. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 17-19. Forests and forestry. 26 NUMBER 1918 FIRES BY MONTHS—Continued County. I • « xi , ^ m a •a a < S ^ 3 I < z B s § I a Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Nnrthumberland. __— __—_- 2 1 22 1 3- 19 49 3 70 16 2 11 2 4 6 15' 19 2 I ...... "*io' ' 1" -- ___ .. 1 1 2 g- -- 1 1 9 1 1 7 i" -- 4 1 1 1 .- _- 1 4 88^ IS ireity, ___—— .—— Philadelphia, Pike. ' Potter. i Schuylkill ! _ .. 11 24 -- T 6 E-.; ij 88 91 Snyder Somerset, RiiMivnn ._ i - 1 ' 32 11 10 : 2 6 1 10 7 ""'Ii 1 - -. 20 fl 5 2 i 4 4 118 SO Susquehann
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 17-19. Forests and forestry. 26 NUMBER 1918 FIRES BY MONTHS—Continued County. I • « xi , ^ m a •a a < S ^ 3 I < z B s § I a Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Nnrthumberland. __— __—_- 2 1 22 1 3- 19 49 3 70 16 2 11 2 4 6 15' 19 2 I ...... "*io' ' 1" -- ___ .. 1 1 2 g- -- 1 1 9 1 1 7 i" -- 4 1 1 1 .- _- 1 4 88^ IS ireity, ___—— .—— Philadelphia, Pike. ' Potter. i Schuylkill ! _ .. 11 24 -- T 6 E-.; ij 88 91 Snyder Somerset, RiiMivnn ._ i - 1 ' 32 11 10 : 2 6 1 10 7 ""'Ii 1 - -. 20 fl 5 2 i 4 4 118 SO Susquehanna, Tinefi . --- 10 88 Union, Venango, - — Warren " 1" 1 6 6 11 Washington, Wayne __„„ ""26 Westmoreland, 1 Bl 1 1 10 York. 8 Totals 2 1 692 410 255 8 26 10 s 88 102 80 1,625 I 1 The total number of fires reported for 1918 was 1,625. It must be remembered, however, that we are still not getting complete reports, especially of small fires. Where our protective organiza- tion is most complete and efficient we probably get close to 100% of all fires, but in certain other parts of the State, we may fail to get as high as 25% of the total number of fires. Because they are extinguished before they burn over an acre, there is little or no expense incurred and individuals and wardens do not report them. In one county, several hundred-acre fires occurred but we got no formal reports of them and nothing definite enough to incorporate into our tables. In 1918 the greatest number of fires occurred during March, namely 692. April had 410, May 255, November 102, and October 88. It is unusual to have so many fires during March. Notwith- standing the hoavy snows of last winter they melted early and the high winds of the early part of the month together with unusual high temperature dried the vegetable cover of the soil, producing a favornblo condition for fires before people expected them. Few precautions had been taken. Railroad rights-of-wa
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