FOREST FIRES BY CAUSES, 1968 



General Causes Fires Acres 



Lightning 79 194 



Industrial — Logging 18 630 



Industrial— Other 44 355 



Recreation 356 1804 



Railway 141 1 506 



Railway 141 1506 



Incendiary 32 313 



Miscellaneous 270 2622 



Unknown 17 61 



TOTAL 1219 9478 



Sources 



of Ignition Fires 



Lightning 79 



Smoking Material 325 



Camp Fires 117 



Grass Burn 76 



Rubbish Burning 70 



Unknown 64 



Matches 127 



Brush Burn 42 



Garbage Dump Burn 49 



Right-of-Way Burning 15 



Brake Shoe 72 



Diesel Locomotive 33 



Steam Locomotive — 



Hot Box 3 



Fusee 2 



Tie Burning — 



Structural Fires 29 



Power Line (Short Circuit) 26 



Sparks from Chimney 6 



Fireworks 25 



Power Saw 1 



Mechanical Equipment 12 



Sparks from Burner 3 



Sawdust Pile Burning — 



Burning Bulldozed Piles 7 



Explosives 1 



Dumped Live Coals or Ashes 8 



Miscellaneous (Known) 27 



Prescribed Burning — 



TOTAL 1,219 



Responsible Croups, 



Fires 



Lightning 79 



Fishermen 120 



Children 164 



Car Passenger 124 



Unknown 96 



Berry Picker 21 



Camper 30 



Resident Rural 129 



Hunter 17 



Farmer 50 



Private Cottager 46 



Hiker 29 



Resident Urban 12 



Other Industrial Employee 11 



R. R. Section Crew 16 



R. R. Train Crew 115 



R. R. Work Crew 5 



Canoeist 8 



Picknicker 9 



Commercial Resort Owner 9 



Guided Party — 



Train Passenger 2 



Indian (on reserve) 14 



Timber Cruiser — 



Woods Industry Employee 18 



Land Survey Party — 



Trapper 5 



Prospector 2 



Mining Employee 6 



Pipeline Employee — 



Hydro Employee 6 



Highway or Road Employee 8 



Municipal Employee 5 



Telephone Co. Employee 1 



Military 1 



Miscellaneous 49 



Lands & Forests Employee 1 



Other Provincial Gov't Employee — 



Federal Government Employee 1 



Youth Groups 10 



TOTAL 1,219 



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