| Show U S forest fires fire S cause heavy loss blazes bum acres in year washington 1 ington nearly 92 forest alrea as swept DO acres of public S and nd private lands during the calendar year rear wa 1924 accard accord log nor to a a report joel coma compiled idled by the forest service unit r ed it states department of agriculture the actea moner damage was 18 38 exclusive of damage to young growth watershed w ater shed protection wild life end and recreational facilities the say bay forestry officials clearly reflect the bad forest fire ere con dillons which prevailed teat last year a ea pre lally in miny south southern rl states mal and in california camp compared red with villa the a colander calendar year yea I 1 1823 the 1924 fi figures gaires represent an increase of 24 fires and it compared with the ater 1 er age so an increase of fires fire or nearly earl y per cent in acreage swep by flames the 1924 figures are am and only slightly larger than those for 1823 1923 but are almost double the acreage fig bg arm representing the nine idne year a age go money damage do age in 1924 1914 at 1 Is a above the 1923 estl estimate m ate and higher than the nine vear average of ODO damage to young breath grott th s watershed ater shed protection wild life and ad recreational baell facilities i 5 and it less losses to in tic the lumber ind industry t r including wages and ot other at eco economic nande values are am pot not included act r dc we wa bad va year W william ulm B greeley chief of the for set est service states rates that the material in increase so in the number of forest free ares reported md during ts Is partly the re sult suit of more couplets complete reports al 1 though 1824 1924 we was a very bad year in ill many or sec sections tim at f the try excessively dr arv weather was ex perle ced in california and in I 1 the a gulf states said mid chief ahle f forester gree grce ley and in these them at states the a lal 1924 4 fire figures show great increase over the nine year average smaller in creases a re also I 1 shows howd la in most other tates state 0 an analysis ot of the 1924 statistics havas that incendiary alre lives top the list with or about 23 per cent ot of the total brush brash burning comes next with fire or 18 per cent and im fires by makers to IB third with or about 14 per cent other chief causes of forest fires in 1924 1024 were railroads camp fires area lure lum bereng berin g an and lightning lightning 1 Is considered the only natural cause of forest fires r a only six per cent of the 1944 11 a firm fires were a started by lightning public opinion commit a needed weapon the fees greatest test high agency hleb fill which t to combat forest free said colonel or greeley col cy la is public opinion no thoughtful citizen can read tile the 1924 figures without coming to the guclu stan sion that the fight against forest time Is his personal fight the federal old and state g ments are am doing their utmost with the funds add equipment allotted to them it to la high time that dou ft met more effective we weapon 1 Is placed idad at their disposal and that vs beacon cap on 1 la an auice outraged ged public public opinion the figures figure given in the forest self seles berv report apply to Is all public end and vote vate lands landa in the united states and not merely to tile alie national forest arena areas under order the jurisdiction of the united states department at of f agriculture on these letter latter area areas which embrace acres the number of forest fires timing dozing 1924 totaled t area a wept by flames uns as acres acre and the money damage one es at 1500 DO |
