The chief of the division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall establish fire protection areas for the state. When establishing fire protection areas, the chief shall consider all of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1503.08

  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) The amount of forest cover;

(B) The actual and potential fire occurrence;

(C) The threat to forest resources;

(D) The population of the areas;

(E) Any other pertinent forest resource information.