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(8) Improvements 



Considerable progress was made in the erection of buildings for the accom- 

 modation of personnel and equipment and in the erection of wooden and steel 

 towers and telephone lines for the detection and reporting of fires. In a few 

 districts the lookout tower and telephone system is nearing completion, but in 

 most districts a number of towers and a considerable mileage of telephone lines 

 have yet to be erected. 



Permanent Improvements 



Completed to October 31st, 1927 



Cabins 224 



Storehouses 40 



Boathouses 22 



Combined Storehouses and Boathouses, etc 12 



Bunkhouses 21 



Offices 11 



Garages ii 



Other Buildings 42 



Hose Towers 29 



Wooden Lookout Towers 135 



Steel Lookout Towers 42 



Permanent Telephone Lines (miles) 1,531 



Temporary Telephone Lines (miles) 142 



(9) Air Patrol 



Aircraft were again used to supplement the ground staff in the control of 

 forest fires, machines being located at Pine Ridge, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, 

 Fort Frances, Kashabowie, Orient Bay, Longlac, Oba Lake, Sault Ste. Marie, 

 Biscotasing, Mattagami Post and Sudbury, a total of 2,170 hours of flying time 

 being for fire detection and 948 hours for transportation of men and supplies. 

 A considerable proportion of the transportation flying was used in the Hudson 

 Inspectorate, where the only other means of travel inland is by canoe. 



Four Moth machines on floats were used for the first time in addition to 

 the H.S. 2 L. type and proved very satisfactory for detection purposes. 



(10) Fire Hazard Disposal 



During the winter months a large amount of slash and debris was disposed 

 of around mining camps and cordwood operations in the Red Lake district and 

 the fire hazard in those areas greatly reduced. During the summer a further 

 clearing was made around the townsite of Gold Pines. In all other parts of 

 the Province strenuous efforts were made to have dangerous accumulations of 

 slash disposed of and met with considerable success, particularly in the Clay 

 Belt region. A great amount of debris was disposed of along the North Bay- 

 Cobalt road and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission right-of-way through 

 the Trent Inspectorate. 



(11) Travel Permits 



The introduction of the Travel Permit met with great success and received 

 the hearty support of everyone concerned. A total of 6,548 permits were issued, 

 the majority being for the North Bay-Cobalt Road. *» 



