Canadian Forestry Journal, Jul^, 1919 



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very hot, dry weather of June set fire to their 

 slashings without permits, and these fires got 

 beyond control with disastrous results. 



The area of ground covered by all the fires in 

 the province to date is approximately 10,000 

 acres. 



The fire protection staff at present consists 

 of: 



Rangers and inspectors 40 



Temporary fire wardens 32 



Co-operative fire wardens 60 



Voluntary fire wardens 154 



Road commissioners 490 



Total 776 



Splendid results have been secured by the 

 co-operation of the Public Works Department 

 of the Provincial Government, whereby the 



Minister of Public Works has authorized 490 

 road commissioners to act as fire wardens in 

 case of fire in their vicinity. Also great as- 

 sistance has been rendered by the lumbermen 

 of New Brunswick, who have given the ser- 

 vices of 60 of their woods superintendents and 

 foremen as co-operative fire wardens. 



1 ,500 school teachers have been circularized 

 regarding fire protection; 14,000 camp fire 

 books have been distributed. 



15,000 fire posters have been placed in the 

 field. 



One look-out has been connected with tele- 

 phone and watchman employed. 



Preparations are being made for three others, 

 and considerable amount of woods telephone 

 lines. 



NOVA SCOTIA ESCAPES HEAVY LOSS 



By T. A. Harrison, Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands. 



Halifax, July 9, 1919. 



The total number of fires reported to date, 

 twenty-three, with an estimated damage of 

 $1,000.00. Of the twenty-three fires reported, 

 ten were caused by railways, six by fishermen, 

 two by farmers, and five unknown. 



Judging from past experience, and particu- 

 larly from the past four years, during which 

 time a record has been kept, it is not probable 

 that the damage will be much greater, as the 

 records show that practically all the fires oc- 

 curred in the month of May and the first two 

 weeks of June. 



MAKING SLASH BURNING A SAFE JOB 



B\) Henry Sorgius, Manager, St. Maurice Forest Protective Association. 



From an illustrated bulletin, published and distributed free by the Canadian 

 Forestry Association, 206 Booth Building, Ottarva. 



The settler must always bear in mind that the 

 fire ranger is his friend, and is always willing to 

 help him out by giving good advice in the burn- 

 ing of his slash to clear his land. Having 

 burnt many slashes he is more or less of an ex- 

 pert in this work and can help the settler mater- 

 ially by having the slash piled and fired with 

 the maximum results and minimum danger and 

 trouble. The fire ranger is just as anxious as 

 the settler that his slash should be burnt without 

 causing any damage or trouble. 



Proper Piling Comes First. 



The first duty of a settler who wants to burn 

 his slash is to see if it is properly piled and at 

 least 50 feet from any standing timber or build- 

 ing and it would be advisable when possible to 

 have it at 100 feet in which case it would re- 

 duce the danger. Once this is done he should 

 then obtain a written permit from a duly ap- 

 pointed ranger who will visit his slash and 

 gladly issue a permit if he finds that the slash 



