Report GJ the Department cj Lands and Forests for 1950 



No. 3 



RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 

 During the year 1948 the Department's radio communication system handled 

 a total of 19.475 messages for a total word count of 487.997. 



Table No. 2 



Radio equipment in use during 1Q48. 



Tower Sets 174 



17 



2 



IQ 



SO 



Portable Tower Sets 



Boat Sets 



Portable Ground Sets .— 

 Model 30 Ground Sets 



Model 75 Ground Sets 

 Model ISO Ground Sets 

 Model 300 Ground Sets 

 Aircraft Sets 



TnTAL 



2 



4 



7 



35 



310 



Table No. 3 



CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 



By Month 1948 



1948 

 No. 



1947 

 No.. 



1946 

 No. 



1945 

 No. 



1944 

 No. 



1043 

 No. 



1942 

 No. 



Table No. 4 



CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 



Bv Origin- 1948 



Or.K IN 



Settlers 



Campers . 



Railways 



Lightning 



Legging Operations 

 Mining Operations 



Smokers 



Road Construction 



Incendiary 



Prospectors 



Miscellaneous 



Unknown... 



Totals 



147 



432 



333 



433 



52 



6 



^61 



46 



35 



2 



80 



9 



2.036 



75 



298 



180 



410 



56 



6 



248 



30 



IS 



2 



31 



42 



1,393 



80 



481 



249 



303 



68 



11 



383 



21 



31 



2 



68 



42 



1.7,39 



44 



289 



163 



121 



32 



3 



231 



4 



8 



3 



36 



32 



966 



1,137 



624 



114 



296 



143 



195 



34 



3 



243 



8 



13 



3 



56 



116 



1,224 



48 



