DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 



37 



5 Classification of area burned over, by month 39 



6 Classification of area burned over, by origin 40 



7 Statement of travel jjermits issued, 1947 40 



8 Statement of fire permits issued, 1947 40 



9 Means of fire detection, 1947 40 



10 Classification of forest area burned over, b\- forest t>pe 41 



11 Statement of work permits issued, 1947-1948 41 



12 Fire damage table, 1947 42 



13 Major equipment purchased and in use, as of March 31, 1948 43 



Table No. 1 



CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 



By Month— 1947 



Month 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September . 



October 



November . . . 



Totals. . . 



1947 

 No. 



11 

 135 

 170 

 202 

 466 

 12.5 

 260 



24 



1,393 



1946 

 No. 



43 

 140 

 248 

 298 

 404 

 404 

 117 



83 

 2 



1945 

 No. 



1,739 



15 



134 



182 



121 



160 



318 



26 



9 



1 



1944 

 No. 



966 



128 



352 



112 



253 



233 



16 



37 



6 



1943 

 No. 



1,137 



15 

 188 

 33 

 96 

 86 

 20 

 186 



624 



1942 



No. 



286 

 102 

 137 

 235 

 287 

 61 

 116 



1,224 



1941 



No. 



85 

 398 

 273 

 331 

 124 



52 

 2 



1,265 



Table No. 2 



CLASSIFICATION OF FORKS'!" FIRES 



By Origin— 1947 



Origin 



Settlers 



Campers 



Railways 



Lightning 



Logging Operations 

 -Mining Operations. 



-Smokers 



Road Construction . 



Inrencliar\- 



Prospectors 



Miscellaneous 



Unknown 



1947 



No. 



75 



298 



ISO 



410 



56 



6 



248 



30 



15 



2 



31 



42 



1946 



No. 



80 



481 



249 



303 



68 



11 



383 



21 



31 



2 



68 



42 



1945 

 No. 



44 



289 



163 



121 



32 



3 



231 



4 



8 



3 



36 



:■!•_> 



1944 

 No. 



96 



247 



218 



185 



37 



1 



243 



4 



23 



2 



55 



2l\ 



1943 

 No. 



55 



187 



82 



100 



26 



3 



132 



5 



4 



1 



25 



4 



1942 

 No. 



114 



296 



143 



195 



34 



3 



243 



8 



13 



3 



56 



116 



1941 

 No. 



103 

 271 



81 

 278 



45 



2 



219 



20 



23 

 3 



60 

 160 



Totals. 



1,393 



1.730 



\.\M 



tiL'l 



1.221 



1.265 



