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Appendix No. 32 

 I. — Forest Fire Protection 



(1) Legislation 



On the fourteenth day of September, 1928, an Order-in-Council was passed, 

 designating the following areas as "TravelTermit" areas: 



The townships of Kenny, Sisk, McLaren, Gladman, Lyman, Notman, 

 Blyth and Merrick. 



There was no other change in legislation. 



(2) Organization and Personnel 



Early in the year the Forest Assistant in the Hudson Inspectorate was 

 transferred to the Sudbury Inspectorate. 



Due to a special slash disposal campaign in the clay belt region, the Kapus- 

 kasing Chief Ranger District was changed from the Cochrane Inspectorate to 

 the Oba Inspectorate and a district office opened at Kapuskasing under the 

 direction of the District Forester previously located at Oba. The Forest Assistant 

 at Sault Ste. Marie was transferred to the Oba Inspectorate as Forest Assistant 

 and a new assistant appointed for the Soo Inspectorate. 



New assistants were also appointed for the North Bay and Georgian Bay 

 Inspectorates. 



The total field supervisory staff for the eleven inspectorates was as shown 

 in the following table and consisted of nine District Foresters, one Assistant 

 District Forester, seven Forest Assistants, one Forest Supervisor, four Fire 

 Inspectors, one Assistant Fire Inspector, thirty-six Chief Fire Rangers and one 

 hundred and eighteen Deputy Chief Fire Rangers. The Fire Inspectors at 

 Goldpines, Gogama, Biscotasing, and the Assistant Fire Inspector at Longlac 

 also acted as Chief Fire Rangers. 



There was direct supervision of one Chief or Deputy Chief Ranger to an 

 average of every six rangers. 



