for prevention work were solicited from field staff, and the 

 result of both of these undertakings should be available for 

 partial use during the 1970 fire season. 



The four-minute C.B.C. radio program on Lands and 

 Forests activities, broadcast on their northern network, pro- 

 vided a medium to advise the public in that area of the 

 provincial fire picture and the forecasted fire danger index. 



Legislation, establishing restricted fire zones, was en- 

 forced on a seasonal basis in the Wawa fume-damaged area 

 of White River Forest District. During one of the rare, high 

 fire danger periods, a restricted fire zone was imposed in 

 Fort Frances Forest District for a period of one week. 



DEVELOPMENT WORK 



Retardant Chemicals. The planned operational evaluation 

 of the aerial delivery of fire retardant chemicals was affected 

 by the light fire season. Work progressed on the mixing and 

 storage of these chemicals for delivery by Department 

 float-equipped fire bombing aircraft, and evaluation drops 

 were made on test fires with satisfactory results. Further 

 operational studies will continue during the 1970 season. 



Field tests also proved the usefulness of long-term re- 

 tardants delivered from ground tankers. 



FOREST FIRES BY MONTH, 1969 



FOREST FIRES BY DISTRICTS, 1969 



Forest Di^lni I 



Firu 



A( ri 



Sioux Lookout 



Kenora 



Fort Frances. . . . 



Port Arthur 



Geraldton 



Kapuskasing .. 



Cochrane 



Swastika 



White River 



Chapleau 



Sault Sle Mane 



Sudbury 



North Bay 



Parry Sound . . . . 

 Pembroke . . . . 



Tweed 



Kemptville .... 



Lindsay 



Lake FHuron 



Lake Simcoe . . 



TOTAL 



Monlh 



Firp' 



April 



May 



lune 



luly 



August .... 

 September 

 October .. 

 November 



TOTAL .... 



901 



FOREST FIRES BY SIZE, 19b9 



Size 



Acres 



6, 1 34 



Fires 



901 



6, 1 U 



Lands and Forests Fire Tower 188 



Lands and Forests Aircraft 96 



Commercial Aircraft 27 



Private Aircraft 9 



Lands and Forests Personnel 48 



Other Provincial Government Employee 44 



Outside Agency Fire Tower 2 



Other Public 487 



TOTAL Wl 



46 



