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Journal of Agr icultural Research 
Yol. XXX, No. 8 
Table VI. — Average costs of suppress¬ 
ing fires, according to time elapsed be¬ 
tween detection and start of suppression 
work —Continued 
Table VI. — Average costs of suppress¬ 
ing fires, according to time elapsed be¬ 
tween detection and start of suppression 
tvork —Continued 
REGION 8—EASTERN OREGON AND REGION 16—WEST SLOPE OF SIERRAS 
SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO 
Forest types 
c/j 
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6 ' » ' £ 
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Dolls. Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
15.00 10.00 
13.00 
25. 00 
11.00 
24.00 
16. 00 
1_ 20.00 14.00 
14. 00 
26.00 
15. 00 
29. 00 
19. 00 
2_| 29.00 18.00 
15. 00 
48. 00 
20. 00 
34. 00 
22. 00 
3_1 38.00 22.00 
18. 00 
55. 00 
25. 00 
40. 00 
26. 00 
4_ 49.00 28.00 
24.00 
64. 00 
26. 00 
46.00 
29. 00 
5_ 59.00 37.00 
27. 00 
68. 00 
27. 00 
53. 00 
33.00 
6_ 69.00 49.00 
30. 00 
73.00 
28.00 
61.00 
37. 00 
7_ 79.00 70.00 
33.00 
78.00 
29. 00 
67. 00 
42. 00 
8 ... 90.00100.00 
35. 00 
83.00 
30. 00 
76.00 
48. 00 
9_ 100. 00 120. 00 
37.00 
88.00 
31.00 
85.00 
53. 00 
10_ 115. 00 145. 00 
41.00 
94.00 
32.00 
95. 00 
58. 00 
12- 135. 00 200. 00 
46. 00 
100. 00 
42. 00 
115.00 
72. 00 
54.00 
110. 00 
62.00 
145. 00 
92. 00 
20_ 250. 00 430.00 
69. 00 
125. 00 
98. 00 
210. 00 
130. 00 
REGION 12—EASTERN COLORADO; 
REGION 13—NORTHWESTERN COLO¬ 
RADO AND SOUTHERN WYOMING; 
REGION 14—WASATCH AND UINTA 
RANGES (UTAH ) a 
Forest types 
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13 
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£ 
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13 
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’ sugar pines and j 
1 Douglas fir 
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’ 1 
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! 
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knobcone pines | 
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grass 
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j 2 
33 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
Dolls. 
, Dolls. 
\'2 - 
23. 00 
10.00 
1.00 
23. 00 
53.00 
60. 00 
1_ 
36.00 
15.00 
1. 50 
36.00 
61.00 
! 72.00 
2_ 
52.00 
21.00 
1. 75j 
52.00 
68. 00 
81. 00 
3_ 
64.00 
22.00 
2.00 
64.00 
74.00 
88. 00 
4_ 
72.00 
23.00 
2.00 
72.00 
81.00 
94.00 
5 _ _ 
81.00 
24.00 
2. 00 
81.00 
87.00 
99. 00 
6_ 
86.00 
25.00 
2.00 
86.00 
93. 00 
104. 00 
7 
90.00 
26.00 
2.00 
90.00 
98.00 
109. 00 
8" 
94.00 
26. 50 
2. 00 
94. 00 
104.00 
115. 00 
9_ 
1 100.00 
27.00 
2. 25! 
100. 00 
108.00 
120.00 
10____ 
105.00 
28.00 
2. 50 
105. 00 
112.00 
125. 00 
12_ 
110.00 
29. 50 
3.00! 
110. 00 
120.00 
140. 00 
15_ 
120.00 
31. 00 
3. 50 
120.00 
130. 00 
155. 00 
20_ 
145. 00 
34. 00 
6. 00; 
i 
145. 00 
155. 00| 
190. 00 
“ Because of insufficient data for lodgepole type, 
figures for the yellow pine, sugar pine, and incense 
cedar type were used. 
REGION 17—SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
Forest types 
bJG 
2 
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Dolls. 
SC 
Dolls I 
Dolls. Dolls. Dolls. 
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2 I 
3 _i 
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5 _! 
6 _ ! 
7 _ 
8 _ 
9_ 
10 .... 
12 _ 
15_ 
20 _ 
9. 00 
11.00 
13. 00 
15.00 
16. 00 
18.00 
20 . 00 
24. 00 66. 
28. 00) 71. 
32.00; 75. 
35. OOj 80. 
41.00 85. 
50. 00 100. 
67. 00 120. 
00100. 
00 115. 
00 130. 
00 145. 
00 160. 
00 170. 
00 195. 
00 230. 
00 300. 
22. 00 
28. 00 
36.00 
45. 00 
50. 00 
56. 00 
62.00 
69.00 
74.00 
81.00 
90. 00 
oo; 100.00 
00120 . 00 
00 150. 00 
4.00 
6.00 
8. 00 
11.00 
11.50 
12.00 
13.00 
14.00 
14. 50 
15. 00 
15.50 
16.00 
18.00 
21.00 
10 . 00 
14. 00 
18. 00 
20 . 00 ; 
22 . 00 ; 
24. OOj 
26. OOJ 
28.00! 
30. OOj 
32. 00 j 
35. 00 
40. 00| 
49. 00 i 
64. 00 
7.00 
8.50 
10. 00 
13.00 
15.00 
18.00 
20. 00 
24. 00 
26. 00 
30. 00 
34. 00 
42. 00 
56. 00 
83.00 
Forest types 
1 9 .. 
J _ 
2 _ 
3 W 
4 _ 
5 _ 
6 _ 
8~I~V 
9 _ 
10 _ 
12 _ 
15_ 
20 _ 
Dolls. 
28. 00 
45.00 
77.00 
102.00 
119.00 
132. 00 
145. 00 
155. 00 
165.00 
170. 00 
180. 00 
190. 00 
200 . 00 
oqh nn! 
Dolls. 
24.00 
45. 00 
79. 00! 
100 . 00 [ 
115.00 
130. 00 
140. oo! 
150. 00| 
160. 00 
170. 00 
180. 00 
190. 00 
210. 00 
245. 00 
Dolls. 
1.00 
1. 50 
1. 75 
2.00 
2.00 
2. 00 
2. 00 
2. 00 
2. 00 
2. 25 
2. 50 
3. 00 
3. 50 
6. 00 
Dolls. 
145. 00 
160. 00 
175. 00 
190. 00 
200 . 00 
210. OO' 
220 . 00 ! 
230. 001 
240. 00 
250. 00 
260. 00! 
280. 00 
315. 00 ! 
380. 00 
Dolls. 
32. 00 
55. 00 
87. 00 
110.00 
125. 00 
135. 00 
140. 00 
145. 00 
150. 00 
155. 00 
165. 00 
175. 00 
190. 00 
215. 00 
Dolls. 
50. 00 
62.00 
70. 00 
77. 00 
85. 00 
90.00 
95. 00 
100. 00 
105.00 
no. oo 
120. 00 
130.00 
150. 00 
190.00 
* These three regions combined in order to afford 
better basis for curves. They are fairly similar. 
a Based on area from fir slope curve, and costs 
from chaparral curve. 
b Based on figures for Region 16 (Sierras). 
