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Canadian Forestry Journal, August, 1917 



adian Army and won the military 

 cross and bar, plus promotion, for 

 intrepid conduct. 



Mr. Jas. T. Blackford, the Chief 

 Fire Ranger for the Dominion Gov- 

 ernment in Northern Manitoba, re- 

 ports that on the night of July 23rd 

 an electric storm of a very severe 

 nature, unaccompanied by rain, pass- 

 ed over his district and was the cause 

 of numerous fires starting up all over 

 the district. The next morning Mr. 

 Blackford saw the smoke and on 

 going up the lookout tower could see 

 nin« fires started. It was not more 

 than 30 minutes between the time 

 he first saw the smoke of one fire 

 until he could see the smoke of nin^. 



For the next week he was busy day 

 and night, only taking sleep as he 

 travelled by canoe. He was at three 

 of the fires in person and had gangs 

 of men at each. By the end of the 

 month all the fires were reported 

 out except two which were being 

 steadily fought. None of the fires 

 as yet reported on were started by 

 campers. All appear to have been 

 started by lightning. 



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 a railway right-of-way, don't under- 

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 nearest fire patrolman or station 

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