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TABLE V. THE RELATION OF THE PRINCIPAL RAILROADS OF THE 

 STATE TO FOREST FIRES, 1913. 



'!" Does not represent the entire R. R. forest exposure of the State. 



* One additional fire charged to the Wharton and Northern R. R., but with 

 no basis for claim- 



Not on own right-of-way, but while running over track of another railroad. 



THE FOREST FIRE SERVICE. 



In consequence of the considerable increase in the number of 

 firewardens, and in the territory covered, which took place 

 when the service was reorganized in 1911 and 1912, the growth 

 in 1913 has been largely through internal development. Only 

 one township has been added to the list of those covered by- 

 the Fire Service, that of Pleasantville, Atlantic County. In 

 numbers the enlisted force has been slightly increased, there 

 being now 112 township wardens and 157 district and deputy 

 wardens, with the same three fire watchers that have served for 

 several years past. 



The distinct improvement in the organization is due largely 

 to the increased stability of the personnel and to the readier 

 accessibility of the wardens, both in times of fire and for the 

 issuance of brush burning permits. In the force this season 



