Forest Fire Losses Reduced in Connecticut
Connecticut in 1950 had one of the best years in the state’s history from the viewpoint of keeping down losses from forest fires, according to a summary made public by W. F. Schreeder, Connecticut’s State Forester and Chief Fire Warden.
During 1950 there were 572 forest fires in Connecticut against a 15-year average of 1,187. Not only was the number of fires kept down, but the average loss per fire was held to 3.4 acres, one of the lowest in the history of the state, and in 1950, one of the lowest in the whole United States.
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