New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to wildfires, and search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating and extracting lost, injured or distressed people and policing state lands.
This report of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers was prepared by DEC:
Town of Reading, Schuyler County
Wildland Fire: On March 25 at 3:58 p.m., Forest Ranger Richer responded to a timber litter fire near the railroad tracks off of Inwood Road. Burdett, Montour Falls, and Watkins Glen Fire Departments extinguished the fire by 5:18 p.m.
The 1.5-acre fire was caused by a spark from a train passing through earlier in the day. These tracks are part of the Norfolk Southern Corning Secondary line, a freight route through Schuyler County.
Village of Little Valley, Cattaraugus County
Wildland Fire: On March 26, Forest Ranger Skudlarek responded to a call for a grass fire. Cattaraugus and Little Valley Fire Departments put out the fire. The cause of the 0.1-acre fire was burning wood and rubbish. Ranger Skudlarek issued a violation to the property owner for failure to clear three feet from a fire.
The statewide residential brush burning prohibition began on March 16 and continues through May 14.
Village of Ellenville, the town of Wawarsing, Ulster County
Wildland Fire: On March 29 at 3 p.m., the Ulster County Fire Coordinator requested Forest Ranger assistance for a barn fire that spread to hay fields and the adjacent wooded lot. Three Rangers worked with Ellenville and Napanoch Fire Departments to extinguish the 1-acre fire.
Hamlet of Elka Park, in the town of Hunter, Greene County
Wilderness Rescue: On March 29 at 8:30 p.m., Forest Ranger Seeley responded to a call for a hiker with a lower leg injury on Devil’s Path Trail in the Indian Head Wilderness. Ranger Seeley contacted the hiker and told them to stay in place near the Platte Clove Road trailhead.
Ranger Seeley reached the injured hiker and transported them to their vehicle eight miles away where the subject agreed to seek medical attention on their own. Resources were clear at 9:40 p.m.
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Photo of Ellenville fire provided by DEC.
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