Show fire losses decline in protected forests area burned in unprotected forests in in 1927 35 times the area of the ashley national forest the dabag da aglet caused by forest fires fines on lands under fire protection in the united states and the tha area burned bur nied were both much smaller smal leir in 1927 eharb in 1926 according to figures compiled by thie the forest service in 1927 the total area of protected land burned was 2784 2794 acres and t be damage amounted to as against awes acres and the year before this good result was achieved in spite of an iti increase crease anthe in the number of tires fires reported from in 1926 to la in 1927 om lands that were not protected the report shows a big increase In creaso in number of fires damage and area burned incomplete reports show that in 1927 were about fires of unprotected area that burned acres an alb nilea inore more than 35 times as great as the ashley national forest and caused damage to the amount of in 1926 about fill fines burned dicres and caused damage the great increase was due in large part to the severe fire seasons experienced epperle aced I 1 in n some ot of the forests regions of the country the th contrast between betwee ii the great increases on unprotected areas of which there were acres and the decrease in all but number ot of tires fires on the protected aneas are s which totaled acres is a striking demonstration of 0 the value ot of eff effective active fire fine protection in saving tho thie forest wealth of the dia tion |