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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



(4) Fires 



The season as a whole was, like the two preceding seasons, particularly 

 favourable for forest fire control. A moderate hazard developed towards the 

 end of May which accounted for 43.7 per cent, of the total number of fires and 

 48.6 per cent, of the total area burned over. In some districts a second hazard 

 occurred in August. 



While the number of fires reported, 1,110, is only slightly below the number 

 in 1925, the area burned over, 88,374 acres, is considerably less than the area of 

 the previous year when the total was 189,543 acres. Although increased 

 efficiency on the part of the field organization and the availability of fire fighting 

 equipment have played an important part in the comparatively small acreage 

 burned over during the last three years, the great controlling factor has been 

 the extremely favourable weather. This was strikingly apparent this past 

 season when there were no really prolonged and serious hazards so conducive 

 to large fires. The rainfall throughout the summer months was great in fre- 

 quency rather than quantity, a very happy arrangement. 



A marked change is taking place in the attitude of the general public towards 

 fire protection particularly in the reporting of fires to the rangers, resulting in 

 many more fires being extinguished before getting beyond control. The lumber 

 companies and railway companies are also co-operating in every way possible. 



CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 

 By Month 



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•April and May. 

 tSeptember and October. 



CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES 

 By Origin 



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