Apr. 15, 1925 
Use of Liability Ratings in Forest Fire Protection 
735 
Table VI .—Average costs of suppress¬ 
ing fires, according to time elapsed be¬ 
tween detection and start of suppression 
work a 
Table VI .—Average costs of suppress¬ 
ing fires, according to time elapsed be¬ 
tween detection and, start of suppression 
work —Continued 
REGION 2—WESTERN MONTANA, 1911-1915 
Forest types 
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2 ... 
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4.. . 
5.. . 
6 -.. 
7.. . 
8 .. . 
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Dolls. Dolls. 
15.00| 42.00 
25.00 69-00 
48.00! 92.00 
72.00 110.00 
88.00 130.00 
102.00 155.00 
115.00175.00 
130.00 200.00 
_1145.00 230.00 
72.00165.00 250.00 
! 80.00185.00 270.00 
96.00 215.00 295.00 
120.00 255.00 325.00 
1155.00 299.00 360.00 
Dolls. 
11.00 
16.00 
27.00 
34.00 
40.00 
46.00 
52.00 
58.00 
64.00 
Dolls. 
10.00 
14.00 
19.00 
24.00 
26.00 
28.00 
35.00 
50.00 
62.00 
72.00 
81.00 
100.00 
130. CO 
185.00 
Dolls. 
12.00 
14.00 
17.00 
19.00 
21.00 
24.00 
26.00 
29.00 
32.00 
36.00 
'40.00 
49.00 
59.00 
81.00 
Dolls. 
11.00 
15.00 
19.00 
21.00 
22.00 
24.00 
26.00 
27.00 
29.00 
35.00 
58.00 
88.00 
110.00 
135.00 
Dolls. 
12.00 
17.00 
24.00 
29.00 
33.00 
36.00 
39.00 
42.00 
45.00 
46.00 
49.00 
52.00 
59.00 
71.00 
REGION 3—NORTHERN IDAHO 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
K- — 
1 . 
2 . 
3 
4. 
5 
6 . 
7. 
8 
10 — 
12 — 
15-* — 
20 -.. 
ll.OOj 42.00 
16.00 
27.00 
34.00 
40.00 
74.00 
135.00 
180.00 
200.00 
46.00 220.00 
52.00 235.00 
58.00 245.00 
64.00 260.00 
72 00 270.00 
80.00 280.00 
96.00,300.00 
123.00,325.00 
155. 00:360.00 
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Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
42.00 
13.00 
12 00 
11.00 
12 00 
69.00 
17.00 
14.00 
15.00 
17.00 
92.00 
23.00 
17.00 
19.00 
24.00 
110.00 
23.00 
19.00 
21.00 
29.00 
130.00 
30.00 
21.00 
22.00 
33.00 
155.00 
33.00 
24.00 
24.00 
36.00 
175.00 
40.00 
26.00 
26.00 
39.00 
200.00 
58.00 
29.00 
27.00 
42 00 
230.00 
72.00 
32.00 
29.00 
45.00 
250.00 
81.00 
36.00 
35.00 
46.00 
270.00 
88.00 
40.00 
58.00 
49.00 
295.00 
no. oo 
49.00 
88.00 
52.00 
325.00 
1135.00 
59.00 
110.00 
59.00 
360.00 
'185.00 
i 81.00 
135.00 
71.00 
REGION 4—EASTERN WASHINGTON 
Time elapsed (hours) j 
Forest types 
Western yellow 
pine 
Douglas fir and 
larch 
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Spruce, cedar, 
white fir, 
hemlock 
1 
Subalpine 
Open 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
yi _ 
15.00 
19.00 
13.00 
25.00 
11.00 
1 16.00 
1 - 
20.00 
25.00 
14. 00, 36.00 
15.00 
19.00 
2 _ 
29.00 
30.00 
15.00 
48.00 
20.00 
22.00 
3_ 
38.00 
36.00 
18.00 
, 55.00 
25.00 
26.00 
4_ 
49.00 
44.00 
24.00 C4. 00 
26.00 
29.00 
5_ 
59.00 
58.00 
27.00 
68.00 
27.00 
33.00 
6 _ 
69.00 
76.00 
30.00 
73.00 
28.00 
37.00 
7_ 
79.00 
105.00 
33.00 
78.00 
29.00 
42.00 
8 _ 
90.00 
135.00 
35.00 
83.00 
30.00 
48.00 
9_ 
100.00 
180.00 
37.00 
88.00 
31.00 
53.00 
10 _ 
115.00 
220.00 
41.00 
94.00 
32.00 
58.00 
12 __ 
135.00 
325.00 
46.00i 100.00 
1 42.00 
72.00 
15 
175. 00 
510.00 
54.00 
: 110.00 
62.00 92.00 
20 -..- 
250. 00 
925.00 
69.00 
ij 125.00 
j 98.00 
1 130.00 
REGION 6-SOUTHERN OREGON AND 
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST 
RANGES 
1 
Time elapsed (hours') j 
Forest types 
Western yellow 
and sugar pine 
Douglas fir 
Red and white 
fir 
j Subalpine 0 
Digger pine- 
oak 
Brush 
Grass 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
%4 
27.00 
12.00 
12.00 
8.00 
66.00 
35.00 
24.00 
72- 
1_ 
40.00 
15.00 
13.00 
8. 25 
76.00 
44.00 
30.00 
2_ _ 
56.00 
20.00 
14.00 
8. 50 
85.00 
53.00 
35.00 
3 
67.00 
34.00 
16.00 
8. 75 
92.00 
64.00 
40.00 
4_ 
78.00 
44.00 
17.00 
9.00 
100.00 
70.00 
45.00 
5 
86.00 
53.00 
19.00 
9. 25 
108.00 
76.00 
50.00 
R 
94.00 
61.00 
24.00 
9. 50 
117.00 
81.00 
56.00 
7__ 
100.00 
67.00 
31.00 
9. 75 
128.00 
85.00 
62.00 
g__ 
108.00 
73.00 
35.00 
10.00 
135.00 
90.00 
67.00 
g_ 
115.00 
77.00 
38.00 
10. 50 
145.00 
96.00 
74.00 
10_ 
120.00 
83.00 
40.00 
11.00 
155.00 
100.00 
81.00 
12 _ 
130.00 
92.00 
44.00 
11.50 
175. 00 
110.00 
96.00 
15_ 
145.00 
110. 00 
48.00 
12.00 
210.00 
130.00 
120.00 
20 — 
170.00 
i 
130.00 
60.00 
16. 00 
280.00 
160.00 
165. 00 
a Costs for subalpine are based on red fir curve. 
a Tables prepared for Regions 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 
15, 18, and 20 are omitted because of the rather 
inadequate data on which they are based. 
