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Classificatiox of area burxed over, by ownership - - - - 49 



Classification of .\rea burned over, by origin ------ 49 



Classification of area burned over, by forest type - - - - 51 



Statement of work permits issued 1949-50 ------ 51 



Fire damage table 1949 --------.--..53 



Report of major equipment as of March 31, 1950 - - - - 55 



Means of fire detection 1949 ----------- Sd 



Statement of travel permits issued 1949 -------56 



Statement of fire permits issued 1949 --------56 



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Figure No. Page 



1. Forest fires in Ontario from 1930 to 1949 -------49 



2. Acreage burned by forest fires in Ontario from 1030 to 1949 - 56 



Table Xo. 1 

 The total improvements completed to ]March 31, 1950, were as follows: 



Cabins 514 



Storehouses 150 



Boathouses 63 



Combined Storehouses and Boathouses — IS 



Bunkhouses 60 



Offices 46 



Garages and Carhouses .._ 



Other Buildings 



Hose Towers 



Wooden Lookout Towers 



Steel Lookout Towers 



Telephone Lines (Miles) 



93 



232 



58 



39 



231 



3,775 



RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 



Table No. 2 

 Radio stations in operation in 1949 were as follows: 



Tower radio installations .— 



Portable tower sets 



Marine radio installations .. 



Portable ground sets 



30 watt ground radio sets 



173 

 2 



S 

 59 

 55 



75 watt ground radio sets 



ISO watt ground radio sets 



300 watt ground radio sets 



500 watt ground radio sets 



Aircraft radio installations 



2 

 4 

 7 

 1 

 39 



The Toronto radio station located at the Southern Research Experimental 

 Station near Maple, and installed early in the 1949 season provides direct radio tele- 

 graph communication to field offices and radio telephone communication with aircraft 

 in flight. TeletvT^e service between the Toronto radio station and main office was 

 installed late in 1949 to provide a more direct contact with field offices. 



Table No. 3 



CL.\SSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 



By Month — 1949 



