STATE FOREST WORK 



Forest Fire Legislation in New Jersey 



The most significant contribution of the Sixth Annual Report of the Forest Park 

 Reservation Commission of New Jersey is its description of the workings of the law 

 of 1909 for the control of forest fires. The accompanying maps show the state forest 

 reserves and the forest fire service of New Jersey by townships: 



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FOREST RESERVES 

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Bass River 

 E. C. Stokes 

 Lebanon 

 Mt. Laurel 

 Penn 



As means to control or lessen the number of forest fires, the "Act for the Protection 

 of Woodlands," Chapter 74, Laws of 1909, has proved of great value. The fire service 

 is to be credited with a considerable part of this improvement for the firewardens are 

 especially active along the railroads, yet it may safely be said that the making of fire 

 lines as required by Chapter 74, Laws of 1909, has altogether changed the situation. 

 True these lines now cover only one-fifth of the exposure in the State, but, with the 

 co-operation of the management of the various roads, the first year's cutting was done 

 at the most exposed points. The effect has been immediate and positive and proves 

 the value of the Act as a means of reducing the danger to the forests from railroad 

 locomotives. 



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Fig. III. Diagram of Railroad Fire Line Covstructed on Level Ground According to Chapter 74. Laws of 1909 



