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2011-2012 Wildfire Protection Annual Report Page 2 (cont'd from previous page) These breaks served as a testi- habitat for on-site residents—the monial that our partnership with x ': 'w. d gopher tortoise. the County is beneficial. On March 27,2012,the Scrub Jay Fire burned 80 acres on the I NSCA tract in Roseland. AILA - though five homes were poten- tially threatened,mowed fuel Left Mowed fire breaks are estab- breaks from the previous year lished on the NSCA tract In 2011 either slowed or stopped the Top:Indian River Fire Rescue Battalion Chief,John Freeman assesses the fire's progression toward homes. situation from the mowed fire break. Staffing ` The FFS has one Forest Area one Senior Forester(stationed equipment are here to assist Supervisor,one Senior Forest in Vero Beach)and one Wild- where other emergency haz- Ranger,and two Forest Rangers land Fire Mitigation Specialist ards may arise such as torna- assigned to the county. We are on staff to assist with Forestry does,hurricanes,floods,etc. anticipate gaining another osi- activities within Indian River Our staff is in close relationship tiont e g with federal rant monies. County. Refer to the front page with the Emergency Operations for a list of key personnel. Center should any need arise. Top The aublaylrosenaa The Okeechobee District has In addition,our personnel and U p an,ominousplume Center Flrp flares upas 1; consumes a group of pal metio Burn Authorizations Authorized Burn Type Fires Acres Piles Bottom FFS hellcopte`r, During the past twelve months the Agricultural-Pasture 277 3,769 714 Forestry24," it the Service issued 851 authorizations Agricultural-Range management 64 2.926 56 blaie;fromthe's, , within Indian River County. Authori- Agricultural-Stubble(post harvest) 0 0 0 zations were for agriculture,silvicul- tural,and limited land clearing type AgriculturahSugarcane 0 0 0 "Never flgM fires. There were a total of 16,631 Agriculture-Citrus 434 0 869 I acres and 1,720 piles burned. Land clearing-Non-residential-With ACI 0 0 0 We from ego." f Please see adjacent table for a com- Land clearing-Non-residential-W/O ACI 27 0 43 C.Caldwell,1979- plete list of authorizations by Burn Type. Land clearing-Residential-With ACI 0 0 0 Land clearing-Residential-Without ACI 22 0 36 w# ' Siivicultural-Disease control 1 0 1 FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE Siivicultural-Ecological 11 1,422 0 Silvicultural-Hazard removal 7 6,814 0 Dale Armstrong,ForestArea Sup. Indian Rive0orestrystadon Silvicultural-Other 0 0 0 525541ststreet Silvicultural-Prior to seed 0 0 0 yer'Boach,Fl.32967, Silvicultural-Site preparation 1 0 1 Phpne 772.778.5085 Silvicultural-Wildlife 7 1,700 0 faic772.778.6ib Total 851 16,631 1,720 E41; DaleAmistrong,gheshf omflodda.com wob:w flklofcom Goals For Next Year(2011-12) • Identify private&public areas located in the wildland/urban interface that require wildfire mitiga- tion work. Mitigation includes fuel reduction through the means of prescribed fire,roller chop- ping,and/or mechanical mowing. Areas currently identified include Vero Lake Estates,Oslo Park, and Vero Beach Airport • Conduct prescribed burns on the following County parcels for wildfire mitigation purposes:North Sebastian Conservation Area,Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area,Hallstrom Farmstead,and Wa- basso Scrub. • Continue providing Fire Prevention Programs via fairs,schools,static displays in public areas, and/or meeting with local Home Owner Associations. �_ • Continue to provide prescribed burn assistance to the Indian River Parks Division,St.John's Wa- ter Management District,and the St.Sebastian Buffer Preserve State Park. 4