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Wake County
County Ranger Chris Frey
Location
From I-540, take the NC-50 exit (Exit 9) toward Raleigh. Turn right onto Creedmoor Road (NC-50 South), the make a right onto Howard Road.
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Wake County Ranger Chris Frey
2600 Howard Road
Raleigh, NC 27613-1615
Voice: 919-841-4046
Fax: 919-841-4045
wake.dfr@ncdenr.gov
2600 Howard Road
Raleigh, NC 27613-1615
Voice: 919-841-4046
Fax: 919-841-4045
wake.dfr@ncdenr.gov
Landowner Assistance
* County statistics are provided, but users are cautioned that the accuracy of individual county data is highly variable. Sampling errors for individual counties are provided in Forest Statistics for North Carolina, 2002 edition.
County Forestry Facts
Total acres in County:
533,700
Total forest land in county:
177,300
Area of timberland by Ownership Class (Acres) *
All ownership:
167,500
Federal government:
7,000
State government:
15,700
County & municipal government:
8,700
Forest industry:
0
Private:
136,200
Wildfires by Cause: 2008 (and 5 year average)
Lightning:
1 (1)
Campfire:
1 (1)
Smoking:
0 (2)
Debris burning:
1 (4)
Incendiary:
4 (5)
Machine use:
2 (2)
Railroad:
0 (0)
Children:
1 (4)
Miscellaneous:
3 (2)
Total:
13 (21)