Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

Abstract During investigations carried out by the questionnaire method, information was collected about means of communication used in units of State Forests, the usefulness assessment of the individual types of equipment for work and the evaluation of the degree of utilisation of the investigated pieces of equipment. In situations, which are not hazardous to the existence of the forest, it is the cell phone that is thought to be the most important (94.4% of those questioned described the usefulness of mobile phones as essential or necessary). The network of radiotelephone communication is essential in situations of threats posed by forest fires or other natural disasters. The remaining tasks carried out with the assistance of radiotelephones are of secondary importance. Data transfer is conducted most frequently using traditional cable phones. A relatively small number of respondents takes advantage of additional facilities and functions offered by various network operators (e.g. 5% uses fax machines and 20% – the automatic secretary).