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Canadian Forestry Journal, November, 1919 



FOREST FIRES IN NEW BRUNSWICK, 

 SEASON 1919 



Total number of fires in province this sea- 

 son, 342. 



Total area burned over, 11,326 acres, or 

 about 18 square miles. 



Total damage done, $154,155.00. 



CAUSES OF FIRES. 



Railroads caused 240 fires, or 70 per cent 

 of total, doing 3.5 per cent of damage. 



Fishermen, campers, travellers and smokers 

 caused 25 fires, or 7 per cent of total, doing 

 31.7 per cent of damage. 



Settlers, neglecting clearing fires, caused 38 

 fires, or 11.5 per cent of total, doing 44.1 per 

 cent of damage. 



Industrial operations and careless use of fire, 

 caused 13 fires, or 3.5 per cent of total, domg 

 7.1 per cent of damage. 



Accidental, 4 fires, or 1 per cent of total, 

 doing 7.1 per cent of damage. 



Incendiary, 7 fires, or 2.5 per cent of total, 

 doing 8.2 per cent of damage. 



Unknown, 15 fires, or 4.5 per cent of total, 

 doing 4.7 per cent of damage. 



PROSECUTIONS. 



There were 36 prosecutions for violations 

 of the Forest Fires Act of New Brunswick. These 

 were principally against settlers for burning 

 their slashings without a fire permit or neglect- 

 ing to attend to clearing fires. Twenty-nine 

 convictions were obtained ,two cases were with- 

 drawn, and five cases dismissed. 





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