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--This week in fire This Week in Fire By Norm Gladish Fire Prevention Technician Every year in Ontario, hun- dreds of forest fires break out across the province. Most are quickly extinguished. A small percentage of these fires escape early suppression to become monsters beyond the technical ability of men to stop. Why is this? Weather is a major factor. It determines if a forest fire will start and how quickly it will grow. Wind, relative humidity, temperature, and precipitation all play a part in how weather affects fire. Wind can speed up the rate at which fuels dry by keeping air in constant motion, particularly when the air is dry. Wind can also carry sparks and embers, rapidly spreading an existing fire. Relative humidity affects the amount of moisture in fine fuels, such as grasses, dead needles or leaves and moss. When the rela- tive humidity is low, the air actu- ally draws moisture from fine fuels making them more suscepti- ble to fire. It is obvious that sunlight dries forest fuels as well. But it also raises their surface temperatures. This means that a fire will need less heat to raise these fuels to the ignition point. It will therefore spread more rapidly than in unex- posed fuels. Of course, precipitation has a very direct effect on the condition of forest fuels. A long dry spell will result in a greatly reduced moisture content in most fuels which increases their flammabili- ty. Large fires may be beyond man's control until a good rain slows them down. We have seen that weather is the primary agent in determining fuel condition. The others are fuel type and size. The large sur- face area of fine fuels, such as grass, leaves, needles, and small twigs permits rapid evaporation of moisture. Larger diameter fuels have less surface area for the same vol- ume. As a result, they dry out more slowly that fine fuels after wet periods. They are more diffi- cult to ignite. Fine fuels will more readily catch fire and burn more intensely. An example of this is fire burning through log- ging slash. Just as important as size, is the type of fuel. (evergreens) are much more read- ily flammable than deciduous. Blown down trees will burn more readily than standing timber. Dead trees, such as budworm killed balsam fir, will burn better than live "green" trees. Topography is another impor- tant determinant as to how a for- est fire will behave. Fuels on slopes facing the sun will dry out more thus igniting more easily than those in the shade. Also, snow disappears earlier in spring, creating a potential fire hazard sooner. This brings us to seasonal changes. Fine fuels are dead in early spring, green in summer and often cured in fall. Dead and cur- ing. fuels are much more flammable than green ones. Daylight slowly increases each Tequila Sunrise the Ladies the Slowpitch Champs are: front row (I - r)- Shannon Long, Brenda Figliomeni, Marilyn Thompson, Marlene McParland, Jennifer O'Reilly, and Nancy Zaporzan. Back row- Siobhan Brown, Jennifer Martin, Cecile Borutski, Rose Halonen, Pat McIntyre, Sylvia Figliomeni, and Edythe Cosgrove. Photo by Angie Saunders By Angie Saunders The News The Tequila Sunrise Ladies Slow-pitch team were very victo- rious last weekend. A Ladies Slow-pitch Tournament was held August 11-. 12. Four teams participated with over 80 girls registered. The four teams were called Tequila Sunrise, Manhattan, Pina Colada and Velvet Hammer. Tequila Sunrise won both tro- phies and are now the Schreiber ) Creative Dimensions in Hair Désign 2 Mountainview Plaza, Schreiber Wou Cherie We now aes 'fut extensions, Focus 21 prod- ucts Splash 8oz. $8.00 refills $6.00 Sea plas- ma 8o0z. $7.00 refills $5.50 Paul Mitchell prod- ucts , mousse, sculpting spray plus facial mud packs, barbering and other services. Ladies Slowpitch League Champs as well as the Play-off Champs. The winning ladies won 20 - 4 against Manhattan in the final game of the Round Robin. Third place went to Pina Colada-and fourth went to Velvet Hammer. Coniferous trees © Page 11, News, Tuesday, August 21, 1990 day in spring until June 21, when it begins to decrease. The length of sunlight each day affects the drying time of fuels, the tempera- ture and relative humidity of the air, all-important to fire behaviour, as we have seen. A final factor in how forest fires burn is the time of day. Daytime is usually associated with lower relative humidity, higher temperatures, and stronger winds than is night. The result is more rapid drying and easier igni- tion of fuels during the day, peak- ing between twelve noon and six p.m. We have seen many reasons why forest fires vary so widely in behaviour and each factor has an influence on all the others. This may help explain why some fires blaze while others just fizzle out. To be on the safe side, always be careful with matches, smokes and any kind of fire. ee ( SCHREIBER MIXED SLOW PITCH PLAY-OFF DANCE to be held Saturday, August 25th Schreiber Recreation Centre 9:00 p.m. - Music by Randall Kushnieryk admission $5.00 eac Sorry no minors. | 1:00 a.m. "| h P. Richardson Chairman Requires a classroom teacher for September, 1990 as. follows: Schreiber Public School - 0.75 FTE Teacher for SPECIAL EDUCATION* *Minimum qualifications Special Education Part 1 APPLICATIONS Candidates who hold the necessary qualifications to teach in Ontario in the areas specified above are invited to submit written applications which contain details re qualifications held, experience and the names of at least three (3) references by Monday, August 27th, 1990 to: Gail Conrad Davey, Principal Schreiber Public School P.O. Box 129 Schreiber, Ontario POT 2SO Phone No. 807 - 824- 2082 Fax No. 807- 824-2157 The Lake Superior Board of Education D.I. McQuarrie Director of Education Notice is hereby given that Canadian Pacific Limited intends to apply to the National Transportation Agency pursuant to Section 119 of the Railway Act for exemption from the requirement to submit a plan, profile and book of reference showing the proposed removal of the Station building at Terrace Bay, Ontario at NOTICE mile 109.9 of its Heron Bay Subdivision Inquiries with respect to this matter may be addressed to Mr. J. D. Champion, Superintendent, CP Rail, 233 Elgin Street, Sudbury, Ontario PSE 3N7 Any party having objections to the company's proposal should contact Ms. S. Clement, Secretary, National Transportation Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A ON9Q, with a copy forwarded to Mr. H.-C. Wendlandt, General Solicitor, Canadian Pacific Limited , Law Department Room 234, Windsor Station, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3E4 J.D. Champion Superintendent ~ C.P. Rail .