They wear a prescribed khaki uniform which has 3 three (five pointed) stars on shoulder without any stripes.
The officer is responsible for the execution of all works in the Range, with the help of subordinates:[1] RFOs are invariably trained in forestry and allied subjects in forest academies or forest rangers colleges established and administered by the Government of India or the State Government, as the case may be.
The training duration is of 18 months which includes about 19 subjects related to forestry, Biodiversity etc.
The Directorate of Forest Education (DFE) runs 3 training institutes in Assam, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu for both ACF and FRO and one institution exclusively for FRO training in West Bengal.
Where illicit tree fellings are observed, the stumps should be examined to find out if they bear the impression of the Guard's hammer mark and if they were reported through Guard's dairy book and Preliminary Offence Report (POR).
Range Officer is responsible for the protection and he or she should investigate Forest Offences in his or her Range, and file charge sheets for the cases ordered for prosecution by Divisional Forest Officer.