Show Forest fires in county total nine in past year Five of the nine forest fires in west Duchesne County last year occurred in Four of these were Total acre loss of forage and timber was 50 acres in these 9 The Lost Hollow South Unit occurred on with a loss of one acre of Douglas On the Blind Stream fire burned less than one acre of downed logs and spruce the 20 Slab Canyon burn destroyed less than one This was by fire spreading from an campfire into litter and Alpine It required four days to completely extinguish the Indian Head Peak fire on the South Unit that Started The burn covered about 20 acres of sub-Alpine grass and downed About 20 acres were burned in grass and pinion and Jumper 22 in Chokecherry area in Antelope It was determined carelessness of men caused the three September fires on the Duchesne District of the Ashley National according to Ranger Burt F. Rouse and Archer assistant district Less than one acre burned during the 3 Left Fork of Rhoades Canyon A cigarette butt cast into old sawdust was believed cause of this fire The Daynes Lake fire on 9 was believed caused by fishermen who abandoned a cooking This burn was in downed logs in Four Lakes Basin in the Wilderness Area Another small fire was mopped up 18 in the east end of A careless fisherman caused this by leaving a camp-fire which was whipped and spread by high Three acres were burned 8 in In this the man responsible for the fire in this rabbit was and paid fire fighting costs to reimburse the Forest This cost included aircraft survey |