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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Occurrence Survey, Rural Fire Defense 1975 TEXAS FOREST SERVICE latas 3.224 ' File 5.5 Lufkin, Texas March 21, 1975 (Place) (Date) To: County Civil Defense Coordinators From: Head, Fire Control Department, Texas Forest Service Subject: FIRE OCCURRENCE SURVEY, RURAL FIRE DEFENSE 1. In 1973, the Texas Forest Service sought and received legislative authority . to assist rural communities and neighborhood groups in the state in developing cooperative fire protection plans and in acquiring fire suppression equipment. No funds were provided to meet this new responsibility. 2. Since September 1973, we have rigged out and placed forty (40) Rural Fire Trucks (see Attachment #2) in needy, eligible, communities located throughout the state. Placement of these trucks has been on a piece -meal, first -come, first- served basis without regard for fire incidence patterns and total fire load largely because of a serious lack of factual fire data in the state and lack of adequate financing for a systematic effort. 3. The existence of 138 million acres of forest, range, grass, brush, and crop- land (natural cover) in the rural environment in the state gives rise to a serious but indefinable wildland fire load each year. Most of this fire load is currently being handled by rural and city volunteer fire departments whose tremendous contri- butions have been largely ignored over the years. 4. There are several thousand small cities, rural communities, and neighborhood groups in the state who need improved fire protection. Needed expansion of our Rural Fire Defense Program, begun in SepLember 1973, will depend upon availability of funds and people and upon the eventual collection of reliable fire data on a state -wide basis. 5. Enclosed is a questionnaire soliciting your best estimate of the total rural fire load in your county for Calendar Year 1974. The information you provide will be used as a basis for establishing some priorities for the future conduct of our cooper- ative program and could well be employed in documentation of the state's rural fire problems for future legislative attention. It might also provide needed impetus for the development and implementation of a uniform, state -wide, fire reporting system. (A working committee representing fire - related agencies and associations has been looking into the problem of developing a practical, defensible, fire report system for the state) . 6. In addition to providing important information to you for fire Planning purposes in your county, your cooperation and early response will provide us with an important first look at the total rural fire load in the state. 7. Please use the self-addressed envelope and return the completed survey form as early as possible. ' t . ( (4) .„.) , [ i tfilt4 j y 4.09.6.94,.. . r Sinc erely, Id cL---L--a/ Patrick A. Ebarb Head, Fire Control Dept. Texas Forest Service RAE/Mr f;)Ij P.O. Box 310 Enclosures Lufkin, Texas 75901 RURAL FIRE DEFENSE TRUCKS BY LOCATION Town Countv 1. Balmorhea Reeve's 2. Bloomburg Cass 3. Burns -Red Bank Bowie 4. Central- Grimes Grimes 5. Chester Tyler 6. Colmesneil Tyler 7. Cooper Delta 8. Elkhart Anderson 9. Fred Tyler 10. Fort Davis Jeff Davis 11. Gary Panola 12. Joaquin Shelby 13. Kennard Houston 14. Mt. Enterprise Rusk 15. Oakwood Leon 16. Paducah Cottle 17. Pecan Gap Delta 18. Ratcliff Houston 19, Round Rock Williamson 20. Troup Smith 21. Tucker Anderson 22. Valentine Jeff Davis 23. Warren Tyler 24. Wildwood Hardin 25. Dam "B" Tyler 26. Lytle Atascosa 27. Ore City Upshur 28. Hudson Angelina 29. Josephine Collin 30. D'Hanis Medina 31. Avinger Cass 32. Jewett Leon 33. Marquez Leon 34. Crosbyton Crosby 35. Kamay Wichita 36. Caviness - Emberson Lamar 37. Tigerto n Lamar 38. Zapata Co. Zapata 39. Bastrop Bastrop 40. Hebbronville Jim Hogg 41. Wilson Lynn 42. Marfa Presidio 43. Bruni Webb 44. King Co, King 45. Blossom Lamar 46. Henrietta Clay 47. Linnflat Nacogdoches 48. Central - Heights Nacogdoches / i Fe -"t 4- re ex) F K U +14'L- CO S r' 7 C t- sS7 A.,� rfq - re C. Y� p ✓� roaeeut Veckic -6. 6 K- +4 5 1, to 8 ' f v 2esr 5 to� , i Ice corvv �e '� ' Az ' (cs C. (2-0,..0.4e.. , S Fe. ft 40 I p N ^. e ,.,7t- (Ace ,b O N tie, 4„..,e, -,.> _ L oc etv L G e•ft Ca• a-- et, 0 teew ©i / p f 7 v V1ti) , 0 J Pi tt ed > / rlarUT�4dN a , 0: i F, L�� �� 66v r wrvSr /46-�e � �' TEXAS FOREST SERVICE _ 1 • RURAL FIRE DEFENSE �J SURVEY, RURAL FIRE LOAD, BY COUNTY ( i V A. General Discussion 1. The following information should be obtainable from the fire chiefs repre- sentirg various departments in your county. If de'artrental records are either incomplete or the data is not readily convertible from departmental logs, please attempt to give us a reasonably accurate estimate based upon the best information you have. "We need data from your county: PLEASE C . PL TE A:'D RETURN NO LATER THAN APRIL 25, 1975. 2. We are seeking information on fires in .rural areas only not urban fires. • However, be :rare to include all fires fought by municipal departments outsiie of . their incorporated limits. B. Survey 1. County Brazos 2. Normally, the worst fire period for rural fires in the county occurs from, August to April with the worst month being February • (Month) (lbnth ) 3. List fire departm=ents in county who respond to rural fires. (If more space needed, use reverse side). Check Type of Departr ent Name Address Paid Volunteer(Cc b Cit of Br an P • :•. •a• : .. -., X 77801 • • 4. Rural Fire Occurrence, CY 1974, County Totals (Estimated ca.' Actual): Type of Fire Number *Acres Lost Natural Cove_ (grass, h cro forest etc.) . &. h.. 50 2.000 a•i O. tr tat ds. w vci aciaS, brush, lam. r:, a. .��....a u, Residential Structures (include barns, out - buildings) 6 XXX Commercial Structures (include merchantile, industrial,etc.) BOO{ Vehicle (car, truck, etc.) 12 }OQC Mobile Homes XXX Other (specify) 28 XXX GRAND TOTAL ESTIMATE (OR ACTUAL) 101 2 000 5. In the best collective opinion of the fire service people in your county, what are your main rural fire protection problems and needs? LIST BY PRIORITY. a. Equipment d. Training Expenses • b. Manpower e. e. Communications f. Signed: - Title : er / - PAB,/mr 3/75 TEXAS FOREST SERVICE • RURAL FIRE DEFENSE SURVEY, RURAL FIRE LOAD, BY COUNTY A. General Discussion 1. The following information should be obtainable from the fire chiefs repre- senting various departments in your county. If de ^arty ental records are either . incomplete or the data is not readily convertible from departmental logs, rlease attempt to give us a reasonably accurate estimate based upon the best information you have. We need data from your county. PLEASE C .'PLETE RETURN NO LU 'R THAN APRIL 25. 1975. !r 2. We are seeking information on fires in rural areas only, not urban fires. However, be sure to include all fires fought by municipal departments outsi je of their incorporated limits. B. Survey 1. County Brazos 2. Normally, the worst fire period for rural fires in the county occurs from, June to oeptember with the worst month being July (Month) (Month) fire co ' t •h d a - f• } . T .mss V � i��e Ln county y ' �: av respond rural fires. eJ (If more space needed, use reverse side). Check Type of Derartrent Name Address Paid rolu Leer` Co_: cir_a;,i on College Station Fire Dept. 101 Gilchrist Street C.S. X7XYJ • • 4. Rural Fire Occurrence, CY 1974, County Totals (Estimated et Actual): �'st.ima±ed Type of Fire _ Number Acres Lost Natural Cover (grass, brush, crop, forest, etc.) 39 70 . Residential Structures (include barns, out - buildings) 12 XXX Commercial Structures (include merchantile, industrial, etc.) 1 XXX Vehicle (car, truck, etc.) 10 XXX Nbbile Homes 1 XXX Other (specify) 3 XXX GRAND TOTAL ESm ;( . ACTUAL) 6E_v. 2 c 7 5. In the best collective opinion of the fire service people in your county, what are your main rural fire protection problems and needs? LIST BY PRIORITY. a. Water supplies needed d. b. Map showing streets & names needed e. c. Time in responce toogreat due to f. distance �L Signed: Douglas W. Landua Title: Fire Chief PAE,/mr 3/75 •