Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-04 | Page 2 | Forest Balze Losses Small

FOREST FO R LAZE BLAZE LOSSES SMALL Intermountain mountain District Kept Free of Fires There Thero has not only been a a. material mate reduction In the number of ot forest fires tires throughout tho the Intermountain mountain district as compared with other years but tho extra cost of ot fighting th the tho fires has also been a comparatively small sm item according to a n report re received re- re cel yesterday at at the Salt Lake headquarters of tho the Wasatch national forest The Tho report which is a a. re resume ye- ye sumo sume of at forest fire tiro conditions throughout through through- out the tho district up to August 31 shows that there thero were only fires UP un to that time I I 1 The Tho total area burned over OYer Is only I l acres and the total cost of ot in ing the fires tires so far this season ac according according ac- ac cor cording ln to charges against the district district district dis dis- I fir fund la is Eight of ot the national forests in the district have vc had no tires fires and no charges for tor I tire fire fighting The Wasatch national forest which Is administered from tram hea headquarters headquarter quarters In this eft city ia is V well 11 down downIn In tho the list with only two fires which burned over O about acres Tho The Welser Weiser forest of ot Idaho heads the tho U Hut hid t with the greatest number of off f rt's this season Benson but the eighty on fires reported burned v over only te ton tell acres The gre greatest test loss lollS Is represented by tho the record of ot the Idaho national forest with twenty one tires fires burned over o a total of ot 1315 extra expenditure caused an i and from flom the fire tire fund in the tho amount of according to tho report AU All of the national for forests sta in Utah particularly j tree free from fire ac nc according ac- ac cording to the report no no fires having ha j. j rn n 1 por up UI to August 31 in the I 0 Seler La Sal Sat Powell and nd I 1 Uinta forests 8 1 1 I. I f 1 I r. r lit o J t i i J i ft