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0 ____ __ I <br /> Florida Forest • - Indian River County <br /> Florida Forest Service Okeechobee District consists of six counties (Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, <br /> Highlands and Glades Counties). There is one Florida Forest Service station per county and the district office is <br /> located in Okeechobee. Since we are a state agency, we can utilize resources throughout the state as needed. <br /> During periods of significant fire danger or activity additional resources nationally can be brought in to relieve <br /> local resources. <br /> For fiscal year 2012/2013, Indian River County was assessed $13,821.36 for fire management services on <br /> 197.448 acres. The following is a breakdown of fire management activities performed by the Florida Forest <br /> Service in Okeechobee County for FY 12/13. <br /> Rural Community Fire Protection(RCFP) <br /> At this time no equipment is leased to Indian River County Fire Rescue . <br /> Fires <br /> The Florida Forest Service responded to 30 wildfire in Indian River County burned approximately 719.4 acres. <br /> The breakdown of the fire causes is as follows: <br /> Cause Fires Percent Acres Percent <br /> Campfire 1 3.33 8.0 1.11 <br /> Children 6 20.0 4.7 0.65 <br /> Debris Burn* 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Debris Burn--Auth--Broadcast/Acreage 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Debris Burn--Auth--Piles 2 6.67 3.1 0.43 <br /> Debris Burn--Auth--Yard Trash 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Debris Burn--Nonauth--Broadcast/Acreage 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Debris Burn--Nonauth--Piles 2 6.67 7.0 0.97 <br /> Debris Burn--Nonauth--Yard Trash 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Equipment use* 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Equipment--Agriculture 1 3.33 0.5 0.07 <br /> Equipment--Logging 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Equipment--Recreation 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Equipment--Transportation 1 3.33 30.0 4.17 <br /> Incendiary 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Lightning 11 36.67 566.0 78.68 <br /> Miscellaneous--Breakout 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous--Electric Fence 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous--Fireworks 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous--Power Lines 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous--Structure 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous--Other 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Railroad 0 0 0.0 0 <br /> Smoking 1 3.33 0.1 0.01 <br /> Unknown 5 16.67 100.0 13.90 <br /> Total 30 719.4 <br /> 21 <br /> r <br />