Sunday, September 28, 2008
Oct 5-11 Proclaimed Fire Prevention Week.
Pike County Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford proclaimed October 5-11, 2008 Fire Prevention Week.
“Every year, Pike County property owners suffer irreplaceable losses in timber from forest fires. With the drought conditions that are plaguing the county this year especially, it is imperative that everyone does their part to stop the spread of these destructive and volatile infernos,” said Judge Rutherford.
The Judge said he would also like to remind citizens that Pike County is still under a no burn ban, due to the extremely dry conditions and high potential for forest fires.
According to the Division of Forestry, local forest products industries depend on healthy and plentiful supplies of timber, and forest fires cause extreme dollar losses to timber values. In turn, forest fires cause losses to the local economy in the manufacturing of damaged timber resources.
Once a tree is damaged by fire, it loses 60 to 75 percent of its previous value and 15 percent of its volume to decay from disease and insects gaining entry through fire wounds. Once a tree is infected through a fire scar it never recovers—gradually losing its value through the remainder of the lifetime of the tree.
Please take time during Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11 to recognize the significance, importance and beauty of Pike County’s timber resources.
“Every year, Pike County property owners suffer irreplaceable losses in timber from forest fires. With the drought conditions that are plaguing the county this year especially, it is imperative that everyone does their part to stop the spread of these destructive and volatile infernos,” said Judge Rutherford.
The Judge said he would also like to remind citizens that Pike County is still under a no burn ban, due to the extremely dry conditions and high potential for forest fires.
According to the Division of Forestry, local forest products industries depend on healthy and plentiful supplies of timber, and forest fires cause extreme dollar losses to timber values. In turn, forest fires cause losses to the local economy in the manufacturing of damaged timber resources.
Once a tree is damaged by fire, it loses 60 to 75 percent of its previous value and 15 percent of its volume to decay from disease and insects gaining entry through fire wounds. Once a tree is infected through a fire scar it never recovers—gradually losing its value through the remainder of the lifetime of the tree.
Please take time during Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11 to recognize the significance, importance and beauty of Pike County’s timber resources.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 7:30 AM 
