A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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RECORD OF FOREST FIRES 



Table 4 presents regional data from which an idea can be obtained 

 as to the effectiveness of recent fire protection work. The figures are 

 averages for the 5-year period 1926-30, and apply to protected areas 

 only. Column 6 shows the proportion of area burned annually rela- 

 tive to the area protected; column 7, the proportion of allowable an- 

 nual burn to area protected; column 8, the number of acres in the 



EXPENDITURES FOR PROTECTION OF STATE AND PRIVATE LAND 

 FEDERAL ~T~ STATE AND PRIVATE 



Present Expenditure 



I 2 



MILLION DOLLARS 



Needed Additional Expenditure 



FIGURE 5. Present expenditure (F. Y. 1932) for protecting State and private land from forest fire, in contrast 

 with total expenditures needed (1930 estimates), show that the pressing need for increased appropriations 

 is centered in the South and Central regions. Note: In the Middle Atlantic region the State and private 

 owners spent more in F.Y. 1932 than the estimated requirement. Average expenditures for 5 years 

 past would fall somewhat below this requirement. 



average fire on protected land. The " allowable burn" is defined as 

 the area that may burn over annually without impairing radically 

 the forest values, if the predominant purposes of forest management 

 in a given type are to be attained. This practical standard of fire 

 control is more fully treated in the section entitled " Protection 

 Against Fire." It must be noted that in tables 2, 3, and 5 of that 

 section unprotected areas are included, while they are excluded from 

 the present case. 



