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Here is the follow up received from Ted Halpin, Madison Co. Director

 of Emergency Management regarding preparedness in the event 
of a fire in the BROOKFIELD state lands.

Below is the response received.
Will forward on to TOWN Website for posting... thanks,
Ted Halpin Director MADCO Emergency Management
for the quick & informative follow up!

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1) As to answer your question regarding evacuation:

-        If fire danger was high enough to have a need for that
level of response (evacuation of camping areas), camping
would not be allowed - the camping areas would be closed.
The forests would be closed by executive proclamation.

-        The area is regularly patrolled by DEC Rangers
                   and ENCON Police

-        We have 911 addresses for all full time residents 
         for evac and emergency notifications via NYAlert 
         to land lines and cell where available.   

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2) As for the comparison to the fire in Alberta:

-        Fort McMurray is in the Boreal forest region and is in
          extended extreme drought conditions.

-        Brookfield is a different forest cover type (primarily
northeast hardwood cover types), and not in drought.
The blow down timber has been or is being salvaged
(at least on the state lands).  The salvage operations have
addressed approximately 90% of those affected areas.
 That reduces fuel loading and removes otherwise available
 heavy timber fuels (which are only available to wildfire
spread usually when under extended drought conditions).

-        Attached is the extended fire weather forecast from
our eastern coordination center.  We are forecast for some
warmer temps. this year (it's just part of normal global cyclical
weather patterns by the way), but precip. is looking to be average.

I hope this helps answer the questions you have.  
Feel free to contact us again.
V/R,
Ted

Theodore Halpin, Jr., MPA, CEM
Director of Emergency Management
Madison County (NY)
P.O. Box 577
138 North Court Street
Wampsville, New York  13163
315.366.2789
ted.halpin@madisoncounty.ny.gov

https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/em

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