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Show WhoStarts Forest Fire s? Not Whom You Suspect ? Page 6—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah Wednesday, October 20, 1971 William S. Folkman,U.S. Forest Who starts forest fires? Contrary to what most people Service risk” users working in the forests, Forest Sercice officers as part of The two sociologists alsu found percentof the persons who actually started forest fires were working in the forest as garbage or refuse. Remaining fire-starters were either employci by some This tentative data was found government agency(10 percent) or were travelers (3 percent) by Dr. John R. Christiansen, professor ofsociologyat ee To identify some charac- University, and vehic.es managers with faulty wiring, truck and tractor drivers), craftsmen, or foremen’sjobs. In the U.S. gnerally, 31 percent of the labor force have such jobs. Equipment Cause Aboutone-thirdofthe 165 fires analyzed were caused byfaulty combustion equipment, such as Students comprised nearly one-fifth (18 percent) of the firestarters, farm or ranch Fiadinigs in both California and Utah showthat80 percentof those who started forest fires percent cent. Less than 1 percent were were judged by investigating listed as “housewives.” officers to have “low ” financial standing Contrary to popular opinion, fire-starters are not usually cityraised-and-dwelling people Rather, they usually live in relatively small towns averaging, in this study, communities of 4,200 people. Only 12 percentof the fire-starters came from cities having populations of 100,000 or more. In contrast, 56 percentofthe fire-starters lived in towns ofless than 5,000 persons. total of 40 percentofthe firestarters had operatives (namely Analyzirg fires reported fro.n 1956 to 1966, the sociologists foundthatin all cases, man or an agencyof man (such as a motor vehicle or a train) contributed to the start of the 1. e. 9 professionals 4 percent, and unclassified job holders 5 per- mufflers, or spark arrestors. The next most frequent contributors of fire-starts were careless burning of garbage and refuse, apd careless use of matches. their investigation of mancaused fires in National Forests in the California and Intermountain regions. that only 23 percent of the ignitors were in the forest for recreational purposes, while the next largest group (16 percent) was made up of property owners who were usually burning employes -f private firms. Young teristics of fire starters, the two sociologists analyzed 165 Fire Trespass Reports filed by local station Next Largest A recent study in Butte County, California, and Utah County by two prominent sociologists shows that a surprising 48 experiment researcher on sociological problems at BerkeleyCalif. blasters, brakemen, sawyers, Students Listed Wher an individual's actions for which he waspaid resulted in a forest fire, his smployer was ordinarily held responsible for the fire Of the 165 fires studied, 26 percent of the costs were charged to individuals alleged to have started the fires The two sociologists recommended to the Forest Service that forest fire prevention programs continue their broad approach to all users, that an intensive emphasis should be focused on those individuals and organizations who enter the National Forests for work activities, and that further research should be done wo substantiate these tentative averaging $1,000 per individual. findings. “Good”Reputations Dr. Christiansen pointed out that 69 percent of the firestarters were considered to have “good” reputations, 29 percent “questionable” reputations, and 2 percent “bad”reputations. hai 2gay SUN SN ST Sweet Rolls Libby's Vienna Dash hail Grade AA Eggs For Snacks or Quickmeals Low Suds Formula CreamO! 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