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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state ...

To contact a Forest Ranger for information about a specific location, the DEC website has phone numbers for every Ranger listed by region. Wildland Fire: On March 22 at 4:15 p.m., Forest Ranger Franke responded to an open burn off Route 209 in the town of Mamakating. A 41-year-old from Manhattan was burning brush and had left the fire unattended. Community Outreach: On March 26, Forest Rangers Jahn and Pries participated in the Sharpe Reservation's 17th Annual Maple Festival. Approximately 850 people attended the event. Staff from DEC's Division of Lands and Forests joined DEC volunteers and staff from Brookhaven National Lab and Pine Barrens Commission to assist with the burn. Avalanche Training: On March 25, Forest Rangers Black, Curcio, and Martin participated in avalanche training at Whiteface Mountain. The National Ski Patrol avalanche class focused on safe travel, snowpack awareness, proper use of rescue equipment, and companion rescue. Some of these incidents featured each week result in injuries, property damage, or even death, and starting this year, the "DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights" is transitioning to a new title, "Forest Rangers - Week In Review." Rangers received an Avalanche 1 certificate from the National Ski Patrol at the completion of the course. Westbrookville Fire responded and had the fire under control by 4:45 p.m. Ranger Franke issued tickets to the subject for violating New York's statewide brush burn ban. Prescribed Burn: On March 21 and March 22, Forest Rangers Gagne, Gallagher, Hicks, Jackson, Miller, Scott, and Slade took part is a series of prescribed burns in Suffolk County. The prescribed burns serve as both a training tool for Rangers and support local land management efforts. The search concluded after Rangers determined the kayak had been tied to a tree and likely broke free after the ice melted. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Rangers' knowledge of first aid, land navigation, and technical rescue techniques are critical to the success of their missions, which for more than a century have taken them from remote wilderness areas with rugged mountain peaks, to white water rivers, and throughout our vast forests statewide."