THE NATIONAL FORESTS OP IDAHO 



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in regard to the number of fires, causes, area burned, damage, etc., 

 see Table 7. 



Table 7. — Forest fires in Idaho, from the records of the Forest Service 1 



Year 



Number 



man 



caused 



Number 



caused 



by 



lightning 



Total 

 number 



Percent- 

 age 

 man 

 caused 



Number 



of 



acres 



burned 



Damage 



Average for five years, 1916-1920, inclusive 2 

 1921 



634 

 706 

 706 

 302 



635 



439 



1,003 



533 



1,269 



1,145 



1,709 



835 



50 

 62 

 41 

 36 



313, 833 

 34,204 

 83,135 

 24, 531 



$810, 939 

 48, 589 



1922. 



776, 684 



1923 



209, 928 









610 



644 



1,254 



49 



213, 880 



636, 237 







1 Includes fires reported on all forest lands in the State. 



2 No complete figures available prior to 1916. 



Owing to the extreme fire danger in the forests of Idaho, a number 

 of laws are in effect the object of which is to reduce the number of 



Fig. 8. — Striped Peak lookout, Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho 

 Digest of Federal and State Fire Laws 



man-made fires by imposing fines and imprisonment for carelessness 

 with fire or for malicious burning of the woods. 

 Penalties have been provided by law for the following acts : 



(1) Setting fire to timber, brush, or grass. 



(2) Building fires in dangerous places, especially in dry 



leaves, rotten wood, or against logs and stumps. 



(3) Building fires in windy weather except in holes or cleared 



areas. 



