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Forest Fires Lowest Ever In Pennsylvania 1961 Records
Forests and Waters Secretary Maurice K Goddard reported 1961 set the state low for acres burned and fires. Only 3200 acres burned across 552 fires, with hunters causing 150 fires the leading cause followed by incendiaries and railroads. One district reported 101 fires burning 320 acres.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Maurice K Goddard
Goddard
H. B. Rowland
Department