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U, 8, Department of Acrioulture : 
ARWIALIE rym 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
MISCELLANEOUS CIRCULAR NO. 19 
WASHINGTON, D. C. APRIL, 1924 
FOREST FIRES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION 
PREPARED BY THE INTERMOUNTAIN DISTRICT OF THE FOREST SERVICE 
Tig. 1.—‘‘ Only a brush fire.’’ Such fires are frequent in the intermountain region 
and destroy thousands of seedlings, 
Each year in the intermountain region there are from 400: to 700 
forest fires, many of which are caused by human carelessness. They 
burn large areas and destroy natural resources worth many thou- 
sands of dollars. Forest fires are not popularly regarded as serious 
in this region because the immediate damage is much less than in 
the Northwest, where extremely valuable timber stands may be 
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