NYS DEC Fire Wardens?

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At the brush fire in Florida (Orange County) earlier, I noticed that there were the NYS DEC Forest Rangers, driving their typical green pickups; but there was also a white pick up that was marked NYS DEC Fire Warden, the operator of whom also went up onto the mountain to fight the fire.

A quick google search shows that Fire Warden was the old title of Forest Rangers (before 1911), but obviously the title still exists.

Does anyone know what they do and how they are different from Forest Rangers? Are they strictly firefighting where as Rangers are also sworn police officers?

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http://www.firehouse.com/forums/t69591

http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4080.html#13593

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Thanks for the information!

So I'm guessing the wardens are paid on call then? It seems surprising that a paid on call person would get a state vehicle with state plates