Show CAUSE Of FIRES Twice as as Many Forest Blazes in 1926 as in 1926 Report Shows The Kaibab national forest ip- ip ports that the gr greater portion n of ot ofUs Its Us fires s originated by lightning striking dead trees the past summer sum sum- mer Sixteen fires were started by lightning striking dead tre trees s and thirteen fires tires were started by lightning lightning light light- ning striking green trees Supervisor Super- Super I visor isor or Mann Iann reports that on the Kaibab forest dead tre trees S are aie a real menace There are over feet teet of timber killed by bugs These dead trees are arc In the main the larger ones and on points where lightning is most likely to strike The Thc supervisor thinks that lightning light light- lightning ning dots does not strike a dead tree any anymore anymore anymore more readily than It does a a. green one but It starts more fires tires In the dead ti trees ces There were more fires s on the Kal Kal- bab forest in 1925 than In any previous previous ous year and In 1926 there ther were twice as many fires as occurred In 1925 Supervisor Mann raises tho the following question I wonder If the fire hazard is increasing on an the Kaibab I wonder if It that Increase could be caused by bythe bythe bythe the large number of ot de dead d trees standing as a result of ot the Insect infestation of ot the last few year years year We Wo Intend to continue our studies in this next year and watch it closely |