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Division of Forest Protection 



7. Classification of area burned over, by ownership - - - - 49 



8. Classification of area burned over, by origin ------ 49 



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



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



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



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



13. Means of fire detection 1949 -----------56 



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



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



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



2. Acreage burned by forest fires in Ontario from 1930 to 1949 - 56 



Table Xo. 1 

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



Cabins 



Storehouses 



Boathouses 



Combined Storehouses and Boathouses 



Bunkhouses 



Offices 



514 

 150 

 63 

 15 

 60 

 46 



Garages and Carhouses 



Other Buildings 



Hose Towers 



Wooden Lookout Towers 



93 



232 



58 



39 



Steel Lookout Towers 231 



Telephone Lines (Miles) 3,775 



RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 



Table No. 2 

 Radio stations in operation in 1949 w T ere as follows: 



Tower radio installations 173 



Portable tower sets 2 



Marine radio installations _ 5 



Portable ground sets 59 



30 watt ground radio sets 55 



75 watt ground radio sets 

 150 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. Teletype 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 

 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 



By Month— 1949 



