CONTENTS. 



FoBEST Fires in North Carolina Dvring 1914 : 



Introduction 7 



The Weather 8 



Relative Montlily and Seasonal Fire Risks (Table li 9 



Annual Statement of Forest Fires in 1914 9 



Summary of Reports by Regions. Comparative Statement (Ta- 

 ble 2) 10 



Summary of Reports by Counties : 



Mountain Region (Table 3i 10 



Piedmont Region (Table 4) 11 



Coastal Plain Region (Table 5) 12 



Comparative Statement of Averages by Regions (Table 6) 1.3 



Causes of Forest Fires. Comparative Statement (Table 7) 13 



Organized Fire Protection 14 



Results of Federal Protection in North Carolina l.j 



Forest Fires in the Southern Appalachian Purchase Areas 



(Table S) 1.5 



Results of Partial Protection 16 



Damage in Partially Protected Areas (Table 9) 16 



Forestry Laws of North Carolina : 



Introduction IS 



The State Geological Board___ IS 



Law Creating the State Geological and Economic Survey 19 



Laws for the Protection of the Forests from Fire 21 



The Law of 1777 21 



More Recent Attempts to Secure Effective Laws 22 



The New Forest Fire Law 24 



Administration 26 



Cooperation 26 



Appointment of Forest Wardens 27 



Prosecutions 28 



Duties of Forest Wardens 29 



Patrol 30 



The Power of Arrest 30 



Assistance in Fighting Fires 31 



Comiiensation of Forest Wardens 31 



Additional Protection to City Water Supplies 32 



The Law for the Protection of City Watersheds 33 



2 



