Show FOREST FIRES DESTROY ACRES OF TIMBER unprotected forest land in the united states suffered severe losses from fire last year as comp compared axed to losses on protected land according to information submitted by the states cooperating in forest lire conlest year as compared to losses on protected land according to information submitted by the states cooperation in forest fire control and by the national forest service for every 8 acres of unprotected land burned only one acre of protected land was burned the report shows the total area burned was 52 acres and equivalent to the total area of the state of utah of this amount acres were unprotected forest and the damage reported was not including damage to young growth wild lif life watersheds and other tangible values which cannot be measured in dollars and cents the area of protected forest burned was acres and the damage one eaird of the forest lands of the county or million acres Is yet without some form of organized fire protection it Is shown a beless smokers were responsible tor for more fires and greater losses than any other cause on protected areas for which reports are more complete smokers caused forest fires or more than 20 per cent of all the fires reported campers woods burning railroads and lightning are listed among the other caus cau seis CiS |