. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. LESSOX THIRTEKN WILFUL WASTE .ALVKKS WOEFLL WANT ^ We have set t'ortli thus far tlie need of forest proteetion, tlie neees- sity of proteetion from tire, tlie kinds of fire, how tliev burn and tlie damaj?e they do. We are now fully eonvineed tliat'^they should be e imniatei], if tint, before a Ux/wnl and ])ractical plan for tlieir elimination ean be formulated, mueh less ])ut into operation we miust mvesti-ate the eause of forest tires. From a study of past eaiises we may obtain data upon wliie
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. LESSOX THIRTEKN WILFUL WASTE .ALVKKS WOEFLL WANT ^ We have set t'ortli thus far tlie need of forest proteetion, tlie neees- sity of proteetion from tire, tlie kinds of fire, how tliev burn and tlie damaj?e they do. We are now fully eonvineed tliat'^they should be e imniatei], if tint, before a Ux/wnl and ])ractical plan for tlieir elimination ean be formulated, mueh less ])ut into operation we miust mvesti-ate the eause of forest tires. From a study of past eaiises we may obtain data upon wliieh to work for fire prevention tor we may reasonably su])i) that the same causes in the futiirv will eontinue to result in forest tires. As fundamental faets it must be remembered tliat a piece of wood- and a pieee of property which is of value. Tlie value is not onlv to the individual wlio liapi)ens to claim ]), but to the people ot the immediate neioh})orlK)od and very probablv to the State and to the Nation. From the inherent nature of forest propertv there are times when it becomes very inflammable. At such times a small spark ot hre may destroy in a few hours wliat required vears to develop. Once it has been destroyed, man mav never be able to re- place It, or at best it can be replaced only at considerable trouble time, and exjiense. Onr stop tlion, is «, ,lis,.âv,T flâ. s|, whiel, onuse f.,v- e«t fires set into tlie Um-st. X<.tân,lly the first tliiiifr ^ve tinnk of are the forces of ,u,tâiv. W,. |<âow ,hât lij,l,tnint. ^s some Hres In I enasylyan.,,. only lU, ,,er eent of tl,e l!)]", fires. 1 per eent of fires and 1 i)er eenf of ilâ. l<)]7 fl,.,.s ,â. :{.j fj,.,.^ j , out of a total of 4200 reported, were Si, -e 10 7 the pereeiitasre lias lie,.,, only three tenths of'one per cent Occasionally mc hear of fires by spontaneous coinhnsfion ".luestmnahly such fires
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