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Public awareness of forest fires grows in Ontario
Ontario departments report rising public interest in forest fire threats with 1953 fire data showing 1,520 fires burning 58 809 acres. Largest 1948 Chapleau-Mississagi blaze burned 645 340 acres. 1906 remains worst with 1 240 000 acres. Public education aims to curb human-caused flames, which account for 82 percent of incidents.
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Ontario
Department of Lands and Forests
Division of Forest Protection
E. Mackey
Chapleau
British Columbia
Quebec
Theister
Chapleau-Mississagi
New York