PRESCRIBED BURNING 



Fifteen prescribed burns were carried out in 1970, covering 

 an area of 6,700 acres. The prime purpose of all prescribed 

 burns was to prepare cut-over land for reforestation. 



FIRE DANGER MEASUREMENT 



Fire danger measurement in Ontario was converted to the 

 new Fire Weather Index System, developed by the Federal 

 Department of Fisheries and Forestry. The new system is a 

 more sensitive measure of fire danger than the previous 

 system, responding quickly to wind and long-term drought. 



GENERAL 



Nozzle crew competitions were held on a regional basis 

 in 1970. The purpose of these competitions is to maintain a 

 high degree of proficiency in preparedness and fire line con- 

 struction and to encourage a team spirit among the fire- 

 fighters of the Department. The regional winners were: 



Northwestern Region — Sioux Lookout Forest District 

 Northeastern Region — Sudbury Forest District 

 Southern Region — Parry Sound Forest District 



FOREST FIRES BY MONTH, 1970 



FOREST FIRES BY DISTRICT, 1970 



Forest District 



Fires 



Acres 



Sioux Lookout . 



Kenora 



Fort Frances . . 

 Thunder Bay . . 

 Geraldton .... 

 White River . . . 



Cochrane 



Kapuskasing . . 



Chapleau 



Sault Ste. Marie 



Sudbury 



North Bay 



Parry Sound . . 

 Pembroke .... 



Tweed 



Lindsay 



Kemptville . . . 

 Lake Simcoe . . 

 Lake Huron . . . 



Lake Erie 



Swastika 



TOTAL 



Month 



Fires 



April 



May 



lune 



July 



August . . 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 



FOREST FIRES BY SIZE, 1970 



Size 



Acres 



Fires 



Lands and Forests Fire Tower 210 



Lands and Forests Aircraft 195 



Commercial Aircraft 109 



Private Aircraft 14 



Lands and Forests Personnel 90 



Other Provincial Government Personnel 23 



Outside Agency Fire Tower — 



Other Public 598 



1,239 



56,160 



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