sub-office-_Farm & Home center, *uArm F. L. Johnson, District Director ...... '. Lowville 129-9116. W. Richardson, District Ranger ...... '. lowlrlle l/9-9j11 r. r. Eckert. Disrrict Direcror ...... J"#3LiflN 122-3ili District Storehouse, River St., I-owville..Lowulle J /6-l)lI H. Madison, District Ranger ...... Jamesrown 489-6640 R. A. Stickney, Senior Foresrer ...... Jmestown 483-431 3 Foresters: E. Gammon Lowville 179)!91 Foresters: S. Gray, III ...... Lowrlle J/b-bzJ) H. Whilney ...... Jamesrown 484-7504 J. Fieid-...... " " Lowville 179217? C. Mowart Jamestown 494-4459 il. a;;, i.. Lowville 176-9179 D. Zlomek Medtta798-1470 n. W'rrii" Lowville ?Zq-qqQ? f. Nellis Jamestown 483-6143 n-. Moirison Lowville 376-2681 T. Breslin Warsaw 796-2134 J. Cheesmm ...... Jmestown 483-3905 JEFFERSON COfINTY Forest Ranger: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY - eopenfraEen ..C. Mattis Forest Rmgers; Carthage 493-1010 Machias ...... W. Andrews 353-8595 LEWIS COUNTY salamanca ...... J. Brr".tMu"hias - -Forest Rangers: Salamanca 945-3369 eopentrag'en "C. Mattis OIeatr ...... G. Smith Carthage 493-1010 olean 933-8755 rurin ...... H. observers: 348-36e2 Summit .. "r"f*?* Mt. F. Bosquet Croghan, R.D...... '...... L. Hamiin "ur, s 354-27 4r Qroghan 21,64 rtr arlzrett Hin ...... o"r.!l??bv Glenield, R.D...... A. Misurao 372-8600 wville 376_2649 Mccarty HilI ...... r. opferuec?lean Brantingham ..R. Henrickson Ellimttville 699-2625 Lyons Falls 348-6799 Observers: CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Gomer Hill ....A Allen Forest Rangers: Lyons Falls 348-3t57 Panama ...... J. Emborsky Number 4 ...."A. Brooksowu,lle3,6_2540 782-2677 cherry creek L. Hodges Bald Mt...... A. St. Lewls 296-8931 Croghan 2138 New Boston .M' Richter ERIE COLINTY Copenhagen 688-2932 Forest Ranger: Machias ...... W. Andrews OSWEGO COLINTY Machias 353-8595 Forest Rangers: neoneto ...... G. Y3:XTV WYOMING COUNTY Creek 7e3_3150 Forest Ranser: observer: Machias ...... W. Andrews castor Hill ...... J. Yerdon sandv creek 793-47b9 Machias 353-8595 10 11 DISTRICT No. 7 DISTRICT No. 8 District Omce-- 43 Park St.,Canton N. St., Herkimer Area Code 315 386-4546 District Office-225 Main Area Code 31 5 866-6330 or 866-633 1 tr{enry N. Bradford, Distdct Director ...... Iler 2-27 7 mon I S. E. Coutmt, District Director .'...... l:lerkimer qqq-1921 Morgan Roderick, District Ranger ...... 386-4301 ri ( piirie- District Ruser .....'...... Herkimer 866-6690 Brasher Falls Storehouse ...... -...... Winthrop 389-3472 Senior ForEster .....'...'.. Herkimer 8664399 Fire Control Shop ...... Star Lake 848-2815 [. f.. Wittiarirs, Foresters : - 135-W-3 Foresters : i.-Manion ..'... Richfie$ Sprjngs F. Bassett Potsdam 265-6878 a. fli6iiaio Herklmer 9Q9'?Q3-l E. Erwin Canton 386-8793 i{. Mi.rinlev rlion 895-7523 R. Hutchinson Canton386-8382 C. Nevin Canton 386-3795 HERKIMER COUNTY Forest Rangers: Big Mooie '...'.W. Marleau ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY EaeleBay- 3379 Forest Rangers: Cold Brook, R.D. 1 .'...... "...... '. N. Rickard North Lawence ...... ,G. Griffin oruo d 826-7917 Winthrop 389-2194 Do1geville, 110 S. Main St...... "F. Mang Childwold ...... R. Shurtleff Dolgetile 429-9623 Tupper Lake 359-3200 Stillwater ..'.....T. Perkimo*ville colton ...... ,...... I- F 376-3430 Potsdam 265-5708 Old Forge ...... D. King Cranberry Lake ...... J. Hurlbut - Old Forge 339 Star Lake 848-2686 Observers: Ifermon ...... ,...,...... C. Johnson Dairy Hill ...... F. Miller p. Newport 845-3890 star Lake ...... rrartma#ermonz-zo43 Ft. Noble Mountain ...... '..E. Kipp Star Lake 848-2535 potand 826-7110 Mmse River Mountain ...... F. Bolmer, Sr. Arab Mt...... ,A. Dorothy Old Foree 332 35e-3160 Rondaxe Mountain ...... J. Gaflney cat Mt...... alilfl?lolake Old Forge 460M2 ". 848-2710 Stillwater Mountain'...... '. K. Hit" catamount Mt...... rra. rnr"diiJnlake Lo*nill" 376_3430 Pot6dam 265-5928 Woodhull Mountain ..'..,...... '.'J. Rym, Jr. - - Moosehead Mt...... ,.f. Iohnson Old- Forge- 305 35e-3 190 Tooley pond Mt...... a rr,fiHff.t"l"ke ONEIDA COUNTY 848-2964 Forest Rangers: whires Hill ..No, rrrufrlSitu6e Alder Creek ..E.Mv,rti:onuil Potsdam 265-5459 te942_2t16 Camden .'...... '...... T' Oat-tumd"n 245_2490 otter Lake ...... D. Buehler $7_3220 Observers: Pem Mountain ...... "...... T. "oro"t"*."o 831-g193 Swancott Hill ...... R. Chaloux mden 245_0546 13 DISTRICT No. 9 Lake Placid .. G. Hodgson 523-3685 District Omce-Box 210, Ray Brook, N.).. Moiah Center ...... C.Phinnev 546-7676 Area Code 5 I 8 891-3414 or 891-34t 5 Sub-Omce-Agriculture Cenrer Bldg., Wesrport, N.y. Newcomb ...... E. Shevlin Ranser Station 582:2882 w. E. Peuy, District Direcror 33?:53i3 Residence North Creek (j. J. Youngs, Dislricl Ranger g91_4760 3060 E. li. ]Va!on, Assr. Dist. Ranger ...... Olmstedville .. L. West R. C. Mulvey, Senior Foresrei...... Wilmingron 946-24.78 North Creek 2766 District Storehouse-Saranac Inn ...... I...... g9l-i516 Schroon Lake ...... H. Lashway 532-7640 ,. Dalton, Hdqts. ... .:-1 33i:?33? North Hudson G. Thatcher Ranser 532-7259 Foresters: Shattuck Clearins F. Olcott Ticonderoga 585-7652 624 3Bl3 !. qapone ....:... B9t_3476 Ray Brook ....Frmk Dorchak R. Burton ...... 891_a066 T. Healey ...... , Bgt-*,, Observers: Adams Mt. ....K. Blmchard 582-2883 CLINTON COUNTY Be1fry Mt...... R. Walsh Forest Rangers: 942-',7177 Altona ...... L. Lashway Boreas Mt...... R. Pulling 236-5821 532-7819 Goodenow Mt...... E.LaCourse 73s-4500 582-2332 Hurricane Mt...... D. Richards 293-8377 873-2132 Makomis Mt...... O. Messenger s32-7759 Pharoah Mt...... F. Rice 532-7928 Pok-O-Moonshine Mt...... H. Lamere 834-9046 Vanderwhacker Mt...... W. Blackburn North Creek 2532 Whiteface Mt...... E. Moody 523-2059 585-4061 FRANKLIN COUNTY Forest Rangers: 873-2033 Gabriels ...... H. Miltin Paul Smiths 73F1 946-7778 Skerry ...... -...... M. Hutchins 483-2098 576-9863 Owls Head ...... R. Brown 834-9047 St. Regis Fa11s ...... L. Cmp Lake colden ..c. Raflerty 856-9428 Ranser Station 523-9101 Sarmac Lake J. Bickford Residence 585-4482 891-2',730

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I Tupper Lake ...... ,...,...... E. Reid 359-2401 DISTRICT No. l0 Observers: Ampersild Mt. ....,.,...... A. Jordan District Office-NorthYi11e,N.Y. 891-4610 ea Code 51g WAv e:ily s_206, Azure Mt...... L. Bailey Fire..ir7 Control office ..'...... '..'.""""" " """""""ryAver1v l-q?1q 856-9969 t.'ilir. biirricr Director ...... WAver!y l_!li: DeBr Mt...... J. Hathaway b-. C-.- Dect<6r, District Ranger ...... " """wAveri-y- l-l?:? 483-3326 ffi.li"il;;';t".-oiii,ict Rmger """" """"e2s-81s3 Loon Lake Mt...... ,...... E. Forkey 8914640 -Foresters: Mt. Mords .... O. Pilon f-.-ii"etirtt-p.-Mitt"n" ...... """wAter1v s--l!!\ 359:2031 ...... WAver1v 5-9274 St. Regis Mt...... M. Anderson Paul Smiths 66F6 FULTON COUNTY -Forest Ranger: C;irc, iake ...... " ""H' seelev Caroga Lake 24001 Meco "'i-F.o. Glon.rtvitle, R.D. t, o. t"","g,ouersyi,e 5-0091 Norrhvitle ...... D. Singer WAverly 5_g212 Observer: - fme l'rt. smith """"E Caros.aLake 4342 HAMILTON COUNTY Forest- Ranger: MrIt-rte ...... D. Perrvmm biui 352_7.,4r Higgins Bay Wagoner ""F' pleasant 7647 Indian Lake "O' "ttoffUrr, Lake 3596 Limekiln Lake ...... """" """""G' Lee Eagle Bay 4403 Long Lake ...... P. Stanton Long Lake 624-3711 Raquette Lake ...... G. McChe:ney Raquette Lake- 461 I Sabattis ...... "E. Morrissey Lone Lake 624-3672 Speculator " "H' Paee ,U" pleasant ?122 We1ls ..'...... 'il"ii CmaOa Lake ...... F' Waters Rmger Station: Lake Pleasmt ?594 Cedar Lakes Ranger Station ""'' *"t'flU" rleasant 7593 t6 l7 Observer: DISTRICT No. I I Blue Mt...... R.. Gates Blue Mt. Lake 352-7321 Cathead Mt. ..D. Slack District Offie-Hudson St. Ext., WarrensbuE|d" Norihville WA5-9225 ru Urr_r6il Hamilton Mt...... ,...... C. Wasenack s M- Farmer. District Director ...... Chestertom 213l Lake Pleasant 7202 C. E. Srewart.- District Rmser ...... ' Glens Falls 793-04!!793-0426 Kempshall Mt...... L. Combs C. R. Severance,cc Asst.Asst DistrictDistrio Ranger...... -N.Ranser...... N. Creekcr99\1?22 3299 Longl-ake 624-3361 rur p. smittr. S6nior Foresrer...... Lake George668-2113 Owls Head Mt...... A. Hoover i--'E. fiumeier.er. Aircraft Forest R,"";;;RangerRanger,...... :.;.:_:....'...... i792-bb4l792-6647 si-6e41 Long Lake 624-2097 1t{. Ranger ...... -.--:-- Chestertown 6102 PiUsbury Mt...... G. Conrey District storehouseri^,,.. """""""""""" bzJ-9v)l623-9951 Lake Pleasant 7592 Fiie Control Office ...... 623-9783 Snowy Mt...... L@ Locke I:dtmLake2492 -Foresters : T-Lake Mt. ....If. Jaquish 1. Corttrev ...... Warrensburcq??-I-1!1 Lake Pleasant 7583 n. wittwer .,..,, 623-5201 Tomany Mt...... ,...... O. Slade Cuoga Lake 2555 SARATOGA COTINTY Wakely Mt. ....F. Hitchman Forest Ranqers: Iadian Lake 2851 Edinburg (star Rte. Hadley)....J. Ide West Mt...... L. Brooks Norrhyille 925-396? Raquette Lake 4411 Lueme ...... "...... '.'...... "..G' White Luz. 696_6913 Saratoga Spdngs ...... f.Gaudette 584-3060

ObserYers : Cornell Hill ,. f. Crammond Stga. SPgs' 584-9205 Hadley Mt. ""G'vickerY Lv, 696-4795 Spruce Mt. ....W. Outhwaite Grenfield Ctr. 893-7628 WARREN COI.]NTY -Forest Rangers i Eolton Linding ...'...... G. Ford Boltor644-2467 Brmt Lake .... E' Meade Chestertom 3580 Chesteflown ....E. CarPenter Chestertom 4044 Hague ...... "...... '.....C.B1ack 543-2627 Joh-nsUug ...... '.R. McKee North Creek 2992 North creek "V' sasse North Creek 5078 oueensburv (Box 479. --Ciensf-alt!i...... "...... F.Joost 7931351 stony Creek ...... '....'....L.Day Lw.6964668

18 19 12 Warrensburg ..F. Wheler DISTRICT No. Warrenburg 623-9610 Observers: Crane Mt. ..'...K. WeaYer District Office-335 Main Street C€tski[ Warrensburg 623-4909 s9434030 &2434394 Gore Mt' """"L' Reynolds rth creek 3g2g $. B. 5?1,'ll5sl; Bi:li:i Rlru::'..:::::::::: SiliHli ix3-^ii!i Prospect Mt, ...... ,R. Mallory iiJd;i;;l-irhA ...... -.:..:...... "" """""' e43-e5se Lake George 668-5512 Swede Mt...... H. Davis Foresters: Hague 543-2503 ' tl"iiii,.i"t .....""' Redho-ok ell ?lC-qlql catskillel3-424e WASHINGTON COUNTY il'sii,iluirert...... Hudson 828-7363 Forest Rangers: E. White ...... '.."'...... "" Fort Ann ...... K. Clark 793-3991 ALBANY COI.]NTY Salem (Box 119) ...... C. Knickerbocker Salem 854-3545 Forest Rangers: Whitehall ...... G. Manell - eiistiu :...... '...... '.."""""""P' Mclaren 499-OO23 Windham Black Mt...... H. Osgood COLUMBIA COUNTY Whitehall 4S9-0905 Forest Ranger: Colfax Mt. ..,...J. Bemett ....,...... '.'...... s. Engel Cambridge 677-3529 Ghent chatham 8-8251 Observer: ""s;bi- ...... F. Basharaanarham Hiu 3-3871 GREENE COUNTY Forest Rangers: - eitskiu .."...... P. Mclaren ii"ti"t."itt ""H' ToPPing Windham 589-6203 Observer: " ...... W. Ctne, Sdunter d;rit"r-Mt. 263_4258 RENSSELAER COT.INTY Forest Ranger: ' "riviii-Sifia rrke ...... L' chamberlain Observers: -5iiti"io" Hitl ...... r. Maxon Troy 2.79_3797 No. 7 Hill ..".. A. wmeple banon 3_6199

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MAP OF NEW YOR,K STATE FOR.EST DISTRICTS DISIRICT No. l3 ULSTER COT]NTY Fo-rest Rangers: District Omc-P.O. Box 319 New Paltz, N. Kerhonkson ,,..W. Morse Iro-rrr_rofi Kerhonkson 626-4151 S- G- Bascom- District Director ...... Diamond 3-4363 Pine Hill ...... ,,F. Borden W. H. Sussdo'rf, District Rmger 255-6220 254-51t6 R. N. Bailey, Asst. Dist. Ranger ...... 255-1655 Ellenville F. F. Weieht, Senior Forester Diamond 2,0961 Willow ...... ,.4. VaaDeBogart District Storehouse, 13 Preston St...... Diamond 3,8713 Woodstock Oriole 9 -2276 J. Behrens, Aircraft Forest Ranger ...... , 796-3797 Rosendale ...... 8. Ilill Airport Storehouse, Orange Co...... ,.,,, 457-5t27 Oliver 8-9418 Fire Control Office ..,...... 974-255-5459 Observers : Balsm Lake Mt...... L. Baker Foresters: Milgtretville 586-4693 R. Bruce Burton ...... ,. 883-9959 Belleayre Mt...... K. Haynes B. M. Thistle Diamond 2-0817 Pina Hill254-5423 High Point ...... J. Stedner ORANGE COUNTY Ellenville 647-6430 Forest Rangers: Mohonk Mt...... T. Nelson Godeffroy ...... K. Denk 856-5867 New Paltz 256-2211 Monroe ..,...,...... P. Smnecky Mt. Tremper ..H. Baldwin Monroe 783-1644 Phoenicia Overlmd 8-7312 Observers: Overlook Mt...... J. Baldwin Graham Mt. .. C. Houghtaling Woodstock Oiale9-2262 3864489 Red Hill ...... R. Sennett Sterling Mt. .. N. Dacosta Grahamsville 985-2860 Tuxedo 351-2365 ROCKLAND COUNTY Forest Rangers: Garnerville ...... D. Buehler Haverstraw HA 9-9200 Bear Mt...... M. Bero 928-2828 Observer: Jackie Jones ..E. McMenmin Haverstraw 947-7233 SULLTVAN COUNTY Glen Spey ..,... C. O'Neil1 Port Jervis 594-9102 Liyingston Manor ...... [I. Lepke, Jr. 43e-4144 wurtsboro ...... t\illBT;?L*ffiot 888-2651 chapin Hill -"o'tto$:?{r"wis856-2476 Roosa Gap ...... R. Boyer Bloomingburg 733-1917 24 DISTRICT No. 14 SECTIONS FROM THE CONSERVATION LAWS PERTAINII{G TO FOREST FIR,ES District Omce-l05 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie Area Code 914 45?-0250 g 3-0107. Compensation of employees. 1. Un- E. D. Brockway, Distdct Director 635-2927 less otherwise provided by this section or other T. R. Monroe, District Ranger 868-7160 Fire Control Office ...... -- 452-0466 law, the Department shal1 flx and determine the compensation of the employees designated in 3-0103. ... 878_4126 Section F. Gerty, Jr...... 471-8556 2. Fire wardens shall be paid at the rate of not more than one dollar and seventy-five cents DUTCHESS COUNTY per hour for time actually employed, and in addi- Forest Rangers: may be paid a fee to be flxed by the Depart- Beacon ....,...... R. Barrett tion 831-228L ment for each forest fire report submitted by them. Dover plains R. DarlingBeacon 3. For services rendered in fighting fires, in- TEmple 2-6900 salr point ...... E. Downs cluding the hire of necessary teams and automotive Colfax 6-3641 equipment, payment therefore shall be made by the Department to persons entitled thereto as fol- Beacon Mountain ...... G. Ketcham person Beacoa 831-0026 lows: (a) a assigned as foreman to direct Clove Mountain ...... W. Sammis the work of others, shall be paid at a rate not Palace 4-5204 exceed one dollar and fifty cents per hour; Stissing Mountain ...... to Exbrook 8-1949 (b) a person skilled in the operation of mechanical fire fighting equipment and assigned to the opera- PUTNAM COUNTY tion of same, shall be paid at the rate not to Forest Ranger: exceed the rate paid similar services in the Box 75, Putnam Yalley ...... C. Schneider for Lakeland 8-4455 same locality as the fire; (c) any other person hired under authority of this subdivision and Ninhm Mt. ..R. Ketcham assigned duties of a nature other than those de- Carmel 5-2030 scribed in (a) or (b), shall be paid at a rate not WESTCHESTER COTINTY to exceed one dollar and twenty-flve cents per Forest Ranger: hour; (d) the hire of teams or automotive equip- Carmel, R.F.D. 3 ...... W.Peters ment shall be paid for at a rate not to exce.ed the CArmel5-4312 Observers rate paid for the hire of similar equipment in the Cross River Mt...... N. Shoumatofi same locality as the fire. salem 3-3870 Nelson Mt. .... c. p"t"P.o'th S 3-0131. Penalties. In order to secure the Croton 1-4648 enforcement of the several sections of this article the following fines and penalties are provided: 1. Any person who violates any provision of this article or who fails to perform any duty im- 27 posed by any provision thereof shall be guilty 4. Any person who molests, injures, removes, of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto shall destroys or withholds supplies or other material be iiable to a penalty of not less than ten nor maintained for forest fire protection purposes shall more than one hundred doliars. be guilty of a misdemeanor. 5. Any person who sets fire wilfully in violation 2. Any person who violates any provision of of Section 3-1923 shall be guilty of a felony. any ruie or regulation established by the Depart- flient, pursuant to the provisions of this articie, 7. Any person who violates any provision of guilty any proclamation issued by the Governor pursuant shall be of a misdemeanor and shall, upon guilty conviction, be subject to a fine of not to exceed to the provisions of Section 3-1903 shall be one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall than 30 days or by both such fine and imprison- be liable to a penalty of not less thafl ten nor ment, and in addition thereto, sha1l be liable to more than one hundred dollars. a penahy of not lesr rhan len nor more than one 8. In default of the payment of any fine or hundred dollars. penalty imposed under this section, the defendant may be committed to jail until such fine or penalty 3. The violation of any of the provisions of the paid, term conflnement shall not guilty is but the of following sections shall subject the person exceed one day for each dollar of flne imposed. thereof to the foilowing civil penalties in addition to the liability prescribed in subdivision one of $ 3-0141. Enforcement. Such employees as this section: may be designated by Department order shall (a) Section 3-1926, two doliars per tree; have the power to arrest without warrant any (b) Section 3-1928, twenty-five doliars per day; person committing a misdemeanor under the pro- (c) visions of this article and may take such persons Section 3-1.929 and subdivision one of Sec- magistrate having jurisdic- tion 3-1933, ten dollars per mile per immediately before a day; tion for trial, and exercise such other powers of (d) Section 3-1931, ten dollars per mile; peace officers as may be necessary for the enforce- (e) Subdivision 2 of Section 3-1.933, one hun- ment of the provisions of this article. No employ- dred dollars per each offense; and ees shall compromise or settle any violation of (f) Section 3-1935, one hundred dollars per day this article without the order of the department. per locomotive. S 3-1901. Definitions, fire control. In addition With respect to the penaity for violation of Sec- to the definitions set forth in Section 3-0121, the tion 3-1929, the owner and every person engaged foilowing words and phrases, applicable to fire in such cutting sha1l be liable therefor; however, control shall be deflned as follows: the liability for penalty shall not arise until the days personally 1. A "forest fire" is a flre which is not only expiration of 20 after service, or lands, per- by mail upon the alleged violator at his last known burning forest or wood but which, if would burn forest upon forest piace of residence of a written notice of failure to mitted to extend, or lands. comply with the requirements of this section. 28 ?,9 2. ''Railroad right of way" is the land adiacent . 1. Maintain a system of forest flre protection to the tracks of a railroad and shall be conitrued ip such areas of the state as the Department deter- to be 50 feet in width on each side of the center mines necessary. of track but the company _the if owns a lesser Purchase necessary equipment. width it shall include the entire width owned .2. tools or sup- by it. plies, employ men or incrrr other expenses as may 3. A "flre patrolman" shall be an able-bodied be necessary to furnish adequate forest flre pro- ma_n whose duty is to patrol a given portion of tection. railroad right of way for ths purfose oi detectins Establish, maintain, prompt"ly 3. equip and operate forest any fres which may be caused bv tbE fire observation stations, telephone lines or other operation of the railroad, or oiher fires which mav structures therefor as the public interest requires. occur upon such portion of the railroad risht oi way. and secure their extinguishment. 4. Make contracts, agreements or purchases either for construction, operation or maintenance ,_4. "Railroad" or "railroad company,, includes of telephone lines for flre protection purposes. all common or contract carriers or bther rrurrrooi_ Any telephone company may grant the state a tation facilities operating on rails. preferred rate. S 3-1903. Proclamation 5. With consent of owner build or improve fire by Governor. When- roads, ditches, trails or flre lines. No attion for ever the forests of the slate are in danser of flre. the proclamarion trespass shall lie on account of injury to private Governor by may (ij piotiOii property any person or persons from on such account. if the act is performed enle!-ins forests-. wood_ in the protection of the forests from flre. lands, waters and open lands; prohibit the startins of fires in the out-of-doors; (c,'#oodlands prohibit tbe smokl 6. Appoint necessary employees to perform such ing_of tobacco in forests, u"d-;p;; duties as are required by this Title 19. Iands or suspend td) any open season for. oa o'ao_ Order removed from service, the taking quadruoeds. 7. on forty-eight !rbit of. fish, birds and hours' notice, any railroad locomotive, operating Such. proclamation may contain exceptions to the actrvities prohibited, in the fire towns not properly equipped with flre and may apply to all or a protection devices. portron ol the state. Such proclamation shall be in full force and eflect at the expirall";;f r; 8. Grant an extension of time in which owners hours afrer notice is given .in rl,.r., hunnii u, tt. may comply with Section 3-1926, when the De- Uovernor..may determine and shall remain in full partment is satisfied that such an extension of Iorce unlrl rescinded by the Governor. time will not endanger the forests to fire, but in no case shail an extension be granted for a period S .3-1905. Powers. In addition to the powers of more than six weeks from the time of cutting, provided in Secrion 3-0ll t and in connectidn wiih except in connection with operations for the cleai- the control of fire, the Department sfriff fruve tfre ing of a reservoir site under the authority of Sec- power to: tion 460 of the Conservation Law.

30 31 approved fire protection system, including fire 9. Relieve railroads from maintaining railroad observation stations and other equipment necessary fire patrol or clearing right of way when in the to prevent and extinguish forest flres. judgment of the Department the absence of such patrol or clearing will not subject the forests to fire 3. In towns generally. In the towns other than menace. the fire towns and other than the towns included 10. Request the Public Service Commission to in the forest fire districts defined in subdivision 2 hear and determine whether any railroad, person of this section, the town supervisor shall be superin- or company operating railroad locomotives through tendent of fires in his town and he shall be charged forest land is using such devices and precautions with the duty of preventing and extinguishing forest against the setting of forest fires, as the public fires. He shall have the power and is hereby interest requires. required to appoint necessary and competent flre wardens. On or before February fifteenth of each 11. Designate persons who shall have authority year, the town supervisor shall state to the Depart- to issue permits as required by Section 3-1925. ment, in writing, the names of the persons whom 12. Enter into working agreements with land he appoints to act as flre warden during the current owners for the purpose of securing better forest calendar year. The requirements of this subdivision flre protection in the fire towns. shall not apply to the supervisor of the town of Tonawanda, Erie county or the supervisors of 13. Make rules and regulations to secure better towns in the county of Nassau. fire protection within all or any portion of those areas designated as flre districts under subdivision S 3-1913. Forest fire protection. 1. Towns 2 of Section 3-1911 or defined as flre towns by adjacent to flre towns and fire districts. The De- Section 3-1907. partment may when necessary in its judgment, in order to protect the forests the fire towns and 3-1911. protection Facilities in S Fire areas. fire districts from fire, take steps to extinguish fires for protection against forest fires shall be available actually burning as follows: in any town adjacent to a fire town or district. 1. In fire towns. The Department, for the pre- vention of forest fires and the extinguishment of 2. Impressing fire fighting assistance. Any de- fires burning or threatening forests, shall, in the partment employee or any other officer charged fire towns defined in Section 3-1907 maintain an by the Director of Lands and Forests with the duty approved fire protection system, including fire of fire fighting shall, notrvithstanding the provisions observation srations and other equipmenl" necessary of any other law to the contrary or in conflict lo prevenL and extinguish foresl fires. herewith, have the power to summon and hire for forest the purpose of fighting fires any male person who 2. In fire districts. The Department may attained years estabiish a forest fire protective system shall have sixteen of age, and to in sucL incur other expenses deemed necessary the other parts of the state as it may deem necessary. to extinguishment of particular flres. In such regions the Department may maintain an JJ 32 S 3-1923. Forest fires generally. No fires S 3-1927. Deposit of inflammable material. shall be set on or near forest land and left un- No person shall deposit, and leave in any of the quenched; no fire shall be set which will endanger fire towns, or in any town included in a fire district the property of another; no person shall set forest as defined in subdivision 2 of Section 3-1911, brush land on fire; no person shall negligently sufier flre or inflammable material upon the right of way of on his own property to extend to property of highways. another; no person shall use combustible gun wads $ 3-1928. Escape of sparks, cinders and coals. or carry naked torches on forest lands; no fire shall No device for generating power which burns be set in or near forest land in connection with wood, coke, lignite or coal shall be operated in, camping without all inflammable material having through or near forest land, unless the escape of first been rernoved for a distance of 3 feet around sparks, cinders or coals sha1l be prevented in such the fire; no person shall drop, throw, or otherwise manner as may be required by the Department. burning cigars, cigarettes scatter trighted matches, S 3-1929. Material adjoining railroad rights or tobacco; no person shall deface or destroy any of way. In any of the fire towns, or any town posted warnings, in notice containing forest fire laws included in a flre district as defined in subdivision or rules and regulations. 2 of Section 3-1911, brush, logs, slash or other S 3-1925. Fires in the open. No person shall inflammable material shall not be left or allowed set or cause to be set fire for purpose of burning to remain on iand within 25 feet of the right of logs, sawdust, slabs, brush, stumps, dry grass or way of a railroad or within 20 feet of the right of other debris, in any of the fire towns, without first way of a public highway. having obtained from the Department a written S 3-1931. Railroad patrol. A11 railroads shall, permit so to do. on such parts of their rights of way as are operated S 3-1926. Top lopping evergreen trees. through forest lands, maintain from April first to Every person who shall, within any of the fire November fifteenth of each year a sufficient num- towns or within any fire district or part thereof ber of competent flre patrolmen unless relieved by when so designated by Department regulation, fell the Department. The railroad shall file in the office or cause to be felled or perrnit to be felled any of the Department on or before April first of each year a complete list of such patrol indicating the evergreen tree for sale or other purposes or engage posfoffice in salvaging any blo',I/n down evergreen tree sha1l names of the men, their address and cut off or cause to be cut off from the tree at the portion of right of way assigned to each patrolman. time of felling or salvaging the tree, unless other- If any changes are subsequently made similar data wise authorized by the Departrnent before the trees shall be furnished the Department. are felled or salvaged, all the limbs thereof up to a S 3-1933. Condition of rights of way. 1. point where the trunk of the tree has a longest The railroad right of way of all railroads which diameter which does not exceed 3 inches. unless are operated through forest lands shall be kept lhe tree be felled or salraged for use with the cleared of all inflammable material whenever re- limbs thereon. quired by the Department. 34 35 2. Fire, live coals or hot ashes shall not be deposited unless properly protected upon any track across several separate, intervening and distinct or railroad right of way on or near forest land. tracts, parcels or ownerships of land. S 3-1935. Use of protective devices. 1. Em- S 3-1961. Rules of evidence apptricable to forest ployees of a railroad which operates through forest fire cases. 1. Prima facie cause on railroad right lands shall at all times use in a proper and effective of way. The fact that a fire originates upon the manner the fire protective appliances provided by right of way of a railroad shall be prima facie such railroad. evidence that the fire was caused by the negligence of the railroad company. 2. No locomotive operating through forest lands shall be operated unless equipped with fire protec- 2. Prima facie cause in clearing lands. When- tive devices of ash pan and front end which have ever a fire has been set for the purpose specified been approved by the Department. Such devices in Section 3-1925 in any of the fire towns it sha1l shall be maintained and properly used. be prima facie evidence that the fire was started by the owner or occupant of the land. S 3-1941. Injury to state lands. Any person who negligently causes a fire which burns on or over state lands sha1l be liable to the state for SECTIONS FROM RULES ANI) treble damages and, in addition, to a penalty of REGUI-ATIONS OF THE CONSERYATION ten dollars for every tree killed by such fire. DEPARTMENT Damages to state lands and timber, shall be ascer- tained and determined at the same rate of value as Section 301.1 Permits to set fires. [Statutory if such property were privately owned. authority: Conservation Law, $ 50, subd. 311 No person shail set, or cause to be set, fire for the S 3-1943. Injury to municipal or private lands. purpose of clearing land or burning logs, brush, Any person who causes a fire which burns on or stumps or dry grass without having first obtained over iands belonging to another person or to a from a district ranger, ranger or fire warden, a municipality shall be liable to the party injured written permit so to do, in the following areas, for actual damages in case of fire negligently excepting within the corporation tax limits of any caused or for damages at the rate of one dollar city; all of Columbia County; the towns of Deposit for each tree killed or destroyed in case of fire and Tompkins in Delaware County; all of Dutchess wilfully caused. County; all of Orange County; al1 of Putnam County; Rensselaer 3-1951. Recovery for damages from fires. all of County; the towns of S Haverstraw and Stony Point, Rockland County; The state, a municipality or any person may sue in the towns of Brasher, Hermon, Lawrence, Russell for and recover damages under Sections 3-1941 and 3-7943, notwithstanding the distance and Stockholm, in St. Lawrence County; the from the towns Ballston, Charlton, place where the fire was set or started and of Clifton Park, Galway, notwith- Greenfield, Halfmoon, Malta, Moreau, Northum- standing the same may have burned over and berland, Providence, Saratoga, Stillwater, Water- 36 37 ford and Wilton, and the City of Saratoga Springs RADIO DIRECTORY outside the corporation tax limits, all in Saratoga Orrrcp AND MoBILE IopNru'rr,ns County; the towns of Bethel, Calicoon, Cochecton, Delaware, Fallsburgh, Forestburgh, Freemont, Highiand, Liberty, Lumberland, Makating, Thomp- son and Tusten, all in Sullivan County; the towns of Somers and Yorktown in Westchester County. 301.3 Closing of forest Iands because of fire hazards. [Statutory authority: Conservation Law S 54, subd. 1-al No person, except when on official business or in cases of emergency, shall enter upon State-owned lands, or upon privately owned forest iands where the owner of said forest lands has consented to extend the application of subdi- vision 1-a of section 54 of the Conservation Law to said privately owned forest lands, after the department has determined that a serious fire haz- ard exists thereon.

KFA 490..District 2 ...... ,...... Sherburne Ofrce 2-L...... Car 1511 ...... W. Craig 2-2...... Stationwaon 1288 ...... R. E. Pratt 2-3,...... Truck 702-299 ..,,...... D. B. Preston 2-4...... " 702-209 ...... E. T. Wright 2-5...... " 702-214 ...... L. Swertfager

KFA 49l..District 3 ....,...... Cortland Office 3-1...... Car 1530 ..,...... A. W. Roberts, Jr. 3-2...... Cil 1397 ...... M. Allen 3-3...... Truck 702-227 ..,,...... ,...... ' S. A. Lowell 3-4...... " 702-201...... G. Turner 39 8-8...... " 102-706 ...... T. Perkins 8-9...... " LO2-282 ...... W. Maleau 8:10...... D. Buehler

KFA 496..District 9 ...... Ravbrook Offie KFA 497..Ranger Headquarters ...... Saianac Inn 9-7...... Ct 1452 ...... W. E. Petty 9-2...... Car 1328 ...... G. J. Youngs 9-3...... Truck 102-248 ...... J. J. Bickford 9-4...... " 102-235 ...... E. Reid 9-5...... " 702-249...... L. V. West 9-6...... " 702-797 ...... G. Manley 9-7...... " 1,02-238...... L. R. Camp 9-8...... " 1-02-285...... L. Lashway 9-9...... " 102-231...... J. Ducharme 9-10...... " 102-198...... 8. Coon 9-11...... " 102-L93...... R. Olcott 9-12...... " 102-208...... D. Ames 9-13...... " 102-250...... R. Weitz 9 -1-4...... -...Lake Colden ...... C. L. Rafiertv 9-15...... Truck'tO2-29 I ...... G. K. Hodgsbn 9-16...... " 102-246...... C. Phimey 9-1.7...... " 102-7tt...... E. J. Shevun 9-18...... " -102-277...... H. Lashway 9-19...... " 102-195 ...... G. Thatcher 9-20...... " 102-'L96 ...... H. Matin 9-27...... " -102-264...... M. T. Hutchins 9-22...... " 102-303 ...... R. Brown 9-23...... " 102-232...... J. Maye 9-24...... Shattuck Clearing ...... 9-25...... Truck -lO2-279,...... J. Dalton 4FA 495..District 7 ...... -...... Canton Offe 9-26...... " 70448 ...... E. R. Nason l-!...... car 1s4s ...... H. N. sriatoio 9-27...... F. Dorchak 7-2...... Starionwagon 1432 ...... M. Roa;ri;[-- 9-28...... J. Bickford Z-3...... Truck 102-263,...... J. Hurtbur 71...... " t02-267...... :.c. cdm;- 7-1...... " 702-210...... p. T. iirtmann KFA 498..District 10 ...... Northville Offi ce 79...... " 102-29s ...... I. Fora---'----l^- 10-1...... Car 1427 ...... M. C. Fisk 7-7...... " 702-206...... c. Jorrnson 10-2...... Car 1433 ...... D. C. Decker 7-8...... " 102-707...... R. Shuiteff 10-3...... Truck 102-251,,...... G. Seeley 10-4...... " 1,02-255 -...... H. Seeley 10-5...... " 102-237...... D. Singer KFD 663..District 8 ...... ,.. 10-6.-...... " 102-294...... L. Simons Herkimer Offie 1O-7...... lO2-274..-...... H. Page 8-1...... Car 7324 ...,.,...... ,...... S. E. Cout-ant-'- " 8-2...... Srarionwagon 1426 ...... D. S. petrie--' 10-8...... " 102-257...... F. W. Wagoner 8-3...... Truck 102-259 ....,...... ,..E. Mynter 10-9...... West Canada Lakes ...... F. Waters 84...... 102-256...... D. 10-10...... Cedar Lakes ...... J. Remias " Kins 702-234 ...... G. Husson q-q...... " 1o2-2o2...... F. p. N{ane 10-11...... Truck 8-6...... " 702-268...... T. Oatmm- 10-12...... " 102-253...... D. Perrymm 8-7...... " LO2:293...... 1'. N. Rickara 10-13...... " 1,02-254...... G. McChesney 40 4l 10-14...... " 102-252...... P. Stanron 702-713 ...... B. Hill I0-15...... " 102-211...... E. Morlissev 102-188 ...... ,.....A. VmDeBogart 10-16...... Truck 102-2"19 ...... G. Lee 102-272 ...,...... ,,.....,.,F. R. Borden 10-"17...... Cat 70462 ...... M. A. Hanna 702-223 ...... ,...... M. Bero Behrens KFA 499..District 11 ...... ,...... Warrensburs Office lI-1...... Car 1435 ...... ,...... S. M. Farrier 11-2...... ,Car 1955 ...... ,.....c. E. Stewart 11-3...... Truck 10459 ...... C. R. Severmce Ll-4...... , " 702-283 ...... C. Knickerbocker 11-5...... ' lO2-280...... F. Joost 11-6...... " 702-262...... F. Wreeler 11-7...... " 102-288...... E. Carpenter 11-8...... " 102-260...... G. For-d 11-9...... Boat (Lake George) ...... F. Leonbruno 11-10...... Truck 102-292 ...... ,.c. Wrute 11-11...... " 1.02-261 ...... E. B. Meade 1,L-1-2...... " 702-281...... G. Manell 11-13...... " 102-265 ...... J. Ide 1,1-14...... ' 102-200 ...... K. Clark 11-15...... , " 102-284...... R. McKee 11-16...... " 102-789 ...... V. Sasse LL-17...... " 702-287 ...... L. D. Dav 11-18...... L. E. Kiltineier 11-19...... J. Gaudette 11-20...... L. Curth 1,1-21...... C. Black

102-538 ...... S. Engel

FIRE TOWER AND PORTABLE IDENTIFIERS Fire towers will be identified by the nme of the tower. Portable or hand carried units will be identified by the addition of the word portable plus the mobile identifier.

43 FREQUENTLY USED NUMBERS (Rangers, Dist. Hdqtrs., Fire Wardens)