Library copy UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Section 37 National Park Service Region One THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OF OCTOBER 17 - NOVEMBER 14, 1947 WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE A Report Prepared By: Fred H. Arnold, Regional Forester Wilbur L. Savage, Forester Robert B. Moore, Forester February 27, 1948 (Date of Completion) Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mount Desert Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Phone: 207-288-4245 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Region One THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OF OCTOBER 17 - NOVEMBER 14,1947 WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE A Report Prepared By: Pred H. arnold Fred He Arnold, Regional Forester Wilbur L. Savage, Forester Urebur L. Savage Robert Forester Robert B. Moore, B. February 27, 1948 (Date of Completion) THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OF OCTOBER 17 - NOVEMBER 14, 1947 WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INDEX Subject Page Name of the Fire 1 Purpose and Soope of Report 1 The Island and the Park s Forest and Soil Conditions 3 Provisions for Fire Control in the Park 5 Forest Fire Danger Conditions 9 National Emergency 12 Origin of the Fire 12 Suppression of the Fire 13 First Stage of the Fire - October 17 to 20 13 Second Stage of the Fire - October 21 and 22 14 The Blow-up of October 23 19 The Suppression Period Following the Blow-up - October 24 to 27 21 Suppression Tactics and Use of Water 25 Mop-up Operations 27 Communications 30 Fire-Weather Reports 31 Fire Detection 31 Incendierism 31 Subsistence and Lodging of Fire Fighters 34 Safety of Forces Engaged 35 Supporting Action in the Region One and Director's offices 35 Cooperative Assistance 38 Suppression Costs 43 Equipment Accountability 44 Fire Damage and Rehabilitation 45 Outstanding Features of the Fire and Lessons From It 48 Individual Fire Report, Form 10-400 53 APPREDIX Photographs 1 Comparative Record of Precipitation, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1884 - 1947 13 Fire Record, Acadia National Park, 1937 - 1946 14 Summary of Allotments for Forest Fire Control, Acadia NP, 1939 - 1948 15 Overhead Personnel From Points Outside of Acadia NP liho Assisted in Suppression Action on Mount Desert Island Fire 16 List of Agencies Participating on Mount Desert Island Fire 18 Fire Organization Chart - Typical Day. Mount Desert Island Fire 19 Hanpower Distribution Tables, Mount Desert Island Fires Table 1 - Early Stages Oate 17 to 23 20 Table 2 - Attack, Holding and Hop-up Stages Following Blow-up of October 23 21 11 Subject Page (lanpower Distribution Tables, Mount Desert Island Fire (Cont'd)) Table 3 - Interior Mop-up and Patrol, Final Stages, Nov. 3 to Nov. 14 22 Nep-up Instructions, Mount Desert Island Fire 23 Length of Fire Line by Sectors, Divisions and Total Perimeter, Mount Desert Island Fire 24 Summary of Acreage Burned, Hount Desert Island Fire 25 Summary of Fire Damage, Mount Desert Island Fire 26 Major Items of Equipment Secured, Mount Dosort Island Fire 27 Summary of Fire Suppression Costs, Mount Desert Island Fire: Total Participation and Costs 28 ER & FFF Funds (Estimated) 29 Paid From Other NPS Funds (Actual) 30 Contributed Costs (Estimated) 31 ER s FFF Deficiency Appropriation Estimate With Respect to Mount Deport Island Fire, November 20, 1947 32 Preliminary Reports on Mount Desert Island Fire Report bys We Le Savage, Fire Boss 42 Be Le Hadley, Superintendent, undated 57 Po Go Favour, Jres Park Ranger 61 R. Co Douglas, General Maintenance Foreman 65 Le E. Mayo, Clerk 68 so De Coffeen, Chief Forester, Oct. 23, 1947 70 Jo 12⑉ Coffeen. Chief Forester, undated 71 3. is Endley, Superintendent, Nove 17, 1947 ALLEN, GIONAL DIRECTOR, NOV. 73 J. Do Coffran, Chief Forester, Nov. 18, 1947 78 Log of Mount Desert Island Fire: Director's office 82 Region One office 93 Acadia National Park 100 USGS Map, Acadia National Park and Vicinity (Pooket) Fire May, Mount Desart Island Fire (Pocket) THIS MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OF OCTOBER 17 - NOVEMBER 14, 1947 WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ACADIA NATIONAL PARX, MAINS Name of the Fire This fire is reforred to as the Mount Desert Island Fire because more than oze-fourth of the total area of that island was burned by the fire and the entire island was imminently impariled by it. The general public speake of the fire as the "Bar Marbor Fire," and undoubtedly it will go down in history by that name. Caught suddenly in the violent on- slaught of the galo-driven holocaust raging through crowt in the closely adjacent tinder-day doniforous forest, the town of Der Barbor because n catastrophic inferno on the evening of October 25. It narrowly missed total destruction. Nationalde heedlines flashed the frightful plight of Der Harbor as the harrifying spectable of a town in Clanes wrote another page in the history of urban fire disasters. Sensational front page stories everywhere told of the nass evacuation of town inhabitants by land and water - 6 "Sectiond Dunquerque they called it; of millions of dollars worth of supptuous awarer homes razed to unbelievably small massas of rubble and ash. They related also how two lives were lost and how, with horoic effort and almost miraculous achievement, the major portion of the town we saved, including the business section. Purpose and Soope of Report This is a record of the less sensational aspects of the fire. It doals with the 17,183 aare forest fire, and more particularly with the 8,750 nare portion of it within Aandia National Park, representing nearly 2 ano-third of the park's total area. This is the story of the origin, apread, and suppression of the fire on its far-flung fronts coursing arratically through forest and open from the rock-bound deena shore over goutle lowlands, flat narshes and readows, beside lake shores, and across or along roads, trails, rocky strong, ragged slopen and ridge tops to graze the sunits of the two highest countains on the island. The suppression action described is minly that directed to save as much as possible of the improvements and natural features in the park, which are important to its use and attractiveness for recreation, while at the same time serving to prevent further spread of the fire to villages and private property on the ioland. Damage, costo and other effects of the fire are similarly considered primarily in relation to the park and the Service. The report is prepared in response to a request from the Director's office for a congrehensive official record of the forest fire. On the basis of that request the intant has been to enbody in the report a record of (1) basic or background information regarding the island, the park, and fire control; (2) conditions under which the fire started, spread and was suppressed (s) suppression action as directed by the Service in conjuno- tion with other agencies) (4) direct, indirect and contributed gosts to the Service for suppressions (s) extent of fire damage to the parks (6) estimated cost of resulting clean-up and rehabilitation work within the paricy and (7) transcripts of fire logs, preliminary reports and miscel- langous data pertinent to the fire or to fire control in the park. The report would be incomplete without setting forth some conclusive leasons to be derived from this fire - the largest in Acadia National Park and Region One history. 3 The Island and the Park Mount Depart Island is situated on the coast of Maine about 155 miles northeast of Portland via U. So lighway 1 and State Highway 3. Approximately 100 square miles in area, the entire island is devoted largely to recreational uso. Villages are loanted principally along the coast, on the GOVES, harbors end Sange Sound which indent the rooky share. Bar Harbor, faned as a States resort, is the largest urban place an the island, having a year-round population of about 4,500e It is located nidway along the cost of the island's eastern lobe. (See appended U.S.G.S. may). The entire constal parimeter of the island is randily accossible by paved roads. For a mountainous area the interior is unuoually well traversed by roads and an extensive system of foot trails. This factor played an important part in the suppression action on the fire. The headquarters of Aandia National Park is. situated on the southern edge of Bar Harbor. On the may its location can be spotted as within the little area cross-hatched in red just above the abbreviation "31c." The paris area, 23,382 aores in aggregate, is composed of many disconnected and widely separated areas. with outlying portions located chiefly on Schoodic Poninsula and Isle all Haut, the major portion of the park is on Mount Desert Island. There it accupies mainly the more rugged interior portions, in unjoined tracts of irregular size and outline. Forest and Soil Conditions About 90% of the island, and an even larger portion of the park is forested, as will be noted on the map. Forest cover consists 4 of coniferous, deciduous and mixed coniferous - deciduous types extending from sea level to the rooky subalpine or barren arests of the higher mountains - Cadillac, Sargent, Dorr (Flying Squadron on the nep), and others. (Cadillac Mtn., elevation 1,530 foot, is the highest geographic point on the Eastern ameboard). Coniferous forests contain red and white spruce, balous fir and Eastern white pine as major spooles. The northern hardwoods (Amorican beach, yellow birch and sugar ample) with any birch, the two nativo aspens and Northern red calc are the predominant species in the hardwood types. Both type groups have nungrous secondary tree and shrub associates and advance tree reproduction is usually plantiful. Outcropping granite rode and exposed or concealed talus boulders are abundant. Comparatively heavy humus covers the forest floor in the coniforous types, particularly in the spruce - fir stands. This is usually internized with underlying granite boulders of irregular sise and shape. The Issuas and matted tree roots have infiltrated deeply into the profuse boulders benenth, eubodding them tenuously. Knowledge of this condition is essential to a full understanding of the stubborn page sistence of the fire deep in the ground, and of the great difficulties encountered in nop-up work and in attempts to dig fire lines where this condition obtained. The organic layer in the hardwood types consists of a few inches of loaf litter and duff. There the conditions affecting line construction and mogeup were less troublosome. Before the fire, accumulations of the heavier fuels were essentially light in all forest types within those portions of the pario involved, due to the extensive fire hazard reduction accomplishments under the Civilian Conservation Corps program. This favorable condition unquestionably re+ dueed rate of spread after the blow-up subsided, lessened resistance to control, and consequently lightened the job of line clearanee and mopmup. 5 Provisions for Fire Control in the Park Considering the mild firo exparience of the paris during the decade preceding 1947 (see park firo record in appendix), physical improvements and equipment available for fire control were above normal requirements. On hand before the fire were a nodern fire truck, five power pumps, hose and hand tools, in all sufficient to equip more than 200 fire fightors. The park has two fire lookcaut houses, one on Sargent Minnes the other on Beech litz. Comunication between those stations and park headquarters had been provided by telephone but service to Sargent lttn. was inoperativo at the time of the fire. Detection during fire seasons has been provided by manning one or both of the established lookout stations or one or more secondary points, depending upon degree of danger and visibility conditions. As previously mentioned, accessibility for fire control is unusually well provided, due to the existence of an extensive system of paved roads, carriage roads, tanaolo trails, old woods roads and foot trails. Park trucks, pick-ups and passenger-currying vehiclen were angle in number for ordinary fire control transportation noods. Commercial telephone service is available within short travel time from most parts of the island. In addition to the extensive CCC fire hasard reduction recomplishments in the park, accumulations of logging slash and windfallen trees had been reduced as a further safeguard over a considerable aoreage of private lands adjoining part boundaries. CCC forces also constructed many miles of fire= brence along park boundaries. This work was done with respect to park tracts located mainly in the western part of the island, on Schoodic Peninsula, and along boundaries north and vest of Aunt Betty Pond. 6 The park maintained a standard Southeastern Forest Experiment Station fire danger station. (This was destroyed by the firo, except for the rain gage which was located at part headquarters.) The station was operated during fire seasons and the observations obtained provided the basis for systematic rating and recording of fire danger conditions. As regards personnel resources, the Acadia organisation included 14 permanent and nine temporary employees at the time the fire started. Those positions are listed below by number and title. Permanent Positions 1 Superintendent 1 Assistant Superintendent 1 Paric Naturalist 3 Park Rangers (ano of when served as park fire chief) 1 General Meintenance Foreman 1 Maintmance Foresan 1 Automotive Mechanic 2 Laborers 1 Accounting Clark 1 Clerk-Typist 1 Clerk Temporary Positions 1 True Clinber (Blister Rust Control) 8 Laborers During the super of 1947 the park had eight seasonal employees in the following positions: six seasonal Park Rengers, one Fire Control Add and one Blister Rust Control Checker. Fire control training for park and CCC forces was provided once or twice each your during the period from 1938 through 1942. ERA forces also received such training in the years through 1940, that program having been discontinued in the park the following year. These training sessions were from one to three days* duration and the major oubjects included fire provention, suppression methods and techniques, use of hand tools, power pumps, hose and water. One or more Acadia supervisory personnel attended 7 regional or sectional fire control training meetings conducted in other areas during the years 1939, 1940 and 1942. There was no fire control training in the park during the war years, 1943 to 1946. In May 1947 a three-day fire school was conducted in Acadia with the participation of the Chief Forester and a member of the regional forestry staff. It 100.8 attended by 29 paric, Service and local cooperating personnel. The program was devoted almost entirely to instruction and practice in the use of power pumps, hose and water in forest fire suppression. Acadia fiscal your allotments 1939 to 1948 for forest fire control purposes are sumarised in the appendixe This summary shows that the average annual allotment of such funds to the park during the decade was 667. Although since fisani year 1942 only $143 have been allotted to the park for forest fire equipment, the park has obtained considerable war surplus equipment during the past two years under the Service's authori- sation to procure such equipment by transfer without exchange of funds. Items obtained in this manner include a fire truck, trailer-mounted pump. and hose. During the years of CCC activity in the park fire lookout and fire guard services were provided from that source. From 1942, when the park lost its last CCC crap, until fiscal year 1947 the allotments provided for two fire guard or fire control aid positions each year. The authorised periods of employment varied from 2 to 4.5 months por year for each posi- tion. The amount approved for personal services in the 1948 allotment under Forest Protection and Fire Provention was reduced to provide but one fire control aid for 4.5 months. The park has a written forest fire control plan but it was out of date and in need of revision before the Mount Desart Island Fire occurred. 8 An analytical forest protection requirements report for Acadin was approved by the Acting Director on December 19, 1944. Copies of the park fire atlas are maintained in the park, regional and Director's offices. No formal cooperative fire control agreements with other agencies have been in effect but verbal understandings between the park and the organized torms on the island provide for cooporation on a assistance basis. The Towns of Bar Merbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor and Tremont (000 U.S.O.S. nap for location and boundaries of each) are, collectively, in charge of fire control on private lands on the island. Practically all the villages have fire departments which vary in sise from several trucks and several full-time employees down to one truck and one full-time employee. The full-time employees in these fire companies form the nuclous of the organizations, most of the membership consisting of volunteers. The latter represent a large partion of the able-bodied mail in their respective commities. Acadia National Park fulfile responsibility for the protection of all lands within park boundaries. To define the saue within which the park any take initial action on fires throutening park lands from the outsido a fire boundary had been established around the park This boundary, roughly paralleling the park line at distances varying from a for foot to one mile outside the paric, follows roads, trails, streams and, in so for as possible, other physical barriers to fire. Initial suppression action is taken independently or cooperatively by park forces on fires occurring within this zone, since such fires are considered as directly threatening part lands. The Mount Desert Island Fire originated more than one sile outside of the fire boundary. 9 During the 19-year period 1923 - 1946 smokers accounted for GB percent, incendiary 15 percent, debris burning 7 percent, and other human causes 9 percent of the total number of reportable fires within or threatening the park. No lightning fires are recorded in that period. The park fire prevention program has been less active sinoe the years of CCC activity. Forest Fire Danger Conditions The period of danger from forest fires on the island is recognized as normally from April 15 to September 1, with a tendency to extend to September 15 in some yours. It is, therefore, essentially a late spring and summer fire season. The extremely dry conditions provailing during the susser and fall of 1947 caused a greatly extended and severe post- fire season energency which continued well into the month of November The Mount Desert Island climate is charactoristically cool in sumer, with long periods of high hunidity. During the spring and fall seasons the island is frequently blanketed with fag. Dry nights and protracted drought conditions have been of rare occurrence there. Bar Harbor precipi- tation records for the past 61 years (exoluding 1941 and 1942) show a mean of 3.32 inches in August, 3.30 inches in September, and 4.43 inshes in Coto- ber. These figures are in sharp contrast with 0.56, 2.33, and 0.03 inches, respectively, for the same months in 1947 at Bar Harbor. The park fire record for the 1937 1946 decade reflects the mildness of the fire condi- tions during the years proceding 1947. In that decade a yearly average of less than 0 reportable fires burned 6.7 acres per year within the park (See precipitation and fire records in appendix.) The Weather Bureau presents the following pertinent analysis of the fire weather situation in New England for the month of October 1947. 10 October, 1947, was a disastrous month for New England. In the aid= dle of the month there was an outbreek of small brush and forest fires, many of which spread rapidly in the dry leaves and woods. On the 21st, sorious fires developed, aggrevated by strong northwest winds which were over thirty miles an hour in Maine. Thousands of aeres of timberland were destroyed, as well as farms, hones, and summer vottages. Soores of people were made homeless, and power and light service was disrupted in many places. "What more the anuses of such tragio fires throughout New England? That influence, direct or indirect, did the weather have on the situation? Certainly the weather at the time helped to spread the fires that had star- tod, and undo the task of controlling them more difficult. Perhaps it had more to do with the entiro fire situation than is apparent at first. "During the three-month period from August to October, 1947, New England received only 56% of its normal simult of precipitation. That moant that everything was exceedingly dry. including the vegetation and ground GOVER. As the month of October progressed, the condition became increasingly worse. This was just the session when leaves were falling from the troes, so that before the and of the month the ground was well covered with tinder-dry leaves. Since everything was so dry, the slight- est carelessness with matches, cigarette butts, or any kind of fire could easily ignite whatever was at hand; and any fire once started would spread rapidly. In addition, the long dry spell reduced the water supply to a seriously low level in many places) in sous communities water had to be hauled from & considerable distance. The conroity of water made the dan- ger more oritical if any small fires broke oute 11 "Years the early part of October on, warnings of the fire hazard ware issued daily through press and radio, together with appoals for everyone to exorcise extress caro in the use of fire. The fire situation because more serious each day, and an outbreak of small brush and forest fires 00⑉ curred on the 10th. On the 17th, sorse state and national forests were closed because of the fire hazard. "On the 18th, the Boston Meather Burenu Office warned that the forest fire danger was very critical, and that the situation would because worse before it got any. better. On the 21st of October a "dry" cold front scept across New England, bringing no precipitation, and ushoring in an air nass whose relative humidity was about 20% The already existing forest fires were aggravated by the strong northwest winds behind the front. This @@@@ bination of wind, low hosidity, and drought resulted in "blow-up" conditions, and fires raged out of control." A Weather Bureau telegraphic summary for the week ending October 21 reported for New Englands "Forest fire danger highs woods closeds many fires raging. Water shortage begoning critical; stream flow, wells, and reservoirs at lowest level in years." Induood by those prolonged intensely dry weather conditions fire dan- gar persisted in Class 3, 4 or 5 during the period from aid-September to November 8. There was no agpreciable rainfall on the island over a period of 65 daya, from September 4 to November 8. The fire started (October 17) and was brought under control (October 27) during that period. A light trace of rain fell on October 29. Rainfall on November 8 and 9 amounting to 0.61 inches reduced fire danger considerably and contributed to can- plate blackout of the fire on November 14. 12 National Emergency In recognition of this critical situation throughout the Northeast the Governors of New England's tix states and the Governor of New York had, by October 22, declared a state of emergency, closing woods to the use of fire and general travel. On October 24 the President of the United States proclaimed the existence of a national enorgancy in the fire- distressed area. Such was the situation under which the Mount Desort Island Fire occurred, was foughts and suppressed. Origin of the Fire As nearly as can be determined, the Mount Desert Island Fire origi- nated at 3:20 Pello on October 17g 1947 in or adjacaut to a trash disposal dump known locally as "Dolliver's Dump," which is located on William Dol- liver's place near the edge of Fresh Neadow This location is outside of Acadia National Park, 1 3/4 niles west of the Lake Good section of the park, and 2 3/4 miles north of the park boundary near the Eagle Lake Road, as shown on the firo map in the appendix. Local residents pay the owner of the dump for the privilege of dis- pasing of their rubbish there. The conbustible material deposited in the dung is customarily destroyed by burning. However, even before the State Governor's declaration concerning the energency, Fire Chief Sleeper of Bar Harbor Fire Department had prohibited outside burning operations with= in the towship. Specifically how the fire started has not been conclusively established, but except for the possibility of incendiarism the most plausible explanation is that there was 0000 obsoure fire or hot embers quietly snoldering in the dump which eventually kindled an active fire, or that perhaps burning 13 material was deposited there shortly before the fire broke out. The owner of the dump has assured Chief Sleeper that there had boon no burning in the dump which would account for this fire. Chief Sleeper has stated that he had patrolled the vicinity by autonobile one hour prior to the start of the fire and that he sear no evidence of fire in the dump then. In a letter to the Attorney General dated December 29, 1947 the Seare- tary of the Interior directed attention to the great easte and damages to the Federal Government resulting from the fire and the manifest interest of the United States in recovering damages if personal responsibility for the cause of the fire one be definitely determined. Suppression of the Fire First Stage of the Fire - October 17 to 20 The first report of the fire was received by Chief Slooper in Far Harbor by telephone at 4:05 Palle on Friday. October 17. A second report followed at 4:09 pelle The Town of Bar Barbor Fire Department immediately sent a fire trucic, portable pumper and four none That force reached the fire at 4:18 Pelle and started direct attack with water equipment. Shortly afterward they were reinforced by the arrival of 16 additional 2002. The fire was travelling on the surface of the ground in the grassy flatlands of Fresh Meadow and into woods on the bordering slopes. Chief Sleeper called upon Acadia National Park for assistance at 4:45 Pelle the same day, requesting a portable pumper, hose, and mene The park fire truck, loaded with 2}° and 14th hose and two portable purpors, a dung truck and fivo non were dispatched from park headquarters at 5:45 Pelle The park crew and equipment romined at the some of the fire all that 14 night and the next morning, pumping 14 hours, until the fire was con- sidered thoroughly under control. By noon on October 18 hose had been extended and water applied entirely around the fire area, then approximately 100 aeres. At about that time Chief Sleeper released all park personnel except two prop operators. The others returned to park headquarters sub- joot to recall. The park pung operators, with relief, and the two pumper s served on the fire until the morning of October 20 when they word released by Chief Sinepor. The fire WAS under nop-up and patrol action from early morning on October 18 through October 20 under the direction of Chief Sleeper. It had not been declared out nor had an order to abandon it completely been issued. Second Stage of the Fire - October 21 and 22 During the early morning hours of October 21 a strong northwest wind, it is believed, fanned into flaso residual anoldering embors within the burn and throw fire across the established lines, causing it to break out with reasoned fores. The fire then advanced rapidly in a general south- easterly direction, crossing Crooked Road at approximately 7:45 Relle Chief Sleeper sounded a general alam at 8:00 Belles requesting assistance from the park and neighboring fire companies on the island and mainland. He also telephoned Dow Field, Aray Air Force base at Bangor, Heine, about 50 niles may, requesting imediate assistance through such 13921 and equipment as could be supplied. Park foress were dispatched immediately, including trucks, pumpers and hose. They joined with Bar Marbor, other local fire companies and local residents in protecting buildings and in attempts to check the advance of the fire along Enery District Road. Suppression action was directed by the Bar Harbor Fire Chief. 15 The fire crossed Every District Road at approximately 10:00 Bollog then struck toward Norway Drivo and old Mill Brook, a section covered with heavy coniforous logging slash. Approximately 250 AAF officera and non arrived from Dow Field shortly after 10.00 Salta the sance day and were dispatched to various parts of the fire. They established field camp near the Eagle Lake CCC Camp site. Several stands were attempted by the combined forena during this run of the fires along Crooked Road, Baury District Road, Norway Drive and old Hill Brook, also along Breakmack Road on the southeast sido of the fire and Eagle Lake Road on the south. Crown fires and apot fires started wp. Strong winds repeatedly swept or jumped the fire over and beyond the untonable lines. This resulted in disorganisation of forees, requiring redeployment of non and equipment again and again along new lines, with consequent loss of time and of same equipment. The fire developed two main heads, one driving through the valley of old Hill Brook and along the west slope of Youngs litnes the other toward Sunken Health west of Norway Drive. At this point forces were being reformed accordingly on two main sectors; Bar Harbor, cooperating fire companies and park forces taking the Younga lta. heads and Somesville, Town Hill and Northeast Harbor forces the Sunkom Health head. The Youngs litn. head burst over MeParland litn. at 4:00 Pelle on October 21 and then across Eagle Lake Road, entering the park shortly afterward about s/s miles west of Eagle Lake. The Sunken Health head flashed southward toward Eagle Lake Road. Park, town fire company and resident forces continued their repeatedly frustrated efforts to impade the progress of the fire throughout the after- noon of October 21. They attempted to hold as much of the Engle Lake Road as possible, to establish a line along Breaknock Road, and to prevent fur- ther advance to the southeast toward Bar Harbor and Cadillae litn. Effort 10 was also directed toward the saving of farm buildings and residences located on the south end of MoParland lita. Paric Superintendent Endley telephoned the Regional Director's home at about 5:00 Pelle on October 21 and in Mr. Allen's absence left with lire. Allon a message explaining the situation. This she prouptly relayed to Associate Regional Director Cox at his home. In a telephone conversation with Forestor Savage later that evening Endley also informed him of the circusstances. He stated that sufficient equipment and manpower more available for the existing situation, but that someone from the regional office was nooded to share responsibility and to assist generally in directing suppression action. Arrangements were made for Region One staff Forestors Savage and Mooro to leave Riohmond for Bangor, Maine by air early the following morning. On the sane overing Farester Savage telephoned Regional Forester Arnold, who was at Mazmoth Cavo National Park on a field trip, and advised him of the situation. Early that evening the wind shifted to the west driving the fire hard into the lines in the Breakmack Road section. The fire then crossed those lines and awapt over the southern end of Brower lita. During the night Bar Harbor Fire Department forces were shifted to a new line along New Eagle Lako Road. Meanshile the head of the fire which had crossed Eagle Lake Road noar MeFarland litn. had subsided and forces there concent trated their efforts on holding the line from further advance south and southrest within the park along Eagle Lake and toward Aunt Betty (land. The fire had covered approximately 1,000 aoros that day. (See stages of fire on fire may in appendist On the morning of October 22 Chief Sleeper and Park Fire Chief Camp= bell designated Park Ranger Paul Favour to serve as Sector 30ss on the Aunt Betty Pond sector. Favour, with 40 AAF officers and enlisted non, 20 paris and local non, the park and Buckeport fire trucks, attempted to construct 17 a line in advance of the fire whose front was then roughly parallel to and s mile south of Eagle Lake Road. Fire line was constructed with hand tools and hose was laid from Aunt Betty Pond along the fire edge. Considerable progress was made until about noon when a crown fire originated within the burn. It advanced rapidly with a strong northwest wind behind it and surged across the nowly constructed line. Equipment and non were then withdrawn and ordered to an assembly point at the north end of Bubble Pond. Favour returned to park headquarters to report the situation to Hadley and confer with Savage and Moore who he understood were expected to arrive about noon that day. Savage and Moore reached Bar Harbor at 1:45 poll. on October 22. That afternoon a conference was held at Bar Harbor Fire Department headquarters, with Superintendent Hadley, Fire Chief Sleeper, Foresters Savage and Moore, Assistant Superintendent Nowack and Park Fire Chief Campbell in attendance. It was decided that (1) park forces, augmented by such help as could be se- cured, would direct their efforts on the Aunt Betty Pond - Southwest Valley sector; and (2) Bar Harbor Fire Department and cooperating forces would con- centrate on the portions of the fire outside the park, particularly to the north and east of Eagle Lake. Shortly after the brief meeting closed Favour joined Savage, Moore and Nowaek and together they proceeded to the head of the fire west of Eagle Lake. En route they stopped at the assembly point north of Bubble Pond and ordered the forces there to proceed with them. That head of the fire, then the southernmost, was situated just west of Eagle Lake, advancing with a strong northwest wind toward Conners Nubble and Southwest Pass. After a hurried scouting of the fire, action was started with about 30 fire fighters, the Buckaport fire truck, pum- pers and hand equipment. Forces were increased to approximately 100 men by midnight, mostly AAF. They were deployed along a line 18 extending from Eagle Lake to and northward along the carriage road on the cast side of Gilmore Meadow to the carriage road junction north of Gilmore Headow. By morning on October 23 this line was burned out and success- fully held. Water was pumped from Sagle Lake and Aunt Betty Pond. During the early morning hours of October 23 the line was extended westward around and south of Aunt Betty Pond and thence northwestward topard a junction with Eagle Lake Roade Considerable mogoup was being accomplished along the carriage road from Aunt Betty Pond to Eagle Lake. Savage called Acting Regional Director Cox at 10:20 Pello on October 22 and advised him or the situation. He requeated that four additional supervisors and Assistant Chief Forestor Cook be floors in as soon as pos- aible to assist in control and mogrup of the fire. At 10:35 Pallo Savage reported conditions to Arnold at Mannoth Cave. On the Bar Harbor Fire Department seator north and east of Eagle Lake, during the night of October 22 the wind, having shifted to the south with increased velocity, drovo the fire northward across fire lines in the Brower litn. section and toward Hulls Cove. This strong advance continued until daybreak on October 23. The efforts of forces an that sector were then concentrated on checking the advance and saving of buildings and improvements in the vicinity of Hulls Covo. In the montine Savage had conferred with the officer in charge of the AAP contingent and explained to him the nood for a continuing supply of note On the morning of October 23 a sector boss headquarters and equip= ment base was established at the corriage road intersection north of oil- noro Meadow. Mora and equipment were assembled at and dispatched from that point. That afternoon the telephone company made an energency field 000-> nection from there to the noarest commercial line, thereby establishing commitation service. 19 By noon on October 23 the Aunt Betty Pond soctor was approaching can- trol. Approximately 800 scree had been burned within the park up to that tine. Considerable difficulty was being experienced in holding the lines on the sector under the direction of Chief Sleeper. At 10:56 Belle Caup= bell called for more help on the front near Hulls Cove. Shortly before 20001 gusty southwest winds drove the fire adross lines in the Lake food section. Advancing vigorously through that section the fire then posed a perilous threat to the village of Bulls Cove. Boar Marbor Fire Depart= nent and cooperating forces were shifted to most this threat and Chief Sleeper requested assistance from forces on the Aunt Betty Pond sector. The Blow-up of October 23 Around 3:00 Pello on October 23 the wind, shifting from southwest to northrest, suddenly increased to gale proportions with velocities reported as high as 45 miles per hour. Flash fires springing up near held lines and eron fires generating within the burn abruptly portended certain dis= aster and collapse of the entire suppression effort. Crews were directed to intensify their efforts and concentrate on holding the lines. At 4:00 pitte Savage called Hadley, advising him of the critical conditio and stat= ing that he should be prepared for news at any tine of serious breakovers and loss of control of the fire. In the conversation Hadley stated that in Bar Harbor it looked as though the entire town was doosed. The danger of breakovers and crown fires mounted and they became an increasing threat to the line-holding forces. Favour, directing action on the extreme northwest flank near Eagle Lake Road, reported at 4:08 Palls that breakover fires to the north and west were outflanking the line in that location, crossing Eagle Lake Road westward from his and endangoring the non. He was instructed to evacuate his non to a point of safety. Total entrapment of 20 all forces along the Aunt Betty Pond sector was clearly inevitable, and when it became imminent the abandonment of lines and complete evacuation of non was the only recourse. Equipment was eached quickly in as safe a location as possible. Some of it, such as hose, had to be left on the line. The ro- treat of forces from this sector was accomplished in as quick and orderly a manner as possible. There were no casualties. It would appear to be a foregone conclusion that sll of the hard won achievement in establishing and holding the Aunt Betty Pond - Eagle Lake line up to this point was totally lost and of no avail in view of what followed. However, there is substantial reason to believe that this action in its final effect so delayed the southward advance of the fire that it was the major fac- tor in preventing its ultimate spread to and probably over Pemetic Mtn. before the fierce onslaught subsided. Driven wild by powerful winds the fire built up tremendous heat and violent rate of spread. with titanic force and fury it roared southward across the island on two main fronts. The Aunt Betty Pond front swept madly toward Sargent Mtn. and The Bubbles. The Hulls Cove front raged like the holocaust it was to and through Bar Harbor's western suburbs, over Cadillac, Flying Squadron and Champlain Mtns. and on toward Otter Point. The catastrophic spread and intensity of the conflagration is indicated by the fire's sudden enormous expension from approximately 1,800 aores at 4:00 Pells to over 16,000 acres by midnight on October 23. The wind began to abate in the early morning hours of October 24, after an evening and night of appalling destruction, and dawn came over the island through a heavy shroud of smoke. Assistant Chief Forester Cook and four men from Shenandoah National Park (Park Rangers Berg and P. H. Johnson, and Fire Control Aids J. R. Johnson and Benton) had arrived at Bar Harbor Airport from Washington, D. C. by Navy plane at 2:30 , October 23. A State Police officer started to drive them to park headquarters but due to fire-blocked roads and evacuation confusion in Bar 21 Harbor and vicinity they did not roach the park office until 7:30 Pello The Suppression Period Following the Blow-up - October 24 to 27 By daybroak on Friday, October 24, the sale had subsided to the extent that the vicious run of the fire was sponte Forest fire fighting forces were disorganized and equipment was scattered; some of it evidently had been removed by unauthorised persons sone had burned ups and same was lost. Hadley, Nowack, Favour, Cook, Savage and Moore conferred at park headquarters to reorganise forces and plan resumption of attack on the fire. By general agreement among those attending, Savage was designated as Fire Boas to direct all suppression action for the park. Be then designated Cook as Relief Fire Boss, Hadley as an assistant to handle all business with local agen- cies, and Nownole to not as a relief for Hedley. Favour was assigned to Infor- nation Service, with duties to include napping and scouting of the fire. Douglas was assigned to collect and inventory all available equipment that could be used in fire suppression. Mooro was assigned as NPS Lieison officer on relations with the AAF. later taicing on general limison with additional agencies concerning manpower and its wolfare. These other agencies included the Navy, Coast Guard, Red Cross, University of Maine, Bangor Secinary, and eventually several of the local villages other than Bar Harbor. Doudna was assigned to Communications, and Mayo to clorical work. Following this action a conference was arranged with Chief Slooper in Bar Marbor Fire Department headquarters. In addition to Chief Sleeper those present included one or two members of his staff, Savage, Cook Endley, Nowack, and Camp= bell who had been working closely with Sar Harbor Fire Department. Chief Sleeper WILS informed that Savage was HPS Fire Boss and that the park office would become forest fire headquarters. It was agreed that the Town of Bar Harbor would han-> dic all action on the fire north of Bagle Lake Road and cast of State Highway 22 198; that the NPS organization would direct all forest fire suppression nation south of Eagle Lake Road; and that as supervision because available the NPS organisation would assist the town forces. Campbell was assigned to limison activities with the Town of Bar Harbor. Telephone connections between Bar Harbor and the outside had been disrupted by the fire. By about 9:30 Ralls October 24, lines were repaired and service was restored for emergency business. A call was made to the Regional Director at 9:45 Relite First reports from the seouts had been plotted and the fire edge was roughly outlined over the telephone The need for the assistance of Regional Forester Arnold, Forester Walker and 20 additional overhead personnel was stated. A request was made to and approved by the Regional Director for $5,000 to be used for local purchases of equipment assestial to the fire suppression job. Sever oral items of equipment were requested, including 10 portable power pumps, 20 niles of 1/1" hose, 100 backpack pumps, and 6 power saws. The Regional Di- rector advised that the Director's office would be kept informed about the fire by the Region One office. For organisation and action on the line the fire was divided into three sectors, designated A, B and C, subject to revision upon arrival of more over-> head. Sector A extended from the west shore of Eagle Lake to Jordan Pond, over Sargent lita. to Eagle Lake Read. (This later because Division II). Sector B extended from Otter Point over Cadillae litt. to the east share of Eagle Lake. (This later became Division I). Sector C extended from Eagle Lake Road north and cast through Fresh Meador and The Health to Frenchman Day. (This later because Division III). At 1:25 Palle on the 24th Berg was dispatched to Seator A GE Sector Boas with one forenan and 120 AAP mall. lite began suppression action by direct attack between Eagle Lake and Jordan Pond, working toward Sargent State At 1:35 Pelle Benton was dispatched to Sector 3 as Sector Boss with one forean and 125 AAF 23 non. He began suppression action by direct attack, working from Otter Cove toward Eagles Crag. Action by these forces on Sectors A and B continued with reasonably good progress through the night of October 24. Relief forces car- ried on during the day of the 25th. Favour and Moore arranged with Dow Field for a reconnaissance flight over the fire, which was made by Savage, Cook and Favour on the afternoon of the 24th. Cruising over the area at varying elevations for one hour and forty min- utes, they sketched the fire on maps and made useful observations concerning it. At about 4:00 o'clock that afternoon three c-47's landed at Bar Harbor Airport with the first shipments of requested items of fire equipment, consist- ing of hose and Army decontamination tanks as a substitute for backpack pumps. This equipment was delivered to park headquarters shortly after 5:30 that evening. About noon on the 25th 17 NPS and 9 U. S. Forest Service (USFS hereafter) supervisory personnel arrived, having been flown to Bar Harbor Airport from Washington, D. C. in two AAF planes. Two additional NPS personnel also arrived that day from distant points by other means. (See list in appendix). Super- vision on the line was reinforced for the remainder of that day and night. The organization was expanded into three Divisions which embraced four Sectors, as indicated on the fire map and organization chart in the appendix. Fire fighters on the two NPS Divisions (Nos. I and II) consisted largely of AAF, University of Maine and Bangor Seminary men. Two experienced and capable USFS officers were assigned to Division III (the part of the fire being handled by the Town of Bar Harbor) to serve as technical advisors and to help direct action on that front. with this expanded organization, suppression action by direct attack and mop-up tactics was continuous day and night and unrelaxed until the spread of the fire was checked and the fire edge mopped up. Extensive use was made of power pumps and hose lines. Hand tools also were employed in line construction and mop-up. The fire made no further rapid advance after the morning of the 24th and it was declared under control on October 27 at 4040 p.m. From then 24 on it was a holding action, with forces concentrating on magnup operations which were carried progressively imward from the fire line. As the width of the blacked-out strip was increased to distances considered safe the size of the erows was reduced. Regional Director Allen and Chief Forester Coffeen arrived in the park on October 27 and remained until November 2. They made observations on the fire and suppression activities and assisted in solving various problems 20⑉ lating to the fire. The Chief Forester obtained basic data for the prepare tion of a prolinimary report on the fire for the Director. The Regional Director prepared preliminary estimates of fire damage in the pario and of fire suppression and rehabilitation costs. He also secured a photographic record of fire damage. Then the fire reached the mogoup stage three important problems arose almost simultaneously and called for proupt solution. First was the question of the extent to which the fire line should be trenched in view of the issued instructions for complete trenching and the subsequent doubts as to the noed for this and realization of the physical difficulties which it would entail. This problem was solved as explained under "Hop-up Operations." Second, with= dreval of University of Maine and Bangor Seminary students and pressure from Dow Field to reduce its forces on the fire threatened to reduce manpower dan- gerously below the noods. This problem was solved by the hiring of fire fighters from the neighboring towns. Third, in transporting its shifts of non to and from the fire morning and night Dow Field's transportation problem had become aoute. This difficulty wes overeano by changing to a 24-hour interval for each shift, sleeping accomodations having been arranged for the mon in Bar Harbor so that they could spend one rest period there before being taken back to base. The first outside suporvisory personnel were released from the fire on November 1. The others were released gradually from then on as rapidly as 25 conditions safely pornitted, until by November 8 only Arnold and Savago 200 minode (List of supervisory personnel in appendix indicates order of release). On Friday, November 78 at 8:00 Dello park personnel took full charge of the fire and Favour was designated Fire Bood. On November 8 the security of the fire line was well tested by a 25 to 30 mile per hour wind from about 3:00 Pelle until 9:00 Pelle when the first significant rain case. During the night of the 8th and early narning of the 9th 0.61 inches of rain foll. Arnold and Savage left on Sunday ovening, November 9. Patrol and nop-up action on the fire was continued by park forces until it was pronounced out by Favour, with the con- currence of Chief Sleeper, at 4:00 Dello on November 14. Suppression Tactics and Use of Water It is a fortunate circumstance that front water in lakes and streams, a- bounds throughout the interior of the island, and salt water entirely surrounds it. The possibilities with respect to use of water in forest fire suppression have, therefore, been well recognised at Acadia in the past. Fire control technique in the park has centered around its USD. Acadia's pre-fire supprese sign equipment included four Pacific Marine portable gower pumpers, one trailer- mounted Chryulor driven 500 gallon per minute pump, and one serviceable fire truck equipped with a 500 gallon per mânute Hale pump. Approxicately 8,000 foot of 1) hose and soveral hundred feet of 2}" hose were on hand when the fire started. Several factors, including the compact admixture of organic soil with boulders and tree roots, unusual depth of human, the very rough rocky talus slopes, and the extress dryness of all soil and other fuels made it practically impossible to extinguish the fire in many places except by the use of water with its penetrating qualities. After the big on October 23 and to a large 26 extent proceding it, water was used as the major wonpon in both direct attack and mop-up action. Except for stretches of fire line on Test Ridge south of Cadillao litn. sumit and on the slopes of Sergent time, water was pumped to all sections of the line in Divisions 1 and II. (See fire nap). Ozz sestions where water was not purpod backpacic pumps, fire rakes, chovels and mattocks were the principal tools used in direct extinguisiument, line construction and mop-up In limited locations where fuel and burning conditions were un- favorable the fire had suoldered out of its own accord. As many as five gasolino-driven pumps were used in relay. One hose line contained approximately 10 miles of hose. Eight types of power pumps were used, as listed below Hale, driven by Chevrolet and Chrysler motors Navy P=500 Barton, front-end mounted on Willys Jeep and GMC fire trucks Paoific Marine, Types Lg NY, N, and & Edwards. Three sises of hose were employed; 2}" cajoroles 13" cojorole and linen, and 3/4" rubber garden hose. Despite the huge quantities of hose procured, at no time between October 24 and 28 was there a sufficient reserve on hand in the warehouse with which to meet a possible additional emergency. After that date, with the arrival of further hose shipments and the release of surplus quantities from points on the line, an adequate reserve supply could be maintained. Whether backfiring was used the firsts aprand before the blow-up is not recorded or known. If employed at all, it was confined to isolated cases and on short sections of line. After the blowup backfires were used to a limited extent in a few places, and those were held successfully. Turning out tastics were, of course, exployed where relatively narrow unburned strips intervened between control lines and the burning edge. 27 In a number of locations, particularly near villages, dwellings or other valuable property, local residents constructed firebreaks during the fire by the use of bulldogers or plans or by opening swaths through wooded areas so as to provide a barrier across the path of the approaching fire or a lino on which to make a defensive stand. A major example of such operations is the bulldosed strip along the Doyd Road which follows Hunters Broak, about a mile west of Otter Creek village. There for a distance of about one aile through forest growth bordering the narrow woods road the trees, roots and organic soil were toon up and aboved aside to a width of 50 or 60 feet. This strip extended northward from a point just north of otter Greek Road for about half the distance to Bubble Pond. Moo-up Operations All experienced supervisory personnel on the fire considered the nop-up job on this fire as one of the most difficult tasks, 1f not the most difficult, that they had ever encountered. Persistently burning or smoldering with doep and tenacious foothold in humus among rocks and roots, it presented unusually stubborn resistance to emop-up Admittedly this extremely onerous phase of the suppression action challenged the utmost perseverance, skill and knowledge of fire fighting on the part of those engaged. Another remarkable but unusually favorable condition affecting mop-up in Divisions I and II was the almost con- plote absence of enage requiring felling or other treatment within the mapmup strip. As stated before, this condition is spinly a result of the extensi ve CCC fire hasard reduction accomplishments in the park. The original instruptions concerning mop-up, as posted on October 26, established as a standard a strip 100 feet wide inside the fire line to be blacked out. On October 29 it appeared advisable to issue more complete instructions as a guide in directing mopoup work. Accordingly such instrup= 28 tions were prepared, mineagraphed and issued on that date to all supervisory personnel. (See copy in appendix). These prescribed the conventional forest fire fighting practice of trenching the entire control line to mineral soil, unless exceptions were approved by the Fire Boss. By October 31, however, it because apparent that this treaching requirement needed reconsideration as there were indications that it was impracticable in application and unnocessary as 8. univorsal requirement on the fire at that time. The fire was out cold along long sections of untrenched or watered-out line and the profusion of huge boulders doogly ambedded in human and roots in many locations made it physically impossible or extremely difficult to reach mineral soil by the use of hand tools and back power. Also, despite, the absence of rain, relative humidity had in- croased to such an extant that burning conditions had become noticeably less favorable for the spread of fire. In recognition of those circumstances it was then decided to adopt a hold- ing action, by intensifying MOO-UP and constant manning of all lines until as- suredly safe, as a more applicable alternative to complete treaching. In fol- loving this out efforts were to be consentrated on making maximum use of all pusping equipment and water in blacking out the fire. These tactics and the "holding acti on until rain" strategy were considered further justified by past loon1 weather records which characterized the fall season on the island as ono of abundant precipitation. It was reasoned that the protracted drought, then of nearly 60 days duration, must end sometime. As executed, this plan proved effective and successful, and it unquestionably resulted in considerable say- inga in manpower and total cost of suppressing the fire. During the mapwap period there was recurrent danger and apprehension that tangled masses of windthrom trees near sase of the lines right become ignited 29 and, with favorable conditions, cause a reburn of sufficient intensity to carry the fire across them. Fortunately this did not develop beyond a threat on any park sector. The extranity of the main fire on Otter Point, the isolated fire near the tip of Otter Point, and sprude pookets at the hoads of draws east of Cadillac Utn. sussit presented particularly stubborn and troublessne resistance both to control and mop-up efforts. Also, during the last stages of action there were two locations where deeply exbodded fire held out long, nearly to the day when the fire was finally declared out. One was the south top of The Bubbles and the other was a turn=out an the carriage road where is crosset Deer Brook, noar the north and of Jordan Pond. The forser consisted of smoldering spots in heavy accumulations of human and windthrown trees in what had been one of the finest virgin spruce stands in the park. These spots were ultimately extinguished by the use of water carried up in and applied from backpack pumps, supplemented with hand tool work. The trouble at the turn-out area resulted from smoldering wood debris which evidently had been durped in mixture with fill material at the time the turn out was built. The carriage road formed the fire line running north from this point and, unless thoroughly nopped up, the smoldering fire underneath the turn-out pased a threat of carrying the fire across to the unburned weat side of the road. Paperted efforts to quench it by superficial treatment had failed. The upper ris or the turn-out fill was then partly excavated and, using a firu truck, water was foread horisontally and downward into the loose rock, aoil and debris by direct noszle pressure. Within a day snoke again issued from vents in the fill. Finally two converging trenches wore duys two fest deep across the turn-out, as ehords of its semicircular outline. Over a period of three days four or five 150-gallon tanic loads of water, including five gallons of 30 "Drench" (wetter water) in mixture, were shot into the tranches by inserting the noszle into openinge between rocks on the bottom. By these sundry tacties the obstinate trouble at "Tuabledora" was finally subdued. During the latter days of nop-up operations fire trucks were used to ef- feetive advantage for extinguishing smoldering spots in many locations acces- sible by road in the interior of the burned area. Communications Excellent emergency telephone commisation facilities were installed and maintained on the fire by the AAF Communications Division. The extent of this system is indicated on the fire map. It included two circuits, one of nine *phones and one of four, all connected with Fire Boss headquarters. it copt for one line, part of which was laid in water, telephone service thus provided was consistently dependable. In addition to telephone, limited use was also made of walkie-talkie radios. Those were helpful in relaying messages between pump operators and hose crows and between line forces and telephone stations. Communications were exceptionally effective on this firo and their contribution to the suppression job was an indispensable and invaluable one. Long-distance telephone service between Bar Harbor and outside points was restored in amazingly short time following the blow-up, especially considering the extensive fire damage to the lines. This service was efficient and clear both before and after the blow-up. Installation of a temporary field connection to outside commercial lines at the Aunt Betty Pond sector boss headquarters has already been sentioned. Officers of the Mine State Police force, equipped with radio patrol cars, cooperated helpfully at timos by transmitting and relaying messages to and from various points within the fire area and Fire Boss headquarters. 21 Fire-Weather Reports Another of the many excellent cooperativa services readered by Dow Field was the provision of current weather reports and foreoasts. These were received by radio from Dow Field at intervals varying from four hours to twice daily. The service was started on October 25, when the AAF unit was moved to park headquarters, and was continuous until the radio truck returned to Dow Field, on November 1. Weathor reports and forecasts were also obtained through the Coast Guard and over commercial radio broadcasts. Fire Detection To provide for prompt discovery of additional fires or breakovers which might GOOUR during action on the main fire, lookouts were stationed on Bar- gent little. and Beach litn. on October 30. Upon the occurrince on November 6 of a small fire on park land near State Highway 3 between Other Creals and Seal Harbor villages, and its origin being suspected as incendiary, a third lookout was posted at that time, dus Day 12tas. No additional fires or breakovors were detected by those observers but they were helpful in reporting conditions with respect to residual hot apota within the burned aros. Lookout service at all three points was discontinued at the close of November 11. Incandiarian Ao consion to most soncational happenings, the usual variety and number of rumora were abroad during the fire. They flashed among the forces engaged with speed as incredible as same of the rumors themselves. Others appeared reasonably well founded by circumstanges but were not confirmed. Case runor had it that 26 dear had drowned in Eagle Lake in their frantie dash to escape the flass Another was to the effect that dry ice had actually been sam 32 above the island by planes in an effort to bring rain on the fire. There was considerable talk and publicity concerning the feasibility and possible offer tiveness of such but the actual seeding of dry 100 over Mount Desert Island during the fire seens to have no basis in fact. Still another runor that wont around WILLS that the three or four town non left to guard the fire at Fresh Headow on the night it broke any had gane off and left the fire unatten ded before the break-over occurred or throatened. Probably the most persistent runor mas that of ingendiarian, and airconstantial evidence seems to substantiate beyond reasonable doubt that incondiarism did occur in four spooific instances. Nour the first parking area south of the extranity of the main fire on Other Point, along East Ocean Drive, taro smoldering apot fires were found on the night of October 27. One was located a four foot from the north side of the parking area, with a diameter of about 10 feet when suppressed; the other was located a for feet off the south side of the parking area, with a diameter of about 15 feet when suppressed. Farther down East Ocean Drive, just north of the isolated fire shown on the fire may is another parking area. The second morning after the above spots were discovered another small smoldering fire, about throe feet in digmeter, was found a for feet frea the south side of that parting area. All three fires wore burning in the aamo type of fuel - agrue human with equivalent drymans and exposure. The consistent similarity and mechanical regularity of pattorn exhibited by those three spots in relation to the respoo- tive parking areas logically opposes a theory that they were haphazard spot fires - chance sats by wind-blown embers from the min fire. That theory social the nora untenable when it is considered that the first two spots ware not dis- covered until four days after the blor-ups that no wind capable of setting spot fires at those distances from the noarest main fire had occurred singe the 33 blow-up and that the last of the three spots to be detested was found two daya later than the first two, yet it was considerably smaller in size. The doven-apro isolated fire near the tip of Other Point could reasonably have been set as a spot fire from the main fire during the blow-up and it has boon no- copted as such. However, the most credible cause of the three small fires is incendiarism, the motivo for which is purely conjectural. No substantiating tangible evidence was found. Upon discovery of the third fire, one of the EPS overhead experienced in apprehending incendiarists and in law enforcement action with respect to them was sceretly assigned to investigate the circumstances and maintain vigilance at Ottor Point. with CODE assistance from Maine State Police officers he ro⑉ mained on this assignment for two nights, but nothing conclusive of incondiary action happened or was observed during that time. No other fires are known to have occurred on Otter Point from that time through the remaining period of the fire. The fourth instance referred to is in regard to of mm11 fire on park Im&, about thrue-fourths of a mile southwost of Other Creek village and about a allo may from the nearest part of the min fire, on Englas Crag. This fire occurred on November 6 when mop-up action on the main fire was nearing completion. It was located in dense woods about 30 foot south of State Highway 3 and was dates= ted and suppressed before exceeding 0.02 acres. No trail passed through the aren, and the distance from the road to the fire was too far for it to have originated from a "smoke" carelessly discarded by a traveler on the highway. There WES no Innom human activity in that area at the time which would account for the origin of such a fire. Accordingly, incendiarism is also considered the most probable cause of this fire and it is so recorded in the official ro- port of the fire. No material clues were found, and here also the motive is unknown. 34 Subsistence and Lodging of Fire Fighters The military maxim "An erray travels on its stonach" applies with equal import to forces engaged in fornet fire fighting. Most of the overhead on the Mount Desert Island Fire were of the opinion that fire fighters have rarely been fed better than they were on that fire. Red Cross cantoons were estab- lished and operated in all villages on the island which were within or near the fire area. Before the blow-up one of these was located at the field base in the Aunt Betty Pond sector. On October 25 the AA2 sot up a. complete field kitchen at park headquarters and it was operated continuously until November 12. Hot meals were served at this ness to all fire fighters and overhead 67⑉ gaged on the park sectore of the fire. An abundange of well cooked food was readily available there and in the Red Cross canteens when the nen went out to the line and when they returned from it. For those in the field at SOOL and midnight, hot or cold lunches were brought to designated fooding points on or near the fire line by the cantoens or the ness. These excellent pro- visions for feeding the mest contributed inestimebly to the effectiveness of the attack on the fire and to its ultimate success. Hot food and coffee were particularly important on this fire due to the cold nights and oool days, often with sharp wind on the mountains, combined with wet clothes from the use of water and water equipment. Lodging accompditions for all nonresident NPS and USPS overhead paraga- nel were provided in a tourist home and annox in Bar Harbor. Local civilian fire fighters slupt at home. Lodging for the University of Maine and Bangor Seminary boya was provided in town halls and other civic buildings. The Dow Field boys were first transported to and from their base after cash shift on the firs. Labor on each trip away from Dow Field was for one work shift and one rest period, for which bunko were provided in Bar Barbor civic buildings. 35 Twelve-hour work shifts were the general rule on the fire after the blow-up. Some of the overhead personnel frequently remained on duty for periods far in oxcess of that time. Safety of Foreca Engaged The safety record achieved in the suppression of this fire is outstanding and worthy of special note. only two minor injuries were reported as occurring on the sectors for which the NPS was responsible. Injury to one of the super visary personnel from another park was caused by wearing stiff new shoes. It resulted in blistered foot which became slightly infected, but no tine was lost from fire fighting duty. The other injury was sustained by one of the hired local fire fighters who strained his beak while lifting and carrying fire hose. He stopped work at 6:00 Pallo on the date of the injury, well along in the nop up period, and did not resuse work. This exceptional safety record must be considered in recognition of such factors as the almost explosive rate of spread and terrific intensity of the fire during its vicious runs, physical difficulties encountered in suppression action, extensive use of water under relatively cold weather conditions, the large size of the fire, long duration of the action and high percentage of in experienced fire fighters engaged. Undoubtedly the dangers due to exposure resulting from handling water and water equipment in cold temperatures were offact by the fast that comparatively loss use was made of bladed hand tools such 6.8 axas, fire rakes, nattooks, etc. Throughout most of the supprese sion period the AAF had an ambulance and medical attendante standing by at Fire Boss headquarters. Supporting Action in the Region One and Director's Offices Throughout the suppression period and particularly during the emergency stages the Region One and Director's Offices were busily and effectively engaged 36 in action to support the forses on the fire. The Regional office had been informed by Poster at 1:00 Sall. on the 24th that the fire was out of control, that it was being driven by a 40 mile per hour wind, that parts of Bar Harbor were burned or still burning, and that the whole situation was out of hand. Shortly after 8.00 Salta the Regional Office began to alert several parke in Region One to be prepared to dispatch aid to Acadis. Unsuccessful attempts were made to communicate with Acadia. The regional office was organized so as to sot with dispatch upon requests which were expected to be forthooming from the fire. Immediately after receipt of the 9:45 Belle telephone call from the park referred to on page 22, all efforts were directed toward obtaining the over- head and equipment requeated. At approximately 10.00 Rollay the Regional D1= rector reported to Director Drury, with Chief Forestor Coffran and Chief of Lands Birth on the line. The Director's office agreed to arrange for trans= portation of overhead and equigment to the firo by Anay Air Force or Navy planss, and to help in locating equipment. By 6:00 Safle on the 25th overhead from points in the East and South had been assembled in Washington, D. C. or at airports nearby. (See list in age pendix). The first AAF plane left Andrews Field at 6:24 Galle with eleven NPS personnal and a quantity of fire equipment. The second AAP plane left Bolling Field at 7:02 SalBo with nine USSS and six HPS overhead, and two Washington Times-Wernld reporters. As reports and requests were received in Richmond and Washington they were either sated upon directly or relayed for action by appropriate cooperating agencies. The following is an example of one of the many requests from the fire and the expeditious numer in which it handled. 37 At 8:30 Ralle on the 28th the regional office was requested to furnish three pick-up taucles and one dump truole At 9.00 Selle the massage was ro⑉ layed to wirth in Washington. By 11:00 Sell. firth had loasted three pick-ups and one stake body truale on an assembly line at Somerville, Massachusetts which could be ready for delivery on the 30th. By 2.00 Palle on the sase day Cox had four used vehicles of the required types standing by for immodiate departure from MPS areas in Hyde Park, New York and Salem, Massmohusetts. In a telephone conversation at that time between the regional office and the park it was decided to await the now trucks because of the possibility of breakdowns and repair problems with the used ones, and since the AAF had agreed to fill in the transportation deficiency until the now truels arrived. By 4:45 politi an the 28th the now trucks had been purchased and arrangements made with Super- intendent Small of Sales Maritime National Historic site for employees to take the truoks from the assembly line on the 30th and drive then to Acadis. The three pickups reached Bar Harbor at 8:30 pelle October 30 and the truck on the following morning. All other equipment procurement, except such small purchases as it was possible to make locally, was handled by the Region One and Director's offices, which also arranged for air delivery. By such efficient fulfilment of the needs for overhead, equipment and transportation a vitally important part of the suppression Job TISS accomplished many miles from the fire and with amazing proupbness. Three additional supervisory personnel in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and sic each in Yellowetone and Glacier National Parks were alorted and stood by ready to leave their handquarters on call, with sir transportation arranged. None of these were subsequently called to the fire. 38 Cooperative Assistance During the height of the emergency. on October 23 and 24, most of the physically fit local sion wore seeing t the welfare of their own properties and fanilies, assisting the fire companies in suppression work, or helping in the evacuation and care of the homeless. As the emergency situation gradually eased, more and more of these mon became available to assist in forest fire suppression activities. During the period of heaviest action on the fire, however, in numbers most of the suppression forces were provided from outside souroes, including the AAF, University of linino and Bangor Seminary. The first outside forces to appear an the fire in organized groups were AAF officers and 16622 from Dow Field, on the morning of October 21. These man had been dispatched in response to Chief Sleeper's telephonic request earlier the Game morning. They encusped near the Eagle Lake ccc Camp site until the blow-up. Limison was established and maintained through Lt. Short on October 23. Liaison use roostablished early on the morning of October 24 while the AAF detachment was novãng field camp to Other Creek AAF Lts. Payne and Ab⑉ bott, and later Capt. MeQueon, served successively at Fire Boss hoadquarters on Debober 24rand 25 on lisison work in connection with the dispatching of con, equipment and supplies to fire sectors. AAF General Tobster and staff visited Fire Boss headquarters at midnight October 26. The fire situation was reviewed in agence detail, particularly the fire-fighting organization and the important part AAF officers and mora were playing in control of the fire. As n result of this mooting and a trip by IPS Linison officer Moore to Doer Field early the next morning the following arrangements were nado with Col. Stetson, Post Commander 1. Dow Field would maintain an uninterrupted flow of nam during the fire energency, to consist of not less than 230 for day and 100 for night detail. 39 2. A higher ranking officer would be assigned as AAF Liaison officer and stationed at Fire Does handquarters to expedite all cooperative assistance on the fire. Lt. Cols. Smith and Levan were assigned to alternate for each other on this detail. (They continued in this capacity, one or the other being on duty day and night until noprup action was nearly complete.) 3. The AAF field camp would be moved from Otter Creek to the ball park opposite Fire Boss headquarters. This included a motor pool of 6⑉ quipment available for energency use, a supply of small tools and equipment, and nees facilities. 4. The AAF would transport from Dow Field to Bar Harbor men and equip= ment secured from outside sources. 5. A communications squad would be assigned to the fire, with tools and equipment for installation and servicing of enorgency field telephones as nooded. 6. Fire Boss headquarters would be furnished current weather data during the fire energency. 7. The AAF would make two recommissance flights over the fire area each day carrying an HPS observer to may fire changes and hot spots for information of the Fire Boss. with the approach of control on October 27 NPS Limison Officer Moore made another trip to Dow Field to advise the Post Consenter of the continuing hazard from hot spots nour the line and the undiminished nood for non and equipment. He was assured of continued use of AAP personnel but was requested to reduce labor forces as rapidly as possible so that normal operations at Dow Field could be recused without undue delay. General Van Floot and staff, accompanied by Major Pooler of the Maine lin- tional Cuard, visited Fire Boas headquarters on October 27. They were briefed on fire conditions and status of control action as well as the indispensable part AAF forces were playing on the fire. During the oritical periode from October 22 to October 27 the AAF non and equipment furnished the bulk of assistance on the forest fire. In large measure the control of the fire by October 27 is due to the great help rendered by Dow Field. The AAF contribution of an estimated 25,058 nan hours an fire suppression represents the largest labor contribution by any one agency or group on the entire fire. 40 University of Maine forestry students appeared on the fire in small unorganized groups on October 22. without prior arrangement with Fire Boss headquarters these boys presented theseelves singly or in groups at various points on the line and were utilized through October 26. On October 27 the first organized group of 40 Maine forestry students arrived on the fire under the supervision of Mr. A. Randall, Instructor. They were organized in 10-can erona with a student in charge of each. The maximum member of these students on the line at any one time was 150. They were willing workers and rendered valuable service on the fire. This group cane equipped with a mobile ROTC radio unit including wallcie- talkies and limited portable telephone facilities. Radio contact was unde with the University of Maine on October 28 and arrangements were made to secure a continuing supply of student fire fighters, 100 for day shift and 50 for night duty, until the and of that week or termination of the emergency. The arrange nent called for feeding the students at the AAF ness or Red Cross canteens and lodging in Bar Earbor. Mr. Giddings, Forestry Instructor, was assigned as Uni- versity Limison Officer attached to Fire Boss handguarters. The last of these students were released early on the morning of November 1 upon request of the University. Under arrangements made with Bangor Theological Seminary 40 student fire fighters were made available on October 28. This organized group worked faith= fully and hard under the able leadership of Mr. Craig Richards, Instructor, until they were released on October 30 upon the urgent request of the Seniura. By loaning purpors and hose and providing the services of experienced pump operators the Cosat Guard and the Savy made greatly needed contributions to the suppression of the fire. As the fire developed and throatened or appeared to threaten the villages it seaned as though the concern of each village organization was centered too narrowly on that portion of the fire front which might endanger its village 41 and not enough on the fire as a whole. Some went so far as to collect equip- ment not belonging to them, putting it to use or eaching it in case of another blow-up. During the first days after the gale and again later when equipment was being withdrawn from the fire this problem was very trying, time consuming, and undoubtedly it was a major cause of the park's heavy equipment shortages incurred during the fire. The NPS objective in directing action for which it was responsible on the fire was to coordinate the efforts of all participating agencies and local groups in a unified and concerted attack. The Bar Harbor Fire Department worked closely with Fire Boss headquerters in this endeavor throughout the action from beginning to end. Gradually the other local fire organizations recognized the soundness of such an over-all plan of action and lined up with it. This was first evidenced on October 25 at 4:30 p.m. when Mr. Albert Dodge, Fire Chief of Seal Harbor, sent a message to Fire Boss headquarters by Mr. Jerry 0*Day and requested supervision for fire fighters from Seal Harbor. More complete recognition and participation was brought about as a result of 8. meeting with selectmen from the island villages at Fire Boss headquarters on the evening of October 31. This meeting was called by the NPS in an effort to meet a threatened manpower shortage occasioned by urgent appeals from the AAF to reduce forces on the fire, and by withdrawal of the University of Maine and Bangor Seminary assistance. At the suggestion of the NPS, village repre- sentatives agreed to furnish, collectively, a total of up to 100 local fire fighters for the remainder of the fire, the numbers and locations to be specified by the Fire Boss as needed. The non were to be hired by the NPS at established standard fire fighters' wage rates. This assistance was sub- sequently provided as agreed to, thereby settling the manpower problem satis- factorily. The local men were organized in 10-mm units with designated leaders and worked under the direction of HPS overhead personnel. 42 In addition to furnishing food, as previously explained, the Red Cross distributed cigarettes, candy and chewing gum to the fire fighters, and as colder weather developed that agency supplied many essential items of warm olothing. These included jackets, sweaters, gloves, shoes and socks. As listed in the appendix, the Far Assets Administration transferred to TPS without exchange of funds a total of $30,200 worth of fire equipment items, including 114,000 feet of 1}th hose, five Chrysler trailermoonted pumps, four gasolino pawered chain saws, and 100 backpack pumps. The air arna of the Army and Navy gave highly efficient and helpful ser- vices in transporting supervisory personnel, equipment and supplies from dis- tant points to the fire by plano, and in flying personnel on reconnaisance missions over the fire. The civil Air Patrol transported a shipment of equipment from Laconia, New Hampshire to far Harbor Airport. officers of the Medue State Police organization maintained patrol of roads within the fire area and cooperated with the suppression forces in regard to protection of property, provision of limited radio communication service, and in keeping on the lookout for possible incondiarian. High praise is due the 11 USFS personnel (10 from the Southeast and one from the Northwest) and the 24 HPS personnel from other Service areas for the diligent and effective manner in which they carried out their assignments. Those were often difficult and fraught with trying circumstances. without the skill and experience of these men in forest fire control work the task would have been infinitely more prodigious and the ultimate acreage burned would certainly have been greater. 43 Suppression Costs All actual or estimated costs to the National Park Service for suppression of the fire, including direct, indirect and contributed amounts, are itemized in the appendix. The totals of these are presented below: Direct costs, chargeable to ER & 772 appropriation 46,502.39* Indirect costs, chargeable to other HPS appropriations 7,501.24 Contributed costs 155,512.00 Total $209,515.63 *This represents a reduction of $37,939.61 under the $84,442 estimate submitted by the Region One Office to the Director's office on November 20, 1947, and $8,439.61 below the final estimate of $49,942 subsequently submit= ted to and approved by the Bureau of the Budget. The major portion of the first difference mentioned above, or $30,200 of it, is attributable to the transfer of fire equipment by WAA to the Service without exchange of funds, under P. L. 233. Arrangements for settlement in this ranner wore not con- cluded until after the November 20 estimate was submitted. 44 Equipment Accountability Mention has alroady been made of the difficulty encountered with respect to the disappearance of fire equipment. When the developing blow-up on the afternoon of October 23 drovo from the woods the forces engaged on the Aunt Betty Pond sector, as such of their equipment as could be hurriedly removed was eached at the carriage road intersection north of Gilmore Meadow. On returning to that point the following morning to pick up equipment needed to resuno the attack it was found that all items had been removed, including one Pacific Marine pumper. There was no evidence that the fire had destroyed them. The only items from that cacho which are known to have been recovered before the fire was out were the pumpor and three copty tool boxes. The pumpor was found at Northeast Harbor fire house, in unservicoable conditions The three bazen were located in Otter Creak village. A total of 124,000 feet of 1à" hose was ordered by the Service for air shipment to the fire, but one shipment of 57,000 foot is still unaccounted far. Indications are that this shipment left Newark Airport for Dow Field. Although its actual arrival at that destination has not been confirmed as yet, that is considered quite certain. Similarly, the whereabouts of an entire order of 500 Pulaski tools, air-shipped by the USPS from Spokane, inshes were unknown until February 10, 1948 when they more found in storage at Dow Field. The search continues for quantities of hand tools, about 60,000 foot of 1}" hose, two Pacific Marine pumpers, and nearly 100 backpack pumps, all NPS property which remains to be accounted for. 45 Fire Danage and Rehabilitation The extent of fire damage within the paric is explained in the copy of the itemized estimate of costs of suppression, replacement or repair of physical improvements, forest cleanup, and reforestation which is included in the appendixe In all, 15 park buildings and the Bear Brook Campground Anphitheator were razed to the ground. These ranged in estimated replacement value from $350 for each of two latrines in the Lake Wood Beach development to $41,500 for the Homana House. The final estimate, which is now pending approval in Congress under an Emergency Reconstruction and Fighting Forest Fires deficiency appro- priation measure, includes a total amount of $91,400 to provide for reconstruc⑉ tion of all structures listed except the Honans House. This figure includes the cost of cleanup of the sites. Damage to park roads and trails as a result of the fire was extensive. The amount of $22,000 is requested in the deficiency appropriation to cover row pair of this damage. As a result of anticipated further damage to roads and trails from heavy wear and tear during the contemplated timber salvage, clean- up and fire hasard redueti on operations an additional sur of $82,000 is included to provide for rehabilitation of those improvements afterward. Numerous minor park structures and facilities were also destroyed or damaged. These included signs, markers, gates, guard rsils, foot bridges and deer traps. The sun of $2,000 is requested for replacement or repair of these items. *Since the final estimate was submitted it has been loturned that the Bear Brook Campground Ranger Quarters was not burned, as originally understood. 46 within the park the fire extended over 8,750 aeros of land, 8,542 acrea of which were forested, 184 acres consisted of grass land and 24 acrus super ported bruah growth The comercial value of timber destroyed inside the park is estimated conservatively at $37,125. Fire damage to Acadia's forests VR ries greatly on different areas from slight to total destructi one Examinations made subsequent to the fire indicate that the forest cover was completely de- stroyed on about 3,455 aeres, or 40% of the park forest area burned. Areas only slightly affected aggregate about 670 acres, and those with intermediate damage ranging from low to heavy aggregate approximately 4,625 acres, or 54% of the forest area burned in the parke These differences in the degree of damage are due minly to type and don- sity of stand, wind velocity and class of fire (orow, surface, or ground) when it burned through the area, and proximity of the area to areas struck by the blow-up and previous powerful advances of the fire. Some areas burned over twice where a orown fire was followed by a surface or ground fire, or vice-versa. In general the coniferous and mixed conifer - hardwood types suffered to the severest extent. Most atanda of these types within the burned area of the park ware either totally or largely destroyed and the organic and mineral soil was consumed or reduced and impoverished. Destruction of these stands resulted either from intense arown fires or from ground firea followed by complete or extensivo windthrow. Where the latter occurred, as in the old-growth spruce stands on Ottor Point, fire damage to the trees was confined principally to their root systems, the above-ground portions showing surprisingly little ovi- deneo of fire. with the supporting soil burned away and the root systems 70⑉ dueed to short stubs most of the trees were soon thrown down by subsequent winds, the trees crashing like jack-strawn in tangled nassoa as each falling tree or group innociced others down with it. 47 Generally speaking, windthrow in the white pine stands seems to be some- what less so far, whether because of deeper mineral soil and deeper root sys- tems or because most of those stands were swept by crown fires which consumed all foliage and at least the smaller branches, thereby greatly reducing wind resistance. Probably all of these factors account for the difference. In the hardwood stands fire-killing of trees, soil depletion, and subse- quent windthrow all appear to be generally less severe or less extensive than in the coni forous stands, although some of those effects seem to vary more widely in degree than in the latter stands. Where the burn in hardwood stands was light, as toward the southern limits of the fire in the valley of Otter Creek, relatively little damage is obvious now, even in the understory. Where the fire was extremely intense, as in the beech stands near Bliss Field, the re- production, shrubs and organic soil were almost entirely consumed; possibly 40% of the remaining trees were killed or will soon die as a result of the fire; but one month following the fire it was also noted that few instances of windthrow were observed there. Where fire of moderate intensity occurred in hardwood stands most of the trees which shortly after the fire appeared for certain to be fire-killed were those smaller than six inches in diameter breast high. In all hardwood stands, however, the full extent of fire-kill will not be evident until the trees leaf out next spring or a year from then. Some trees may remain alive through the first growing season but may gredually decline and succumb by the second summer. The final estimate includes an item of $196,000 for forest cleanup and fire hazard reduction along 22 miles of park roadsides, to a width of 200 feet on each side, and over an additional 3,800 acrés within the park. The purposes of this work are to lessen the possibility of fires starting, to reduce their rate of spread and intensity if they should start, and to improve or relieve the present fire-ravaged appearances. It is estimated that a minimum of 30,000 man-day 48 of labor will be required to accomplish this work, some of which will be pro- vided without cost to the Service under cloanup and timbor salvage contracts already effected with private agencies. For reforestation of 1,000 nores of burnied park forests the amount of $50,000 has been requested in the final estimate. This represents the aggre- gate aoreage where early roestablishment of forest growth is important for aesthetic and scenic effect, where natural regeneration is likely to occur slorly, and where enough unapant soil remains to support planted seedlings. The total amount included for Acadia in the final ER & 77F deficiency appropriation estimate is (493,342, as sumarized belows Item Final Estimate Fire suppression : 49,942 Forest cleanup and fire hasard reduction 196,000 Repair and reconstruction of physical ingrovements 197,400 Reforestation 50,000 Total $493,342 Total damage sustained by the park as a result of the fire is estimated at $586,125, not including suppression costs. No attempt has been made to appraise in monetary torms the loss in intangible recreational values, but, assuredly, such an evaluation would increase the assessment of Acadia's fire damage to a seven-digit total. Outside the park the fire burned 8,438 acres and inflicted total property damage estimated at $11,218,565, including timber. Outstanding Features of the Fire and Lessons From It Some impressions and reflections with respect to outstanting features of the fire and lessons to be derived from it are summarized below. (The latter are set forth not to reflect oriticism on the Acadin organisation but for their constructive value to the Service as a whole). 49 1. The calamitious destructiveness of the fire, particularly in view of the park's mild fire experience during recent years. (A total of 67 seres of park land was burned during the decade 1937 - 1946, with slight damage and total suppression costs of $500). In achieving an excellent fire control record, which must always be a basic objective in protecting Service areas, park fire control organizations must be constantly on guard to prevent a. falso senso of security from developing as a result. An "It can't happen here" at- titude may load to relaxation of vigilance and reduced efficiency to such an extent as to leave the area vulnerable when fire danger becanes extraordinarily high. 2. The fire's stubborn resistance to control and the exceptional diffi- oulties confronted in mapmup. There unusual problems of this kind night occur the organization concerned should be appropriately equipped and trained to copo with them. S. The extensive use made of water equipment and water in both direct attack and mopoup operations. This was made possible by the abundant sources of fresh and salt water roadily at hand on most sectors, and by the large amount of vater equipment and member of pump operators provided during the fire. The fire reemphasized the need for more thorough training of pump opera- tors, and for the training of more pump operators in parks where water can be used advantageously in fire suppression. to The capable coordination and direction of suppression action on the fire by Fire Boas Savage and Polief Fire Boss Cook. The outstanding general- ship exhibited by both men may wall be regarded as exemplary of what is ex- pested and needed of those in charge of large fires in Service areas. 50 5. The effective, diligent and cooperative nanner in which the National Park Service-and United States Forest Service overhead personnel carried out their assignments. Previous training and experience of these non paid big dividends and their contribution attests the imperativeness and soundness of the fire control training policies of both Services. 6. The great value of the fire as a training opportunity for those on- gaged. Some of the conditions effecting control were different from those that eight be encountered in any other Service area in Regi on One. 7. The indispensable assistance furnished by the Aray Air Force from Dow Field, including manpower on the line, excellent telephone communication sur- vice, equipment and meas facilities. Service areas with major protection problems, if located near Army, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, etc. bases, would do well to have advance arrangements worked out with them covering details of the assistance which they will provide during fire energencies or other dinas- ters. 8. The great number of agenoios participating in the action or contribut= ing to it in same way. light different agencies were engaged to a major extent at the soons of the fire, not including the several village fire departments and many local people asting independently. Although extreme emergencies hap- pen infrequently in any one area, coordination of the actions of many agenoies in such unpredictable situations oan be accouplished with loss confusion, lost time and wasted effort if understandings and arrangements with the prospective participants can be made in advance, even though only informal and tentative. 9. The abundance of good food provided on the fire by the AAF ness and Red Cross canteens. Effectiveness and strength of attack have lagged on 5008 fires due to poor or insufficient food. This factor bears careful con- sideration and proper attention especially on fires of long duration. 51 10. with more than 51,000 man-hours of labor and supervision engaged on the NPS Divisions, the record of only two minor injuries is an outstanding achievement. It speake well for the previous training in safety of all indi- viduals engaged and for the quality of supervision on the fire. 11. The unusual degree of access to all parts of the fire made possible by the extensive system of roads and foot trails on the island. This should not be construed as advocating expanded development of such improvenents in Service areas in anticipation of extraordinary energencies. 12. Constructively critical analysis of the fire and circumstances leading up to it stress the importance of being alort to severe fire danger conditions and more so if they are protracted; of stepping up the strength and preparedness of the protection organization accordingly; of intensifying vigilance at points of known fire risk (if they eannot be eliminated): of recognizing that under extreno fire danger conditions an outside fire threat to a park night be an inninent one, whereas under more maderate conditions it might be rightly row garded. B,S renote; and of calling for outside assistance before the situation becomes too emergent. 13. The trash disposal dizap from which the Mount Desert Island Fire undoubt= edly started is not on park land. so it was also with respect to the largest fire in Shenandoah National Park's history, which originated from the Waynes~ boro, Virginia city dump. These toro dump-caused fires represent, respectively, the first and second largest fires as regards park acrongs burned in Region One areas since the regi on was established. within some of its own areas the Service maintains open dumps. It seens fitting to reconsend that: (1) all existing open rubbish dweps in Service areas be discontinued (2) establish= mont of any new open rubbish dumps in Service areas be prohibited (So long as the operation of such nuisances is tolerated on park lands the Service's position in suggesting elimination of or urging fire risk reduction in dumps located elsewhere will be inconsistent and indefensible. Where permanent 52 type incinerators are not provided as a substitute, consideration might be given to use of the "land-fill" method of rubbish disposal); and (3) where open dumps on lands outside of park boundaries are a present or potential fire threat to the park, field officers should direct this fact in writing to the attention of the responsible people, suggesting elimination of the dump or specific practicable means whereby the risk to the park may be reduced. 14. Finally, the fire demonstrated and pointedly emphasized again the soundness and importance of the paramount rules in fire fightings "Get 'em while they're small:" and "Stick with tem 'till they're black out:" UNITED STATES -400 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 53 41) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INDIVIDUAL FIRE REPORT All classes of forest, brush, and grass fires A. IDENTIFICATION cord N 2. Park Acadia 3. Region One 4. Date fire started October 17, 1947 5. Fire No. 5 6. Name of fire Mount Desert Island - 7. Ranger district 8. Location Bar Harbor Township - east and south of State Route 198 Twp. R S 9. Class of fire (A, B, C, D, or E) 10. Reportable X Nonreportable Map Attached 11. Reportable for NPS Clarke-McNary: Yes X No E 12. Point of origin (check one): a. On park land b. On lands inside park: State Private c. On lands outside park but entering park X d. On lands outside park but not entering park 13. Cause of fire (use prescribed terms): a. General Debris burning b. Specific Refuse burning S c. Class of people Resident Scale inches==1 mile B. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS (Class B and larger fires) 15 0.2 bility distance (at time of discovery) miles. 2. Discovery distance miles of fire danger day (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Class 3 + (Fire Danger Oct. 21 - Class 4: Oct. 23 - Class 5) racter of fire on arrival Running rating at point of origin (check one in both a and Rate of spread: Low Medium High Very high X Resistance to control: Low Medium High Very high SW nd at time of first attack: Direction Velocity 8 mph nd at time of greatest run: Direction Velocity 50 mph 1.0 acres of fire when discovered 4.0 acres On arrival When controlled 17,188 aeres C. TIME RECORD D. ACTION RECORD belanna Elapsed time Hour and 1 Regular action ( ) Independent action Time elements Date A. M. Minute P. M. 2. Discovered by Cooperator Instructions Hour Minute (Class of discoverer) Guess ) Crooked Road near Dolliver's Dump on rigin: Known 10/17 3.20 PM (Location) Fresh Meadow 17 iscovered 4.00 PM 2 minus 1 0 40 3. Reported to Driver Allison Spratt If eported 4.05 PM 3 minus 2 o 05 (Name man going to fire) etaway 4.06 PM 4 minus 3 0 01 Bar Harbor Fire House (Location) lunting for fire Actual If first attack 4.18 PM 6 minus 3 0 13 4. Number of men in first attack 4 irst reinforcements 5.02 PM 7 minus 6 o 44 5. Number of men in first reinforcements 16 econd reinforcements 6.00 PM 8 minus 7 0 58 6. Number of men in second reinforcements 5 Maximum number of 7. Maximum number of men on fire 444 men on fire 10/27 6.00 AM 9 minus 3 229 55 8. Miles traveled by initial attack force: Fire controlled 4.40 PM 10 minus 6 240 22 6.0 a. By road Fire out 11/14 4.00 PM 672 40 - 11 minus 1 b. By trail c. Cross country 0.1 d. By boat 16-23242 E. SUMMARY OF FIRE DAMAGE Objects of damage Park land State and private lands Total lands within Total lands outside inside park park park res mature forest land burned 8542 8542 3984 young growth forest land burned 3550 tal acres forest land burned (a and b) 8542 8542 7534 brush land burned 24 24 168 grass land burned 184 184 736 acres burned (1c, 2, and 3) 0750 8750 8438 and board feet timber destroyed 22475 mbf 22475 mbf 14571 nib of timber destroyed $. 337,125 $ 337,125 $218,565 of improvements destroyed $. 24,900 $ $. 249,000 $11,000.00 F. SUPPRESSION COSTS 1. PAID FROM FIGHTING FOREST FIRES FUNDS 3. SERVICES Nor PAID FOR FROM N. P. S. FUNDS Amount Name of organization or persons or character of services (Segregate and total different organizations) Man-hours Amount Account No.1110 601.2 D' RECORD Estimated Actual al services. $18,738.80 Army Air Forces 25,056 $110, of man-hours 15,950 pplies, travel, etc. 12,750.00 U. S. Navy 2,336 5,0 ment 15,013.59 indirect costs (prorated) U. S. Coast Guard 1,980 5.1 tal of block $46,502.39 Town of Mount Desert 800 9 2. SERVICES PAID FROM N. P. S. FUNDS (Not paid from F. F. F.) employee and title or character of service Man-hours Amount Town of Bar Harbor 500 8 octor's Office 291.8 $1,055.91 American Red Cross (food and clothing) 2,5 ion One Office 392 1,183.27 Other Fire Departments 400 5 dis NP 1942 2,865.54 War Assets Administration 30.2 or NPS Areas 1704 2,396.52 (equipment) berg of block 4329.8 $7,501.24 Total of block 31,072 $155.5 G. ADDITIONAL DATA forcement and fire prevention action The Secretary of the Interior has informed the Attorney General 0 United Statios concerning this fire and hau requested him to take such action to DEC the interests of the United States 0.8 he considere necessary and jus fiable from the eseated or subsequently ascertained. certinent information Fire control action was under the direction of the Fire Chief of Town of Harbor from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21. #Suppression costs include cost of suppression of in Park sectors only. Costs of suppression of fire in Division III (north of Lake Road) and within Town of Bar Harbor are not available. more complete detail refer to the narrative report on this fire. Pred H. arnold Regional Forester (Signature) INDIAIDAVT LIBE (Title) February (Month) 27 (Day) 1948 (Year) and REBAICE by (Signature of fire chief or superintendent) THE (Month) (Day) (Year) U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-23242 APPENDIX PHOTOGRAPHS All but two of the following photographs illustrate damage done by the Mount Desert Island Fire in or near Acadia National Park. The other two were taken before the fire and are included to show contrasting unburned conditions in typical forest areas. Photographs of the going fire or of suppression action on it are not available. All but the two views credited to Paul G. Favour, Jree Park Ranger, were taken by We H. Ballard, Anchor Light Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. 1 (Photo by W. H . Ballard) Fire ravaged the former beauty of Acadian coniferous forests like this in many delightful spots within the park. All that remains of some once attractive white pine stands is utter desolation. The crown fire burned high and the ground fire deep. 2 The dominating impression -- no living thing survived ! Crown, surface, and ground fires - all three - swept through this stand of white pine to leave a veritable ghost forest. Some subsequent blow-down has occurred. 3 Where mineral soil was deeper, white pine tree roots were less burned or exposed by fire. Such fire-killed stands evidence greater windfirmness thus far, but intense crown and surface fires left no survivors. burned away by ground fire, spruce in stands subsequent on Otter winds. Point, Note 5 With Bubbles root anchorage and elsewhere collapsed More intense like jackstraws fires can accomplished. now occur in such areas The unburnt before, trunks unless and branches. timber salvage and cleanup are than Formerly exhibiting one of the finest old-growth spruce forests in the park, the stands on top of The Bubbles were undermined by ground fire, then toppled over by wind --- now a sad spectacle of tangled forest wreckage en masse. In this view of North Bubble the hardwood stands in the foreground are unburned. Where fire and then wind struck tiveness of spruce forest meeting stands rock-bound in locations coast will similar not return to this for the many scenic attrac- years. Erstwhile picturesque groups of pitch pine trees along East Ocean Drive were left 8 standing, stark black -- and dead At stands will be evident, particularly where the burn was intense, as in stand. least one spring must pass before the full extent of fire damage in hardwood this Where the burn was relatively light, as in some youthful hardwood stands, , few, if any, of the dominant trees are likely to succumb. A chimney and a small mass of rubble, remains of the park's Spring House in Sieur de Monts Spring area, are typical of the buildings razed in and about Bar Harbor. after burned utilities lines were replaced the companies trees. cut clearance strips 12 to Immediately prevent damage to new lines from windthrow of fire-killed 13 COMPARATIVE RECORD OF PRECIPITATION Cooperative Teather Buroau Station, Bar Harbor, Maine (1886 to 1940) and Fire Dangor Station, Acadia National Park (1943 to 1947) (Showing procipitation during the months of August, September, October and November for the periods 1884 to 1940, 1943 to 1946 and the your of the Mount Desert Island Fire - 1947.) Period or Year Procipitation in Inches Total August September October Aug., Sept. & Oct. November Mean procipita- tion 57 yr. perio 1804 to 1940 5.25 3.97 4.38 11.60 6.55 Year 1943 9.25 2.61 6.54 20.60 7.18 Year 1944 0.74 5.78 3.79 10.31 5.57 Year 1945 1.66 2.15 5.56 9.37 0.03 Year 1946 5.34 0.90 2.57 8.81 3.31 Moan procipita- tion for 4 year period 1943 to 1946 4.25 2.86 5.11 12.22 5.52 YEAR 1947 0.5G 2.33 0.08 3.02 5.56 1947 precipita- tion departure from mean for 1884 to 1940 -2.69 -1.59 -4.40 -8.50 -1.01 1947 procipita- tion departure from mean for 1945 to 1946 -8.69 -0.48 -5.03 -9.20 /0.04 *Precipitation data for the years 1941 and 1942 not available. 14 FIRE RECORD Acadia National Park 1937 to 1946 Inclusive (Number of Fires by Causes, Total Number of Fires, Aoroage Burned and Total Suppression Costs by Years) Total Paris Year Number of Fires by Causes No. Acreage Total San. Inc. D.B. Misc. C.P. Ltng. Fires Burned Cost 1937 6 1 7 1 $280 1939 G 6 7 12 1939 9 3 1 1 1 15 9 90 1940 18 3 1 1 I 24 16 55 1941 5 4 3 2 1 15 a 24 Str.Ave. 8.8 2.0 1.0 .8 .6 .2 13.4 8.2 $ 92 1942 1 S 4 16 11 1943 0 o 0 1944 2 2 0 15 1945 0 o o 1946 3 1 1 5 10 15 Hr. Ave. 1.2 .6 .2 .2 2.2 5.2 0 3 Total 10 50 23 6 5 3 1 78 67 $502 Yr. 15 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Summary of Allotments for Forest Fire Control Purposes From Forest Protection and Fire Prevention Funds and From Fire Protection of Foresta, Forest Industries and Strategic Facilities (National Defense) Appropriation, Including Positions Authorised. (Fiscal Yoars 1939 - 1948) fiscal Appropriation Fire Control Year FP & PP & 202 (HD) Aid Positions Total 4/02 Equipment Total 4For Equipment Authorized 1939 0 350 ) - - ** 1940 895 ) 6745 - - 1941 350 200 - - ** 1942 240 150 1943 90 $ 960 8 60 2 for 4 nose CR. - 1944 - - 1,240 - 2 for 4 nos.e 08. 1945 - - 1,140 - 2 for 4 mos. OS. 1946 515 - - 2 for 2 mos. CR. 1947 1,788 83 - 2 for 4.5 mos. 08. 1948 700 - - 1 for 4.5 nos. Total $4,928 $5,300 (Grand Total $8,268) Average Total Yourly Allotment - 8827 - *Amounts allotted for equipment are included in total allotment figures. **Fire lookout and fire guard services were provided under the Civilian Conservation Corps program during the years indicated. 16 OVERHEAD PERSONNEL FROM POINTS OUTSIDE OF ACADIA NP WHO ASSISTED IN SUPPRESSION ACTION ON FIRE National Park NPS Title Headquarters Assisted on Fire Service From Personnel Oct. to Nov. Allen, T. J. Regional Director, Region I Richmond, Vs. 27 2 Arnold, F.H. Regional Forester, Region I Richmond, Va. 25 9 Benton, E. O. Fire Control Aid Shenandoah NP 23 5 Berg. L. Y. Park Ranger Shenandoah NP 23 7 Campbell, B. T. Chief Ranger Blue Ridge Fkwy 25 5 Coffman, To D. Chief Forester Washington, D.C. 27 2 Cook, L. F. Asst. Chief Forester Washington, D.C. 23 7 Dunn, C. Mixed Gang Foreman Great Smoky Mts.NP 25 5 Ellsworth, Ivan Superintendent Saratoga NHP 25 3 Foster, N. H. Custodian Camden Hills RDA 24 3 Gibbs, R. Chief Ranger Shenandoah HP 25 7 Hall, J. T. Laborer Mannoth Cave HP 25 5 Johnson, J. R. Fire Control Aid Shenandoah NP 23 2 Johnson, P. H. Park Rangor Shenandoah NP 23 5 Liles, G. 3. Chief Ranger Mannoth Cave NP 25 5 Luck, J. W. Park Warden Blue Ridge Pkwy 25 3 McKoown, E.D. Park Ranger Manmoth Cave NP 25 3 Moore, R. B. Forester, Region One Richmond, Va. 22 7 Prentice, J. R. Custodian Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial ⑉ 25 3 Price, J. M. Park Warden Great Smoky Mts.NP 25 7 Reynolds, L. B. Maintenance Foreman Mannoth Cave NP 25 3 Robertson, R. Meintenance Man Canden Hills RDA 24 8 Senders, G. L. Laborer Manmoth Cave NP 25 6 Savage, W. L. Forester, Region One Richmond, Vs. 22 9 Schreiber, C. P. District Ranger Blue Ridge Pkwy 25 6 Stuever, V. R. Telephone Lineman Foreman Shenandoah NP 25 2 Sulliven, R. C. Fire Control Aid Shenandoah UP 25 3 Van Weelden, J. Park Ranger Shenandoah NP 25 3 Wingeier, F. Park Warden Great Smoky Mts.NP 25 7 Wright, E. L.,Jr. Park Ranger Colonial NEP 25 2 17 (Continued) OVERHEAD PERSONNEL FROM POINTS OUTSIDE OF ACADIA NP WHO ASSISTED IN SUPPRESSION ACTION ON FIRE U. S. Forest U. S. F. S. Assignment Headquarters Assisted on Fire Service From Personnel October Black, J.E. Equipment, Region 8 Atlanta, Ga. 25 to 31 Cooper, J. W. Fire Control, Region 8 Atlanta, Gs. 25 to 31 Frykman, J. L. Asst. Supervisor, Cherokee NP Cleveland, Tenn. 25 to 31 MacNaughton, V.B. Talladega NF Centerville, Ala. 26 to 31 Newcomb, L. S. State & Private Forestry Valdosta, Ga. 25 to 31 Pilmer, H. B. State & Private Forestry Region 8 Atlanta, Ga. 25 to 31 Renshaw, E. W. Supervisor, Hantshala NF Franklin, N. C. 25 to 31 Ruff, F. J. Wildlife and Range Manage- ment, Region 8 Atlanta, Ga. 25 to 31 Smith, A. D. Jr. State & Private Forestry. Chatta NE As Region 8 Atlanta, Ga. 25 to 31 Spring, J. B. State & Private Forestry Gainesville, Ga. 25 to 31 Wiener, A. A. Region 6 Portland, Ore. 29 to 31 18 LIST OF AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Exclusive of National Park Service Agency Type of Participation 1. U. 8. Forest Service Loan of supervisory personnel and equipment 2. U. S. Air Corps Air Force - labor crows, transportation of mon and equipment, supplies and equipment, communications, mass facilities, air reconneissance, weather data 3. U.S. Navy Pumper crows, pumping equipment, radio com- minication, transportation of supervisory, weather data 4. U. S. Coast Guard Pumper crows, pumping equipment, radio com-> munication 5. Local Fire Departments Fire trucks, pumping equipment, crows, 6. University of Maine Student fire crows, radio communications, pumper equipment repair crow 7. Bangor Seminary Student fire crews 8. American Red Cross Canteen (mess) service on fire line and at town canteens, clothing and supplies 9. Maine State Police Patrol, protective service, redio com- minication 10. Estates Fire crows, equipment 11. Telephone Company Installation field telephone, expediting fire calls. 12. Civilian Air Patrol Transportation of equipment from Laconia, N. H. to Bar Harbor Airport MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1947 ORGANIZATION CHART - TYPICAL DAY FIRE BOSS Savage Cook (Relief) I LIAISON - Moore - Army, 30 mon HEADQUARTERS COORDINATOR - Hadley PROGRESS - Arnold, Cooper SCOUTS - Favour, Abbott, Doudna EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION - CLERICAL - Nowack, Mayo Douglas, Black, Reynolds - 10 men DIVISION I DIVISION III DIVISION II DIVISION BOSS - Newcomb DIVISION BOSS - Renshaw DIVISION BOSS - Spring AIDS - Smith, Thompson (Advisory) SECTOR B SECTOR D SECTOR BOSSES SECTOR A SECTOR E SECTOR BOSS - Ellsworth SECTOR BOSS - Frykman CREW FOREMEN SECTOR BOSS - Foster SECTOR BOSS - Ruff CREW FOREMEN - CREW FORMMEN - 100 Local Mon CREW FOREMEN - CREW FOREMEN - Salisbury McKeown Shreiber Dunn Benton McNaughton Robertson Wright Sullivan Steuver Hall Work detail - 120 York detail - 60 York detail - 40 Work detail - 50 Total - 444 men on detail including supervisory and specialized 20 MAN POWER DISTRIBUTION TABLES Mount Desert Island Fire TABLE I - EARLY STAGES OCT. 17 TO 23 Total on Duty Date Shift Labor Supervision Description 17 Day 24 3 Fire at Fresh Moadow from initial 17 Night 24 3 attack to patrol and mop-up by the 18 Day 20 2 combined forces of the Town of Bar 18 Night 5 0 Harbor and Acadia National Park 19 Day 6 1 19 Night 1 o 20 Day 1 0 20 Night 0 1 21 Day 300 4 First breakover with attack by 21 Night 150 2 combined forces of Town of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, cooperative local forces and Army Air Force #22 Day 86 5 Action on Aunt Betty Pond sector 22 Night 38 3 by National Park Service and 23 Day 150 5 cooperative forces to blow up on 23 Night 200 5 evening of October 23 From October 22 data reflects action on Park sectors only. 21 MAN POWER DISTRIBUTION TABLES Mount Desert Island Fire TABLE 2 - ATTACK, HOLDING AND MOP-UP STAGES SHOWING REORGANIZATION FOLLOWING BLOW-UP OF OCT. 23. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACTION ONLY OVERHEAD DATE SHIFT TOTAL ON DUTY DIVISION I DIVISION II AND LABOR SUP. SECTOR B SECTOR D SECTOR A SECTOR E SPECIAL Labor (up. Labor pup. Labor Sup. labor Sup. Labor Sup. OCT. 24 Day 251 11 125 2 120 2 6 24 Night 249 10 7 125 2 120 2 25 Day 221 16 100 5 50 2 66 4 6 4 25 Night 112 12 5 55 5 5 20 2 35 3 2 2 26 Day 300 30 65 5 40 4 50 5 30 4 115 12 26 Night 112 14 55 4 15 2 25 4 15 2 2 2 27 Day 313 32 120 5 60 4 40 3 50 4 43 27 Night 14 1 5 112 55 8 15 1 25 2 15 1 2 2 28 Day 290 28 184 5 40 4 30 3 20 4 16 12 28 Night 110 14 35 6 10 2 45 2 10 2 10 2 29 Day 210 26 100 5 20 4 40 3 40 4 10 10 29 Night 102 12 45 4 10 1 35 3 10 1 2 3 30 Day 144 26 65 5 15 4 20 3 40 4 4 10 30 Night 65 12 29 5 10 1 20 2 5 2 1 2 31 Day 112 26 49 6 9 2 20 4 25 4 9 10 31 Night 69 13 24 5 1 1 10 2 10 2 24 3 NOV. Dec 1 Day 69 21 36 5 5 1 10 4 5 3 13 8 1 Night 41 10 27 2 3 1 5 3 5 1 1 3 2 Day 50 19 20 5 15 1 6 3 5 3 4 7 2 Night 21 8 6 2 4 1 4 2 6 1 1 2 3 Day 56 16 25 5 10 1 2 3 13 1 6 6 22 MAN POWER DISTRIBUTION TABLES Mount Desert Island Fire TABLE 3 - INTERIOR MOP-UP AND PATROL FINAL STAGES NOV. 3 TO NOV. 14 DATE SHIFT TOTAL ON DUTY DESCRIPTION LABOR SUP. 3 Night 5 3 Patrol only one man each sector 4 Day 51 15 Patrol on each sector and mop-up Gorge (Div.I and CCC Camp - Collect equipment 4 Night 5 3 Patrol only one man each sector 5 Day 51 15 Patrol and mop-up by sectors. Mop-up of interior fires - Collect equipment 5 Night 4 3 Patrol only one man each sector 6 Day 21 10 Patrol each sector, mop-up of Southwest Pass and interior fires - Collect equipment 6 Night 4 3 Patrol only one man each sector 7 Day 15 11 Patrol 2 men each sector - mop-up of interior fires - collect equipment 7 Night 4 3 Patrol only one man each sector 8 Day 8 6 Patrol 2 men each sector - collect and repair equipment 8 Night 3 2 Patrol 1 man each division 9 Day 8 3 Patrol 2 men each sector - standby 9 Night 4 2 Patrol 1 man each division - standby 10 Day 12 2 Patrol 1 man each sector - road clearing - equipment 10 Night 3 - Patrol 1 man each division 11 Day 10 2 Patrol 1 man each sector - road clearing - equipment 11 Night 3 - Patrol 1 man each division 12 Day 4 1 Patrol 1 man each division 12 Night - - No patrols 13 Day 2 1 Patrol 1 man each division 13 Night - - No patrols 14 Day 1 1 Final scouting - fire declared out 23 Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine October 29, 1947. MQP-UP INSTRUCTIONS MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE 1. Continue maximum use of all power pungs, particularly in daytime. This operation is priority No. 1 throughout mapmup period. 2. No sector to be left unattended during daytime throughout mop-up operations. S. "Black Out" progressively widening strip to 100 foot. 4. Cut all branches overhanging the line, up to a height of eix feet. 5. Dig a trench 12 inches wide to mineral soil or bare rook with mattocks or Pulaski tools immediately on edge of burned area. Cut all dond roots to same width. To avoid chance of seattering smoldering poat, pull the poat into the fire. Clean rooks my be rolled outside, or in, whichever is more convenient. Some places will have boulders too large to move by hand and where fire has been between such boulders, attempt to scratch peat out with a stick or other object. Any exception to the tronching require= ment must be approved by the Fire Boss upon specific recommend ation by the Division Boss. 6. After the line is due, out all green coniforous branches within one foot of the ground progressively back for a distance of 26 foot from the line. Those branchos to be scattered (not piled) beyond the 25 foot strip. 7. Cut and remove all down liabs or loga that extend across line. These cuts are to be made outside of the burn, and the burned portion placed (not piled) at least 25 feet inside the line. 8. Following completion of above operations, fell burning maga of 5 fest or more height progressively back inside line to a distance of 300 feet. 9. Fire trucks will patrol all hard surfaced roads along the fire line and inside the burned area, mopping up smokes within 300 feat of road. 10. Night operations will be reduced gradually as conditions safely permit, making maximum use of nanpower in the daytime for more effective operation. 11. Do not forget to feel for heat. (Sgd) Wilbur Le Savage, Fire Boss. 24 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Table Showing Length of Fire Line by Sectors, Divisions and Total Perimeter LOCATION LENGTH OF FIRE PERIMETER - MILES AND/OR AGENCY WORKED AND/OR HEAD LINE OTHER FIRE PERIMETER GRAND RESPONSIBLE Hildland Roads tream Total Lake Ocean Total TOTAL NATIONAL PARK SSR. Sector B 3.4 - 1.6 5.0 - 0.5 0.5 5.5 Sector D 1.8 2.1 $ 3.9 - - - 3.9 DIVISION I 5.2 2.1 1.6 8.9 - 0.5 0.5 9.4 Sector A 3.4 0.9 - 4.3 3.1 - 3.1 7.4 Sector E 2.2 0.3 0.8 3.3 - - - 3.3 DIVISION II 5.6 1.2 0.8 7.6 3.1 - 301 10.7 Total Perimeter Park Sectors 10.8 3.3 2.4 16.5 3.1 0.5 3.6 20.1 DIVISION III 8.3 3.8 1.5 13.6 - - - 13.6 Dulls Cove to Otter Point / 2.5 2.8 - 5.3 - 5.7 5.7 11.0 Total Perimeter Outside Sectors 10.8 6.6 1.5 18.9 - 5.7 5.7 24.6 GRAND TOTAL PERIMETER 21.6 9.9 3.9 35.4 3.1 6.2 9.3 44.7 Interior unburned islands Park Service sectors Southwest Pass 0.6 0.1 @ 0.7 The Gorge 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 Total Interior 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.0 TOTAL FIRE LINE IN PARK SECTORS 11.6 3.4 2.5 17.5 3.1 0.5 3.6 20.1 1 Includes spot fire at Otter Point 2 Includes unburned island CCC Camp Area 3 Mainly estate lands along Eastern Ocean front 25 SUMMARY OF ACREAGE BURNED Mount Desert Island Fire ACREAGE BURNED BY FIRE STAGES* Acreage Burned Date Inside Park Outside Park Total 18 100 100 22 85 1,340 2,025 23 1,055 2,940 3,995 Final 8,750 8,438 17,188*** ACREAGE BURNED BY TOMES Town of Inside Park Outside Park Total Der Harbor 8,084 8,364 16,448 Mount Desert 666 74 740 Total 8,750 8,438 17,188*** *Area of water surface within fire perimeter has boon deducted. **Area burned as of early morning on date shown. ***Dased on revisions and corrections by Hadley and Lawrance, November 13, 1967. 26 SUMMARY OF FIRE DAMAGE Mount Desert Island Fire Item Destroyed Estimated Damage or Damaged Inside Park Outside Park Total fimber $337,125 $218,565 8555.690 Physical Improvements Buildings and improvements 133,800 9,100,000* 9,233,800 Roads and trails 104,000 310,000 414,000 Lands 11,200 1,500,000* 1,511,200 Other - 90,000 90,000 Total $586,125 $11,218,565 $11,804,690 Estimated real value by Bar Harbor Town Assessors. 27 MAJOR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT SECURED Mount Desert Island Fire EQUIPMENT PURCHASED Quantity Item Cost 4 Trucks, Ford 3 pickups, 1 ton and 1 stake - 18 ton $5,087.39 6 Pacific Marine Power pumps 3,203.70 50 Back seek pumps, 5 gal. 720.00 10,000 ft. Linen fire hose, 13" 4,500.00 TOTAL $13,511.09 EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTED BY WAR ASSSTS ADMINISTRATION Quantity Item Value 114,000 ft. Fire hose, cojorol. $26,500.00 5 Trailer pumpa, Chrysler 2,000.00 4 Chain saws, gasoline powered 1,200.00 100 Back pack pumps, 5 gallon 500.00 TOTAL $30,200.00 TOTAL VALUE ALL MAJOR ITEMS OF SQUIPMENT SECURED $43,491.09 28 SUMMARY OF FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS Mount Desert Island Fire TOTAL PARTICIPATION AND COSTS (Includes personal services, travel, subsistence, equipment, and all incidental items) Emergency Reconstruction and Fighting Forest Fires Appropriation (Estimated) 15,950 man hours $46,502.39 National Park Service Appropriations 4,329.8 . # 7,501.24 Contributed Costs (Estimated) 31,072 # If 155,512.00 GRAND TOTAL 51,351.8 # $209,515.63 29 FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS Mount Desert Island Fire EMERGENCY RECONSTRUCTION AND FIGHTING FOREST FIRES FUNDS (ESTIMATED) Personal Services - 15,950 man hrs. $18,738.80 Base Pay $8,234.80 U. S. Forest Service $1,800.00 Hired fire fighters 6,277.30 University of Maine $3,600.00 Bangor Seminary 677.30 Local 2,000.00 Specialized labor 157.50 Overtime 10,504.00 National Park Service overhead 8,600.00 U.S. Forest Service overhead 1,904.00 Travel (including subsistence) 6,125.00 National Park Service overhead 4,500.00 U.S. Forest Service overhead 1,500.00 Hired fire fighters 100.00 Specialized labor 25.00 Transportation of Things 2,500.00 Express, freight and sir 2,500.00 Communication Services 500.00 Telephone and telegraph 500.00 Printing and Binding 25.00 Acadia maps 25.00 Other Contractual Services 100.00 Hire of trucks and drivers 100.00 Supplies and Materials 3,500.00 Gas, oil, small equipment 3,500.00 Equipment 15,013.59 Trucks 5,087.39 Pumpers 3,203.70 Hose, 13" linon 4,500.00 Miscellaneous items 2,222.50 TOTAL 15,950 man hrs. $46,502.39 30 FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS Mount Desert Island Fire PAID FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FUNDS (ACTUAL) Director's Office $1,055.91 Services - 291.8 man hrs. 945.85 Travel (including subsistence) 110.06 Region One Office 1,183.27 Services - 392 man hrs. 1,111.57 Travel (including subsistence) 71.70 Acadia National Park 2,865.54 Services - 1942 man hrs. 2,865.54 Other NPS Areas 2,396.52 Services - 1704 man hrs. 2,291.77 Travel only 104.75 TOTAL 4,329.8 man hrs. $7,501.24 31 FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS Mount Desert Island Fire CONTRIBUTED COSTS (ESTIMATED) ARMY AIR FORCES $110,465.00 Services - 25,056 man hrs. $36,000.00 Travel and transportation 29,465.00 Communications 1,000.00 Supplies and materials 34,000.00 Mess service $20,000.00 Miscellaneous supplies 14,000.00 Equipment 10,000.00 U. S. NAVY 5,047.00 Services - 2,336 man hrs. 2,500.00 Travel 256.00 Transportation 200.00 Communications 60.00 Supplies and materials 531.00 Equipment 1,500.00 U.S. COAST GUARD 5,100.00 Services - 1, 980 man hrs. 2,250.00 Travel 175.00 Communications 25.00 Supplies and materials 800.00 Equipment 1,850.00 TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT FIRE DEPARTMENT 900.00 Services - 800 man hrs. 800.00 Supplies and materials 100.00 TOWN OF BAR HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT 800.00 Services - 500 man hrs. 500.00 Supplies and materials 50.00 Equipment 250.00 AMERICAN RED CROSS 2,500.00 Mess service 2,500.00 OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS 500.00 Services - 400 man hrs. 400.00 Supplies and materials 100.00 WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION 30,200.00 Equipment 30,200.00 Fire hose 26,500.00 Trailer pumps 2,000.00 Chain saws 1,200.00 Backpack pumps 500.00 TOTAL 31,072 man hrs. $155,512.00 32 November 20, 1947. MEMORANDUM for the Director. Enclosed in triplicate is the requested itemised ostimate of all costs in which the Service and Acadia NP are concerned as a result of the Mount Desert Island fire of October 17 - November the A summary of the four major items involved in this estimate is given below Estimate of Cost of Fire Suppression $ 84,442 Estimate of Cost of Replacement or Repair of Buildings and Other Physical Improvements Destroyed or Damaged by Fire 249,000 Estimate of Cost of Cleanup and Fire Hazard Reduction 196,000 Estimate of Reforestation Costs 50,000 Total Amount of Estimate $579,442 As far as we know now this is a complete estimate of all costs for which funds will be needed. It is possible that there are some other items which we are not aware of at present. Thomas J. Allen, Regional Director. Enclosure 993 eet Acadin, w/o estimate 33 (Acadia National Park Fire) SUMMARY OF ESTIMATE Estimate of Cost of Fire Suppression 0 84,442.00 Estimate of Cost of Replacement or Repair of Buildings and Other Physical Improvements Destroyed or Damaged by Fire 249,000.00 Estimate of Cost of Cleanup and Fire Hazard Reduction 196,000.00 Estimate of Reforestation Costs 50,000.00 Total Amount of Estimate $579,442.00 34 (Acadia National Park Fire) ESTIMATE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS Personal Services $27,900.41 Base Fay $17,396.41 NPS Overhead $9,161.61 USFS Overhead 1,800.00 Hired fire fighters 6,277.30 University of Maine $3,600.00 Bangor Seminary 677.30 Local 2,000.00 Specialized Labor 157.50 Overtime 10,504.00 NPS Overhead 8,600.00 USFS Overhead 1,904.00 travel (including subsistence) 6,125.00 IPS Overhead 4,500.00 WS Overhead 1,500.00 Hired fire fighters 100.00 Specialized labor 25.00 transportation of Things 2,500.00 Express, freight and air shipping charges for delivery of pumpers, hose, hand tools, other fire fight= ing equipment and supplies 2,500.00 Communication Services 500.00 Telephone toll and telegraph charges 500.00 Printing and Binding 25.00 100 maps of Acadia NP 25.00 Other Contractual Services 100.00 Hire of two 2-ton trucks for 2 days including drivers 100.00 Supplies and Materials 3,500.00 asoline, oil, equipment repair parts, flashlights, headlamps, hose fittings, hose gaskets, batteries, tires, tubes, food items, and small hand tools. 3,500.00 35 Equipment $43,791.09 Rose, Is inch, cajoral. and linen, 124,000 feet . $.21 to $.45 per foot $31,000.00 Pumpers, Pacific Marine, Type.Y, 6 new e $533.95 each 3,203.70 Trailer pumps, Chrysler, 5 new e $400 each 2,000.00 Trucks, one 14 Ten stake body and three 1/2 ton pickups, all new 5,087.39 Other items, including 4 chain saws and 150 backpack pumps 2,500.00 Estimated Total Cost of Suppression $84,441.50 36 (Acadia National Park Fire) SUMMARY OF ESTIMATE OF COST OF REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS DESTROYED OR DANAGED SX FIRM Buildings and other developments destroyed $133,800.00 Planned for replacement $82,200.00 Not planned for replacement 51,600.00 Cleanup of building and development sites 11,200.00 Repair of fire damage to roads and trails 22,000.00 Rehabilitation of roads and trails following cleanup and hazard reduction operations 82,000.00 #stinated Total $249,000.00 Cost to clear sites and replace or repair required facilities and improvements $115,400.00 Value of buildings and developments not to be replaced 51,600.00 Rehabilitation of roads and trails following cleanup and hasard reduction operations 82,000.00 #stimated Total $249,000.00 Represents same total under two breakdowns 37 (Acadia National Park Fire) ESTIMATE OF COST OF REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY FIRE Buildings and Other Developments Destroyed, to be Replaced $82,200.00 1. Sieur de Monts Exhibit Building and Quarters No. 2 $25,000.00 22,000 ou. ft. @ $1.00 per ou. ft. $22,000.00 Terrace, steps and walls 3,000.00 2. Siour de Monts Comfort Stations 20,000.00 2 buildings a $10,000 each 3. Bear Brook Campground Community House 5,800.00 6,500 eu. ft. e $.90 per ou. ft. 4. Bear Brook Campground Ranger Quarters 6,000.00 5. Bear Brook Campground Men's Toilet 4,500.00 4,500 ou. ft. @ $1.00 per eu. ft. 6. Bear Brook Campground Women's Toilet 3,800.00 3,800 cu. ft. a $1.00 per ou. ft. 7. Bear Brook Campground Amphitheatre 3,500.00 8. Storm Beach Garage 3,000.00 9. Storm Beach Laundry Building 2,500.00 10. Storm Beach Library Building 3,500.00 11. Lake Wood Beach Women's Bathhouse 1,100.00 2,200 ou. ft. @ $.50 per ou. ft. 12. Lake Wood Beach Mon's Bathhouse 800.00 1,600 ou. ft. a 1.50 per ou. ft. 13. Lake Wood Beach Latrines (2) 700.00 700 cu. ft. each o $.50 per eu. ft. 14. Road and Trail Signs 1,000.00 15. Gates, Guard Rails and Foot Bridges 1,000.00 38 Buildings and Other Developments Destroyed, Not to be Replaced $51,600.00 1. Homan House Residence 4,150 sq. ft. e $10.00 per sq. ft. $41,500.00 Furnishings of residence 6,500.00 Purchased from 1945 appropriation $4,000 Purchased from other funds $2,500 2. Homan House Garage 7,200 CU. ft. e $.50 per ou. ft. 3,600.00 Cleanup of Sites of Buildings and Other Developments Destroyed 11,200.00 17 building sites and 3 groups of other sites (guard rails, gates and bridges) 6 $560.00 each, based on following average costs per site: 11,200.00 Supervision, 40 hrs. e $1.75 per hr. $ 70.00 Labor, 400 hrs. a $1.00 per hr. 400.00 Truck and driver, 40 hrs. @ $2.25 per hr. 90.00 Repair of Fire Damage to Roads and Trails 22,000.00 Trails, 40 miles 10,000.00 Roads, including shoulders, 22 miles 12,000.00 Rehabilitation of Roads and Trails Following Cleanup and Hazard Reduction Operations 82,000.00 1. Repair to base 30,000.00 2. Repair to surface 34,000.00 3. Repair to shoulders 10,000.00 4. Repair to miscellaneous timber drainage structures 8,000.00 Estimated Total Cost of Replacement or Repair of Buildings and Other Physical Improvements Destroyed by Firs $249,000.00 (Acadia National Park Fire) 39 ESTIMATE OF COST OF CLEANUP AND FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION Roadside Cleanup and Hazard Reduction 22 miles of hard-surfaced park roads require treatment to a width of 200 ft. on each side to eliminate the heavy socumulations of unsightly and hasardous fire-killed or windthrown trees. This will include outting stumps as close to ground as possible or pulling them out where trees are up- rooted, lopping of limbs, bucking trees to log lengths, removal of logs and uprooted stumps, pil- ing and burning tops and limbwood. Cost of this treatment estimated at $2,000 per mile, both sides of road. $44,000 General Cleanup and Hazard Reduction Beyond Roadside Strips of the total area of 8,630 aeres burned within the park, 1,067 seros are included within the strips requiring special treatment along park roadsides. On approximately half of the remaining 7.563 acres, or 3,800 serss, it is considered essential to reduce severe fire hazard conditions and clean up to im- prove appearances. This work will include felling standing fire-killed trees or severing the trunk from the stump and roots of windthrown trees; lop= ping of limbs, bucking trees to convenient lengths for handling, placing logs flat on ground, piling and burning tops and limbwood. Cost of this treat- ment estimated at $40 per acre. 152,000 Estimated total cost of cleanup and hasard reduction $196,000 40 (Acadia National Park Fire) ESTIMATE OF REFORESTATION COSTS Approximately 5% or 430 aeres, of the park area burned was unforested before the fire, consisting of open meadows, marshes or fields. It would be inappropriate to plant these lands to forest. On areas such as the steeper slopes of Champlain, Flying Squadron, Cadillae, and Sargent Mountains, forest vegetation was generally sparse or lacking before the fire, possibly resulting to some extent from the severe fire of 1850 which swept the entire island. Bare or nearly bare outeropping rock and talus slopes with huge exposed broken boulders are the typical surface conditions in those areas. They are estimated to occupy 25% of the burned area, or about 2,100 seres. Reforestation on these sites would be either impossible or impracticable and is not pro- posed. In those portions of the burned area within the park where the fire was most intense the organic and mineral soil was impoverished so badly that it will be incapable of supporting more than sparse tree growth for many years. This condition probably occurs on about 15% of the park area burned, or 1,300 acres. No attempt to reforest these areas can be contem- plated in the near future. On the remaining park land within the burn, about 4,800 aeres, the forest growth is not completely killed, nor will all the remaining live trees die or windthrow as a result of the fire, because this portion of the area was less 'severely burned than that mentioned in the preceding paragraph. It is estimated that at least half the former stand will sur- vive, generally speaking, over this area as a whole. Moreover, where the soil is not too badly depleted by fire it is reasonable to anticipate that pioneer or "fire type" tree species such as aspen, gray birch, paper birch and pin cherry will regenerate naturally within a few years. On sites respectively suitable for them longer lived species, such as beech, yellow birch, maple, pine, sprues, fir and hemlock will gradually replace those temporary type species through natural succession. With the reasonable expectancy of forest restoration by natural means most of these 4,800 aeres, assured further by the fire hazard reduction and cleanup treatment contemplated, it is unlikely that for national park purposes artificial reforestation need be applied on more than 1,000 acres within the park burn. About half of this acreage occurs as scenic fore- ground along park roadsides and in locations intensively visited by the public where replanting for aesthetic purposes is of first importance. The other 500 aores includes areas of secondary aesthetic importance, or sconio background. Here in places where natural regeneration is slow, uncertain or inadequate it should be sugmented by planting to hasten and assure improve- mont of appearances. The cost of planting in these two situations is est- insted as follows: 41 Planting of scenic foreground areas along park roads and other important visitor-use sites, 500 sores e $75 per acre $37,500 Reforestation of important scenic background areas where adequate natural regrowth ap- pears doubtful, 500 are e $25 per aere 12,500 Estimated Total Cost of Reforestation $50,000 42 PRELIMINARY REPORT MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE (October 17 - S1, 1947) TABLE OF CONTENTS General Statement Narrative Log of Firo Aoreage and Firo Line Data Fire Organization Mop-up Instructions 43 Mount Desert Island Fire - October 1947 General Statement Fire danger conditions in the vioinity of Mount Desert Island had become increasingly oritical for days prior to the start of the fire. Rainfall is said to have been less than dur-> ing any of the past thirty years. Fillings were strong, variable in direction and gusty. The duff and surface fuels wore dry and fire hazards were intensified by the early fall of deciduous leaves. This condition prevailed generally over most of the Northeast. Several large fires developed in widely scattered parts of New England, New Jersey and New York prior to the major bl.ow-up of the Mount Desert Island firs on October 23. The situation became so explosive that the Governor of Maine declared a state of energency, closing woods to use of fire, general travel, etc. After the 23rd the President declared a national emergency existed. Sufficient fire fighting personnel to handle the situation were unobtainable from normal sources. The armed forces furnished large numbers of men, equipment and supplies. The Army Air Forces at Dow Field sent fire fighters, mess, consumication equipment, transportation and supplies. The U. s. Nevy sent two Destroyers and the Coast Guard two Destroyers. The University of Maine and Bangor Theological Seminary permitted upperclass students to vol- unteer for duty under faculty supervision. The lisison between these numerous forces, the Service, the town organizations and local volunteers was a trensadous job, particularly as the fire was controlled and evidence of need for intensive control action was less apparent to the layman. The Mount Desert Island fire can be (at this early date) divided into four major phases. The fire started on the 17th and wes corralled by the Town of Bar Harbor Fire Department with park cooperation. This was a town fire. On the 21st it broke out and progressively spread in all directions, entering park land at 4:00 Pelle A considerable area was burned on the 22nd, and Regional Office assistance was again requested. In response two foresters were dispatched by air. Intensive control work was continued and by the afternoon of the 23rd a control line was nearing completion. At about 3:30 Pelle the wind increased to 40 nepahe and the fire spread with great rapidity, entering the Town of Bar Harbor in the late afternoon. The wind diminished before morning and the fire spread slowed materially. Following the holocaust of the 23rd intensive control action was taken and despite variable and high winds to 25 m.p.h.e continued lack of roin, the spread of the fire WBS halted on October 27 at 4:40 Pelle After that date only one small breakover has occurred to date. The job of mop- up has been one of the most difficult over encountered in the 44 experience of any of the supervisors whose experience covers every forest fire type and condition in the country. Mog-up, however, is of vital importance in maintaining control. Several of the other large fires in the State are reported to have bro- ken out again. A maximum of three hundred fifty firo fighters worked under National Park Service supervision during the height of the fire and an additional three hundred organized and volun- teer municipal fire crews from adjacent towns on the mainland and Island, crews from two Destroyers and two Coast Guard Cutters, National Guard, State Police, local residents, the University of Maine, Bangor Theological Seminary and other schools provided forest fire fighters, but the major source was furnished by the Army Air Forces. The Regional Director has been kept advised of all develop= ments regularly by telephone from Park Headquarters, as requested by him. He, in turn, kept the Director's Office informed. As of this date the fire is not out, and intensive control and efforts must be continued for some time. (Sgd.) W. L. S. Wilbur Le Savage, Fire Boss. 45 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE - OCTOBER 1947 October 17 Fire started adjacent to marsh at Fresh Meadow in northern portion of Mount Desert Island, presumably on or adjacent to a dump on private land, 2-3/4 miles air line north of the boundary of Acadin National Park. It was within territory under the pro- tection of the Bar Harbor Fire Department. First report of fire was made by telephone by a local resi- dont to the Bar Harbor Fire Department at 4:05 P. M. and immediate action was taken. At the request of the Town Fire Chief, tele- phoned about 4:45 P. Mo, the park furnished pumper equipment and a crew to operate it, to work in conjunction with the Town Fire Department under their direction. October 18 Fire brought under control in morning, after which it was mopped-up and patrolled up to time of the break on October 21. October 21 Under a strong northwest wind, the fire flared up in early morning and spread rapidly, covering approximately 1,000 aores. It crossed the Eagle Lake Road and entered the park in late afternoon. About 5:00 P. M. Superintendent Hadley called Rich mond and requested assistance. Air Corps furnished fire fighters from Dow Field at Bangor, Maine, on request of Chief Sleeper of Town of Bar Harbor. October 22 Foresters Savage and Moore left Richmond, Virginia, 3:20 A. M., by plane and arrived at Bar Harbor about 2:00 P. M. Fire in paris west of Eagle Lake was headed off, partly by burning out, and partly by direct attack. At 10:20 P. M. Savage and Hadley reported to Richmond, Vir- ginia, on status of fire and arrangements were made for four supervisors and Larry Cook to be dispatched to assist in direc⑉ tion of control and nop-up of the fire then estimated at 800 to 1,000 agres - inside the park. A call was made to Regional Forester Arnold at 10:30 P. Me advising him of conditions and arrangements made. October 23 Line was stabilized and mop-up begun on majority of held line. Wind was moderate southwest. Approximately seven hundred 46 feet of line remained for closure to Eagle Lake Road. Forces included approximately ninety Dair Field officers and men, six to eight University of Haine students, ten local and park forces directed by Savage and Moore from a Field Hendquarters at road intersection near Gilmore Headow. Tool cache was established at this point which contained all the hand and power equipment in- cluding a large tank truck unit and Bucksport Fire Company truck and equipment. Field telephone was available at this point to Park Headquarters. Limison was established and was working of- fectively with Dow forces who were encamped at the old CCO camp at Eagle Lake. The fire was contained and was being held at this line. Scouts directed by Field Headquarters reported the line reasonably stabilized to the west, north and cast flanks outside the park. 4:00 - 4:30 P. M. Wind increased suddenly to strong forty-five M. P. h. from the west to northwest. Unofficial reports and runors were 20⑉ ceived that the fire on the northeast sector outside the park was advancing through Lakewood section threatening Hulls Cove. Pros- sure was immediate and heavy from outside, flash fires along and near held lines threatened disaster. Crews were concentrated on holding the line, but breakovers on the flanks with rapidly advancing ground and crown fires threatened holding forces. Lines were held 9.8 long as possible without endangering the lives of fire crows. Savage called Superintendent Hadley at 4:00 P. M. advising him of critical fire condition and that he should be prepared for receipt of report of disastrous breakovers and loss of control of fire. Ranger Paul Favour, directing forces on the extreme north- vest flank of our lines near the Eagle Lake Road, reported at 4:08 P. M. that breakover fires to the north and west were out- flanking his line, crossing the Eagle Lake Road and threatening his men. He was instructed to arrange for the safe evacuation of his men. The approach of complete envelopment or the forces along our sectors finally required abandoment of lines and equipment and evacuation of the non. The Hulls Cove threat was diverted with strong wind shift to northwest, sending the greatest fire head toward and partially envoloying Bar Harbor. From this time conflagration raged un- checked in two heads, one past Bar Harbor over Cadillao Mountain and down toward Otter Creeky the other, up Sargent Mountain tow ward Jordan Pond. The fire raced along whipped by heavy forty=five to fifty miles per hour gales. The nature of the conflagration made it impossible to continue control action and retreat of forces under our direction was accomplished in as quick and orderly a manner as possible. There were no injuries to forces under our direc⑉ tion during this activity. 2 47 Spread and intensity of the fire is indicated in the increase in acreage at approximately 4:00 P. Ma, October 23, of 1,800 aoros to over 16,000 aares at midnight of the sane date. About deam the velocity of the wind began to subside. Assistant Chief Forester Cook and four rangers from Shenan= dosh arrived by Navy plane at Bar Harbor Airport at 2:30 P. M. A State Police car started them toward headquarters but due to fire blooked roads and evacuation confusion they did not arrive at Park Hoadquarters until 7:30 P. 15. During the night of October 23 the fire destroyed more than two hundred structures, including major hotels on the edges of Bar Harbor. Property damage, including several park structures, exceeded $8,000,000. Custodian Foster of Candon Hills Recreational Demonstration Area with Mechanic Robertson driving a fire truck loaded fully with fire equipment arrived at Bar Harbor at about 9.00 P. Me After a conference it was decided to return Foster to Candon Hills because of a threatening fire at that area, the imability to uti- lise his services or equipment during the night, and need to send messages to the Regional Office. Local telephone service was destroyed. October 24 At daybreak on Friday & conference was held in the Superin- tendent's office with Superintendent Hadley, Assistant Superinton= dent Howaoic, Foresters Cook, Savage, Moore, and Banger Favour attending to reorganize forces and plan attack on the fire. Forester Savage was designated as Fire Boss. A request was made to the Regional office for twenty additional overhead. Savage designated Ranger Paul Favour to secure information and nap the burns Ralph Douglas to collect and inventory all equip= nent salvaged from the blow-ups Robert B. Moore as Linison offi- cer with the Air Forces and Park Naturalist Wilbur Doudna to commications. Following this a conforence was held in the office of Bar Harbor Fire Chief Sleeper for the purpose of deter- mining preliminary organization. In attendance were Chief Sleep= er, one or two members of his staff, SuperIntendent Hadley, Assistant Chief Forester Cook, Rangers Favour and Campbell and Forester Savage. It was agreed that the Town of Bar Harbor would handle the fire line north of Eagle Lake Road and east of State Route (198, and the National Paric Service would handle all forest fire fighting actions south of the Fagle Lake Road. Limison Officer Moore contacted Dow Field impoliately near Park Headquarters. Lieutenant Payno was designated by the Con- voy Consander as Army Air Forces Lisison to work with Hooro on coordination of park and Aray Forges. Field bivouns site for Army personnel was established at Other Greek at this time. 3 48 A ground survey of the boundary of the fire was hurriedly made, and an aorial survey via Army plane was made. The Army Air Forces, Navy, Coast Guard, and local volunteers provided personnel and equipment. Fire fighting tools and equipment were ordered through the Regional Office. Custodian Foster of the Candon Hills Recreational Demonstration Area returned bringing his equipment with him. A start was made on fire control with all available suppression personnel, equipment, and limited overhead. Fire line construction, pumping, and other control activities were carried on continuously day and night on a twelve-hour shift on the line basis with replacement at 6:00 he M. and 6:00 P. M. until the fire WILS corralled. Activity on the twenty-fourth was concentrated on the Jordan Pond - Sargent Mountain sector and Cadillae Mountain - Other Cove sector. The Army Air Forces from Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, provided all available personnel, totalling over one hundred non at this time, ness, supply, and comunication services which were inval- uable. A plan of action was formulated and suppression action was started with such tools and equipment as could be collected on the twenty=fourth at 1:25 P. M. The large majority of equipment used in the Gilmore Meadow section, hand tools sufficient to equip over two hundred men, could not be located. Early action was started with equipment brought in from Camden Hills Recreational Demonstration Area. Supplies and equipment requested began to flow through Dow Field and Bar Harbor Airport and were transported to Bar Harbor by Dow Field. October 26 Much needed supervisory personnel began to arrive in large numbers. Kineteen National Park Service and nine U. S. Forest Service experienced leaders arrived and were immediately dis- patched to the fire linos or held for night supervisory duties. Several conferences were held with military and local per- sonnel. Linison Officer Moore was flown to Dow Field, Bangor, for conference with Colonel Stetson, Commanding Officer of the Field, concerning AP.participation on the fire. We were assured of two hundred thirty men for day and one hundred 13021 for night details until the termination of emergency conditions. Additional AAF assistance would include ness facilities for feeding all personnel engaged in fire control, communication equipment, sup⑉ 4 49 plies and personnel, transportation equipment and personnel, tool and equipment and supply services. Daily weather reports were radioed from Dow Field to the Fire Boss' Headquarters. Higher ranking officers were appointed to act as liaison and take command of Dow and Sloom forces active on the fire. Field Comand Post for AAF was to be moved from Otter Creek to the ball paris oppo- site Park Headquarters. Reconnaissance flights were arranged for air patrol and mapping of the fire. At midnight Major General Webster, Commander First ing AAF Mitchell Field, New York, con* ferred with the Fire Boss and staff at Headquarters regarding military assistance on the fire. October 26 Lieutonant Colonels Smith and Levans, Army Air Forces, Dow Field, Maine, were detailed to correlate military with park fire control efforts. Two hundred ninety-five soldiers were detailed to day shift and one hundred for night duty from Dow Field and Fort Slocum (New York). Material progress was made on stopping the spread of the fire on all sectors. A total of one hundred eighty Army Air Force fire fighters were utilized. During the night detail, fourteen University of Maine stu- dents appeared on Section B, south section of Cadillac Mountain. This was the first unified force of students to appear on our lines. Mr. Gerald O'Day, representing Seal Harbor, began effec- tive coordination of local forces from that town. Local fire Grews were woven into the fire organization and proved of real assistance on adjoining sectors. October 27 Fire was quiet most of the day and progress continued on line construction. At 4:40 Pall. the fire was correlled, a total of noro than 243 miles of line having been constructed or held by hand tools and water. At 6:00 pello Chief Forestor Coffman and Regional Director Allen arrived at Park Headquarters. At about the same time Major General Van Fleet, First Army Commander, Brigadier General Thore son and Colonel Ferris arrived with Major Pooler of the Haine National Guard. All were briefed on fire situation needs and plans. 5 50 Liaison officer Moore made another contact at Dow Field, Bangor, with Colonol Stetson. lie were requested by the Dow Commander to re⑉ duce the Dow Field and Fort Slooum contingents as soon as possible. Commitments were made by Dow Field at our request to retain present strength of Aray forces until midweek. Additional University of Meine students, totalling one hundred fifty, under the supervision of Mr. Randall, arrived at Bar Harbor and were put into the Cadillac Mountain area. Preliminary contacts were made to arrange radio contact with University at Orono for continued supply. Fire fighters on line included one hundred ninety Army Air Force men during the day and one hundred during the night. Weather - partly cloudy, wind - 15 M. p. ho, south in afternoon. October 23 The fire forces under the National Park Service consisted of one hundred fifty University of Maine, eighty Army Air Forces and forty Bangor Seminary students during the day and sixty=seven Army Air For- ces at night. A small broakover of seven chains occurred near Eagle Lake - the only piece of lost line to occur since October 23 and 24 - and was quickly corralled. The Otter Point section had previously been written off in order to concentrate on the other active edges. with corral on the 27th aggressive action was directed on Ottor Point to save the remaining picturesque stands of evergreen along the Ocean Drive. Radio contact was made with the President of the University of Maine requesting a steady flow of men. Agreement was reached at one hundred by day and fifty by night for sectors handled by Park Head- quarters. Linison was arranged with a Mr. Oroutt directing Somesville section and it was agreed that an additional one hundred men would be rounded up for use on the Somosville sector under Oroutt's super- vision. A linison officer, lire Giddings, was appointed by the Uni- versity of Maine to coordinate action of all University forces on the fire. Contact was also nade with Dangor Theological Seminary to secure and maintain a flow of forces up to forty boya for use in control and lie were assured of assistance to the week-end or until the termination of the emergency. The three supervisors assigned by the Fire Boss to coordination of University of Maize forces under Mr. Groutt and local forces on lines west and north of the park reported the fire corralled, with no advance in the fire front, but plenty of hot line requiring continued mop-up. 6 51 October 29 Fire control forces under National Park Service direction consisted of one hundred ninety men in the day shift and eighty at night. Mop-up work was intensively pressed and pumping continued, using all available punping equipment. Supervisor Renshaw, U. S. Forest Service, whose observations of fires in various parts of the country date back to the 1910 Idaho fire stated "In all my years of fire fighting I have never seen a harder nop-up job." A stendy flow of rolief oreis were maintained from forces available from Dow Field, University of linino and Bangor Seminary. Local forees were gradually increased. October 30 Fire control forces consisted of fifty Army Air Forces, ten Seminary and fifty University of Maine students during the day and forty-four Army Air Forces during the night. Conference with Professor Giddings, University of Maine, re student assistance on fire. Apparently satisfactory agreement reached. Bangor Seminary required the return of last contingent of students at the end of the day shift, none to be returned. October 31 Conferences with faculty representatives of University of Maine student volunteers failed to obtain further approval for retention of students. Army Air Forces and U. S. Navy also ensious to withdraw personnel as soon as possible. Conference called by Superintendent Hadley with key repre- sentatives of surrounding communities to discuss situation with respect to the fire in an effort to increase and coordinate dependable local manpower to combat it. Selection, Town Managers, Fire Chiefs and Mr. DeRevere, Supt. of Mr. Rockefeller's estate, attended. A very satisfactory decision and agreement reached. Towns will arrange to furnish us with required personnel for day shifts, to be paid 65₫ to 75/ por hour and work under Paris super-> vision. Rate of pay dependent upon rate established by towns for payment of their crows. Colonel Levans will maintain night fire fighting, ness, countination and transportation services. Fire fighting forces during the day included one hundred Aray Air Forces and University of Maine students and forty=five Army Air Forces at night. 52 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Bar Harbor, Maine October 26, 1947 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Approximate Area of Firo: 29 square miles or 18,560 acres Paric Area Burned: 16 square miles or 10,240 acres Length of Fire Line, 10-26-47, 9:00 pm Sector Division Length of Line Division Length E 2 st miles II 5-3/4 miles A 2 2} miles D 1 sà miles 1 . 7 B 1 s} miles C 3 11à miles III = 116 (Hulls Cove - Richardson Creek) By nap measure LFC:JNC 53 FIRE ORGANIZATION (Typical Day) FIRE BOSS - W. L. SAVAGE - L. F. COOK, Relief ARMY LIAISON - R. MOORE PROGRESS - ARNOLD, COOPER EQUIPMENT - BLACK REYNOLDS (Day) CAMP COORDINATOR - HADLEY SCOUT - FAVOUR TRANSPORTATION - DOUGLAS 54 DIVISION I BOSS NEWCOMB DAY NIGHT SECTOR B - ELLSWORTH GIBBS SALISBURY PRICE BENTON WINEIER R. SULLIVAN P. JOHNSON HALL SECTOR D - FRYKMAN LILES DOUGLAS VAN WEELDEN MCKEOWN MACNAUGHTON R. JOHNSON 55 DIVISION II BOSS - SPRING DAY NIGHT SECTOR A - FOSTER CAMPBELL SCHREIBER LUCK ROBERTSON PRENTICE SANDERS SECTOR E - RUFF BERG DUNN PILIER WRIGHT STEUVER DIVISION III SECTOR C - RENSHAW SMITH THOUPSON 56 Acadia National Park Ber Harbor, Maine October 29, 1947. MOP-OP INSTRUCTIONS MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE 1. Continue maximum use of all power pumps, particularly in day time. This operation is priority No. 1 throughout mop-up period. 2. No sector to be left unattended during daytime throughout nop-up operations. S. "Black Out" progressively widening strip to 100 feet. 4. Cut all branches overhanging the line, up to a height of six foot. 5. Dig a trench 12 inches wide to mineral soil or bare rock with mattooks or Pulaski tools immediately on edge of burned area. Cut all dead roots to same width. To avoid chance of scattering suoldering poat, pull the peat into the fire. Clean rocks may be rolled outside, or in, whichever is more convenient. Some places will have boulders too large to move by hand and where fire has been between such boulders, attempt to scratch peat out with a stick or other object. Any exception to the trenching require ment must be approved by the Fire Boss upon specific recommend- ation by the Division Boss. 6. After the line is dug, out all green coniferous branches within one foot of the ground progressively back for a distance of 25 feet from the line. These branches to be sqattered (not piled) beyond the 25 foot strip. 7. Cut and remove all down limba or logs that extend across line. These cuts are to be made outside of the burn, and the burned portion placed (not piled) at least 25 feet inside the line. 8. Following completion of above operations, fell burning snags of 5 foot or more height progressively back inside line to a distance of 300 foot. 9. Fire trucks will patrol all hard surfaced roads along the fire line and inside the burned area, mopping up smokes within 300 feet of road. 10. Right operations will be reduced gradually as conditions safely permit, naking maximum use of manpower in the daytime for more effective operation. 11. Do not forget to feel for heat. (Sgd) Wilbur L. Savage Fire Boss. 57 Sequence of Events Relating to the Mount Desert Island Fire of - October 17g 1947. During the day, Friday, October 17, 1947, a fire broke out on the Fresh Meadow in the northern part of the Island. The point of origin was approximately 1-3/4 miles west of the Lakewood section of the park and approximately 2-3/4 miles north of the nearest park boundary on the Eagle Lake Road. st about 4:45 Dello Fire Chief David Sleeper of the Bar Harbor Fire Department telephoned to park handquarters to ask if he could have assistance on the fire in the form of a portable pumper, hose and a few 21022e The assistance was granted, and left for the fire at about 5:45 Pelle The assistance comprised the park's Chevrolet fire truek loaded with 2) and 10 inch hose and two Pacific portable pumps, a 1à ton dump truels and five none On arriving at the fire our are found approximately twenty town none Forces were joined and an attack made. The park non and equipment worked on the fire until about noon on Saturday, October 18, whom they were relieved. Ranger Favour visited the fire later in the day to observe conditions. From that tino until early in the morning of October 21, the fire was handled under the direction of Chief Sleeper with no 0.0- sistance from park foreos. During the night of October 20, probably after midnight, the wind breezed on briskly from the northwest. Early in the morning, Chief Sleeper made an inspection of the fire line and found con- ditions unfavorable for full control, the fire being fonned into life and throatening to get out of hand. He had a general alam sounded shortly before 8:00 Salte and telephoned to the Dow Field Air Base for manpower assistance. Soon after 9:30 Galle the fire had escaped its original line and made a run in a southeastorly direction of about a half a rdle and had widened to a breadth of two to there hundred yards. Efforts of the fire fighters were concentrated on saving buildings on the west side of the Enery District Road and, if possible, to keep the fire from crossing to the east side of the road. Sometime between 9:30 and 11:00 the fire crossed the road, burned a barn and milk house belonging to Hugh No Kelly, crossed a field into the woods and was on its way to the Norway Drive and the valley of the old Mill Brook, s section filled with coniferous slash accumulated over a period of seven or eight years. 58 About 1:30 Pello an observation from nour the Wellington Salisbury house in the Young's District, a mile and a half west of Eagle Lake, disclosed that the fire was advancing in two pronge, the first southward through the valley of the old will Tradic and along the west slope of Young's Mountain, the second advancing southward townria Long Health and Sunken Health west of the Normay Drive. From 2:00 Pello until 4:30 the fire was under constant observa= tion from vantage points on the Cadillac Mountain Road. Its advance was rapid under the influence of the northwest wind, so rapid in fact that it crossed the Tagle Lake Road into the park at about 4:00 Dallo The point of crossing was three-fourths of a nile west of Eagle Lake. At about 4:30 Pelle flanes appeared on the crest of MeFarland Mountain at the south end. Knowing from this that the paric was threatened if not already invaded, and that the situation was con- stantly worsoning, a call was made to Region One office to report conditions and to request help. >hortly after completing the call Forestor Savage called back to say that he would leave Richmond by plane early next morning, arriving Bangor, Maine, about noon. The advence of the fire to the south end of MeFarland Mountain threatened several stands of farm buildings and fire fighting efforts were concentrated on saving them. During the night of the 21st the fire worked around the south and of MeFarland Mountain, through the woods between the north end of Eagle Lake and the Eagle Lake Road eastward as for as Duole Brook and for a short distance across it. It also crossed the Eagle Lake Road to the north side, serving the north end of Browny's Mountain and worked northward and eastward to Duole Brook and New Mill Headow. Wednesday, October 22, 1947 At daybrenic the fire situation was as described in the proceed= ing paragraph The day broke clear, with the wind from the north- west, moderate volocity. As the day wore on the wind freshened, fan- ning the fire into activity on all fronts. Efforts were directed towards outting the fire off at Aunt Betty Pond on the south and on a line running westerly from the head of New will Meador to Half lioon Pond and the Breakmeak Road. At 2:00 Pelle Foresters Savage and Moore arrived in Bar Harbor. They vent into conference with Superintendent Sadley. Assistant Superintendent Nownels, Renner Campbell and David he Sleeper, Chief of the Bar Harbor Fire Department. It was decided that park forces, augmented by such volunteer or other help as could be procured, should attempt to hold the fire in the Aunt Betty Pond - Southwest Valley section of the parke Accordingly, life Savage, life Moore and Ranger Favour, who had come in from the fire and joined them, went to the fire in the Southwest Valley. 2 59 Meanwhile the wind had freshened northwest. The fire ad- vanced rapidly southmard, forging the crow at Aunt Betty Pond to withdraw with their pumping equipment to Bubble and. life avage, on arriving at Bubble Pond, told the crew to stand by while he and the others went to the fire to observe its condition and plan an attack Observing the fire, lite Savage decided that backfiring was indicated. Backfires were set along the Carriage Road from near the south end of Eagle Lake to the intersection at Gilmore Meadow. The backfiring was successful in helting the advance of the fire so that oarly in the evening it was possible to return to Aunt Botty Pond and resume pumping. Forester Savage called Richmond office shortly after 9:00 Pello He requested that four supervisors be assembled from enstern areas and flown to Bar Harbor. Manpower to fight the fire was ample, but supervision was looking. lle also requested that Assistant Chief Forester Cook be flown in to help in perfecting the organiza= tion. Mr. Savage and Mr. Hours, with about fifty mon, worked all night on the fire line. Thursday, October 23, 1947 Mrs. Savage and Nro Moore, with a area, worked through the day on the fire line. At noontime they folt that the outire line from near the head of Eagle Lake northeesterly to the Eagle Lake Road could be hold. The wind, moderate to brisk southrest, was favorable for holding the line. The park ares burned up until this time was between five hundred and eight hundred aeros. During the forenoon and early afternoon the southrest wind drove the fire across the line established the day before at the north end. Shortly after noon it because apparent that the Village of Hulls Cove was seriously threatened. Consequently all efforts of the local fire department were directed towards saving the houses in that commuty. Soon after three o'clook in the afternoon a change in wind conditions occurred. without diminishing in velocity the wind began to year from southwest to west and, with increasing volocity, swing into the northwest. By four o'clock the wind reached gale volocity and the fire bocame a raging tornado of flane bent apparently on destroying the whole eastern half of Hount Desert Island. The fire advanced with great rapidity from Hulls Cove towards Bar Harbor, entered the western section of the village, sonawing nearly three hundred dwellings, swept over the castorn flank of Cadillao Mountain, and the whole of Dorr and Chanplain Mountains, reaching the ahore at Sol's Cliff, and then racing along the shore to beyond the Thunder Hole. 3 60 When the wind changed the areas in the Aunt Betty Pond sector withdrew as soon as possible. Their progress to get out was slow due to sucke and flame and it wasn't until late in the evening that all were finally accounted for. No one was injured and no vehicles were lost. The rate of spread of the fire following the wind change oan best be illustrated by saying that prior thereto the total aoronge burned was approximately 1,800 and by midnight over 16,000 across had been burned. B. Le Hadley, Superintendent. CO: Director Regional Director Park Supt. Fire boss 61 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Statement of Paul G. Favour, Jre Saturday, October 18 I was in Bar Harbor Saturday afternoon, October 18, 1947. I stopped in the Tom fire house and inquired about the condition of the fire at Fresh Meadow. Apparently things were all right. While I was getting a hairout the fire whistle blow because a report had cour in that part of the fire had broken across the line. I row ported to the fire house and waited for about twenty minutes. During that time only about eight responded to the call. I offered to take non out to the fire and was given two boys to take to the north side of the marsh where the break-over was supposed to have occurred. As it turned out, the broak-over was inaccurately reported because the fire in the march grass burned to the edge of the stream and died down. I then wont around to the other side of the fire in the Emery District and left the two boys there. In attempting to find park laboror Roy Salisbury, the only park man I know was there at the time, I found he had gone up-stream with a portable pumper The entire eastern side of the fire appeared to be well in hand. I talked with Oliver Spear, a boy the said he had been can- plotely around the fire. Spear stated that the fire was carralled. There was considerable activity in the vicinity with the town trailer pump pumping out of the stream at the edge of the mendar. I talked with the non at the pumps but they could give IID little information and I did not find anyone in charge, although I did not go all the way around the fire as I depended upon the boy's statement that the fire was corralleds he is about fifteen (15) years of age and I had seen his as a fire fighter on a number of other fires. It was dark when I left the fire. I did not go back to the fire until I was ordered to report Tuesday morning, October 21, when the break occurred. Judging by what I SEN at that time, there were about twenty adres burned in the marsh. I did not know how far it had burned up and over the adjoin= ing hill. Tuesday, October 21 Received call at 8:00 do Me to report at Fresh Mondow fire which was progressing rapidly under a brisk northwest wind and roll- ing up heavy clouds of smoke. Approached fire along Crooked Road, going onst, but was advised not to continue through fire due to heat. Mont around to north to Whitney's Store. Located our fire truck to south at furnhouse diagonally opposite Every District school house. 62 Confusion reignod. All efforts seened to be directed toward saving the houses along the Norray Drive south of Whitney's Store. Failing to find any of the park non who wore working togother as a unit, I finally located the park fire truck. lianned by Ralph Douglas and one or two other park men, it was parked nearby a well for the purpose of protecting the adjacent house (across the road from the Enery District school house). The well proved to be dry. Not long afterward (it night-have been 10:00 o'olock), & contingent of Army non in 10 (more or less) vehicles arrived. Receiving a report from a local resident that the eastern flank of the fire north of the school house was working out of the woods to throaten a point of pino and sprune woods and hay=covered blueberry clearing, I scouted the situation, returned to the school house and picked up a crow of fourteen enlisted nen with shovels and ezes. A line was located, out out and trenched with the additional help of Vernon Lumt, forner CCC foreman and seasonal ranger. The completed line was lost, however, when exceptionally strong winds fanned the fire into the arows. Efforts were then bent to keep the fire out of the blueberry field. During this time, e burning ember caught the large barn, across the road from the school house, on fire and it burned down in a very short space of time. limbers from the barn set the adjacent woods ablase and the fire reared one Leaving the Army non with Lunt, I proceeded to the junction of the old Norway Drive and "now" Norway Drive, and assisted the Northeast Harbor Fire Chief and several others in maicing preparations to protect a house from the oneoning fire front. Backfiring and wetting down methods were employed. Our efforts were successful. The group then worked to establish the old Norway Drive as the defense line. A paper chance was located by a beaver dam on the Old Hill Brook and hose lines were laid and put into operation. Again the line was held until the wind increased groatly. Spot fires across the road were soon too numerous to be successfully handled, and the fire was again racing to the south- east. The fire was proceeding along two main fronts - one along the old Hill Brook valleys the other, in the section immediately to the west of the Smory District school house and generally north of the wood road running southwest from the Emery District school house. I drove south on the Norway Drive to the Eagle Lake Road and made an attempt to make aysolf useful in preparing to SAVO a set of farm buildings in The Young's District (west southwest of McFarland Mountain) which were in the path of the oncoming fire. Seeing sufficient sistance there, I withdrew to Eagle Lake to help run a 23 inch hose line from the lake to the top or the hill to protect the MoZarland buildings opposite the former CCC camp area. The fire roached and crossed the Eagle Lake road, entering the park 1/4 mile east of The Young's District at 4:00 o'clock or shortly after, having traveled very rapidly under the impetus of the strong northwest wind from the crossing at the Old Norway Drive. Our observer stated that 2 63 a spot fire occurred a half mile in advance of the main fire and quickly spread to another crowing front. At 4:55 P. Me I left the seene of activity to report to Suporintendent Hadley my in- pression of the fire's entreme threat to the whole park and the need for regional assistance. Mr. Hadley telephoned to Richmond, than set up his home at Storm Beach Cottage as park headquarters and had no act as limison between there and the scone of park activities which wore located between Eagle Lake and the forner CCC camp area in the supplying of food and coffee, relaying in- fornation, etc. This I did. During the evening Linwood Mayo, park clerk, joined me, and after midnight, our efforts ware put into an effort to control the fire which had reached the area adjoining the Eagle Lake Road between the carriage road entrance and the How Bagle Lake Road by helping to lay 14 inch hose. During the early morning hours the fire crowned across the Eagle Lake Road from north to south 500 foot west of Duolo Brook, but made little progress after this crossing. About 3:00 A. M. we returned to our homes with the fire hav- ing alowed down to a creep just west of the New Eagle Lake Road. Wednesday, October 22 Sometime during 9:00 and 9:30 A. No (I think) I was appointed dector boss of the fire south of the Eagle Lake Road between the GCC canp area and the Young's District by Bar Harbor Fire Depart= nent Chief David Sleeper and Paris Ranger William Campbell who was working closely with Sleeper. Previous to that time I had scouted the fire, londed up with hand tools at park headquarters and had started action in the sector with a few citizens headed by Loren Kimball or Northeast Harbor. In addition, Superintendent Robert Dollevore of the Rockefeller estate and 10 non were working at the fire's edge. By 10:30 A. No forty onlisted non and officers, the paric fire truels and operating orew, and same ten others were in action. The advance of the fire at that time was roughly parallel and approximately a quarter mile south of the Eagle Lake Road north of the Aunt Betty Pond vicinity. The army new were split in half, twenty constructing a line with hand tools to the west of the our- riage road leading north from Aunt Setty Pond under the leadership of Vernon Lunt (experienced fire fighting forman) who arrived with the Army, and the other twenty constructing & line to the east of the carriage road under my supervision (no other foreman was present.) Two and one-half inch base was laid on the carriage road to the fire's edge from the pond, then rife to 10 inch. However, the park fire truck failed to function. later was eventually supplied by a portables then later in greater forde by the Bucksport unit which care in to replace the park unit. About noon, I observed a large housl of fire from the Young's District headed rapidly our way under 3 64 a strong northwesterly wind. I ordered a complete withdrawal of non and equipment from the lines to the pond. The withdrawal this made as rapidly as possible, but a few longthe of 2] inch hose had to be abandoned as the last of non, hose and vehicles pulled out with flames over their heads. All forces and equipment concentra- ted at the pond until the head of the fire had passed one We then planned to move all mezi and equipment to Bubble Pond and work out the next line of defense. It was necessary for all heavy vehioles to proceed there the long way via carriage road and around by Northeast Harbor because of narron bridges on the direct route. I arrived at Bubblo Pond about 1:45 2. No via di- root carriage road. As none of the vehicles had arrived by 2:05 P. M., I decided to report directly to Forester wilbur Savage, whom I know was due in Bar Harbor about that time, and report the complete picture to him. I found Mr. Savage, Forester Robert Moore, and Assistant Superintendent Nownole at the MoKay Cottage at 2:15, reported the situation, and requested that Mr. Savage consider taking over the job of fire boss for Acadia. (GGD) Paul G. Favour, Jr. Paul Go Favour, Jr. Park Ranger November 1, 1947. CO: Director Regional Director Park Supt. Fire Boss 65 HOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Statement of Helph C. Douglas Out Friday, October 17, shortly before 5:00 Pallie a call came from Fire Chief Sleeper of the Bar Harbor Fire Department asking for 19621 and equipment to fight a fire at Dolliver's dump at Fresh Needow. Willis Perry was sent with the park fire truck, and a 1à ton dung tauck, with about 3500* of extra hose and two Puelific pumpers, and four non, loft Park Headquarters about 6:00 Pello driven by Sanuel Gray. The paris erow with Pacific pumpers remained Friday night and Saturday, pumping fourteen hourse The park fire truels returned to the park garage at noon Saturday, October 18, to be reloaded with hose, and was not called out again until Tuesday, October 21, at about 7:45 Belles A. He Grindle remained on watch Saturday, October 18, until 8:00 Pelle Willis Perry shood watch with fire truck at park garage, with all park orei on call, on Sunday, October 19. Sunday and Sunday night, October 19, two park non, Roy Salisbury and Martin Hodgkins, stood by at Fresh leadow to man park Pacific pumpers. Monday, October 20, the Town Fire Chief released the park Pacific pumpers and extra truck and replaced them with the town's Chrysler trailer pumper. At the time the paric equipment was 100 leased hose had been extended all the way around the fire. On October 21 as I started to work about 7:15 Bello I observed amoico in the direction of the Fresh Meadow fire. At the time there was a high north wind and I hurried to the park garage and ordered all non to get the fire fighting equipment roady for immediate use as the wind was blowing directly from the fire towards the park boundaries. About 7:45 the Chief of the Fire Department called and wanted all park men and equipment possible, as the fire had crossed the no-called "Crooked Road", and was raging towards several form buildings. I sent the trailer pump with a truck load of hose and two Pecific pumpers and proceeded to Whitney's Store where I told than to stand by for orders from the Bar Harbor Chief. I manned the paric firo truels and went directly to Kelly's dairy farm, in which direction the fire was travelling fast. I set up the pumper with the help of two park men and several volunteers. lie aoon had water from a spring and were wetting down the farm buildings, the school house acrose the road and a small house. After about forty or forty-five minutes the water supply became exhausted and I moved the purpor up in front of the buildings and put a ladder on the roof where 1 stationed a man with two back pumps and the hose from a 150 gallon booster tank and stayed there for about half or three-quarters of an hours The head of the fire had burned up to the buildings on the opposite side of the road and passed on in. the direction of the Paul Russell place. Shortly the Ellaworth Fire Department arrived and cause to where I was stationed and inquired what they could do to help. I informed 66 fliam I had no authority but suggested that if they could Fun a line from Shitney's Store where there was a largo brook I could set in our boostor puny to give them water all along that road, as I fult the safety of the park depended wholly on keeping the fire from crossing the Enery District road. After souse delay the hose line was laid and I out the fire truele in the line. Shortly after I had set up I got world that the water supply was getting low. Then I located sillio Perry and several volunteers and sent them to what is known as "Hamilton Lake", tore out a dass to lot the water down to Whitney's Store, where the Ellsworth pumper was sta= tioned. I reusined with the fire truck until around moontime when I turned it over to Martin Hodgkins, punp operator, and cano to Bar Harbor for a conference with Superintendent Eadley. Returning to the fire turuck I found our Chrysler trailer pump was not in use. I substituted that in place of the park firo truck. with that and saue civilian volunteers I picked up some hose and fittings that were not in use and returned to the MeFarland Hill area at the point of the old CCC Camp. At the time of arrival on the Eagle Lake Road I found that the fire line extended from the Brewer ice house to bayond the Pearl MeFarland farm and had already crossed the road and entered the park property and WELS raging fiercely down beek of and an both sides of the CCC carpenter shop. I connant deared two civilian truoks and with one park rack truck moved all of the carpenter shop machinery and contants from there to the park garage. At that time the smoke was so dense the non could soarcely stand it. After unloading the trucks I returned to Eagle Lake to assist the Bar Harbor Fire Department in whatever capacity I could. Wednesday morning Ranger Campbell requested a Pacific pumper and operator to CO to a point on New Eagle Lake Road. I dispatched A. H. Grindle with a pickup truek and one man where he was to meet fifty soldiers from Dow Field. I again contacted Mr. Hadley, Sup= orintendent, and he ordered me to assemble all park equipment that I could find and meet Ranger Favour at Aunt Betty Fond where he would have fifty soldiers who would fight the fire with Vernon Lunt noting as Forener. I dispatched the fire truck with the Pacific pumper with Martin Hodgkins as operator. I then proceeded to the New Eagle Lake Road, the place where A. R. Grindle with one man had been sent at Campbell's request to meet the fifty soldiers from Dow Field. Upon arrival I found Grindle still standing by and the soldiers had not appeared. I could 200 no great need of the pump at that point so ordered Grindle with his helper to Aunt Betty Pond where I proceeded myself. Upon arriving there I found they had the Pacific pumper not up and were pumping water. The fire truel was having some difficulty in picking up the water. The water would cone for a time and then it would lose its pressure. Realis- ing that little time could be wasted I drove to Bar Farbor Fire Department and contacted Fire Chief Sleeper, requesting assistance in getting a purpor, as our Chrysler pumper was stationed at the head of Fagle Lake pumping water through two lines of hose protec- ting the New Eagle Lake Road. Chief Sleeper immodiately dispatched the Bucksport fire pump with four Hello We arrived just before two Aray trucks with fifty non appeared. Tip immediately set up and started to pump in S line of hose that had already been laid by 67 Favour. No had pumped but a few minutes when the fire came roaring down on the pumps and man in the form of a crown fire. We protec- ted the trucks and men with hose from one of the Pacific pumpers. Shortly after the fire had passed beyond Favour ordered the non and equipment out by way of the Jordan Pond House through the Carriage Roads. They all assembled at Bubble Pond to awnit further instruc- tions, I, in company with Howard Warren, went in on the Carriage Road at the south and of Eagle Lake planning on making a stand at that point but found that the fire had already crossed ahead of no. On my way back to where I left the men I not Foresters Savage and Moore and Ranger Paul Favour. After briefly discussing the situation with them I amaited orders from Mr. Savage. No set up a Pacific pumper at the head of Eagle Lake and dug a tronah on the Carriage Road to where the pump was set up. At this time Park Fire Chief Campbell arrived and took: over operations. I returned to Bar Marbor to get same food which thoro had been no time to got before. Halph Ca Douglas, General Minintenance Foremen. November 1, 1947 (Sgd) Halph C. Dauglas Original and 1 CO: Director 1 GO: Regional Director, Region One 1 GG: Fire Boss 1 00: Acadia files October 30g 1947 68 STATEMENT OF LIMWOOD B. KAYO On Friday, October 17, 1947, a little before 5:00 Palles Fire Chief David Sleeper of the Bar Harbor Fire Department, called Acadia National Park headquarters to inquire if he could obtain from the park a fire truck, Pacific portable pumper and hose and arew to assist in the control of a fire adjacent to Fresh Headow. lle talked with Genoral Foremen Halph Douglas, who arranged for Willis Perry to drive the Chevrolet fire truck, Sam Gray to drive a 14 ton dump truck, and Edward Gray, Fairfield Gray and myself to accompany them to assist on the fire. We left park headquarters at 5:45 Palle and arrived at the fire about 6:45 Pelle Carlotian MacQuinn and Loslie Hamor (Suporintendent of Roads, Town of Bar Harbor) were there in charge and about 20 volunteers from town. We drove the Chevrolet fire truels and dump truck to the scane of the fire, adross Shea's pasture. At that point we awaited orders from the Town Fire Department. The fire extended from Dolliver's dump easterly toward Shea's farm, about 6 acros I should judge, partly in the needow and partly on the wooded hillside. The fire was running on the ground, not crowing. The Town firemon ordered us to another point and we went to the back yard of Tom Ryan to find a road to the march to get a suitable pumper sot-up spote There THIS no road to the march at that point, so we returned to our forner location. Then the 1.) ton dump truels followed Leolie Hanor's pickop truck through the fire lino to the water supply in the marsh, but vo never did get to the water because a town firenan ordered us back because he thought the heat of the fire was too great. Then we maited around at least half an hour because nobody sequed to know what to do. There was confusion and misdirection on the part of the Tom Fire Department in charge. To considered Carleton lineQuism or John Higgins of the Tom Fire Department as in charge. life Harror got through to water with the highway truck and with a HPS Pacific pumper and hose and set up the pump, at least two hours after our arrival. The pump was oporated by Fairfield Gray. There was no hose line laid for some time except right around the pump to protect it. Finally the hose line was extended over the top of the hill after a strip had been made safe to lay the hose, about three-guarters of an hour after they had installed the pimpore Than they got the water on to the fire. The fire began to pick up when it reached the top of the slope as there was more loaf litter there on the ground. At that point I left the Chevrolet truek and helped with the hose and was on the nosale protty much of the time after that. Another pump was put in as a booster at the top-of the slope. The fire was spreading bath in the marsh and up the slope and over the top, which was about one-quarter mile from the marsh. From then on until morning I was helping with the hose and also using a hack-pack pump. Sam Gray was hauling hose in the dump trucks the other two Gray boys were operating the two HPS Pacific pumpers, and Perry was standing by with the Chevrolet truck. Some of the Town firenen were there all night and were in charge. Fire Chief Sleeper was on the fire at loast three hours during the night and may have been on the other part of the fire for a further period. Leslie Hanor had loft the fire during the night but he sent in his road crow, and one of them 69 relieved no after he had estea lunch and I left the fire about 1:00 Pelle on Saturday, October 18. The fire was then under control. When I reached the main road near shitney's Store the HPS fire truck and a IIPS pickup truek were returning to the fire, the fire truek having been reloaded with hose. In the following days I offered my services a couple of times to the Town Fire House but no one seased much concerned about the fire and I did not return until it broke out of control on October 21. Linwood B. Mayo GO: Director Regional Director Park Supt. Fire Boss 70 October 23, 1947. Report on Acadia Forest Fire At 9:30 A. Me talked with Associate Regional Director Elbert Cox, and he said that he had talked with Superintendent Hadley about 9 A. Me, and that Mr. Hadley stated the wind WILD now from the south= west and fairly favorable, but that the Meathor Bureau officials expected the wind to change to northwest this afternoon, which does not look so good. The fire is north of Sargent Hountain, and from 500 to 800 aorea of the burn are within the park, and life Savage estimated that a minimus of about 200 more acres probably would be burned within the park before the fire could be brought under can plete control. The bulk of the burn is outside the park. Mare liad- ley stated that Savage and Bob Mooro had dona sase backfiring yes-> terday, which had helped the situation immensurably. One front of the fire on the west of Eagle Lake was headed off. with the wind prospects forecast for today, there is a possible throat to Lakewood. Mrs Hadley said that there was plenty of manpower, approximately 1,000 men available, but that he was in need of additional experienced overhead. Ur. Cox accordingly called Saratoga, hoping that Custodian Ellsworth would be available to & to Acadin, but Mr. Alloworth thought this dangerous on account of the fire situation adjacent to the Saratoga area. Vire Cox also called Carden Hills, and arranged to have Hro Foster report to Acedia. There is fire in the vicinity of Candon Hills, but life Poster thought that the caretaker could probably handle the situation in his absence. lire Cox also wired Superintendent Freeland, asking him to fur- nish any available overhoad that could be spared from Shenandonh National Park, and four non loft Shenandoah at 8:15 A. He this norn- ing, and are expected to report at the Director's office about 10:15 A. M. Assistant Chief Forester Cook has been ready to leave for Acadia since yesterday afternoon while avaiting further word as to the sit- unition there. Superintendent Freeland talked with Mrs firth by telephone early this morning, advising him that he was sending this overhead from Shenandonh, and asking that arrangements be made for airplane transportation to Acadia, Through his personal contacts with the Navy Department, Mr. wirth fortunately was able to arrange with Captain Le Conn for a Navy plane to take these five sen (irre Cook and the four non from Shenandoah) by Navy plano, as a national energenay measure, from the Anagostis Airport to Boar Harbor. They plan to Leave Annoostia Airport about 11:15 As Hey and the flight to Bar Harbor is estimated as three hours. Mr. Cox has prodised to keep M advised proptly as additional information is received from Aendia. Je D. Coffran Chief Forestor. 001 Regional Director, Region One Supt. Acadia 71 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Bar Harbor, Maino MOUND DESERT ISLAND FIRE-OCTOBER 1947. As nourly as can be determined, this fire originated in or adjacent to a dump on William Dolliver's private land, at the edge of Fresh Meadow. Various persons pay the owner of this dump for the privilege of disposing of their rubbiah there. The burnable material is disposed of by burning, but for a number of days prior to the report of this fire the Town Fire Chief had forbidden any burning. There had been no recent electrical storms, so the fire was undoubtedly of man-caused origin, but just how it started has not been definitely determined. It has boon surmised that there might have been some fire or hot ashes at the dump, although the owner of the duep assured the Town Fire Chief, David Sleeper, that there had been no burning at the dump that would account for the fire. Fire Chief Sleeper advised me that he had oruised the ad- jacent area by automobile an hour previous and had seen no evidence of fire. According to Fire Chief Sleeper of the Bar Harbor Town Fire Department, the first report of the fire was telephoned into the Town Fire Department at 4:05 Friday. October 17, 1947, by a wonan who reported that the fire was sproading toward a farm. A second report was received by the Town Fire Department at 4:00 Pello The Town Fire Department immediately sent a forest fire trudic and a portable puper and crew, but Fire Chief Sleeper was unable to toll no the number of mon. Shortly before 5:00 Pello Fire Chief Slooper telephoned Acadia National Paric headquarters to request assistance with sand park pumping equipment and a crew to operate the park equipment. Super- intendent Eadley received the call and then turned it over to Gen- eral Mintenance Foreman Halph C. Douglas, who was Acting Fire Chief for the park during the absence of Park Ranger line B. Campbell, the Park Fire Chief, who had gone on annual leave October 6g away from Mount Desort Island, and was not due back on duty until Deto- ber 20. Assistance by park porsonnel and equipment was provided as recited in the accompanying statements of Mr. Douglas and Line wood Ee Mayo. There has been excellent cooperation between the Bar Herber Fire Department and the Acadia National Park protection organiza- tion in helping each other on all forest fires. Superintendent Hadley states that the park protection zone was bounded as follows: The Breakmook Road from Hulls Cove south to the Eagle Lake Road constitutes the northwest protection sono boundary, with the excep= tion of a small fringe around the Lake Wood detached area of the park. The Eagle Lake Road forms the north boundary of the proboo= tion sone on the east side of Mount Desert Island, and otherwise the coast line forms the protection sone boundary for this portion of the park, except for the town and immediate environs of Bar lier- bor. Fires outside that protection sone within the Bar Harbor Tomship are under the supervision of the Bar Harbor Term Fire 72 Department, but receive assistance from the park protection organi- antion whenever requested or necessary. The fire which originated at Fresh Meadow was located 2-3/4 niles air line north of the boundary of Acadia National Park, and 1-3/4 miles west of the Lake Wood detached portion of the park, and WILS therefore under the direction of the Town Fire Department. Fire Chief Sleeper stated that the fire THS brought under control during the morning of Saturday, October 18, and after that it was apparently just a case of mopping-up and patrol. At that time nost of the non on the Island wore busily employed and it was difficult for him to get voluntver fire fighters, even though they were to be paid, and also difficult to get them to work dili- gently at trenching and mopping-up when the fire was not running. He says quito a for men were loft on patrol and there were sion on duty at all times, but the grow was reduced in number as the amount of snouldering fire in the marah and duff decreased. The statements prepared by Superintendent Hadley and Fire Boss W. L. Savage reports the rest of the story of the fire as it affects the Acadia National Park. John D. Coffean, Chief Forestore 001 Director Regional Director Park Supt. Fire Boss 72A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REGION ONE RICHMONDSMIRGONIA ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Bar Herber, Maine November 1, 1947. MEMORANDUM for the Director. Briefly stated the history of the forest fire on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and in Acadia National Park, follows: A grass fire at Fresh Mendow was reported to the Town of Bar Harbor authorities during the late afternoon Friday, October 17, 1947. Fresh Mendow is a highly-grassed marsh area 3-1/2 miles di- reatly north of Somes Sound and 4 miles northwest of the north shore of Eagle Lake, a point on the boundery of the main body of Acadia National Park. Dolliver's dump (a semi-public operation) is located on the southeast edge of Fresh Headow. The fire obviously started at the dump, set fire to the grass of Fresh Meadow, and spread to a wooded ridge north and east of the march. Bar Harbor Fire Chief David Sleeper gathered his mon and some local residents to attack the fire. He called for assistance, in the form of a water pumper and operating crow, from SuperAntendent Hedley of Aondia National Park and received it. By noon of Saturday, October 18, Fire Chief Sleeper and his mon considered the fire under control. His emergency help apparently left him for their own personal activities. Chief Sleeper states a patrol crew was left to mop-up. On the morning of Tuesday, October 21, 1947. the fire revived and sided by a northwest wind swept south and east from Fresh Mendow. Superintendent Hadley investigated following the new alarm and when the fresh fire showed signs of being out of control *phoned the Regional Office of the National Park Service in Richmond, Virginia, that same afternoon. Foresters W. L. Savage and R. B. Moore were dispatched by air and arrived at the fire Wednesday afternoon, October 22. By then the fire was in the Acudia National Park wat of Eagle Lake and north of Jordan Pond. It was also spreading in another advance on lands lying well north of the park and spreading easterly toward Lakewood and the Village of Hulls Cove. Forestor Savage took charge of the fire within the National Park and with the help of Park Service employees, plus soldiers called from Dow Field at Bangor, brought his fire of about 800 acres under control but not out by four in the afternoon. 72B At about that arme time a strong wind came up and repaidly in- ereased to gale strength of 40-45 miles per hour. All fires both in the Park and those being fought by Town forces were swept out of control. There was no possible way to handle them. Park Service mon were forced to abandon their lines to save their own lives and those of their cromon. The same was true of Town forces. The fire swept uncontrollably into Bar Harbor and adjacont settlements, south along the East coast of the Island, further into Acadia National Park, and south from the original point of origin to Sozes Sound and toward Somesville. Scores of buildings both in the towns and in and adjacent to Acadia National Park were completely destroyed. The heat was in- tense. It is remarkable that no lives were lost. Additional supervisory help and equipment was rushed to the area by the National Park Service and U. S. Forest Service, Army. Havy, Coast Guard, Red Cross, University of Maine and others all rushed help. Gradually it because organized under National Park Service leadership on Mount Desert Island. Forester W. L. Savage continued untiringly and efficiently as Fire Boss in charge of all operations. He and all his assistants merit high praise. The fire was considered under control on the Island at 4040 Poll. October 27, 1947. It is still not all out but is being carefully watched by the cooperating organization of all forces under Fire Boss Savage. Thomas J. Allen, Regional Director. 001 Region One Mr. Savage Mr. Hodley c 0 P Y 73 UNITED STATES COPY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine November 17, 1947 MEMORANDOM for the Regional Director, Region One. I enclose five copies of my narrative of events relating to the fire which started on Mt. Desert Island on October 17 and which later entered and swept over nearly B half of the park area. (Sgd) Be Le Hadley B. Le Hadley, Superintendent. In duplicate. Enclosure. 74 Sequence of Events Relating to the Mount Desert Island Fire of October 17, 1947. During the day, Friday, October 17, 1947, a fire broice out on the Fresh Meadow in the northern part of the Island. The point of origin was approximately 1-3/4 miles west of the Lakewood seeti on of the park and approximately 2-3/4 miles north of the nearest park boundary on the Eagle Lake Road. At about 4:45 pill. Fire Chief David Sleeper of the Bar Harbor Fire Department telephoned to park headquarters to ank if he could have assistance on the firo in the form of a portable pumper, hose and a few net. The assistance was granted, and left for the fire at about 5:45 Pello The assistance comprised the park's Chevrolet fire trusk loaded with 20 and 1à inch hose and two Pecific portable pumps, a 1à ton dump truck and five zen. On arriving at the fire our crow found approximately twenty town none Forces were joined and an attack made. The park non and equipment worked on the firo until Monday morning, October 20. The fire then being considered under control, park non and equip= nont were withdrawn, and nop up and watching left to the direction of Chief Sleeper. During the night of October 20, probably after midnight, the wind broosed on briskly from the north west. Early in the morning, Chief Sleeper made an inspection of the fire line and found condi- tions unfavorable for full control, the fine being fanned into life and threatening to get out of hand. He and a general alarm sounded shortly before 8:00 Staffle and telephoned to the Dow Field Air Base for mangower assistance. Soon after 9:30 Raille the fire had escaped its original line and made a in a southeasterly direction of about a half a mile and had widened to a breadth of two to three hundred yards. Efforts of the fire fighters were concentrated on saving buildings on the west side of the Elevery District Road and to keep the fire from erosa- ing to the cast side of the road. Sometime between 9:30 and 11:00 the fire crossed the road, burned a barn and milk house belonging to Hugh N. Kelley, crossed B. field into the woods and was on its way to the Normy Drive and the valley of the Old will Brook, a section filled with coniforbus slash accusulated over a period of seven or eight years. About 1:30 Pello en observation from near the Wellington Salis- bury house in the Young's District, a mile and a half west of Eagle Lake, disclosed that the firo was advancing in two prongs, the first southrard through the valley of the Old Hill Brook and along the west alope of Young's Mountain, the second advancing southward tow wards Long Month and Subben Health west of the Norway Drive. 75 From 2:00 Pelle until 4:30 the fire was under constant observa tion from vantage points on the Cadillac Mountain Road. Its ad- vance was rapid under the influence of the northwest wind, so rapid in fact that it crossed the Eagle Lake Road into the pario at about 4:00 pelle The point of crossing was three-fourths of a. mile west of Ragle Lake. At about 4:30 patte appeared on the arest of McFarland Mountain at the south end. Knowing from this that the park was threatened if not already invaded, and that the situation WILS constantly worsening, a call was made to Region One Office to report conditions and to request help. Shortly after completing the call Foreator Savage called back to sey that he would lesve Highnond by plane early next norn= ing, arriving Bangor, Mania, about nooze The advance of the fire to the south end of McParland Mountain threatened several stands of form buildings and fire-fighting ef- forts were concentrated on saving them. During the night of the 21st the fire worked around the south end of MeFarland Mountain, through the woods between the north and of Eagle Lako and the Eagle Lake Road eastward as far as Duck Brook and for a short distance across it. It also crossed the Eagle Lake Road to the north side, swung around the south and of Brewer's Mountain and worked north ward and eastward to Duele Brook and New Eagle Lake Road. Wednesday, October 22, 1947 At daybreak the fire situation uns as described in the pre- ceding paragraph. The day broice clear, with the wind from the north- west, moderate velocity. As the day wore on the and freshened, funning the fire into activity on all fronts. Efforts were directed towards cutting the fire off at Aunt Betty Pond on the south and on a line running westerly from the head of Now 1111 Mondow to Half Moon Pand and the Breakmedic Road. At 2:00 Pello Foresters Savage and Moore arrived in Bar Harbor. They went into conference with Superintendent Madley, Assistant SuperIntendent Howaok, Ranger Campbell and David A. Sleeper, Chief or the Bar Harbor Fire Department. It was decided that park forces, augmented by such volunteer or other help as could be procured, should attempt to hold the fire in the Aunt Betty Pond - Southwest Valley section of the park. Accordingly, life. Savage, Nate Moore and Ranger Favour, who had case in from the fire and joined them, went to the fire in the Southwest Valley. Meazwhile the and had freshened northwest. The fire advanced rapidly southward, foreing the orow at Aunt Betty Pond to withdrew with their pumping equipment to Bubble Pond. Mr. Savage, on arriv- ing at Bubble Pond, told the crow to stand by while he and the others went to the fire to observe its condition and plan an attack. 2 76 After observing the fire and holding a consultation, it was decided that a line should be established on which its advance could be held. A line WILL constructed south of Conners Nubble connecting inglo Lake with a carriage road. This line was successfully burned out on the head of the fire and the carriage road was successfully burned out on its flank to the intersection at Gilmore Headow The operation halted the fire and made it possible to return to Aunt Betty Pond and resune punging. Forester Savage called Richmond Office shortly after 9:00 Pelle He requested that four supervisors be assembled from eastern aroas and flown to Bar Harbor. Manponer to fight the fire was ample, but supervision was lacking. He also requested that Assistant Chief Forester Cook be flown in to help perfecting the organization. Mr. Savage and Mr. Moore, with a erew of about fifty including park non and soldiers worked all night on the fire line. Thursday, October 23, 1947 Mr. Savage and Mrs. Moors, with a crow, worked throughout the day on the fire line. At moontine they folt that the entire line from near the head of Pagle Lake northresterly to the Eagle Lake Road could be hold. The wind, moderate to brisk southwest, was fuvorable for holding the line. The park area burned until this time was betreen five hundred and eight hundred agres. During the forenoon and early afternoon the southwest wind drove the fire across the line established the day before at the north end. Shortly after noon it because apparent that the Village of Hulla Cove was seriously throatened. Consequently all efforts of the local fire department were directed towards saving the houses in that community. Soon after three o'olock in the afternoon a change in wind con- ditions occurred. without diminishing in velocity the wind began to year from southwest to west and, with increasing velocity, swung into the northwest. By four o'clock the wind reached gale volocity and the fire becane a raging tornado of flase bont apparently on destroy= ing the whole eastern half of Mount Desert Island. The fire adversed with great rapidity from Hulls Cove towards Bar Harbor, entered the western section of the village, consuming nearly three hundred dwell- ings, swept over the eastern flank of Cadillao Mountain, and the whole of Doer and Chemplain Mountains, reached the share at Sol's Cliff, and then raced along the shore to beyond the Thunder Hole. When the wind changed the crow in the Aunt Betty Pond sector were obliged to withdrawe Their progress to get out was alow due to smoke and flane and it wasn't until late in the evening that all were finally accounted for. No one was injured and no vehicles were lost. 8 77 The change of wind resulted in disaster. All the work which had previously been done was lost; nearly one-half of the park area was burmed over; over three hundred house were destroyed causing a loss in taxable property value of over $1,200,000, and a monstary losarto the owners of possibly ten times that amount, and required a complete reorganization of plans for costatting the fire. Before it was finally checked it burned 18,650 acros, 10,240 of which were in the park. (Sgd) 3. Le Hedley 3. L. Hadley, Superintendent. 4 78 COPY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON 25, DeC. November 18, 1947. MEMORANDUM TO: The Secretary. FROMs The Director, National Park Service. SUBJECT: The Mount Desert Island Fire. The Mount Desert Island fire, which started October 17 and later resulted in disaster for the Bar Harbor community and for Acadia National Park, was officially declared out on November 14. Attached for your information is a reaune of this fire pro- pared by Chief Forester John D. Coffeen. Accompanying the report is a topographic may of Acadia National Park and vicinity on which have been outlined the boundaries of the burn. On the smallor map of Mount Desort Island the run of the fire by days or periods has been indicated. Enclosed also is a set of photographs taken by Regional Director Thomas J. Allen showing the unfortunate results of the burn. (SGD) Newton 3. Denry Director. Enclosures 00: Region One 79 RESULR OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE Date fire starteds October 17, 1947. Fire controlled in Paris 4:40 PM October 27, 1947. Fire pronounced out at 4:00 PM November 14 by Acadia Fire Boss and Bar Harbor Fire Chief. Location of fire at start: Fresh Headow, 2=3/4 alles north of north boundary of Acadin National Park on private land in area under fire control jurisdiction of Bar Farbor Toun Fire Department Total area burneda Approximately 29 square miles or 18,560 acros. Area burned within Acadia National Parics Approximately 16. square miles or 10,240 aores. Damage: Destruction of buildings and other improvements varioualy estimated at $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, mostly outside the Park. Damage to forest varied greatly, from slight to 100 per conti kill, depending on character of stand (coniferous or hard- wood), character of fire (crown or ground fire), and velocity of wind at time of burn. Total damage to forest will not be evident until hardwoods loaf out next springs it is variously estimated at 35 to 60% of the forest stand, including that outside the Paris Costs within Acadia National Parks The costs of fire supprese sion within the Paris and of reconstruation of Park improvements burned, clean-up and essential reforestation, are estimated as follows: Fighting forest fire 80,000 Repairs and reconstruction 95,000 Clean-up and fire hazard reduc- tion 44,000 Reforestation 50,000 Total: $269,000 An estimate of the above needs, together with an additional $50,000 for other fire suppression expenses and reconstruction else- where in the National Park System, has been submitted to the Sureau of the Budget justifying a request for a deficiency appropriation. Brief history of action on fires Drought conditions prevailed on Mount Desert Island and in Taine beginning in August. Procipita- tion amounting to 1.01 inches on September 2 and 3 was the only se- terial rainfall experienced on Mount Desert Island until after the control and mog-up of this fire. As nearly as can be determined, this fire originated in or ad- jacent to a dump on private land at the edge of a march in the nor-> thern part of Mount Desert Island at Fresh Hondow. Various persons pay the owner of this land for the privilege of disposing of their rubbish there. The burnable material is disposed of by burning. 80 2 Prior to the occurrence of this fire the Governor had issued a proolamation declaring a state of emergency and forbidding any open fires because of the high firo hasard existing at the tine. The Bar Harbor Fire Chief had also prohibited any burning operations. As there had been no regant electrical storms, the fire was undoubt- edly of man-caused origin. It has been surmised there way have been sono fire or snouldering ashes at the dump, although the owner of the dump assured the town Fire Chief that there had been no burning at the dump that would account for the fire. The first report of the fire was received by the Bar Harbor Fire Department at 4:05 PM Friday, October 17. The town Fire Do- partment immediately sent a fire truak and a portable pumper and crow, and called upon Acadia National Park for assistance with additional pumper equipment and grow to operate it. This was fur- nished and the Park oren remained Friday night and Saturday, pumping fourtoon hours, until the fire was thoroughly under control Saturday morning. The paric portable pumpers remained on the fire, with park personnel on call to operate them if needed, until the morning of October 20, when they were released by the town Fire Chief. At the time the park equipment was released, hose had been extended all the way around the burn. On October 21, under a strong northwest wind, the fire flared up in the early morning and spread rapidly, covering approximately 1,000 aares that day. When the blow-up occurred, the Bar Harbor Fire Chief called the Aray Air Force Commandant at Dow Field, Bangor, Maino, and requested assistance. This was prouptly supplied with officers, men and equipment from the Army Air Force, and they con- tinued to be the mainstay for fire fighting forees until the fire was under control and woll along in the nopmup stage. The fire crossed the Eagle Lake road and entered Acadia National Paric in the late afternoon of October 21. Superintendent Endley called the Region One office in Richmond and requested assist- ance. Regional Forestor Arnold was attending a fire control train= ing meeting at Mannoth Cave, but Foresters We L. Savage and R. 3. Moore, attached to the Region One office, were dispatched to the fire by plane, leaving Sichmond at 3:20 AM October 22 and arriving at Bar Harbor about 2:00 Pil. Forestor Savage took over as Fire Boss for the Park, and that night request was telephoned for ad- ditional overhead assistance. Assistant Chief Forester Le Fe Cook of the Director's Office and four experienced park officers from Shemandoah National Park left Washington by Navy plano the morning of October 23. Following this, 18 additional experienced park officers were brought from various eastern areas of the National Park System, and 10 experienced forest officers from the Southeast Region of the Forest Service, and all dispatched by Army planes to Boar Harbor Airport. Sufficient fire fighting personnel to handle the situation were unobtainable from normal sources because of the nunerous bad fires 81 3 burning in Maine. The arned forces furnished large members of non, equipment and supplies. The Aray Air Forces at Dow Field sent fire fighters, 1006, communication equipment, transportation and supplies. The U. S. Navy sent two destroyers and the Coast Guard two outters. The University of Vaizo and Bangor Theological Seminary permitted upperelass students to volunteer for duty under faculty supervision. The lisison between these numerous forees, the Service, the town organizations and local volunteers was a tromendous job, particularly when the fire was controlled and evidence of need for intensive nap-up action was loss apparent to the laymen. A of 350 fire fighters worked under the National Park Service supervision during the height of the fire, and an additional 300 organized and volunteer municipal fire crows from adjacent towns on the mainland and Island worked on that portion of the fire outside the national park There were 24 miles of fire line around the perimeter of the burn, and the Communications Division of the Aray Air Force gave invaluable assistance by laying energency wires and providing telephone communication with the important stations around the fire lines. The overhead provided by the National Park Service and the Forest Service included non who had had experience in fighting forest fires in all parts of this country, and many of them agreed that the job of mopping-up on this fire was the most difficult they had ever encountered because of the rooky character of the area which made officiant trenching impossible in many places. later was therefore invaluable for mopoup purposes, and fortunately Acadin is blessed with an abundance of lakes and ponds, and sea water was likewise used. Many portable pumpers and miles of hose lines were employed in this work. Plans for rehabilitations A large amount of the killed for- est growth along the roads will have to be renoved because of its nonace to travel. Several requests have already been received from lumber companies who wish to obtain such killed timber as will be nerchantable for lumber. Steps are now being taken by the Ser- vice to utilize timber sales and free use as a partial means for hazard reduction and clean-up. (SOD) J. D. COFFMAN November 18, 1947 Chief Forester. 82 1,00 OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE (October 23 - 30, 1947) OCTOBER 23, 1947 (Notes by Coffan) Forester Helph No Smith reported by telephone from Richmout at 3:15 Pallie October 23 that Forester We L. Savage had called from Acadia at noon to report the present situation relating to the forest fire. The fire started outside the park to the northwest of Aunt Betty Pond and the Eagle Lake region. A northrest wind drove the fire to- ward Eagle Lake and into the park From a point about 2,000 feet north of the south and of Eagle Lake on the vest side, they utilized a car- riage road for backfiring and carried that around to Gilmore Meadow, and from there north to Aunt Betty Pood. They now have 70 nest mapping up on that sector. A force of 40 mon were making a direct attack on the firo to the west of Aunt Betty Pond. The wind had shifted from northwest to southrest, and that was helping thom on that sector, making it pos⑉ sible to flank the fire. The Bar Herbor tomapeople and a large member of other fire= fighters were out fighting the fire which was burning toward Hulls Cove. There is a probability that the park land in the Lake Wood area will be burned over. All told, Savage estimated that 500 to 600 aorea of national park land had been burned and that there may be 100-200 acros more. Harold Foster from Candon Hills is assisting on the Acadia fire but plans to return to Comdon Hills as soon as there is sug- ficient overhead on the Acudis fire, since there is a fire burning about a mile from Canden Hills. Savage thought that with the overhead sent from here this morning by Navy plane there would be sufficient overhead, and thoro appears to be plenty of manpower for firefighters, including Army and Navy personnel. Smith plans to remain in Richmond until Regional Forester Arnold returns from Mannoth Cave fire school tomorrow or Saturday, and will probably report to Washington Monday morning if everything goes well. 83 OCTOBER 24, 1947 Shortly after 9:00 Saltes a call was placed for the Region One Office and Mr. Drury and life Coffeen talked with Regional Director Allen, Associate Regional Director Cox and Forester Halph Smith. They reported that Mr. Foster of Carden Hills had called at 1:00 Belle while onroute from Acadis to Cardon Hills and reported that he was returning from Aandie to Camdon Hills, to look after fire protection at Carden Hills where a fire was burning nonr by. and that Mr. Savage had asked him to advise the Regional office of the situation and would report as soon as their needs could be determined The fire had spread disastorously during the night under a high gele and the picture was very confused. Firea were burning in the Town of Bar Harbor, as reported on the radio. Later in the morning the Regional office called after hearing from Superintendent Hadley, and transfitted his report as to the approxicate outline of the fire, which he estimated had burned over nearly half of the park land on the estern portion of Mount Desert Island. le stated that the Aray Air Force would furnish manpower but that 20 additional experienced men were needed for overhead. They also needed the following equipments 10 portable purports 6 power SANS; 100 back-pack puspa; electric headlights, and 20 miles of 1à inch hose. Mr. wirth immediately initiated contacts with the Savy and the U.S. Ar Force in an endoavor to obtain plane transportation for the men and equipment. Mr. Coffau called the Fire Control Office of the Forest Service to see if they could offer any assistance in locating the needed equipment and if they could spare any overhead from the White Hour⑉ tain National Forest or elsewhere. life A. A. Brown, Chief of Fire Control, was enroute to Michigan. His Assistant, Mr. Gustafson, for- merly a forest supervisor in California, had just reported for duty in this new position about a week ago. Inquiries were made by Mr. Gustafson as to the availability of any Forest Service personnel in the Northeast, and he advised that the situation was too critical to permit of the loan of non from national forests in that region, but that he was able to obtain 10 experienced non forest officers from the South, who were to report tonight for transportation at the airfield at Atlanta. r. Wirth arranged with the Air Force to have a plane piec those men up at 1:30 tonorrow morning (October 25). The attached list short Region One personnel sont to ashington to be flown to Bangor, Maine, by the Ar Force. 2 84 The plane coming from Atlanta, Georgia, with the Forest Service personnel will stop at Washington to pick up as many as possible of these nea to make a plane load of 20, and any surplus will eithor go with a plano which is to take cargo or elso in an additional plane. Mr. Gustafson of the Forest Service located 6 Pacific Harina Type Y pumpers and 10,000 fest of new 10 inch hose at Waters Heet, Michi- gail, and Mr. Wirth made arrangements with the Air Force for a plane to pick up the pumpers at noon tonorrow at the airport at Land O'Lakes to fly it through to Acadia. It should arrivo there by 8:00 Pelle Saturday. Mr. Francis To Carr of this Service, and Heaars. Bergh and Ander- son of National Capital Parks assisted in the location of equipment. They located 114,000 feet of 13 inch Gejerole hose at the Tar Assots Administration at the Port of Newark Naval Depot. life Wirth arranged with Major Duoto to have this transported by plano and the Major are ranged to have four 0-47 planes report to the Hewark Airport at 9:30 Pallo this evening to transport this hose to Dow Field at Bangor, Unino, tonight. The Region One office located one used and 4 new power Baws and had those brought by truck to Washington to be loaded on the oargo plane. Those will go out early taxorrow morning. One hundred S-gallon pumps were located at Schennetady, New York, through and arrangements were made with the U.S. Air Force to fly these to Dangor, Maine. The plane was ready to take off at 5:30 Pellie Mare Ted Smith arranged this with Col. Thoupson, of the First Area Headquarters, C⑉4, Governors Island, New York Hr. Gustafson of the Porest Service arranged for a plane carry- ing Forest Service equipment to pick up 200 electric headlights and batteries at Missoula, Montana, and transport those to Concord, How Hampshire. They should arrivo there before noon tomorrow, and con- tast should be made with the Forest Service at Laconia, New Hampshire, in regard to their transportation to Bar Harbor. The sequence of contacts in making arrangements, mainly for transportation, was as follows: On the 23rd, contact was made with Capt. Fitshugh Lee, in Assistant Secretary of the llavy Sullivan's office, and he immediately put us in touch with Capt. Le Conn who made arrangements for a llavy plane to fly & party of 5 from Shanandoah to Aondia. On the 24th, when further transportation MISS needed, we got in touch with both Capt. Loe and Capt. Conn, and they told us that the amount of transportation we needed was more than they could handle, and that 170 should get in touch with Col. Long, their opposite in the Air Forec. Col. Long was very cooperative, and told us to got in touch with him further when we had more definite information and told us to contact a Major Suote. When we knew exnotly what we wanted. we got in touch with Major Duote. lie was most helpful, and immodiately took care of all of our requests as fast as wo gave them to him. ID 85 In talking to Capt. Conn, information was requested of him as to possible radio communication through the Navy communication lines, and he suggested calling Lt. Condr. (irs.) Young. She also was very help= ful in giving information about the proper persons to contact. She named a Commander Barnard, who arranged alerted Navy radio communication with Bar Harbor and made it available to us at any time we wanted it. When we were looking for surplus equipment this afternoon, we called Mr. Howard Greenberg of the War Assets Administration (an ex- H.P.S. employee) who immediately got in touch with Mr. Scott Donaldson, and they called back to give us telephone numbers of their Regional Directors in New York and Boston, and told us that if we had any trouble getting the equipment cleared to have then call Hr. Donaldson direct and he would clear it over the telephone. To got in touch with life Suenhols, WeAches New York City, and it was through him that we got clearance for 114,000 feet of hose. Everyone we contacted in the U.S. Air Force, the Navy, and the Mar Assets Administration was vory cooperative and couldn't do enough for us. Major Buote was especially cooperative, and all it took was a telephone call to him to have planes dispatched wherever we needed them, in order to pick up equipment and non. Letters to the proper authorities should be written, thanking them for the services of the above non. Late in the evening Regional Director Allen telephoned that he had just heard from Superintendent Hadley and gave us some changes in the bounderies of the burn. The vial had lessened and it was hoped the fire could be hold from much further spread if the wind stayed down. lite Allon was advised of the action taken by this office regard- ing equipment, transportation, etc., and promised to relay the inform- ation on to the park. Later in the evening, after Mr. Wirth made arrangements for radio cossumieation, a radio message was sent to Superintendent Hadley, advising him of the arrangements made. The message is as follows: 10:55 Pello Superintendent Hadley, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. 57,000 feet of hose arriving Army plane about 1:00 Aelle Saturday. 10 Forest Service men and 17 park non arriving about 9:30 A. if. in two planos together with limited fire equipment and five power SAWS. 100 back-pack pumps should arrive by midnight. 6 Pacific purpo will arrive from Misconsin about 8:00 Pello Saturday. 4 86 Radio via Havy whother in morning any additional neede and general conditions of fire. Coffman. OCTOBER 24, 1947 (Notes by Fe X. Carr) 100 back-pack pumpa will be flown by the U. S. Army Air Corps to Bangor, Maine. The plane was ready to take off at 5:30 Della, Washing ton times Mr. Ted Smith arranged this with Col. Thompson of First Aray Headquarters, G-49 Governors Island, New York. are firth is arranging for the pickcup of 114,000 foot of 10-inch cotton fire home from War Assets Administration, New York City, with Mr. Bronnen and life Susnholz. life Wirth has the information on this. Material was loasted at Port Newark Havel Supply Depot (firo hose above). 200 electric lanterns, plus 100% battery replacements, were rew quested delivored to the fire area, the call being made by litt. Carr. These were to be sent by U.S.M. truels from the Navy Yard, Portmouth, New Hampshire. Lt. Candr. Halloy, U.S.M., Extension 5141, handled the matter. This order was placed verbally by Carr and 1 hour and 16 min= utos later WILL canceled by direction of Mare Coffman because electric lanterns woro not capetype. Lt. Candre Halloy was called, and order canceled. However, the Commander did not know whether he could stop the truck, believing that it had already been dispatched to the fire area. lite Coffman requested Carr to got information so to where 6 power saws could be obtained. In cooperation with life Borgh and Mr. Anderson, Procurement Officers respectively, of National Capital Parks, an order was placed at approximately 3:25 Palley Washington time, with the James Supply Company, P.Oep Box 120g Kane, Pennsylvania, Phone 460-3, with life William R. James. After life. Bergh had placed this order for 6 power saws with the James Supply Company, Carr informed Mere Coffeen of this fact. During the interin, however, Mr. Coffian had received word from Regi on One at Richmond to the effect that that area had 6 Baxo available, and requested Carr to onnel the order for the 6 seas. Cancellation was made approximately one hour later. A Mr. Howard James, whose address Carr did not know since life Coffnan spoke with the gentleman, called this Office about an hour and e half after the order mentioned above was canceled, expressing regret at this cancellation. life Howard James stated that, at 10 o'clock this morning, October 24, his organization-the Honey Dieston à Sons Coea Inc.-had organized a orea of 10 to 20 non, fully equipped with 10 of their power saws & had engaged a chartered airplano; and was preparing to fly the oros and equipment, at no expense to the Government, to the fire area. Evidently the cancellation of our order for 6 power saws WAG confused by Mr. Jenes with this expedition, which is one that my $ 87 have been organized by the Governor of Maine, with the result that he (Str. Janes) disbanded the arein and canceled the chartered plane. Through no fault of line Coffman or the Department of the Interior was this notesorthy expedition canceled. OCTOBER 25, 1967 List of National Park Service personnel being flown from Washington, D. C1, to Bangor, Maine, in connection with Acadia National Park fires From Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginias Ernest Le Wright, Jr. From Shenandoah National Park, Lurry, Virginia: Robert F. Gibba, Chief Park Ranger. Ray C. Sullivan. Janes We Van Weelden. Victor R. Steuver. From Great Smoley Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. J. Holvin Price. Fred he Wingeior. Commodore C. Dunn. From Blue Ridge Parkway, 625 First Street, Selley Ronnoice 16, Virginia. Dernard I. Campbell, Chief Ranger. Carl P. Schreiber. James H. Luok. From Marmoth Cavo National Park. Granville Be Liles, Chief Ronger. Sugano D. MoKeome Loslie R. Reynolds. Gilbert Le Sanders. Joe % Hall. From Saraboga National Historical Park, Stillwater, New York.NOT IN THIS GROUP: GOING DIRECT TO Ivan do Ellsworth. FIRE AREA From Perry's Victory and International Peace Menorial National Monument, Putzin-Say, Ohio. Joseph R. Prentice. From Region One Office, National Park Service, Richmond, Virginia. Frod He Arnold, Regional Forester. 88 OCTOBER as (Notes by Chief Forester Coffian October 25-26,1947) 10:15 Relle Custafson of USFS called to inquire about flight of Fo S. non from Atlanta and arrangements for picking up pumpers and home in Misconsins also conditions in Acadia. 10:25 Salta Put in call for Tom Allen, Richmand and talked with him and Smith 9:30-9:44. 10:47 Salte Major Venderorf talked with fed Smith ru back-pack pumps. 10:50 Belle Called life Druzy and reported information up to now. 11:03 Salta Celled Mrs. Houlding's home; left word that life Atwell's house probably burned. 11:10 Belle life Tolson came in and was given fire news to dato. 11:45 Relie to 12:00 Ton Allen and Ralph Smith reported. 12:05 Pellie Called Capto Regers to tell his that Acadia wants the remain- der of the hose from Hewark. 12:15 Pallo Tried to get Mr. Drury, but no answer. 12:20 Pallo Called Mrs. Houlding and advised that Jesa Atwell's house had not burned. 12:45 Pelle Capt. Rogers called and reported he could not locato hose at Newsrite 12:50 Delle Called Nirth and gavo him report of situation. 1:00-1:15p.m. Tried to got WAA, Seatt Donaldson at home, and Poirce of Fe S. to 800 if I could raise anyone with WAA, but no response. 1:25 Pelle Called Tolson at Coanos Club and gave him latest report. 1:50 Pells Called life Drury and gave him laboat information. 2:00 Pelle Capt. Roger's called and said he had located the balance of the hose at Bayonne, No Jey and would ship from Newaric sir- port at 3:00 Palle to Dow Field, Bangor. 2:25 Palle Ted Smith phoned radio messages to C. 0. Des Field and Supt. Hadley re hose delivery. 2:50 Pelle Closed shop for afternoon. 3:15 Pello Capt. Rogers called to report delay in delivery of pumpora and hose from Land O'Lakes, isconsin. 9:20 Pelle J.D.C. called Allen residence in Richmond but no answer, so he called Halph Smith and obtained evening report from him. All quiet on NPS fire lines. 9:30-9:50p allow Called Mr. Drury, Mr. Demaray and Mr. Tolson and gave the evening report to each of them. OCTOBER 26, 1947 2:27 pello Coffman placed call for Regional Director Allen at his home. to 3:55 Pall. OCTOBER 27, 1947 (Notes by Forestor Walker) 8:15 Bell. Chief Forestor Coffman left Interior Building caroute to Acadia National Park via Aray plane from Bolling Field. Same plane will pick up Regional Director Allon at Richmond, VA. 0:50 Rella Richmond called and reported that last shipment of hose and puspers had not arrived in Acadia. 7 89 9:15 Bette wirth called Major Buote and told him that last load of hose and purpers had not arrived. Buote said he would check on this. 9:30 Belle Ralph Smith from Hiehmond called in regard to the hose and purpors. I told his that we were checking on this and would call them as soon as we had any information. 10:15 Salta Called Major Duote about lost hose and pumpers. Ho said that home and purport were dolivered to Dow Field, Bengor, Maine. Pumpara arrived about 8:00 Polic 10/26/47 and the hose on 10/25/47. 10:25 Raffle Called Richmond office and gave them information about ar- rival of hose and pupers at Doer Field. 12:30 Pello Richmond office called and ordered 100 copies of the Aaadia topographic mapos 1,000 flashlight batteries and 500 Pulasidi tools. Wirth took the call. 1:15 pelle Called Mrs Falley, Forest Service, Milwaukee, Misconsin, 6° bout obtaining 500 Pulasid tools. They had 69 and I told Mr. Walley I would try to get the 500 at one place. 1:30 Pette Called Hajor Suote in regard to possibility of picking up Pulasici tools at Missoule, Montane. He said that the neces- sery arrangements could be made. 2:00 palte Called Mr. Crocker, Forest Service, Missoula, Montana and made necessary arrangements to have Aray plans pick up the 500 Pulasid tools at Spokane, ashington. 2:10 Pelle Called Major Baota and asked his to have plane pici up the Pulasici tools at the Spokane, Washington, airport and told him to advise the Forest Service at Missoula, Montana when the plane would pick up the tools. Arrangements satisfac- tory to Major Buote, Also made arrangements for Army plane to take maps and finshlight batterios to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. 2:55 Pellie Called Richmond office and told their to notify Acadia Naw tional Park that maps and flashlight batteries would arrive Down Field about 9:30 Pelle and that Pulaski tools will are rive Dow Field October 28, sometime in the evening. da40 pello Richmond office called wirth and reported Acadia fire under control. Total area burned 18,550 acros. Total area burned in park 10,240 aores. Birth advised the Director and Under Secretary Chaphan that the fire was under control. OCTOBER 28, 1947 9:00 Relle Mr. wirth received a call from the Richmond office to the effect that they were going to alort 3 nen in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and requested this office to call Region Two to alert ten non from that Region that could go to Acadia if needed. These non may be needed as relief fire foremon. Richmond office also requested 3 pickup and 1 dump truck for use on the fire. Birth told them that this office would try to get the trucks but they should nake 02 rangements for drivers. life Rittase will procure the trucks. 8 90 9:30 Bella life Birth called Regional Director Merrian, Omaha, Nebraska and requested him to alert ten non for possible fire con- trol duty at Acadia. Mon will probably come from Glacier and Yellowstone. firth told Morrison that we would call them if the men were nooded and wire them if they were not needed. 11:00 Belle life Birth called the Richmond Office and told them that the pickup and day trucks could probably be obtained at Sonor- ville, Mass. and that they should devote their efforts to getting non to drive then from that point to Acadia National Paric. OCTOBER 29, 1947 3:10 Pelle Regional Director Allen and Chief Forester Coffeen called fros Acadia. Coffman reported that Pulaski tools had not arrived. He also reported cause and location of start of fire and that there were 190 more on the fire. Coffeen talked with litte Neilson on arrangements for paying student fire fighters. Noilson gave his alaye Director Drury once in the office and he talked with lite Allon. 3:55 Pello Called Major Buobe in regard to the lost Pulaski tools. He will check on this and lot = longer. OCTOBER 30, 1947 Major Duote called and said the Pulaaid tools were taken to the wrong airfield in Spokane, ashington but this was straightened out and that as far as he could find out, the tools were delivered to Dour Field, Bangor, Maine. Telegran from Allen, Coffeen and Hadley requesting our assistance in urging Tar Department to retain troops on fire. Prepared telegrans to Far Department requesting retention of troops on fire. Mr. Gustafson, Forest Service, Washington, D.C. called in regard to releasing some of the Forest Service men from the fire. I told him to get in touch with Chief Forester Coff- man or Assistant Chief Forester Cook at Bar Harbor on this matter. 9 91 SUPERVISION ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE OCT. 22 - NOV. 6, 1947 Date of Arrival Local Area Personnel 10/17 Superintendent Hadley Fire Chief Sleeper BHFD Assistant Superintendent Nowaok, Clerk Le Mayo Rangers Favour, Thompson, Campbell Mechanics Douglas, Gray, Gray, Williamson Maintenanceson 10/22 Forester No Le Savage (Fire Boss) Region I Forester R. Be Moore (Limison) Region I 10/23 Assistant Chief Forester Le Fo Cook (Relief Fire Boss) Director's Office Park Ranger Lie Y. Berg (Sector Boss) Shenandoah National Park Fire Control Aid Jo R. Johnson (Foreman) Shenandoah National Park Park Farden Banton (Foreman) Shenandoah National Park Park Ranger P. H. Johnson (Foreman) Shenandoah National Park Custodian Foster (Sector Boss) Canden Hills, RDA Mechanic Re Robertson (Foreman) Canden Hills, RDA 10/25 Regional Forester P. He Arnold (Progress) Region I Ranger Be L. wright, Jrs (Foremen) Colonial NHIP Chief Ranger R. F. Gibbs (Div. Boss) Shenandoah National Park Ranger R. Go Sullivan (Forman) Shonandoah National Park Ranger J. We Van Weelden (Foreian) Shenandoah National Park Ranger 7. R. Steuver (Foreman ) Shenandoah National Park Warden J. M. Price (Foreian) Great Smoley Mountain National Park Warden Fe A. Wingeior (Foreman) Great Smoky Mountain National Park Warden C. C. Dunn (Forenan) Great Smoley Mountain National Park Chief Ranger Be To Campbell (Sector Boss) Blue Ridge Parkmay Ranger C. P. Schroiber (Foreman) Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger J. We Lugic (Forenan) Blue Ridge Parkway Chief Ranger Go B. Liles (Sector Boss-Special) Harmoth Cave BP Ranger E. D. MoKeown (Forman) Manneth Cave NP Marchouseman Le 2. Reynolds (Equipment) Marmoth Cave NP Ranger G. Le Senders (Poreman) Mezmath Cave NP Ranger Je To Hall (Forman) Manuoth Cave NP Custodian I. J. Ellsworth (Sector Boss) Saratoga NIP Custodian do R. Prentice (Forenan) Perry's Victory Mem III Acsts Chief of Fire Control Ja W. Cooper, USFS, Region 8, Atlanta, Ca. (Div. Boss-Progress) Ass't. Supervisor (Chattahooohoe) John B. Spring, USFS, Region 8, Geinesville, Ga. (Div. Boss-Progress) Fred Ruff, USFS, Region 8, Atlanta, Ca. (Sector Boss) Forester (Farm Forestry) He E. Pilmer, USFS, Region 8, Atlanta, Gales (Foresan) Ass't. Supervisor (Texas Nat. Fore) B. Renshaw, USFS, Region B, Atlenta, Case (Div. Boss) 10 92 Forestor (Coop. Fire Control) As Do Smith, USFS, Region 8, Atlanta, Georgia (Sector Boss) Supervisor of Equipment Jo 8. Black, USFS, Region 8, Atlanta, Georgia, (Equipment) Le Newcoub, USFS, Region 8, Valdosta, Georgia (Div Boss) Ass'to Supervisor (Cherokon HF) Jo Pryloum, USFS, Cleveland, Tennessee (Sector Boas) 10/26 Keellaughton, USFS, Region 8, Centerville, Alabama 10/27 Regional Director To J. Allen (observer) Region 1 Chief Forester J. C. Coffran (obsorver) Director's office 10/29 Forestor A. A. Wiener, USFS, Region 6. illamette, Oregon (Forenari) No To Connery, Laconia, New Hampshire (Pump Mechanic) 11 93 LOG OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE REGION ONE OFFICE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (October 21 - 30, 1947) OCTOBER 21 5:00 Patte Superintendent Hadley telephoned Mrs. Todo Allen regarding a bad fire burning toward Sargent Mountain from outside Acadia National Paric. 5:25 Pello Associate Regional Director Cox informed of fire by Mrs. Allen. Hr. Cox called Savage and discussed action to be taken. 5:40 Pello In telephone conversation with Superintendent Hadley Savage was informed that sufficient equipment and manpower was available for the existing situation but that conéoné from the Regional office was nooded to share responsibility and help generally to direct suppression activities. 6:00 Palle Savage contacted Regional Forester Arnold at Marmoth Cave and discussed the situation with him. It was decided that Foresters Savage and Moore would fly to Acadia. This was arranged by Savage for departure at 3:20 Ballo October 22. 7:00 Pellie Savage contacted Forester Smith at the latter's home and arranged for him to serve in the Regional Office until further notice. 7:15 Pello Savage advised Moore of problem and plans for departure to Acadia. 7:20 Pelle Savage advised Cox that two plano reservations had been made and that he and Moore would leave on S:20 Bell. plane arriving Bangor 11:00 Salle October 22 and that Smith would serve in Regional office. OCTOBER 22 3:20 Salt. Foresters Savage and Moore left by plane scheduled to arrivo at Bangor, Maine about 11:39 Salte 9:20 Belle Mr. Com reported to Mr. Denaray (unable to contact Chief Forester Coffman). 11:00 Pello Savage telephone Mrs Cour requesting four supervisory personnel, capable orest foremen and Assistant Chief Forestor Cook from the Director's Office. Cox disquesed sources with Smith and dispatched messages to Ivan Ells- worth at Saratoga, Hal Foster at Candon Hills, and Super- intendent Freeland at Shezandoah. 11:15 Palle Smith telephoned Assistant Chief Forestor Le 2. Cook at his home. Ne. Cook stated that he would be roady to go on further notice. October 22 - 27 record compiled by R. W. Smith from notes taken by the several persons who gave attention to fire business in the Region One office. OCTOBER 23 2 94 8:35 Batta In telephone conversation with life Cox, Ellsworth reported serious situation at Sarataga and was advised to remain there. 8:d0 Belle In telephone conversation Foster stated he would go inno- diately to Acadia. 9:00 Salte Superintendent Hadley contacted. Advised situation at the adment favorable. Wind from southwest, horevor, predicted to rise and change to northrest in Polic Experienced crew foremen needed. About 1000 men fighting fire. 9:10 Belle In telephone conversation Chief Ranger Gibbs of Shenandoah stated that Ranger Le Y. Borg with three crow foremen left Shenandoah by car for Washington at about 8:15 Gelle wirth had been requested to obtain plane reservations for them to Bangor, Meine. 9:40 Sallo Coffman informed Regional Office that Wirth had arranged for a Herry plane to fly Lerry Cook and the Shenandoah foremen to the fire. 12:00 noon Report from Acadia noted little change in situation. Report from Acadia advised brisk wouthwest wind driving fire toward Hulls Covo. Park fire line from about center west shore Eagle Lake follow carriage road to Gilmore Headows thenco north to Aunt Betty Pond being mopped up by seventy net. Forty non milding direct attack on fire line west of Aunt Betty Ponde Town areas working to stea advance of fire toward Kulls Cove. Lake Wood area any be lost. OCTOBER 24 1:00 Stalle Foster telephoned Smith at latter's home stating that 45 mile an hour wind has taken fire out of control on all fronts that village of Bar Harbor was burning along Mount Desert Street and whole situation was in a state of confusion. Additional help not requested in this con- versation, Savage having advised that no additional help be dispatched at this time. 7:00 Belle By phone Smith informed lire Allen of message received from Foster. 8:35 dalle Cox called Allsworth at Saratoga and advised him to be prepared to go to Aondia. 9:45 Bells Telephone contact established with Aaadin. Report stated need for twenty supervisory personnel and equipment in cluding six power amis, up to ton portable power pumps, twenty miles of 10 inch hose, one hundred back-park pumps, all to be supplied as rapidly as possible by air. Regional Forestor Arnold and Forester Walker desired if available. Approval of expenditure of five thousand dollars (15,000) was also requested and approved. Report of the fire front was made and recorded on a map. In telephone contact with the following areas, at intervals up to 4 patte, arrange nents were made to dispatch twenty nons Blue Ridge Park way - Chief Ranger Campbell, Park Warden Luck and one others Colonial - Paric Ranger Ernest L. wright, Jre3 Great Smoky Mountains - Park Wardens Price and Wingeler, and Forenen During Hannoth Cave - Chief Park Rangor Gran= ville B. Liles, Park Ranger Eugene De Melloom, Haintenance OCTOBER 24 s 95 Foreman, Le E. Reynolds, Laborors J. I. Hall and G. Le Sanders) Perry's Victory - Custodian J. R. Prentice (bys tologram); Sarataga - Custodian I. J. Elloworth, Shenan- doah - Chief Ranger R. F. Cibbs, Ranger J. To Van Welden, and three others. Contact with the War Assets Administra- tion in Richmond, Virginia made four power saws available for immediate deliverys 7 Pacific portable power purps located at Horfolk (later found to be unavailable). 10:00 Belle Mr. Allen called Director Drury. with life. Coffran on line also, a report of conditions and activities was made. Mr. Drury urged that special attention be given to coordina- tion of the fire control operation under a clearly estab- lished fire boas. Wirth and Coffman stated that the Director's office will arrange for transport of men and equipment. List of needed equipment was given and they agreed to try to locate it. 12:30 Superintendent Hoskins, called by lire Cox, offered to send Liles and/Teast two other qualified fire arein fore- 13911 by plane from Fort Knox to Washington if the Army authorities would provide plane service. At 2:00 polle Hoskins advised that five qualified fire control super- visors were being dispatched.by Fort Knox Army planos to ashington. life Chorley's assistant, Mr. Boyer, was informed that Mr. Rockefeller's estate was not yet harmed. Telephone call by ToJoho 3:00 Pello Mr. Coffman advised that the Director's Office had located 10 miles of hose and 100 back-pack pumps. Procurement and dispatch to Acadia wore requested. Mr. Wirth stated that arrangements had been made for Army planes to fly men and equipment to Acadia and that schedule of arrival of non in Washington was needed. In a later telephone conversa" tion Wirth and Coffman were informed of scheduled arrival of NPS supervisory personnel in Washington. Wirth gave the scheduled Aray flights for these mens One plane from Andrews Field at 5:30 Selle to take 10 MPS personnel, in addition to 10 USES Regl on 8 qualified fire control por- sonnel who would board the plane at 1:30 Belle in Atlanta, Georgia; a second plane to take the balance of the NPS personnel and equipment, leaving from Bolling Field about 7:00 Rollo Arrangements for quartering personnel in Washington were being made. The Director's Office was informed that Jim liyers was enroute to Washington with the four gasoline power saws. That office advised that it was arranging for 20 riles of hose to be flown to Dow Field (Bangor) from Newport and for six power pumps from a point in 7isconsin. 4:30 Pelle Regional Forester Arnold telephoned a second time advising that he will fly from Knoxville to Washington if possibles otherwise, he will fly direct to Bangor, Haine, arriving 11:39 Selley October 25. 5:30 Pelle From Acadia Forester Savage reported little change in the fire front, not controlled. Savage is fire boss with Super- intendent Hadley and Assistant Chief Forestor Cook serving in e. fully integrated and coordinated organization. About one-fourth of Bar Sarbor reported burned, Superintendent's house and old Form escaped. OCTOBER 24 4 96 5:45 Pallo The Director's office was informed of report from Acadia. Information regarding arrangements for personal and equip- nent was exchanged. 7:00 pass. New Allen TALS informed by the Washington office that four Army planes were enroute to Dow Field, Bangor, Kaine, with 114,000° of home from Newport and 100 backpack pumps from Schenectady, New York, scheduled to arrivo tonight; that six Pacific Marino portable power pupers would reach Dow Field at 8:10 palle Saturday nights that head= lights would be at Consord, New Hampshire, at noon Sat- urday, and could be obtained through the Forest Service at Laconie, New Hanpahire, also that portable power pumps were being flown to Bartlett, New Hampshire by the Forest Service and would be available if needed. Smith relayed this information to Captain Sestokas, Dow Field, who said the Adjutant's office at Dow Field had redio contact with Mr. Savage avid would give the message to him and receive the hose and arrange to truek it to Acadia National Park. OCTOBER 25 Washington Office advised that Army planes get off with firo control personnel and equipment, as follows: 1 from Andrews Field at 6:24 Rella with 11 HPS non in charge of Chief Ranger Gibbe of Shonandosh, and 10 U.S. Forest Seg- vise personnel (1 forest supervisor, several assistant supervisors, and several forest rangers) 2 from Bolling Field at 7:07 Selle with 7 NPS non, including Regional Forester Arnold, 4 power saws, 1 power pumper, 54 head- lights. The planes which transported hose from Newport were able to take on only about 12 miles. Mr. Coffman suggested that reports from Acadia to the Director's Office by radiogram might be helpful if they could be conveniently arranged. 10:30 Relle (Approximately) Report from Acadia. Fire front is little changed, southwest wind favoring control but fire still out of control, spreading westward on line from Cadillao Mountain to Eagles Crage Organization is established with three sectors, four sectors planned upon arrival of more overhead. Two observation flights daily have been 82-> ranged by Army. Army provides non on requisition, 230 now, 400 for tonight. Phone sonnections to seators are being provided by Arxy Signal Corps. Hal Foster and all Carden Hills equipment are in service at Acadin, Care= den situation considered safe at this time. Squipment has been rolling in satisfactorily. The balance of the hose from Newport is needed as water is most effective and a hose line to the top of Cadillac Mountain is planned. The backpack pumps have not arrived, and are needed; 50 have been purchased locally. 11:20 Bell. (Approximately) 122° Allon informed the Director's office of Acadin's report. Requested that the balance of the hose from Newport be flom to Acadie. An afternoon report to Mr1 Allen at house gave little change in the situation. The reinforcements had arrived. OCTOBER 26 5 97 Reports from Aondia to Mr. Allen indicated little change, progress being nade in establishing control. OCTOBER 27 7:15 Bells (Approximately) Advice from Acadia to Mr. Allen. 7:40 Selle Mr. Allon informed Smith that arrangements were made for lire Allon and Mr. Coffman to fly to Aondia, via Army plane leaving Bolling Held about 9 Relle with Mr. Coffman, stopping at Richmond for Mr. Allen. Acadia requested that a pump be flown in. Smith telephoned Chopawansic RDA and arranged with Hr. Weigand for a power pump to be prepar ed and delivered to the Operations Office at Bolling Field for shipment on the plane with Mr. Coffnan. Sgt. Kaicher at that office was contacted and asiced to hold the plane until the pung was delivered. During the morning telephone conversations with Savage at Acadia it was disclosed that the siz power pumps from Wisconsin and much of the hose had not boon received. Walker cheaked with Army officials in fashington and relayed information that delivery had been completed to Dow Field. Further checking at Acadia disclosed that the pumps and hose had gotten into other hands; the equipment was later loosted and obtained, fulfilling the need for that type. 11:00 Bollo (Approximately) Savage asked for 100 topographic naps of Acadia NP and Vicinity, 1942 edition, 500 Pulaski tools, and later (11:45 Belle), 1000 flashlight batteries. Those requests were transmitted to the Director's Office which arranged for delivery. The Pulaskis were to be flown from Spokane, Washington, R=1 Forest Service ware- house, and would not arrive until Tuesday night. 1:30 Pelle Plane with Mr. Coffman and Mr. Allen left Richmond for Acadia with one pumper abourd. 5:40 Pelle Report from Acadia stated good progress, the six pumpa and hose located, situation favorable, southerly wind. Area burned: total approx. 29 age ni. or 18,560 across inside park approximately 16 sq. mi. or 10,240 acros; fire line now 24.25 ai. Savage was informed that bat- tories and napa should arrive Dow Field around 9:30 Polles Pulaski tools Tuesday evening. 4:00 Palle Director's Office was informed of Acadia's report. 4:45 Dalle Aendia reported fire declared under control at 4:40 Pells This nera was immediately relayed to the Director's office. OCTOBER 28 8:30 Bello Mr. Allen called saying that the fire is under control and they are now napping up. Everyone all right. Be ro- quested that we send then 3 pick-up trucks and one dump truck. They need their quickly and badly. He instructed us to have ten son alerted in Region Two to be roady to go to Acadia at once in case of emergency there again. He wanted those mea to be those who are experienced in water pumping, etc. lie should also have Ralph Shaver, Owensby, and McCampbell elected at Great Smokes in case of an energency at Acadia. OCTOBER 23 6 98 9:00 Salla litte Cox called life wirth in Washington asking these if they could get the trucks to Acadia through Procurement. litte wirth said he would aue what he could do. lie also said be would have the non in Region Two alerted. 9:05 Belle life Liale called Superintendent Blair Rosa at Great Suolcles and requested that he alert Heigh Shaver, Owensby and MaCampbell. Supt. Ross said he would do this. 11:00 Salte Mrs. Wirth called and said he had located the trucks at Samerville, Tassachusetts and thought he could get these He would let us know more later. 12:15 Pelle Superintendeat Rose called and said that Owensby would rather not fly and asked if it would be alay to substi- tute Marrell instead. It was agreeable to us so Morrell was alerted instead of Owensby. 1:10 Pelle Ere Wirth and lire Walker called and said that they could not get the trueke until Thursday and advised us to try to get the truels somewhere else. He also said that he had six men alorted at Yollowstone and six at Glacier National Parks. Mrs Walker asked Mr. Cox if he knew the cause of the fire. Mr. Cox said he did note Mr. Helker advised that he ask that question the next time he talked to Acadia. 1:20 Pelle Mr. Cox called life Palmer at Venderbilt Hansion and asked him if he could send trucks to Acadia. He said he would send his dump truals and two pick-ups and have then on the way as soon as possible. Tould virre us when they were on the way. 1:30 Dello life Cox called life Small at Salem Maritime National Historic Site and askod him if ho could send a truck. lie said his truck was rather old and the ran who drives it was off today but he would try to round him up and have him on his say. would wire us when he was on his Maja 2:00 Pelle life Cox called Acadia and talked to life Savage and Mr. Allen. Mr. Savage said he would rather have the now truekca even if they had to unit until Thursday to get these No said that the Air Corps would stay with then until Saturday. He said they needed something new so they wouldn't have to do any repairing. They were having trouble with broken down equipment now. life Allen wanted to know what kind of estimate the Director wants regard- ing the fire. They had no statement to make as to the cause of the fire. 2:20 Pello Mr. Cox called Vandorbilt Mansion and talked to Mrs Aaron. The trucks were ready to leave but Mr. Cox told them to hold everything until they hoard further from us. 2:20 Polle litte Lisle called Mr. Small at Salem Maritine and told him to hold up his truck going to Acadia. 2:30 Pelle life Cox called life Birth in Washington and told him to go ahead on the new truaks. Mr. Wirth asked if they could use a stake body truels instead of & dump truck. He wanted to know where they would get the cash to pay for the trucks. Mr. Cox was under the impression it would be paid out of the Acadia appropriation. Hr. Allen had said "Don't be Scotch!" lire Smith asked Mr. Wirth what kind of estimate they wanted regarding the fire. Hr. wirth said they wanted a complete estimate of everything 7 99 and the more detailed the better. Ho said they nooded to have as detailed an estimate as possible while the "iroa is hot" in order to get funds replaced. He said he would call us back when he had something definite on the trucks. 4:05 Polo Mr. wirth called from Washington. He advised that he had purchased 3 pick-up trucks (1 ton) and and stake body truck, Purchase Order 0-57518, at Somerville, Has-> sachusetts. Man to contact is Mr. Fred Bergman, Ford Motor Company, 183 Middlesex Avenue, Souerville, Massa- chusetts. They are to be ready on Thursday morning, but if the aen showed up on Wednesday Mrs. Wirth believed we could got than than. Mr. Coor advised that they had no statement to make as to cause of fire. 4:15 Palle - Superintendent Ross called from the Great Smokies and said that their three men had reservations on the 6:15 plans out of Knoxville. He wanted to know.1f the non should stand by. 4:20 Polle Mr. Cox again talked to Mr. Savage. He was pleased to know about the new trucks. lie said they had had a busy day and the fire was still going but was checked. They had hopes of rain by Thursday. He said they hadn't heard about the Pulaski tools but should get thom in the late afternoon sometime. 4:45 Palle Mr. Cox called Mr. Small and told him about the trucks. lire Small was familiar with the location of the Ford plant and promised to contact Cuatodian Corry at Adams Mansion and he and his main from Salem would each drive a truck to Acadia. No said he would get a fourth nan to drive one of the trucks. Ke will wire us when they are on their way. OCTOBER 29 3:55 Pell. Life Allon, speaking from Acadia, stated that the Pulaski tools had not yet arrived, that George Halker in Washing- ton had boen informed and would follow up. There are 190 non on fire line today. The supervisory personnel in Region Two and Suokies should resain on standby. A lit- tle rain fell at Acadia. OCTOBER 30 The Director called and relayed information from Acadia which had been given by Mr. Le 7. Cook. Conditions are about the ass. Insufficient rain foll to be effective. There are now so Army man, 50 from University of Maine, and 10 from Bangor on the fire. The overhead in Region Two and Great Smokion should be held on standby. 100 LOG OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK (October 17 - November 14, 1947) OCTOBER 17 4:45 Pelle Report from Fire Chief Sleeper. Fire at Fresh Meadow. Need portable pumper, hoos and fow mone 5:45 Pelle Dispatched fire truck, 2) and 12" hose, two puapers, dump truele and 5 man. OCTOBER 18 12:00 loan Park men released from fire. Chief Sleeper requests op* oratora to be placed on standby. Equipment still on line. Fire controlled. OCTOBER 20 10:00 Balla Park equipment released by Chief Sleeper. OCTOBER 21 8:00 Rella Report from Sleeper, fire out of control and plenty of help needed. He has called fire companies and Dow Field. Park forões dispatched. 10:00 Relle Aray from Dow Field arrived in 10 vohicles, distributed on lines. Field camp near CCC Camp site Eagle Lake. 4:55 Pallo Report from Favour. Fire crossing Eagle Lake Road and entering park 3/4 mile west of Eagle Lake. 5:00 Pelle Superintendent Hadley called Richmond reporting the fire out of control and requested assistance. 5:40 Pelle Telephone call from Savage at Richmond. Superintendent Hadley received call and briefly outlined firo conditions. Hadley informed Savage that someone from the Regional office was needed to share responsibility and help gon- orally to direct suppression activities. Savage informed Hadley that he would leave by first plane available for Sangor and expected to arrivo at 11:00 Belle tourrour, but would advise arrival time before leaving Boston. Hadley advised sufficient equipment and manpower were available and that he would have a car most the plane in Bangor. OCTOBER 22 9:00 Selle Favour appointed Sector Boes of Aunt Betty Pond Sector. 1:45 Pelle Savage and Moore arrive Bar Harbor. Conference with Sleeper, Campbell, Hadley, Nowacic and Favoure Park and cooperating forces attempt to stop head near Aunt Betty Pond. Sleeper and forces on firei outside Park area. 3:15 Palle Savage and Moore started burning out along carriage road Eagle Lake to Aunt Botty Pond. Approximately 90 Aray, 10 park and local and 6 University of lining students. 2 101 10:20 Dalle Savage called Region. Advised of situation. Expected to secure control by midnight or shortly after at 500 to 800 acres burned inside. Head 4 supervisors and L. Coolte 10:35 Pelle Savage called Arnold, Mannoth Cave. Gave status of fire. 11:30 Pello Savage scouting fire weat of Aunt Betty Pond with Thoup⑉ son, Favour and Nownoice Moore pushing line toward Aunt Betty Pond. OCTOBER 23 6:00 Belle Established field cang at intersection carriage roads at Gilmore Meadows. Effective liaison with Aray. Fire Eagle Lake to Aunt Betty Fond under control and up being pushed. 8:40 Salta Sil and vest winds until tonight change to Bill, 20-25 mph. 9:00 Bello Contact with Region Case. Situation favorable. 10:30 Salte Mayo reports line along carriage road OK. Mop=up pro- gressing. 10:35 Salt. Bill Campbell requests nen for assistance fire threat to Hull's Covo. 12:00 Noun Contact with Region. Little change. Situation favorable. 1:00 Pelle Favour to take charge of crow on line west of Aunt Betty Pond and close to Eagle Lake Road. 1:30 Pelle Dow Field No. 500G tank pumper arrived for mopeup along carriage road. 2:50 Pallo Report from De Young. All or on line from Aunt Betty Pond to Eagle Lake Road sector. 3:00 Pelle Field telephone installed at Field Hdgtrs, Gilmore Meadow. 4:00 Pello Savage called Hadley. Wind direction changed and velocity increasing rapidly. Situation approaching critical stage. Prepare for call reporting fire out of control. 4:08 Palle Favour from Eagle Lake Road. Wind from Wi-gale volocity. Breakover fires to west outflanking line and threaton= ing none Instructed to pull out and look to safety of nee. 5:10 Pelle All non out of line. Fire over in several spots. Cg=0022= ing. Headed out by carriage road toward Bubble Pond. 7:30 Palle Cook and 4 men (Berg, P. H. Johnson, J. R. Johnson and Benton) arrived Bar Harbor via Seal Harbor. Fire on Sar- gent lites over Cadillao and headed toward Otter Creek. 8:30 Pelle Savage and Moore with 1902 broice through fire to Bar Har- bor. Fire sweeping southard. 10:30 Pallo Foster arrived Bar Marbor. Telephone out. 11:00 Palls Foster instructed return mainland and report situation to Richmond. Savage will contact later. OCTOBER 24 5:30 Gelle Meeting Paric !!dgtrs. Savage, Endley, Cook, Moore, Homels, Favour. Savage appointed Fire Boss. Fire Boss set up fol- lowing tentative organizations Cook - Relief Fire Bossy Moore - Manpower, Linison Armys Favour - Information and scoutings Douglas - Equipment salvage and stoek piling. Four non from Shenandoah to assist in salvage of equip= nents Campbell - Liaison with Bar Harbor Fire Company's Doudna - Communications Mayo and Nowaoic - Clerical, Tinekeeper, etc. OCTOBER 24 3 102 6:30 Salte Lts. Payne and Abbott assigned as Aray Liaison with Park Service. 8:00 Belle Telegrams Chief Supervisor National Park Service, Acadia HP, Bar Harbor, No: HAVE AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF AXES WITH HASDLES AND PEAVEYS WITH HAIDLES ALSO SUPPLY OF SPARE HANDLES THIS EQUIPMENT ALL NEW AND AVAILABLE TO ONE OF YOUR TRUCKS ON EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER 24 HOURS A DAY HOURS OF FIVE PM AID EIGHT AM CONTACT HR CASHELL A2 OAKLAND MAINE TELSPHONE 325. JOHN T CLARK PEAVEY MFG CO. 2:45 Staile Conference hold with Chief Sleeper at Fire House, Hadley, Cook, Savage, Favour and Campbell attending. Town in charge of fire north of Eagle Lake Road and east of state route 198. Park to handle all forest firo south of Eagle Lake. will assist town when suporvisory forces become available. 9:45 Colle Contact Region. Head 20 supervisory and equipment includ= ing six power saws, ten portable puspers, twenty miles fire hose, one hundred baok pack pumps, by air. Regional Forester Arnold and Walker if possible. Approval of 0% penditure of $5000 for emergency purchases. 9:55 Sale Foster called back to Acadia. 11:43 Belle See telegram from John I. Clark Poavey Mfg. Co., to Chief Supervisor regarding available supply of axes, perveys, etc. 12:30 Pelle 200 non to arrive from Date at 5:00 Pallo (no equipment) 1:25 Pell. Sector As Berg - Sector Boss and R. Johnson, Forman dispatched with Doudns as guide. 1:30 Pellie Local crow left fire house with pumper unit. 1:35 Pells Sector B: Benton, Sector Boss and Johnson, Forenang disp. with Nowack as guide, Le Cook, observer. 1:50 Pelle Hadleys Then Lite (Limison) is ready to go with hose, H. Warron with a truek is at the garage. 1:55 Pello Reported 18 non, 3 small pumpa, 850° 1à" hose (Doudna) Seator Ae 2:00 Pells Foster returned to Acadia with Robertson. Stake truck, Chryulor pump, pumper and hose and hand tools. 2:16 Pello Endleys so back preaps to be picked up at Rockland. 2:30 Polis Airplane in 30 minutes Bar Harbor Airport space for 3 rangers. 2:35 Pelle Cas for pumps on Sector As 2:43 palte Left for air observation La Cook, Savage and Favour. Moore took over as Fire Boss. 3:20 pello Men sent to Central Fire Station, Rockland in. to pick up so back pack pumps. 3:30 Pette Gas available at fire house for all equipment. 4:00 Pell. 02 non standing by, Eagerty and Davis. 4:20 Pelle Seout Williamson reported dangerous front at upper NE Corner of Sames Sound at Rd. intersection. Pumpers and truck operating there. 4:35 Pellie Campbell needs 20 lengths hose. 5:00 Pelle Sector A - Bergs Need rations for 20 non Coast Guard crow. Need additional 20 men and tools for 40. Need lights for tonight. 5:15 Pelle Report to Regions Foster will remain at Acadia, unable to keep appointment at Status of Liberty. Canden Hills equip= neat has been brought here. Summary of fire. Review of equipment enroute. Review of supervisors enroute. Next call to be about 9:00 Sallo on October 25. 5:20 Pelle Aray arrived with 200 non for relief 100 to Sector A, 100 4 103 to Sector B. Douglas at Rookland. Pumpa haven't arrived yote Hadley call 337 If Ring 2 Ellsorth, Eastern Fire Co. 5:25 Pelle Savage to Bentons This convoy will relieve your present arew. Equipment will follow as soon as possible. 6:00 Pelle Berg to Savages Please have crow of about 25 con report to sag between Bubbles and Jordan Pond Rd. equipped with hand tools including back pack puzpa as soon as possible. Crow of 25 pulling out of this sector at 6:00 Pelle 6:15 Pello Savage to Berg: Edwards Portable 4500* hose 11", 1 Trailer pumper 500° 23" hose, Hand tools for 50 non, 22 back pack pumps. If practicable push your line along Gargont ltb. 6:35 pello Bentons 100 pump cans. 7:00 Pelle NB winds 5-10 sph. No change expected 3-4 hours. 7206 Pello Savage to Bergs Add and take over line connecting lite Rd. to Eagle Lake on NE side to your sector. Favour will show you this location. Tie estimate that 6 non can hold it and mop up. 8:25 Pello Borg to Savages Think all is going woll now. Foster's pusps are not needed nor or in near future. The 100 men who just cane in will 'be in need of food as they haven't eaten since nome 9:30 pall. Savage to Vernan Davids Please deliver 500° 2) hase to Maynard Blanchard for use by Sanasville truck. 9:50 pass. Savage to Bergs The 2M621 are to relieve the Coast Guard (20 non). Borg to Savage: Coast Guard non have bean ro- lioved by a portion of the 100 Aray Reserves. 10:00 Pello Marshall at Fire House. Said he would try to get a can- teen to Jordan Pond. Savage. 11:35 Pelle To Savages (via Dow Field) 114000° 24" hose will arrive at Dow Field tonight. 100 hand pumps early in morning. G power pumpers will arrive Saturday night. Request where it will be used and distributed. 12:00 Mello Gen. Tebster and staff visited Hdqtrs. Were briefed on fire. Gen. Webster requested we contact Col. Stetson and give him story of fire. Arrangements made for Moore to do as first assignificant in Relie OCTOBER 25 12:29 Belle Received from Radio liash. 2504032: 57,000° OF HOSE AR- RIVING ARMY PLAIE ABOUT 1 All SAT 10 FOREST SERVICE MEN AND 17 PARK MEN ARRIVING ABOUT 9:30 AN SAT IN 2 PLANES TOOKTHER WITH LIMITED FIRE EQUIPMENT AND 5 POWER SANS. 100 BACK PACK PUMPS SHOULD ARRIVE BY MIDNIGHT. 6 PORT+ ABLS PACIFIC PUMPERS HILL ARRIVE BY AIR FROM WISCONSIN ABOUT 8 PM SAT NIGHT. RADIO VIA NAVY IN MORNING ANY ADDITIONAL MEEDS AND GENERAL CONDITION OF FIRE. COFFMAN. 1:35 Rella Savage to Benton: These 4 men, alsh,Been, Christoken and Buck, reported they started work at 7 Pails October 24. Please confire this the first time you are at lige Relievo them with Army not later than 7 Pell. 3:50 Salle and picking up from west. Savage. 5:30 Salie Mooro, Favour and Lt. Abbott left for Bar Harbor Airport for recommissance flight Moore to Bangor to confer with Col. Stetson. 5:53 Selle Sunny dry and continued eool today. Increasing cloudiness not quite so cool tonight. Sunday cloudy followed by 00- casional very light unimportant rain. Gontle $ to SW winds. (for 24 hours. WLS) OCTOBER 26 5 104 6:00 Belie Savage to Borg: Foster will relieve you as Sector Boas. Robertson will rolieve R. Johnson. 6:00 Belle If Savage wants electric torches call Lasonia, White lit. Not. Forest, Concord, N.H. As many as needed will be sent. C.L. Graham, Forest Supervisor. Mr. Graham will provide 50-100. Savage. 6:00 Salta Savage to Equipment Pool: 25 shovels for life Foster. 6:30 Calle Sector At Sector Boss, Fosters Robertson, Steuver, Shreiber. Sector BE Sector Boss, Ellawarthy R. Salisbury, II. Doudna, 2. Sulliven. Sector D: Seator Boss, Douglas; Scout, Favoure 7:00 aelle Savage to Sentons Cook will relieve you as Sector Basa. Roy Salisbury will rolieve Johnson. 7:00 Belle Next calls Find out how far telephone lines are laid. 4 ailes out at 6:40; 5 miles out at 7:00 Selle Savage. 7:40 Sallo Telephone line to Otter Cove completed 7:35 Relle Sevage. 8:00 Selle To All Outlying Parties: Wind at present south 5-7 migh increasing 10 to 15 mph by mid afternoon and will be gusty 20-25 aph direction south. (WLS) 8:10 Salte Mr. Thomas from NE Harbor callede-When 19 back pack pumpa come in, call Mr. Thomas. Savage. 8:35 Belle Berg: Coast Guard pumper, about 800° hose Sector A. 9:10 Savage to Cooks Ivan Ellsworth will relieve you when you are both ready. 9:30 Belle Nowack to Chief Sleeper: Asst. Fire Chief at Otter Cove needs 1000° 23" hose with 2)-10 adapters. (Answer: by 3. 3. Rodocks None available.) 9:45 Salte 10 baok pack pumps to Foster by Jess Atwood. (Savage. 0:45 Bello Wajor James to Savages 11 rangers lending Dow 0945. will pick up Mr. Moore and fly to Bar Harbor. Request trens- portation be sent to Bar Farbor Airport to piec up party. 9:55 Belle Capt. MeQueen will do. Savage. 10:00 Salta Called Cliff Graham White lt. NP. will get headlights to us as soon as possible, also council tools if any can be loested. 10:06 Calle Lt. Davis (Sargest Lufton talking) Decontaination truck on Cadillac working month. 10:10 Balla Lt. Condre Gunn called for information on fire. 10:10 Belle Savage to Major Jones, Dow Field: Transportation for rangers from Bar Harbor Airport to park arranged by Capt. MCqueen. 10:20 Salte Savage to Cook or Ellsworth, Sector 3: 10 shovels, 25 back pack pumps at once. 10:30 Ralle Jess Atwood: Reports decontaminating truck on Sumit. Wind brisk and gusty. 10:45 Ball. Regional Director: Summary of fire. Hose from Newport needed. Also back pack pumps. 11:00 Belle Discussed w/Capt. XeQueen need to step up request for men from 300-400 for Saturday night. Capt. will request. 11:50 Ralle Ellsworths Wants hose 5000°, left 12:10. 12:15 Pelle IPS: Arnold, Campbell, Dunn, Gibbs, Hall, Liles, Luck, to Melleown, Prentice, Price, Reynolds, Sanders, Schreiber, 1.00 Pello Steuver, Sullivan, Van Weelden, Wingieir, Fright; USPS: Black, Cooper, Fryinnan, Newadma, Pilmer, Renshaw, Ruff, Smith and Spring arrive Bar Harbor via Dow Field. Moore returned with groups. 12:30 Palte Chair wagon at Intersection of and lb. Rd, please. OCTOBER 25 G 105 12:30 Delle Radio Fashington 3516562 - To Supt. B. La Madleys SHIPMENT OF 100 BACKPACK PUMPS FROM SCHENECTADY DELAYED FIRST ARMY GOVERNOR'S ISLAND ARRANGING 20 SHIP PUMPS FROM SCHENECTADY TO DOW FIELD, BANGOR, THIS MORNING AND EXPECT TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON.ARRANORERTS SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU TO RECEIVE AND HAVE PUMPS FROM DOW FIELD DELIVERED TO BAR HARDOR.ELEVEN MEN DEPARTED 6:24 All ANDREW FIELD, WASHINGTON,Dec. DUE TO ARRIVE BANGOR 9:59 AMEFIVE MEN DEPARTED 7:07 AM,BOLL.INFIELD, WASHINGTON, D.C., DUE TO ARRIVE HANDOR 11:07 AM.SIGNED JD COFFMAN. L:00 Palle Laconia, N.H. Velvin Bruce. Mr. Kervin Connery, Lances- tor, Salta $1.00 PER HOUR PLUS EXPENSES.WILL ARRIVE NOT LATTE THAN 6 PM, OCTOBER 20. 1:05 Palls 300 Council tools from Williamsport, Pa. via Army plane 2p.m.Arrive BE 6:00p.m. 1:40 Pelle Savage to Ellsworth: Release 1 trickload 20 troops Capt. Vogler at once. Energency at Ireson Hill. Base equipment. 1:45 Pelle Moore to Foster: Here are two foremen, Schreiber and Steuver. Proceed as instructed by Savage. Push line ovor Sargent it. as well as you can. 1:45 Pelle Savage to Ellsworth: Price and Sullivan will be 2 addi- tional foremen for you this prs on your sector. 1:50 Pello Savage to Borgs (by Dana Young): 25 Army have been instrue= ted to report to you. Arrange to meet their on highway east side Jordan Pond. 1:50 Pello Savage to Douglas: Van Weeldon will assist you in foremen capacity until relieved. 1:50 pelle 4 hired civilians to Seator B. 2:00 Pello Moore reports Col. Stetson agrees: 1.Supply non 230 for day and 100 for night detail. 2.Higher ranking officers to be desi gnated as Aray Limison 24 hrs. duty. 3.Army field camp moved to Park Hdqtrs. including ness facilities, motor pool, equipment and supplies, radio van. 4.Transport mon and equipment flowing in to Bangor to Boar Harbor. 5. Assign comminations sqund field telephone to park. 6. Furnish current weather data. 7.2ako two reconnaisnance flights per day over fire aren with MPS observers. 2:15 pello Cook to Pumper Operator, Otter Crook: Release the portable pump to the Fire Chief for use on the Cadillac Mt. fire lines. 2:45 Pello Forest Service, Laconia, Mr, called to advise that CAP will deliver 100 flashlights and 10 dos batteries at BE Airport 5 pa tonight. 2:45 Pello Shop List: lathose, 5850° or 117 sections, 27 bundles ahoves, 6 per bundle (Long), 20 fire shovels, 19 Indian pumps, 237 decontaination tanks, 17 bundles brush hooks, 12 por bundle, 200 Army blankets, 24 grub hoes, 500 rakes (garden and lawn), 4 power saws, 1 pacific pump, 24 head lamps, 2 cartons batteries. 3:00 Pello Radio Fashington to Cooks Due to plane failure pumps from Tis. delayed until 3 pu tonorrow. 3:10 Pelle Cook to Garage: 0*Day, Northeast called. Needs 50 deean= teminating tanks, release to truck driver. 3:40 Pelle Please deliver to boaror 50 decontaminating pumps. James Brinker, Selectman. (237-50/177) 7 106 3:43 Pello From Dow Field: 3 truels of hose will depart 2:15 pmg arrivo PE 4 pile 1 truck of hose will depart 6:30 p with convoy. 5,000° of hose per truek Trucks will return after unloading. 250 2002 will depart 4:30 Pile Prepare non to depart upon arrival of convoy. 3:45 Pelle Coffean to Hadleys 57,000* hose arriving Does Field between 7 and 8 tonight. Must arrange to transport it to Bar Nar- bor. If more hose needed contact Y. Me Nat'l Forest, La= conia, No He 4:00 Palle Cook to Warehouse: Release to bearer 4 blankets. 4:00 Pelle Capt. MoQuom is in charge of convoy today, 230 mon. From now on we have to requisition men from Dow Fields relief will not be dispatched unless requested. 4:30 Pello Lt. Col. Lovan and Smith arrivo with convey to not as Lisison with Park Service. 4:50 Pittle Jerry O*Day from Seal Harbor Fire House requested Park Service take over operation. "I would like the Park Service to take control of all mm and prope on the its Rd. arms between Jordan Pond and Sundit Rd." Signed Albert Dodge, Fire Chief. 5:00 Pelle Phone to Regional Director at Home: Ask for 10 pads fire fighters contracts 10-236. Arnold, Cook and Hadl ey talked to Regional Director. Travel from Lancastor, New Hampshire for Mr. Norvin Connary. Mr. Allon will leave for Acadia "onday by plans. This fire condition has been declared a national emergency. Call Richmond office 7-1671 before 9 as Monday. 5:15 Palle From Cook: o'say Southoast wants so shovels. Driver will pid up soon. 5:20 Della Air observation to be discontinued with reservation that it be made available on request, should weather conditions warrant. 5:30 Pelle Chief Ranger Campbell will relieve you (Foster) for the night with Warden Luck and Custodian Prentice. 5:30 Pello Cook to Ellsworths Chief Ranger Gibbs will relieve you now. Return to BH. Better eat at Otter Cove first. 5:35 Pelle Moore to Garages Release all batteries to bearer. 5:50 Pallo Douglas: Has 20 Aray non 7 pump operators (locals). 6:00 polite Cook to Warehouses The OI pumper on Cadillac it. Rd. needs 10 gallons gasoline at and 7:00 Pelle Doudon relieved to return 6:00 Belle 8:45 Pells Moore to Steuver: Pump, 2000 home, gas and oil and 2 hand lanterns for your use. Let me know if you can make out. 10:00 Pello Moore to Garage: Release 4 blankets to the bearer. 10:30 Pellie 19,800° 13" hose delivered to park garage 10:20 pm and 100 back pack pumps and quantity of fire rakes will be put in garage. Frod Arnold. OCTOBER 26 12:30 Salle Cook to Tarehouse: Please furnish bearer 10 blankets. 3:10 Saffie Arnold: Campbell reported Sector A in good shape, generally Warden Luele working the Bubbles line, with sono danger spots along it. Side of Sargent lite noods water. Send 2,400° hose in with Foster's crow this morning. Campbell reported ser- eral hot looking spots on Cadillac, as viewed from Surgent lite OCTOBER 26 8 107 5:30 Kallo Cook to Savages Chief 0*Day onlled at S am and said that all of his non on the Cadillao lite-Otter Creek (Sector B) had come in - tired out but will go back in at 9 and Ho will call you at 7 or 8 to find out what equipment he can furnish that we might need from Seel Herbor. 4:00 Selle Arnold to Hadleys Ask Ralph Douglas if the old fire tatuals could not be taken to Cadillac Mt. Rd. and used in relay line to release one portable pump needed on Sector A at hot spot close to Jordan Pond. 4:10 Ralle Chief Sanger Gibba celled at 4 an to advise that Lt. Sport had pulled in truck and entire upper crow on Sector a be- cause pump broice down and there was nothing to do. Gibba had gone up to look at hot spots above. Major Chapman has been contacted and thought it logical. Cook. 4:20 Rella Arnold to Fire Boss: Seator D, Fryluann-liot spot on east side Cadillan. Hot spot between it. Rd. and Eagle Lake west of the Whitecap. Take along tarpaulin for use in 20⑉ laying. Sector &=Fostor=Take along 4,500° hose for use on Sergent lite If advised it is available for your use, pick up portable pumper from intersection of lit. Rd. and Cad- illas Mt. Fd. for use on hot spots near Jorden Pond along Bubbles line. Seator B, Ellsworth=Pupper unusable. Replane- mant unavailable unless another is received, or one because available from another sector. Sector B, Ruff=Division I, Sectors B and D=Neweanb-Release purpor from D for assign- ment to B if old fire truole is provided for use in D rd.ay line. 6:00 Balls 300 man - Sector A (70) Sector 3 (85)3 Sector D (70) Sactor E (70). 0:20 Rolls 4500* 11" hose to Sector A delivered to Foster. 7:15 Seile 0°Day will have about 40 man at 9:00 2 big punge no connections 7:16. T:40 Ballo Convoy arrived at Hdqtrs. for distribution 7:40 Bille 7:55 Selle Supervisor Graham, Laoonie, NH. Re puspers and repair 10013. 8:50 Belle Savage to Sector Boss D# and Division Boss 1, release 30 son to be sent to Sector B. 8:50 Calle Savage to Seator Boss B and Division Is 20 men from Sea- tor B are baing moved to Sector 3 at once. so non from Sector D are being moved to Sector B at once. 8:50 Belle Savage to Seator Boss 2 Ruff and Division Boss IIa 20⑉ lease 20 non to be sent to Sector B. (Handled 9:00 am) 8:50 Balla Savage to Sector Boss D Pryloann and Division Boas Newsombs Release 30 new to be sent to Sector 3. (Handled 9:00 am by telephone) 9:50 Balla with Spring, Division Boss II: Agreed to reduce from so to 30 men on Sector E. To be held and fed at Hdgtrs. 10:00 Date Temp 49 Dew Point 34. at 5 righ will remain stendy with max of 8⑉9 apite 11:15 Galle Savage to Ellsworth: 4 civilian fire fighters - To Walsh, D. Boon, So Christoken, Ke Buole. Please keep timo of these mone 11:50 Selle Moore to Garages Deliver 2000* 1/2" hose to litte Coston to be used on Sector 3. Part of O'Day's crows from Seal Bar- bor. Also as much garden hose as possible up to 2000*. 12:00 noon Moore to Garages Release 13" nossie to line Newcomb. 12:06 Pelle Savage to Prykman and Howearbe Haellaughton reporting as foreman on your Sector Do OCTOBER 26 9 108 1:15 Pelle Savage to Carage: Deliver 50 blankets to Sgt. Bruce. 2:30 pall. Savages Cooper reporting. Savages Cooper, what are your intentions regarding meeting with Favour with respect to Division C. Answers None. 3:00 Pell. Nornek to Harb: The bearer, lire Banker of HR Marbor, wants 50 LHRP shovels, 50 decontaxinating tanks, 19 Indian back pack pumps. OK. 3:10 palle Savage to Ellsworth: (By telephone to Otter Creek) How much additional hose do you need? 3:10 Pelle 1300-1800. SS% 5-10 aplie (26) 1900-0100 (27) Shifting now 8-12 mph 020/-1500 (27- 10-12 mpb. Temp. 45 D.P. 38. Possible light ground fog in Brice Alt Altostretus up to 8=000. Poss. seat cusulas Base 304,000. (PLS) 3:20 paille Ellsworth to Savages All 1.2" hose that I need at present. will call if I need more. 4:25 Pelle Moore to Garages Deliver 10 pulaakis to Liles for Sector D. 4:30 pell. Gibbs says he collected considerable tools around Base Camp and stacked them near church. Morning crow will need to take up commil tools and ahovels. Division I 4:35 Pelle Savage to Ellsworth: Believe Borg at 4:45 and instruct him to return to hdgtrs. at once. Reply. 4:45 Pall. Savage to Ellsherg, an Ebr. Phone 72: Informed Capt. Ells- borg that 2 power saws can be made available to him at onge if he wants thom. He will look for oporator for sans. 6:00 Pell. Kenshew to Smith: will go to Division 0 6:30~7:00 on 10/27. Note by Savage. 5:00 Pelle Computed by Cooks Approximate area of fires 29 sq. ni. or 18,050 sorns. Park area burned: 16 sy. al. or 10,240 ecros. 5:00 Pallo Right Directory: Sector A Bosa Campbell, Telephone 3s Sector B Bose Gibbs (Sgt. Griffin), Telephone 1; Sector 0 Boss (None); Sector D Bosa Liles, Telephone 2$ Sector B Boss Berg, Telephone 4. O*Day has phone at Red Cross Cantoon at Otter Creek. Phone 891-14 Bar Harbor. 5:10 Datte Savages Miss Underwood at Red Cross Hdqtra. Bar Harbor. Mrs. Edger, no need for blankets 5:10 Pallo 5:15 Palle life Connery reported for duty. (Facific pumper repair man). 5:55 Pell. Snare to Gargges Release 3 blankets to Shorey. 6:00 Pallie Nowholds Please have Orre Thompson at hdqtrs. 5:45 Belle 10/27. 6:30 Pella Savage: Pryiman reported hot spot south of saddle on Godillac. 6:35 pell. Savages Informed Newcomb of hot spot reported by Fryican south of saddle at his suggestion informed Liles to push in that direction. 7:00 Pallo Engerty (in charge of Motor Pool): 1 International Dump Truck, 1 Dodge Reek, 1 Chevrolet Dump, 1 Dodge Dump. 7:00 Pello Aray detail: 100 non-Sector A (20), Sector B(50), Sector D (15), Sector E(15). R. B. Moore. 7:00 pello Started to bulldoze on road south of Bubble Pond. 7:26 pass Mr. Day reported hot spot on Cadillac and has started 2 bulldozers to open road to foot of Bubble Pondo 7:50 Pette Newsonb has one PM going from Bubble Pond to the SE and one bulldoser going No on Bubble Pond Road. 7:40 Deliver to Newcaub or 0°Days 1 Pacific pumper's 3900° 1) hose, 1-16" nossle, hase mushers. Savage. 8:00 pall. Contercial plane at NE Harbor. It is now available for flights if desirod. OCTOBER 26 10 109 8:20 Pells Arnold to Savages Service Position has been assigned to Sector Boss Frykman for use on Cadillac Ht. pumper line. 9:00 patte Notify Army before noon 27 Oct of non needed night of 27 and 28. 9:00 Pell. Savage to Spring: Discussion of secondary line from Sargent Ht. 9:00 Palle To All Division and Sector Bosses: Nopup standard will be 100° blackout. Division Posses and Sector Bosses please initial. Savage. 9:00 pall. Length of Fire Lines Sector E, Division 2, sb milesy Sector A, division 2, 2/5 miles;TI 5 3/4 Sector D, Division 1, 32 miles; Sector 3, Division 1, 3. miles; I 7. Sector C, Division 3, 11 mileus III 11} Hull's Core, Richardson Cr. 0:00 Pelle Sector E mopped up by Ruff at 8:30 pm 10/27. No snags to cut. No word yet on 6 pacific marine pumps. O'Day has 2 pumpers going in to S. Bubble Pond and can got a'third (Newsomb alroady has.) 9:10 patte John We Cooper USPT, relievos Savage are Fire Boss. Sav- ago, Hoore and Favour to scout fire about Bubble Pond. 9:25 pañ. Phone out between 2 and Hdgtrs. Communications ok 2 to 4. No messenger on (3 tonight none on 14. Spring at office arranged with Army Sgt. Grady to trouble shoot above report in person. 9:30 Pelle Objective to corral fire not later than 11:00 Salta Ooto- ber 27. Cooper. 9:55 pelle Spring to Fire Bosst I need 12 headlights for Sector A. 10:00 Pello Issued 12 lights. John Cooper. 10:00 pell. Arnold finds 3 pulaskis at warehouse. 10:00 PallezMoore to Garages Send 2000* 12" hose to Sector Boss Prys- nez at Sector D (Cadillac Rd) as soon as you can arrange it. 10:00 Pallie Hose sent out Sunday, 26 Out. 4500 to A, Fosters 4000 to D, Fryimans 2000 to D, Liles: 2000 to n, Costons 3900 to Newcomby 2000 to D, Fryloven 1050 to Douglas. 10:15 palte Fryiman requests to each 1.2" nosales, and 2 Y's, 10" Fryiz= HBI says he can use 50-60 non to good advantage on Sector D 00 October 27. No also wants R. Johnson to handle crew B of Eagle Lake up to highway and on to Cadillac it. Rd. Saya water to broad "U" turn below top of Cadillac only, and hose pulled off top and laid in B direction to fire line but no-water past "0" 10:30 pall. Hagerty (incharge motor vehicle pool as park hdgers. garage, reports following on hands 1 Chev. Dump truck, 1 Interna- tional Purpy truck, 1 Dodge Radle truck, 1 Dodge Dump trucice Por Fred H. Arnold. 11:00 Pello Savage reports à mile or more of "live" fire between Eagles Crag and Cadillae lt. (Call Savage at 5:00 Sames Room 3). 11:00 Pelle Moore: Inventory of equipment by Sectors: Sector A=1 Sd- wards, NPS; 1à ton Stake truck, NPS 1 pacific marine, BE Harbor; 1 GMC truck and pump, Bangor; 1/2" hasey-2100-1600= 3700'. Sector B-1 Chrysler, F.D. Seal Harbor; 1 International Army # 1 pacific narino, Coast Guard; Army Walkie Telicio, Est. 3,000° cojorol. 18% Sector D-1 Chrysler punp and truck, Armys 1 Chrysler pump and trailer, NPS; 1 boostor Dodge, Armys 1 booster on Chevrolet, HPS; 1 1 jeep with Barton, Arays 1 pacific marine, HPS. Sector power equipment. 11 110 11:15 palle Sgt. at Otter Creak days he found 20 council tools in Seaboe green tool bozen on "g" side of road near filling station at Otter Creek. Also 1 sattock, 1 exe, and shovel. 11:27 Pello Spring wants 52 non if line E of Eagle Laice is added. Division I irreduceable. min.--40 am. 11:30 pelle Fred Arnold to Fire Boss: Sector Boss Van Heelden advises he and Liles leaving 1-2 with 10 men to work line south of Cadillac lit. He will be out of communication with us until he reports back. 11:40 palle Col. Smith notified we would want 100 sen night of 27th and 230 men on 28th and the sane number for balance of work, except night detail might lator be out some if fire controlled by 11:00 Salto Oct 27. 11:45 Pell. Cooper to Savages Spring says he has soon no spot fires outside of line on Sargent Mt. but there are numerous unburned spots inside the line. 12:00 Malle Arnold to Fire Boss: 48 extra flashlight batteries now on hand at hdqtrs. OCTOBER 27 12:05 Bell. Capt. MeQueon reports spot fire noar gravel pit on Dubblo Pond. 1:30 Belle Cooper to Savages Do you know of what progress was made in getting 1.j" Y's after YY call of 10/26/17 at 11:30 Seits? I asked for 12 1" Y's, 4 10" nozzles as a minimum 2 to 4 2}" nosales; and any number up to 12 reducers 23" to 1}". 1:40 Gelie Googer to Garages Issue to Army hearer of this note the 6 one gallon genteens you have for life 0°Day at Otter Creek for civilian use. 5:20 Belle Cooper to Cept. NoQueens We need phone wire string from north end of Bubble Pond south on carriage road thence along hose line to 2nd pump. Approximately 2 miles and phone station installed. Report when complete. 5:30 Bello Cooper to Lt. Col Smith: Men required 10/27 on line at 6:00 Salta: Sector A(30, Sector B(100); Sector #(40); Sector D(60); Total-230. 5:45 Calle Cook to arehouse Please furnish Foster 10 sattocks. 6:00 Belle Sector A(30), Teaks (Foster) Sector B(100) Droyles (Ells= worth) Sector D(50). Redd(Pryloan) Sector s(40), Savage (Ruff). All foremen informed 6:00 Galle 6:00 Selle Liles leaving Cadillae Mt. Inter. to carry 1650° 13° home to 2nd pump below. 6:25 Ralle Cooper to Garage: Issue 20 sattooks said 5 brush hooks to Mr. Frylman. 6:35 a.m. Coopor to Moore: You are appoint Division Boss of Division I as of now. 6:48 Salta Savage relieving Cooper as Fire Boase 10/27. 6:55 Rolla Visibility is exceedingly poor. Reported by Favour (*) 7:00 A.M. Savage to Ellsworth: Place a part of your crow on hot spot above Bubble Pond line. Do not depend on local people to hold this hot spot. 7:15 Ballo Phone to Regions 6 pupers have not arrived from Misconsine Coffran wire of 10/25/47 re 57,000° hose received only 19,300. Must have by plene. Allen leaving 9:30 an with Caffean from Richmond, flying staight through 7:27 Galle John Grindell call for Dave Sleeper: In baok of COC Comp endanger an unburned area. OCTOBER 27 12 111 7:30 Belle Favour and Arnold to check left at once. 7:34 Belle Ben Madlay pushing for pumper accessories. 7:38 Belle Capt. Ellabergs Crow to mm sura has been sant to woods. Wante agens badly. Ordered delivered. 7:45 Belle Savage to Starehouse: Deliver to Mr. thitney, SH Harbor, 2 power complete. (Sears prepared for Renshes). 7:45 Selle Weather partly cloudy, increase surface winds in Pallie from south 14-15 uph. Temp. 40g DP-39, Wind HE-2. (Tole- phoned to Moore at 8:01 to Otter Cove). Telephoned to Fryinan at 8:50g Spring informed 8:30 Salte (GLS) 7:58 Belle Moore reported from Otter Cove. He is starting for Bubbles pumper site. 8:55 Belle Mel Price reported that pumpers on Bubble Pond were running. 9:00 Belle Hand tools in warehouse: 250 fire rakes (council tools), 200 brush hooks, 20 small loho ahovels, 75 garden rakes, 25 back pack pumps. 9:00 Selle Cook to Farehouses Send 25 back pack pumps, 15 gal straight gas and 3 gts /10 oil, 1500° 11" hose to second pump in Bubble Pond truck trail. 9:05 dello Favour and Arnold reported on fire at CCC Bldgs. No danger unless winds pick upa Bill Campbell and fire truck are with the town. Bubble Pond telephone line about 1 mile beyond Pond. Do you want another phone at pump at South and of Bubble Pond? Not at present. Cook. 9:30 Salt. Phone call to Richardson home, Otter Creek, 262-31: Sonos- ville pumper may be pulled out. that is story. Steuver left a MAD on Sargent Mt. (on top)s he had a sprained ankle; he was told to go to Red Cross at Ber Harbor. Heights 5'5", red hair, 21 years old. Answers to name of Red. Last seen a short distance down mountain on trail. Message given to Colonel Smith at 3:50 Pelles 891-31. 9:40 Selle Checked Pilmer report concerning Sector E with Bergo Berg thinks Pilmor WILD turned around. Savage. 10:00 Gollo Moore to Carages 15 gallon straight gasoline to Coast Guard pumper No. I on south end Bubble Pond as soon as possible. 10:15 Salta Savage to Warehouse: Deliver to Chief Sleeper 25 council tools. 10:50 Date Phone to Region, Smith and Cox: Request 100 1942 Edition Topographic Map. Acadia NP and Vicinity, Hanecok Co. No. 11:44 Bollo Tarrea Kimbell left office to pick up water wagon on Sargent and take it to Otter Point. 11:45 Salte Called Bill Campbell and he will send 3 or 4 non to help. 11:50 Belle Bill Campbell to Savages 4 uon left for Otter Pt. with tools at 11:55. 12:10 Pelle Message to Newaonb via telephone to have Moore report to Hdqtra. at ones. Randall with 150 students, 40 pumps, 4 handy billyn, 12" hose, no azes or shovels. will arrive about 1:00 per at south end of Bubble Pond. Savage. University of Maines Mrs Randall, Mr. Wright, Mr. Elliott, Hr. MeLane, Mr. Chitty. Group 150 left Orono 8:30 am and arriving Sector B 3:00 Pile Moore. 12:25 Pelle Savage to Black: Please check your verohouse attendants at once and be certain that gasoline goes to the field only in red painted cans. 12:25 Pello Savage to Garage: Deliver to Newsoub 20 small labe shovels, 25 back pack punga. OCTOBER 27 18 112 12:30 Pello Moore to Garages Release 4 nattooks and 1 axe to bearer. 12:45 Palle Mr. Douglas: Urgently need stake side truolo to go to Sames ville School to pick up some papers and hose. Mr. Homele is at school house to hold pump for trucke Deliver then to hdgtrs. warehouse. 1:13 Pello Savage to 2-S souths Pumper 2, Bubbles Pond 3 to a}° reducing coupling and nipple 2"; Soal Harbor Fire Co., relayed 1:15 Pille 1:30 Polle Allen and Coffinan loft Bolling Field about 9 an by plane with ane punper aboard. 1:30 Police Moore to Cools: Telephone Jeep earing in to get another phone to install at Bubble Pond 10:30 alle 2:00 Pallo Arnold to Tarohauses Issue 25 back pack pumps and 15 mattooks to bearor. Arnold to Ruff: Your officer's issue is Savage (1st Lieute). Arnold to Pryimans Your officer's name is Redd (rank unknown). Arnold to Ellsworths Your officer's name is Broyles (rank unicnown). 2:08 Pell. O'Day aaya 40 GI's plus 10 to 15 oivilians on Sector 3. 2:10 Pello Moore enroute to Bangar. Confer with Col. Stetson, Dow Field. 2:20 Palle Savage to Garages Deliver to Newsamb, 2-5, 40 council tools at once. 2:30 Palle Savage to Warehouses Deliver to Bar Harbor Fire Dept. 1500° 18" linon hose. 2:38 Pelle Fryicnan estimates 15 mon for D tonight. About 2500 hose on Cadillae Mt. that can be talcon up. Savage. 2:50 Palle Savage to Coopers Cooper to field for progress check around Otter COVO. 2:50 Pells Masgatt at Fire Station advised that they had made arrangements to take care of the dynemite at the CCC Camp. Savage. 2:50 pello Newsomb reports Bubble Pond line south 1, miles and thence east to fire line with booster at turn to East is in operation and has 1 Pacific marine in reserve. 4 nozzlea were working on edge. 3:10 pelle Cook to O*day: HE called. Neode 50 decontaminating tanks. Release to truck driver. 3:12 Pelle Pumper 2-6 south noved north 1/4 mile, Manghester. Savage. 3:15 Pelle Mr. Joe Richardson was advised of status. 3:30 Pelle Sectors A and S mighty cool, if wind blows gently the line will hold. 3:40 Pell. Mr. Richardson (sub for O*Day at Otter Croak) reports Gibba has water going on Eagles Crag. $:50 Pelle Richardson says Howard Wood of Seal Harbor Fire Dept. said 6 non left for Bubble Pond at 2:00 any and they will send 10 fresh mon at daybroak to Bubble Pond. 4:00 Pella Borg says 5 non would handle most of Sector E, but hasn't soon all. 4:15 Pelle Newcoub: 1800° unused Gov't hose 1àth plus 1000* Fire Station hose at pumpor 2 (1) mile south of Bubble Pond) and Pacific marine pump. Hose to be carried up ridge as needed. 4:15 Palle Black to Fire Boss: Total of 7,000° linen hose on hand. 4:30 Pello 50 lights for Newgomb. University boys wont in at 3:20 Pelle 140. Fire edge on lite Rd. is .35 miles south of I=2. 4:30 Pelle Regheaked CCC Camp. Pumper has been working all day. 2 or 3 spots are reasonably safe. Pumper still working. 4:40 Pelle Newcomba University boys will stay tonight. Plans are that they will come out at 8:00 or 9:00, YM, Yii, Casino. 4:40 Pelle Fire is tied in, oceasional hot flashes. Under control. Call Richardson and toll them they will not have to food University boys. No axes. Bubble Pond I-5 purpos, 1.1 hose line along aarriara road before line mes to hill. 14 113 4:45 Pelle Black re Nervin Connary, Mechanics Started working at 6:30 pm 11/26. Slopt from 11:00 ps 26 to 11:00 an 27 Cote Started work 2:00 per 27 Cot. Sleeps upstairs in garage. Available if needed at anytime. 4:48 Pelle Sectors A and B in protty good shape. One crow boss on Sector Ag 1 Sector Boss. 4:55 Pelle Roy Coloman through Seal Harbor and Hichardson say all available hose laid from south and of Bubble. 4:55 Pelle Phone to Region: Gavo their the information that fire was pronounced under control at 4:40 Palle 5:00 Palle Experienced Acadia pump operators: Herb Grindle, Martin Hodgitans, Willis Perry, San Gray, Sre 5:00 Pello Major General Van Floot, First Army Commender, Brigadior- General Thorson and Colonel Forris accompanied by Major Pooler of Maine National Guard at Fire Boss office. 5:15 Pelle Relayed 14 to NE Harbor, Paul Chase, NB Herbor Fire House. See if they can send us 4 men at the telephone on Sargent's Mt. immodiately. Eaton. 5:17 Pellie Cooper: No Otter Creek 12, now Otter Creek is. 5:20 Pelle Coffman and Allen arrivo at Fire Boss office. 0:00 Pelle Cools to All Fire Control Supervisors: Please make no changes in emergency telephone line or telephone installations. If any needed call Hdqtrs. and linman will be sent out. 6:15 Pelle o*Day wants 24" hose at South end of Dubble Pond. 6:15 Palle Partly cloudy. kind 18 mpla SSW surface winis will increase to 14-18. Lator on increasing to 15-20. LFCook. G:25 Pello Fryiman has 6600* hose and can give up 2000* 7:30 Pello Prylman and Mellaughtons Protty good shape, still on top. 2 pumps below lit. Rde, 1 Pacific, 1 Chrysler. 0:05 Pallo Cook relieves Savage as Fire Boss. 11:30 Pello Cook to Garages Deliver to Cooper at Otter Pt: 1 Pacific marine pupper, intake hose, gas tank and S gal white gas and oil, 3200° 13" linen hose. 11:30 Pette 2000° 10th hose at arehouse. Moore. 11:30 Pello Phone Region to Paris Pulaskis will arrivo at Dow Field evening of the 28th. Map and batterics will arrive tonight, night of 27th. Relayed estimate of soroage and miles of line. Untimoda Purpore were delivered to Dow Field and hoss either late last night or early this an. Ordered 500 pulaski tools. Phoned by Smith and Coxe Untimed: Hose received 45,400° of 1à", 3,500° of 2}" Previous to receipt of 9,000° linen. This in addition to that already on hand. Untimeds Warehouse: Please furnish Mr. Reasher 2 chain power save to be delivered to Capt. Ellsberg at Somesville Fire Station. Cook - Previously delivered 7:45 are WLS. OCTOBER 28 12:30 Selle Cook to Savage, Hadleys The State Police received the following radioed message and delivered it to us: "To Ben Hodley, Aondia National Parks 5 PUMPERS ALLOTTED BY GENERAL LEWIS 2 PUMPS TO JOHESPORT. 2 TO ORONO 441-43 AND 1 to REMAIN HERE." I did not understand message and requested repeat. State Police car case here and repeated but Augusta Dispatcher agreed message garbled and no signature to follow up during night. I told him we had no paper (Dispatch said they wore large 7509 PM fire OCTOBER 28 15 114 trucks), had not requested any, and did not need any now That will be held for morning and we may hear more clarification today. 1:15 Belle Cooper to Fire Boss: Sgt. Parkhurst easing in for another truck load of water for spot fires. The 4 local men I have are done for and want to sleep today' will call within hour. Getting pump location solected. 3:00 Dalle Cooper to Fire Boss: Suggest pumps used with salt water be tagged to show this. (I agree. LFC) (I agree. WLS) Mr. Black, please follow through. ILS. 3:00 Sellie Cook to Savage, Arnold, Favours John Cooper cane in at 2:45 an from the Otter Pt. fire. He had worked 4 of O'Bay's men and 4 soldiers on the fire wetting down and building line (only star- ted). Fire 7 aores (40 chains perimeter). lie planed a pacific pupper on west side (apposite from parking area) see attached sketch. Hose is there but 200* more needed and 20 more suction hose. 3 other spot fires near end of main burn, only 2 of which was located at night-at a parking aroa. Other must be found, 1 firo below road. A lot of work will be required to control edge of main fire using pump and at least 4000° hose. If the Otter Pt. Fire is to be controlled Cooper suggests using Grey as pus operator (familiar with dangerous slope and undertoe). A good foreman will be needed and a rather large crim. Use Aray decontanination trucks to get spot fire. Decision must be Peached today re whether we want to attempt control of this sector. Some danger of flareap of spot if main fire worked on before spots 002⑉ rolled. Latter must be 100% nopped up. Can we spare forenos crow? 3:30 Rella Cook to Ellsworths Gibbs will meet you on Craggy Head where trails intersect. 3:30 Belle Cook to Savages John Cooper is all in from his night and day's work Keep him in bed till noon today if you calle Ee went to bad at 3 ME 4:20 Selle Cook to Ruffs Berg requests you bring out a Pacific pumper, no hose. Thinks you will need about 8 nen on Sector B. 5:00 Salta Coole to Savages Char hose supply is again very low and a lot more will be needed to complete nop up unless we can get in some now not being used. 16,000° plus may be needed, I think, but a good check of all our stock night well be made by each Sector or Division Boss today. 5:30 Selle Savage to Blacks Please rush collection 1à hose that is dis= tributed and not needed in its present location. 6:00 Rolle Cook to Coffman, Allen, Savages I an inolined to think that we may need to get in more overhead, and soon. Everyone is get- ting worn out from too long hours. Particularly the Division Bosses. Think we should consider asking Region 2 for help, up to 10 more. Probably need most uon with pumper and water use experience. Cooper says no more from USFS in SE Region but could probably from West. So can Wee ACTION # 0:00 Bell. Savage to Foster, Seator As 1 Pacific Marino purpor, 1000° hose (13"), 1 nosale, 10 gallons gas mixed. 6:00 Selle Distribution of AAR Hanpower: Sector Alloeded Loaving Army University of Mine A 30 20 10 0 B 100 50 124 D 30 20 10 10 8 30 10 10 Total 190 80 350 6:15 Galle 8 non including foreman on Cadillae lit. need food a water. Campbell needs a portable pup & 1500° hose or tank truck.Cook. OCTOBER 28 16 6:25 Gelle Savage to Moore: Please mike contact with Us of lining and Same 115 inary at Bangor re/steady supply students or estimated supply. 7:00 Belle Sector As 1 pumper, 1000* hose, 1 nozale, 10 gallons gas alxod; Seator Ba 1 pumper, 1 nossle, 1000* hose, 10 gallons gas aized. 7:45 Belle From 0°Days Tell Neweanb that O'Day has called for a P=500 to replace present Coast Guard pump. 0°Day told Somesville not to renove their pumper unless replaced. 8:25 Belle Phone to Region One. Allen to Cox: Asked to have 10 overhead requested to stand by with transportation arranged ready for dispatch. Also advised Richmond to find 8 pickups and 1 dump truck, new ones, if possible, for quick shipment here. 9:00 Belle Sullivan wants 300* 13" hose at first hose crossing on highway. Ordered by Van Weelden. 9:00 Rolle Allen, Coffman, Hadley up Cadillao Mt. Returned 11:45 Belle Savage. 9:15 Ballo Unofficial report that Pulaski tools earmarked for BH. will be flown to Augusta to be dispatched from there. 9:25 Belle Moore to Arnolds 3 overhead and 4 or 5 at Otter Creek, I-2. Main fire line active, 5 or 6 flaming spots over line advancing. Spot fire at tip advancing. Fred believes should work on this if force can be spared. At isolated fire, 6 boxes linen hose and fow odd length. (3300* 13" & 2 length suction). Need 500° addition at apot fire and 1 Ye Main fire, no pumper equipment. will need pumper, 3 auction, 6000° hose, 2 Y's if available. Fish house road good puper chance. Coming in. Arnold. 9:25 Belle Accomodations available for Maine students: YWCA (Miss MeNoil in charge): 12 stool cots, mattresses; 8 anttresses that onn be used on floor, 10 more available for tonight, blankets, towels and bathing facilities; YUCA (Harold Williams, Secy.): 130 cots (anavas) with plenty of blankets, towels and bathing facilities (showers), life Williams saya some Army non there. Cannot any how many students he om care for because Aray shifts their mon 8⑉ round. First come first served. 1111 take care of all he can. Casino: 25 cote (canvas) with blankets available tonight, most of Casino occupied by National Guard. Don't know whether towele available, toilets and lavatories, fair for all served, no baths. Parish House: (Telephone 540 or 368): 16 steel cots with mattresses, 12 more canvas cots, 37 stayed there last night, blankets avail= able, no towels, no baths, 1 toilet and 1 lavatory. Note by JDC. 9:30 Belle Talked to Spring and discussed pulling Lt. Sandburg and 10 men fros Seator A. Spring agreed and will assemble non at.TeS. Savage. 9:30 Balle Ray Titcomb and 5 non, Maine students sent to Ottor Pt. with 4600° hose to work on spot fires. Moore. 9:32 Gollo Savage. Talked with Pryloan about pulling pump operator.Gray. Fryiman agreed. 9440 Belle To at Bubble Ponds 1 lb. grease, 1 gal. 30 oil. 9:41 Salto USFS, Laconin, III. Talked with Bruce regarding headlights. He will truck them to Augusta and express from there. 9:50 Belle Advised Bewearb that actio should be taken on Otter Pt. Told his that 10 non had been dispatched from Sector s and 1 pump operator and 5 students. Favour will ramain there until relieved by a forenan. 10:15 Calle Savage to Newcomba Wingoier and Pilmer both reported that they had no water on Sector B from Otter Croek pumpera night of 27th. 10:30 Salta T=5 Bubble Pond looking for Newcomb, fire burning on line near pulp site. 10:35 Salte Telephone call from Capt. Ellsborg: He has 1500° 1}" hose that can be made available. Has requested 10,000° from Rockefeller and others through outside contacts. 10:50 Colle Aray booster pump from Eagle Grag is being moved. Can we have OCTOBER 28 17 a replacement, Ellaworth. It is our air corps pumper 116 moved for medinterance. Replys 111 try but cannot promise. Savage. 11:05 Relle Mr. Kilsberg advised that 2 power sura, ours, w/operators are at our disposal. 11:10 Salte Paper started for Other Point. 11:50 Salle Edwards pumper is down and will be sent in for repairs. We will give immediate attention. If it can't be repaired wants replacement. 12:00pm Visibility poor; ground fog to remain keeping visibility down to 1 mile for next 6 hours. Winds will be from southerly direction at 5-8 uple These winds expected to stay for next 6 hours. 12:10 pallo Lt. Bayer call SW72. P500 suoti on hose, strainer, gasoline, 6-7 lengths available and on call for energency. Moore. 12:32 Pello Garage reports 4,000° 12" hose on hand. 1800* sent to Otter Pt. 12:55 Pall. 4 lengths of 1/2" hose forwarded to O*Day as requested. 1:00 Palla Ask Newsamb how soon the Ford purpor from Sanssville can be released. 1:16 Palls Lt. Wright to 1st field phone: Coast Guard purpose in charge of Lt. Trotter is to stand by there. 1:20 Pelle Told pumper mechant& to give priority to repair of Edwards pumpor from Seotor As Savage. 1:27 Pelle Spring. Getting along fino. Need food. 1:50 Pelle Pump dispatched to Otter Pt. This will make 3 pumpers there. 2:00 Pello Telephone conversation with Richmond. Vanderbilt onn supply old equipment of 1 dump, 2 pickupa and from Salem 1 pickup or new equipment by Thursday from Somerville, less. Prefer wait for new equipment. 6 man standing by at Yellowstone, 6 men standing by at Glacior, 3 men standing by at Smokies. Tach= ington office would like to locar probable cause 2:05 Pelle (1 pump on carriage road Cadillao Mt. line can be released. Information 023 to Davis and he will pick it up at once. 2:35 Pello Report on breakover fire Sagle Lako. Between lower carriage road and lake. 300' from carriage road. Take carriage road from parking lot on Bubble Pond. Fire is on western side of Bagle Lake. Augustus Phillips, MI Harbor. Discovered 2:25 2:41 Pelle Reported to Spring at T-3. Spring leaving to investigate with 129.23 reporting. 2:50 Pello Ordered pumper and complete outfit to be made ready and loaded. 3:00 Palls Spring, Fire vest of lake will go to fire with crow. Have erow assemble at T-2 ready to take off. 8:00 Pelle Davis dispatched to Otter Pt. with pumpor. 3:03 Pello Ordered to load pung 1000* hose. Suction hose nozale and all men available and go to I-2. Black. 3:06 Pello Left garage with 1 nan with equipment. Black. 3:18 pello Reported at T=2. Black. 3:30 Pelle Col. Leven, BE: Shall personnel at Other Creek, Sector B2 return to BH area? 3:40 Pello Fryiman reported. 3:55 Pelle Cooper reporting: Spot fire, SE Eagle Lake carralled 3:30. 12 acres, a breakover. Spring will move pump to breakover w/1000* hose from Doudna's truck. Nice job of control by students, 6 men on fire. Spring can handle. 4:00 Pelle Call NS Harbor Fire Co. Woodbury Chief, Caddy Smith, Capt., Fire Chief Hodgkins. 4:00 Pelle Spring has gone to R. A. looking for radio truck. It is at Station 4. Allen. 4:05 Potte Left 3=2 for breakover. Black. OCTOBER 28 18 4:15 Pelle Approximately 8 chains line lost. 117 4:30 Pello Phone from Regions Estimate fire cost needed. 3 Ford pickups, 1 ton, and 1 Ford stake, 1a ton note will leave Somerville, Mass. Thursday a Purchase Order C-57518. 4:37 Pello Pumping water on fire. Black. 4:50 Pello Leave fire. Black. 5:00 Police Can we get shoes for students at T-5, 20 students? 5:00 Pelle Winds SR at 7 mph. Can depend on it up to 7 Me (HLS) 5:10 Pelle Headquarters. Black. 5:30 Pellie Arnold to Savages This is to report that Lt. Sandborg and his detail of 10 non left the fire in this sector before relief arrived, on orders from Col. Leven. This occurred just as we got paper set up for operation. A loonl detail of 6 non has volunteered to help. I will have sufficient order here but have not cheaked with Favour whether he will need relief on the Otter Cliffs fire. Probably should have a relief detail of 6 mon and a forman for that site. 5:30 Pello Lights issueds Sector A, Campbell-12, Sector B, Gibbs= 30g Sector no Liles ⑉8, Sector E, Berg-10, Total 80. Balance on hands 72. 5:30 Pelle Principal Equipment: Fire rakes (342), bush hooks (204), 18" pumpera (1), 1a" hose (3300*), back pumps (17), nattooks (120)g axos (22), power sairs (2). See Short for complete list. 6:30 Pollo Capt. Ellsberg reports that 7000° of 13" hose will arrive tonorrow. I suggested that it be placed at Gomesville for later distribution. Cook. 7:45 Pelle Lieut. reported telephone at Aunt Betty Pond. 8:00 Pelle Hrs Allon wants estimate of cost not later than Nov. 5. Proliminary before they leave. 8:10 Palle Ellsberg reports 5 non from Somesville to report to Arnold at Other Point within one hour. 8:10 Pelle Please swap the Pacific pudper coming in for the one in stock. Cooke 8:49 Polite Special forecast at Dow Field. Generally overcast for 24 hours. Light procipitation beginning this area approxi- rately 11 an continuing throughout till 6 am tonorros. Wind ENS becoming NE 10-15 mph increasing in velocity to 15-20 uph after 3 pize Col. Stetson. 9:00 Palle Cook to Savage: John Cooper suggested the need for a tool sharponer for getting all tools in shape. Especially for council tools which require a special grinder. Ours are in pretty poor shape and will soon be worse. Hill noed to do a lot of reconditioning after fire so better get equipment and men now Chaoles Please note and make errangements. (ILLS) 9:00 Pelle Seator A (20), Campbell; Sector B (30) Gibbag Sector D (10), Liles, Sector to (10), Berg. 10:00 Pells Dow Field sent 250 nen to Jonesboro and Fortland for fire fighting this morning. Moore. 10,00 Pelle University of Maine students returned by 2 stake trucks to Orono. Arrived 12:15. Drivers did not follow instrue tions and returned without load. Moore. 10:15 Pellio Cook to Fire Boss: Favour relieved by Gibbs at 9:30 Polle 11:50 Pelle Arnold to Fire Bosa: Sob Gibbs will not be on Eagles Crag tonight and will be on Otter Cliff fire all night. 19 118 11:55 Pallo Fire Boss from Coopers Recommend setting up 3 shifts as follows: (1) 5200 am-1:00 pm, (2) 1:00 pm=900 pa, (3) 9:00 pre-6:00 Wille No. 3 (the midnight swing) should be largely a patrol. This plan would give a maximum of day-> light trenching time with fresh non. I do not consider it worthwhile to attempt to trench at night. This recon mendation is made as a part of the "Hop-Up Instructions." Untimeds Please call National Park Service Headquarters, Fire Boss, and ask him to call John Spring at Telephone 4 (Division Boss for lines A and B) and inform him to pick up Fred Ruff and orou at log pond near west side of fire on State Road 198 (Bagle Lake RD.) between Bar Harbor and Sasesville. OCTOBER 29 1:30 Belle Savages Following arrangements made: 40 Seminary students arrived with Dow Convoy Tuesday morning, Oats 28. Contact with Ere Marion Bradshaw and phone contact with Pres. Harry Trust indicated that Colonal Stetson had made initial con- tast and request. The situation WILS explained to Mr. Trust and under the circumstances he agreed to provide a con- tinving supply up to 40 men for fire compingà This rota- tion will be continued until week end or firo is out. Dow will transport and feed the neile They will be bedded down in Bar Harbor. Approximately 150 students from U.of Me. arrived on Island and reported to our lines at approxi- rately 5 pm Oct. 27. The boys were dispatched to Sector B, near Bubble Pond and Sector B Sargent Mountain. Upon con- tasting students we found a Mr. Randall in charge of the group. Students were organized in small groups with a forestay student in charge. A mobile radio van accompanied the group equipped with walkie talkie radio and limited portable telephone equipment. Students finished the day, bodded down at night and worked again next day. Contact was sade with the college in an attempt to arrange for a fire camp of boys 100 by day and 50 by night. This was agreed upon after radio communication with the president of the university. Mr. Giddings caning as U.of lie. limison. Moore. 1:40 Selle Release 1 pacific purpor to bearer for use on Otter Pt. Moore. 4:15 Balle Someone at Bubble Pond requested ⑉ to call Soal Harbor Fire Dept. for pumper equipment because several were bro- kon down. Said wind was strong and punying equipment needed soon. Called Seal Harbor and Chief will try to obtain Somesville pumper. 4:36 Selle Seal Harbor reported no puspers obtainable. 4:40 Selle Bubble Pond reported 1 pump operating again. 6:45 Belle High overcast. Lower broken. Vis. 15 miles. Winds 13 mph. 6:50 Rella Savage relieves Cook as Fire Boss. 7:00 Bello To 4:00 Pelle Cloudy, light rain. Winds NE 12-15 mph, diminishing. 7:00 Belle NOTICE: All foremen on night shift will be at this office roady to go to the field at 5:45 pile Savage. 7:28 Belle A. Smith at Somesville called regarding U. of lie. students. 7:50 Belle 2 boostor pumps at Otter Creak out. 8 :00 Salle Hadley arranged for 3 busses to report to Mr. Ashran at U. of No. as soon as possible. OCTOBER 29 20 to return with loads of students for fire control on park 119 lines. Moore. 8:00 Balle Savage to Douglas: Get sorial 210. of all our pumpers and stencil in red paints (Given verbally). 8:15 Salle Pickup truels with 8 non leaving U.office immodiately for Somesville. Life Groutt to work on fire line. Truoic with 28 not will be dispatched as soon as possible to Sonos- ville. Advised life Groutt. Moore. 8:17 Belle Penetic lite fire reported by State Police. 8:22 Belle Phoned to Spring. 8:25 Selle Talkod with Prylocan. 8:20 Selle T=5 running low on oil. Call Seal Harbor. 8:30 Salte Call to Seal Harbor. 130 reporting, no pumper oil at I=5. 8:32 Bells Report from J. Spring no burning near Pemotic. 8:35 Selle Chief suggesto that we tighten down and insist on use of written messages. 8:40 Belle No fire on Penetic. South Bubble is acting up well within burned area. dad II 10-12 miles per hour. 8:41 Belle Request from Chief Sleeper for Pulasid tools. 8246 Belle Informed Sleeper that 20 mattocks can be furnished. 8:45 Rella Savage to Garages Deliver to Chief Sleeper 20 mattocks. 8:50 Selle Lt. Candr. Gunn called for report on fire. Favorable. 9:04 Belle Fryinnan checks in. 9:14 Belle Favour returning. There are other hot spots, S. Bubble. lastern slope just north of center. H. Bubble No peak. Sargont lit. near junction of Sector A & By 1/4 mile south of CCC Camp. 9:15 Galle O*Day reports that pumpers on Eagles Crag are now operating full. 3 small boosters, O*Day informed me that he had in- structions from Mr. Thoras that firo labor would be paid. Contact Mr. Thomas NE Herbor. 9:15 Salle Cooper to Fire Boess Confirming my verbal suggestion to life Cook: (Fire Boss at the time) of 3:15 am Oct. 20s Sug goat present supervisory personnol boconing exhausted from long hours also intensive supervision is required to get productive work from inexperienced fire labor. Suggested 20 fresh experienced supervisory personnel be obtained at once from the Park Service - non of fire crow capacity. In addition you probably need at least 2 unn of division Boss capacity. I consider this recommendation urgent. R=8 (Southern Region) has critical fire conditions, extronely so in Texas, Arison Okla. and Hiss., and I do not believe is in position to furnish additional help, in fact some of us are thinly stretched there note So the only USFS people I know of would have to came from the test, which are just as far as your Western Parks, therefore the recommendation to obtain Park Service mone 9:20 Belle Cooper to Fire Boss: Sgt. Carponter called from 2-2 (Cad. lite) saying "they" wanted the jeep pumper up on the Cadillac Road to boost that line. 9:25 Balle Newcomb called for jeep pumper for Other Creek sector. Says he can release one Pacific Marine pumper if he get jeep. Savage. 9:25 Bella Seal Harbor reports that thore were no men on line above purpor line T-6 this ame 9:48 Selle Jeep purpor and operator driver to Otter Point. 9:55 Belle Informed Newacub of 9:25 as note. 10:00 Belle See attached list of hard surfaced roads within or bordering fire. Phone call from Prof. Ashman. First bus load of 28 120 OCTOBER 29 al non left U. of Me. 9:55 an for Saussville report to Groutt. Second bus load of 40 will be dispatched shortly. Walling- ford should arrive shortly with 6 men in Beach lagon. s non in pickup enroute to Orouth. Giddinga enroute BH. Moore. 10:10 Balle Cooper estimates that 6 rain will be required to extinguish fire. After 2" can reduce to tollon patrol. 10:15 Safe Fryicnan called regarding 9:20 as call received by Cooper. Not necessary. 10:16 Salia Hr. Alfred A. Kienor, USFS. HAgtro. lugerie, Oregon on leave. 10:50 Salte 14 Seminary boys on south end of Sector B without food or relief. By Mr. O'Day. 11:02 Salte Cooper leaving for Sector Be will contact as convenient. Returning about 2:30 pile 11:15 Bello T-2 reports, telephone cheak, one half nile from bridge toward Otter Pt. 11:18 dello Message for Mr. Randall. Food for 37 num at 2-5 by Sgt. Jones. Given to Lt. Farmor at 11:20. Savage. 11:23 Belle Mr. Ellsberg: New York, rain, very hard evening 10/28. Rain in Boston 10/29 are Can get up to 10 nen. Is there anything else that we wants Mr. Ellsborg expects 10,000° of 13" hose which will be available. 11:28 Belle T=2 is lounted at jeep pumper. 11:45 Ballo life Giddinga from U. of Me. State will pay hourly wage. Our wage 8.65. Giddings will keep time: University will submit hill as a whole. 11:53 Belle with Newsoab will send 11 mon from U. of No. Asked about food for U. of No. men on Bubble Pond. 12:00 loon U. of lie. students: Sector A, T-3, 10; Sector 5, T-4, 10g Seator 3, Otter Point, 20. Savage. 12:02 Pelle Regarding food for 37 men, Houston T-5. 1:00 Pelle See Hop-Up Instructions. 1:19 Pello Larry Newsomb, sprinkling at Otter Point. Wants 10 gal. gasoline. 1:21 Pello Advised garage of gas needs. Euroute immediately. 1:24 Pello Raining at T=2. 1:28 Palle Sprinkling at SH. 1:34 Pelle Robert DeRevore, Supt. of Rockefeller estate and grounds called regarding food for non at Bubble Pond. General conversation. 2:00 Pellie Capt. Pratt to Col. Levan: No informati on available on pulaski tools. They have not arrived at Dow Field 281406 (WLS). 2:22 Palle Started another bus, 22 mon at 2:00 Pile 2:45 Pelle Cadillac it. road block. Littlefield at Telephone 60. reported. 2:50 Pell. SW Harbor 7: Coast Guard Pumper Crew Bubble Pond has received orders and stopped pusping. 2:50 Pello Douglas: Take pumper to Otter Point. 3:00 pello Fryloan requests for 10-30-47 Day on D. 20 non, 2 pumps and pump operators. 5 Seminary boys staying over. 3:46 Pell. Savage to Marchouses Please deliver 1500° 12" cotton jacket rubber lined hose to Chief Sleeper. 3:55 Police Phone to Region by Allens Pulaski tools not arrived. Region Two and Smoky men stay on stand by. Brief of fire situation. 4:45 Pello Radio relayed from 7⑉0 from Randall to Giddings. item still working on line. Div. Boas Newsamb said to come down. New comb would try to arrange for transport for son to Bar Harbor. ill soe Giddings when I come in then. Stb. Janes. 4:55 Pallo Elmer Reynolds will pick up V. of lie. students. OCTOBER 29 22 121 5:06 Pello From Cooper: Sector B, 10 mon, 2 foremons Sector A. 12 men, 3 foresen. Spring. 5:15 Pette Approved bringing park fire truck from Cadillae like Rd. to Garage. Message to Frylean and Reynolds. 5:25 Pelle Mr. Ashman called for Giddings. 7:00 Pette Seal Harbor 7D reports that Mr. Tenders and 15 men will stay all night on Bubble Pond sector. Cook. 7:30 Pelle Pree. of Bangor Theological Sentnary called to request return of mon. All have returned but 10. 8:00 pall. To 12 His BR and vieinity skies overcast surface winds HIS at 10 aph. (HLS) 9:25 Pello Requested pass for Charles Stewart and family from National Guard Hdqtrs. (Granted). Stemart, fire lookout on Sargent lt. 9:30 Pelle Division 2 requests for October 30, day shifts Sector 8, 40 mon and 3 forenon (Dum, Steuver, and wright). Request that student Buck and his 9 U.of No. students be included in the above 40 13022. All non to be transported to Into Sector A, 20 Seninary students and 10 U.office. students to be transported to the 3 assembly points on Sector A. Spring. Oboketo Warehouse: Please furnish P.B. Johnson Hull's Cove 2 back peok pumps. Untimed: Phone to Washington by Allens Coffman informed Director and alker to date. Untimed: Following equipment ordered from Bestorn Fire Equipment Co. by Hadley. Partly received this date: 24 14" nozzles, 24 13" sianese, 6 26 to 150 6 24 dble 21, 6 2g dble fenales, 6 1à" dble females, 6 10 dble m, S 2g X 1à x 18 shutoffs. Deliver over road to Carden Fire Station. We will pick it up. Have delivery man tell Candon Fire Station to take care of it. OCTOBER 30 5:45 Relle Wind will be END 12-16 mph precipitation will be small, light rain showers - rain and sky conditions will be the same as yesterday. 8/10" (0.8) rain yesterdays 5/10" (0.5) rain today. 6:00 Belle Ruff to Savage: Request 4500* 11" hose and 1 pumper, pacific for H. section of Sector B in charge of Stouver, to be delivered as soon as possible at Sector IN admand post 1 pr st shoes. Campbell reports 25001 and a pumper on Sector A. Spring will pick up 12 pair gloves, 6 pr. socks. Cook. 6:30 Relle Savage relieves Cook as Fire Boss. 6:40 Relle 6 back pacis pumps to Chief Sleeper. 6:42 Sell. Favour left to sheak apot reported near III Jordan Pond. 6:45 Salta Repair man to Otter Creek to work on telephone line. 6:46 Selle Savage to Marchouse: Deliver to Chief Sleeper 6 back paok pumps. 7:16 Bell. Cooper to Fire Boas: Recommendation: 1. That unburned green spruce type within the fire boundary be mapped immediately. 2. Reasons Flare ups will continue and in case such flare upa are within or immediately adjacent to green spruce we will stand the danger of a crown fire, and therefore inned= iate actic on will be indicated. of course, green spruce adjacent to the line is the most dangerous in this respect, but sigable patches of such areas even à mile inside may be hazardous with high winds. OCTOBER 30 23 122 7:22 Salto Favour reporting to no that flare up NB of Jordan Pond is inside. Foster told like that duff was burning. 7:30 Bello Cooper to Savages A large percent of BPS vehicles carry no fire tools. All those vehicles do considerable travel and may at any time discover a breakover. Recomendations That all HPS vehicles carry enough tools for 6 non at least, varying with type of vehicles 1 back pack: pung w/water to be refilled when used. 1 nattook or more if available. 2 council tools (handles may be out if necessary to load in trunks of passenger cars). 1 axe or shovel. (10:05 as order phoned to Douglas and he will note) 7:30 Gelle Favour to Beach lit. w/lookout and will return about 9:30. will call when he opens the esbin. 7:40 dalla Moore to Douglas or Shopness Release 4500* of 1/4" hose to driver for delivery to Division Boss Spring at Sector E Sergent ltb. 7:60 Selle Moore to Schreiber: Please release pumper and accessories for pumper to driver for Sector E. These are por instruc⑉ tions from Spring. 0:00 Datto Arnold to Fire Boss: If fire truck is now available such growth which it would be desirable to save along highways and carriage roads could be saved If recommendation 9 in the nop-up instructions could be given a higher priority and started at 0000. 8:13 Selle Report from Sleeper of houses endangered. 8:20 Gelle Mooros Report from National Guard. Snage on fire on Mt. Rd. Entire burn toward Cadillac. 8:26 Belle Regarding hose for Spring. Fryinnan reporting can release about 2500°. will be through whater on upper road in 1 hr. 8:30 Relle Above noted 00. Spring says the dividing line between Sectors A and B is the carriage road on the east side of Sargent lit. Arnold. 8:58 Belle Neweach will take 15 men and Sup. from Seal Marbor to Bubble Ponde Should plan on relief for tonight. Possibility of 20⑉ dueing Sector B and D to 1 and assigning only 20 men. Possibly 6 on pt. 5, NET Cedillac, 10 8 of Cadillac, Gibbe and 4 forentin. 9:05 Salte Saunders reported that he loft Bubble Pond before relief. 0:10 Salte Col. Stetson to Col. Smiths Very anxious to return fire fighters this 100. Mess, motor pool and communications my stay. Contact life. Savage for his concurrence. 9:28 Belle Favour reporting from Beech it. Checked azimuth, 2 pts. Reporting 270 30° near 100° contour and asimuth crossing. 9:35 Salle Smith has line that has to be burned out. Need backfire equipment. Cooper thinks that SE has backfiring equipment. Calling from schoolhouse. Send torch to Somesville school house. Somesville deliver to Marsdon to White, White to Smith. 9:50 Ballo Favour leaving Beech Mt. 10:00 Belle Hadley and Moores Gibbs informed us of a Pusser that water must be boiled. Can we get Enzeltone tablets from Air Forces? MLS. State will stop use of water if necessary. BH checked OZie OR 10:00 dile KB. 10:15 Belle Cooper to Fire Boass At this time we have approximately 500 1}° hoses 1 air cooled "Z" puspors and 1 pacific marine pumper. If the above hose is dispatched or more needed, Peylenon can pull up 2000°. lie doesn't want to take timo to pull or roll up the 5000* ve now have in reserve as he may use it later on secondary nopup. 123 OCTOBER 30 24 10:30 Rafie Spring to Fire Boss: An returning the 4500° of hose. It was not tied and I don't have time to tie and straighten it out. will contact you later. Refer to Moore's message. 7:40a.me 10:30 Belle Newcomb. Civ. crew Bubble Pond need pumper. Gas tank, line, plenty of hose on hand. 10:34 Salte Pump dispatched from garage by Douglas. 10:35 Selle Fryiman through with Army pumper and operator at I-2. 10:45 Relle To All Division Bosses from Fire Boss: We are running into difficulties with a shortage of fuel cans for hauling gaso- line. The gasoline distributor reports trouble in getting fuel and from graps off the road back out to the road. All of you are requested to keep this problem in mind and lend every possible cooperation in getting the cana back to the road. You may leave empty cana on road without a guard and if you want additional fuel leave a note to this effect on the road and the driver will leave you a full can of fuel at that location. However, you should attempt to anticipate fuel needs and get requests in ti hdgtrs. well in advmoo. Use of notes described above may get you gas only incidental to fuel distributor's travel and should not be relied on. 11:35 Salte Papper arrived south Bubble Pond as requested. 2y5 south. 11:36 Belle Informed Douglas that Chrysler trailer purper did not need to be on standby. 11:45 Balle Sargent, Ellsworth, reported 2 trucks hired, one w/oanvas cover, 1 w/van body with seats arranged on each side. Trucks will report hdqtra middle of afternoon. B. Le Hadley. 11:50 SomeArnold in, reports Otter Pt. quiet and black except for small smoke on large spot fire still. Sargent Mt. soctor quiet. Several ssall fires on Bubbles and near Eagle Lake well inside. 1 glow on SE side of Cadillae ltb. 12:04 Pelle Paul Favour returned from Beseit lb. 12:10 Pellie Lyle Smith would like hose for Somesville. Request filed but not honored. Referred him to Smith and Renshaw. 12:14 pille Nro Hinokley reported spots vicinity of Thunder Hole, north of fire line. 12:30 Palle Mr. Stairs, Red Gross, County Disaster Chairman, Shore Club 540. Mr. Rowlon, Mr. King. Mrs Swigert. Call any of the last three at the Share Club. 12:44 Palls John Spring. Just finished examination of line. No pumpor nooded. Pumper, nozzle and Y and suction hose will be loft at T-6. Estimate 20 mon. 12:50 Pelle Savage to Favour: Ag or this date & time you are assigned to assist ReB. Moore on necessary dispatching activity at Park Hdgtrs. 12:54 Pelle Foster wants 1000' hose at Deer Brook Bridge. 1:13 Pellie Spring, Steuver will be released to Neweoub and picked up at T-2. 1:15 Pello To Davis: Pickup Steuver at 1=2 and take him to Otter Pt. to report to Hall. 1:16 Pelle 2-2: Cave Steuver call Hdqtrs. as soon as he arrives. 1:17 Pello To Davis: Fire truck to Otter Pt. 1:19 Pelle Cook relieves Savage as Fire Boss. 1:24 Palla Steuver reported in at I-S. Going over to Otter Pt. to report to Hall. 1:26 Pelle Steuver reports to Hall at Otter Pt. 1:17 when he calls in. Cook. 1:30 Pallo Allen, Coffman, Cooper, Arnold, Hadley and Savage to Somesville School to meet Renshaw à Smith for survey of line. OCTOBER 30 25 124 1:45 Pello 1ind 12-16 from ENE light rain showors. 1:50 Pallo Commander Gum in to offer assistance in obtaining cold weather goar. Not much available but glad to help. 1:55 Pelle To Davis 1000° of 13" hose to Foster. Savage. 2:15 Polle lize Drury called and I reported conditions. LFC. 2:30 Dello Moore to Fire Boss: Total of 30 nan dispatched from U. of lie. approx. 2 pra enroute to Park Edgtrae Bar Harbor for detail on fire crows. 2:35 Pelle life Gustafsons USPS Fire Control called re/release of S maile 2:35 Pelle Fire reported by National Guard 1a miles above Cadillac lite Rd. and Eagle Lake Rd. 2:40 Pette Checked by State Police Radio Care No fire found. 3:00 Polio Fryloan going to check on reported fire. 3:00 Police Willian NaoParland drivor of green van truck from with Hoore, Ellsworth. 3:05 Pelle Case I to Supt. Acadia 12 from Hoores Pending reply my 3017182 suggest for interin use contact Red Cross Service sinoo information received Naval Base Portsmouth furnished Bar Harbor Red Cross approximately 500 P coats and some heavy submarine costs. (U.S.Noval Radio, Enter Harbor) 4:00 Pello Reginald Warren, Ellsworth Falls 1g ton Dodge. Cook. Ar- rived at 4 pm requested by 3. L. Hadley. 4:00 Delle Col. Smith reports Col. Stetson wants non in to be paid tomorrow and replace with others at noon, or value other arrangements. 4:15 Pelle Supt. of Schools Tuck reported that he has returned to BH. will be at Selectmen's office. 4:35 Pallie Acting Regional Director Cox called re Halph Emerson coming to B3. Request Allon call him tonight. 4:40 Pelle Cook to Red Cross Hdgtrs. NE Harbor: The bearer, life Atwood, will piec up the 24 prs. heavy underwear suits, 50 dungaroe shirts, as arranged with Mr. Small. Thanks, 4:59 Palle Hall, Otter Point, requested a purpor for replacement. 5:50 Pello 50 Army 20023 dispatched. 30 to B and Dg as to A and B. 6:00 Pello Sleepor, Chief BHFD relayed report from Tom Hill of fire on Penetic it. 6:00 Pelle Night duty's Seator A, Compbell (10) 2-63 Sector S, Dibbs (19), 2-2 (Otter Pt. and Bubble Pond, I-5) 6 from Bunkerville to done in (Gibba left 8:05 am to pick non up)s Seator D, Van Welden (5), I=2; Sector to Borg and Pilmer 10g 2-1. 6:05 Pelle 2-2 reports small arown fire at the Bubbles. 6:55 Pelle I-4, Seator 8 does not need lunch tonight. 7:05 Della Small is at Bucksport enroute with 3 trucks to park tonight. Letters of commendation to be written to: As Le Abbott, dres Vaint. Supt. Bill., NE Marbor. Mrs. Susan card, HR Harbor (especially her pies). T. D. Spank, telephone operator and dispatchere Mr. Thomas, Town Manager, NO Harbor. Mr. Augusta Phillips, NE Harbor reported breakovor at Eagle Lake. Release all USFS non Saturday morning. Rensitor said "In all my years of fire fighting (1910 Idaho fires) I have never seen a harder nopup job." 8:30 Pelle 3 pickup trucks arrived driven by Supt. Small, Laborer Boyle and Custodian Corey from Adams Mansion NHS, Supt. Small in charge. Boyle from Sales Maritine HIS. 26 125 8:30 Polle Cloudy with surface winds to 15 sph ENS no change. 9:00 pello Day schedule for 10/31, A-2, E-20, D⑉8, and B=50 all U. of No. Students until 10 an when Army replacements due to arrive from Dow Field. 10:30 Pelle Furnished 2 back pumps to Chief Sleeper. Telegram to USFS Washington advising that all Region 8 forest service non would be released Saturday asic Untimed: Hadley from Cooks Mr. Ballard ST Harbor called to ask that you.pu in a word for him to get a permit to cover the Island (National Guard traveler). Requests you call him if you have any luck. Untimed: Cook to Savages Try to arrange for plane transportation for all USFS men to Atlanta Saturday morning. Hadley and wire to USFS Washington. Untimed: Mooro to Supervisorys Clothing, shoes, gloves, socks, sweaters, etc. available at clothing supply in corportry shop. Chook with R. 3. Moore or Faul Favour for your needs. Untimed: Allen to Savages Have Nowaoic learn plane schedules and arrange reservations as needed. Untimed: (Refer to 10/30/17 letter to Red Cross Supply Officer by Milbur L. Savage.) OCTOBER 31 1:40 Golle Seal Harbor paper on Eagle Lake shut down. Men wet and cold. Blackout. Reported to SHFD. 3:55 Salta Elmer leCards Otter Creek reports fire on east side of Other Creek opposite village near Davis house. Gibbs left to investigate. 4:30 Calle Gibbs reported fire was foundation of old building inside burning flared up. All OK. 5:44 Dallo Ceiling 3500°. Overeast, visibility 15 miles. Teap 43 Dear Point 36 Wind HIS 13 uph. 6:15 Golde Partly cloudy. Sometimes solid overeast wind, ME 20-25 mph changing later on to INT. No rain in sight Temp. 40 visibility good 15 miles. 6:15 Balle Savage relieved Cook as Fire Boss. 6:18 Dalla Newcomb requests jeep pumper for Otter Point. G:21 Gelle Jeep pumper to Other Point. G:29 Salta Stake truek ordered for Fryiman to Cadillac lit. (R ynolds answered). 6:30 Ballo Dung truek ordered for Other Paint. (Reynolds answered). 6:45 Ralle Cooper leaving for Cadillac. Walking line toward Otter Creeke Should call not later than 2 pile 7:10 Belle Van Weelden called from 2-2; requested gas for Chrysler pumps on Easter Shore Eagle Lake, reported none on hand. Black called to dispatch 15 gal. immediately and 15 for night pumping 7:12 Salte Smoke south of Millor Gardens on Opena Drive. Black reporting from telephone station Conners Nubble progressing toward "Torn Pants" Corner. 7:15 Galle Division I, Sector Ds by JJC. 1. à al. 8. Cadillao peat burning right up to line under top on B side. Thin strip green spruce and fir on over top. Need 2 back pungs and 2 mattocks short transite Some cloan rook on top across front of this fire. 2. Black alder (1) thicket needs to be brushed out to facilitate patrol. 3. Small post burn on edges soon cloan rook aheads might finger across no OCTOBER 31 27 126 rush. 4. 10 finger on top Rooky Ledge just North of Gap. No fire but watch. 8.* Bad burning peat under unburned patch leaves right on edge of line at base of roals bluff north of gape quieis attention. Has troach around this. *Reported to Preatico. 6. 150 yda south of gep on west of grest suoldoring peat on edge but has clear rook ledge across it, only very slight chance of figgering scross. 7. 3/3 mil south of gap considerable fire an line which was originally stopped by roak E of top. No danger w/light wind could blow to unburned patches thenco on over top (300 yds). Near end of hose (no water). 8. on W side orest 1/8 ni around line from top and about is ai a of gap burning patch next to clean roak ledge, 100* across; 3 mi wind no rush. 9. Ca W of creat near base of steap, rook bluff approximately 1/6 ml from top slight peat smoke 50° inside, no rush. Net Rissett at 9:45 Bell. at 29 above. He is U. of ite. student working up from Other Croak. 10. Top of Rool: Slide across line in post, 4 ii. wind. Used 5 gal. BP to stop this, was flaming and w/in 2' of green spruce limit on ground. Left nobo to brench. Reported to forean. 11. Spa pole flat GOVE has our spot, sarvis alder and ro+ lated bushes where line should be brushed out, (no smokes seen), to help patrol. Contact Sullivan "g" and of Bagle Crage End 2 PU pumpers at one place (one may be in need of repairs) 12. To NE of Eagle Crag betreen foot of bluff relay pump down to Cedar Bog of awamy should be trouched (partly done 19%) to protect Otter Creek village. 13. Recommend O'Day patrol at least once & day down last side of Otter Creek. Received by Savage 6:33 pm 10/31/47. 7:30 Salta Newcomb reports jeep out of order. 7:32 Bella Talked w/liowoomb at live I T-2. He will arrange for needs on Sector B. 7:57 Salt. Contacted Fred Slanehard at Somesville Schoolhouse to get portable kerosens stove to Beach lit. Lookout. Contacted Col. Smith to get, sheepskin lined flying suit for lookout. 8:30 Bellet Newcomb reported backfire set on Otter Pt. 8:30 Balle 10:00 Dalla Ben Endley will take Small and party for view of fire then return to office. 8:48 Ballo Johnson requested 2 mattocks to go out to T-6. Dispatched message to Davis at garage. 9:00 Staff. Priority of motor roads in or adjacent to park needing mopup. Ocean Drive including Ottor Pt. Eagle Lake Rd., corner cleft stone Rd. to Young's Listrict. Cadillao Summit Rd., Lower it. Rd. Kebo it. Rd. through Rts 3 underpass to Schooner Head Road, including Sieur de Monta Spring area. Schooner Ed. Rd. to 3 from Morrol Park south to jot with Other Pt. Rd. 9:05 Ball. Requested Prykman to call in to Hdgtre. Lust took call. 9:15 Balla Spring checked line on Bubbles. Good. Smoke-Wiite Codar Springs. If there is a hitch in feeding arrangements call Mr. Spank at I-4 and inform him by 10 are Er. Spank will check with Davis at 10 regarding food. 9:25 Selle Bun, please call Austin at Bangor Hydro electric. 9:40 &alle Telephoned Ralph Douglas on priority roads. He is start= ing a crew immediately. 9:45 Belle Cooper to Fire Boss, relayed by Bissets Just not Prentice's U.offle. crow, Sector B, 1 al. s of gap. Reporting a for hot spots on B direct these Worst spots on A are: OCTOBER 31 28 127 à ml south of Cadillan, post burning on edge of line on east side of ridge with 15 -20 m1 wind on it. Thin fuel onto top with scattered sprude and green fir. Same clear roeks on top across front of this fire. Approximately 3/4 11 S of Cadillae is small smoulder on line that could finger across but does not appear n. rush job. 15-20 mile wind there. Also BOND clear rooks ahead. Resteet spot GO far on Sector B is in gap at trail intersection. Home there now but not 2013. This is the Bubble Pond hose line. Student area boss Masters talcing action to got water to this 852 now. There is a booster gump on bose line. Can-> dition not known and fuel lacking. 9:45 Balla Torn Pants corner sooking. 8 separate spots on C. Ridge west of Eagle Lake below CCC Camp smoking by Ben Hadley, Upper Breakmak Pont. Bubbles, Otter Cove. Trees on Cad- illao it. covered with ice. 10:00 Bello Corp. Williams reported that telephone crew will be beyond Other Creak if needed call T=2. 10:06 Holle W/Capt. Kilsberg by telephone. If Deoflie. students are withdrem from C, he onn replace then with local employees. 10:20 Ballo CCC Camp, Ealph Coloon Must have attention. Capt. Ells⑉ berg will be available if needed for the discussion this plus Call SW72. 10:21 Selle Bob Moore to dispatch Pawl Favour w/orex to CCC Camp. Paul to report back. 10:23 Ball. Called T-2 to have firs truck operator call in if he can be loonted. 10:25 Rella Find quiet at Twd. 10:33 Belle P. Johnson, Shenandoahs At Honey's roan 21. 10:33 Salte Runner sent to Hokey's for P. Johnson. 10:40 Balle Paul Favour and 4 10011 w/hand tools left for CCC firo. 10:44 Belle Cooper by telephone re/possible release. 30:50 Staffle Commander Mahar, Const Guard regarding relesse of ships and non. Smohonish, Chief from Whiteheath will probably be after since information ametime today. 11:13 Salle Potentially bad at CCC. 11:15 Balle Savage to Favour P. Johnson will rolievo you. You should return to hdgtre. 11:20 Bello Hoare to Favour Pumper and 2000* hose coding in on fire truck, P. Johnson will take over as soon as you can line his UD. 11:25 Belle Puspor and equipment to CGC Camp. 11:33 Balls Conversation w/Mr. Chaprante Bangor regarding use of jeep fire truck and pimper. 11:33 Balls Air Corps will require 100 men for Sunday and Monday. 11:43 BeMe Chief Herditon from Whitehdaths We requested that the whiteheath remain through Sat and Sim. lie are to advise if this condition changea. 11:50 Savage to Guards: Pass Chief Hamilton, Conat Guard through barrier to Mt. Road. One trip. 12:00 noon Other Pt. fire being patrolled only. 12:10 palle Campbell: Taglo Take below COC Creap Spbt. Unburned area 1 paper, 2000* hose. 12:20 Pelle Doudra disputched as runner with 20 men Army crow. Shovels and mattooks to CCC Camp for modup. 12:23 Pello Pryloman called. lie is going toward top had transportation, Chrysler pumper needed for an estimated two hours. OCTOBER 31 29 128 12:50 Pello Made contnct with Prontice area at 12:30 pm top of Engle Crage He will handle hot spots at north and of 3. Ling very good shape to south. Sgd. Coopor. 1:05 Pells Favour reported from CCC Camp area fire. 1:10 Pelle From Newcomb: 1 gas hote line with gas tank and gas to second pumper south Bubble Pond will meet at junction Mt. Rd. and Sumit Rd. at 1:45. 1111 got Frylonan. 1:10 Pelle Herb Grindle and pacific pumper to Otter Pt. to replace pumper in use there. 2 pumpers available at shop. 1:15 Palla Report of fire in Sieur de Monts Spring area. 1:30 Pello Cook relieving Savage 8.3 Fire Boss. Chief Coffman, Allon, Savage to moot Howeamb and Frylman at foot of Cadillae lite to review a part of Sector D. 1:50 Pellie Things looking good. 8 amoices either in or within 50* of line and all have been mopped up. 2:30 Pall. Prof. Giddings reported that the President of the U. of Yes said all non should come ine "Nay be returned if another esergency occurs." I pointed out energency still exists. Cook. 2:50 Pelle Col. Levan advises that 60 AAF and 6 officers would be furnished from Sunday. Using the supply section (10 mon) for hot spot Grow 1f necessary. 2:53 Pall. Copies to Director and Regional Director: Newton B. Drury from First Air Force, Ft. Sloous: In reference your telogram request= ing continued assistance by consanding officer Dow Field one latter has been advised to continue such assistance as can be reasonably provided. 3:20 Palte Captain Ellsborg called and we discussed manpower situation and need. Advised him U.offic. non leave tomorrow. Suggested meeting of all interests 7:30 tonight. 3:30 Pallo Garage sending gas tank and hose to Otter Point. 3:35 Pello Destroyer leaving tonight but USE personnel and officers fighting fire will remain. 3:42 pello Called Fire Chief Dodge. Advised of meeting at 7:30 pm Park Edgtron to consolidate forces. 3:45 Pelle U.offle. returning 73 to Bangor retaining 28 for detail on fire lino tomorrow. Nov. 1. Somesville contingent being returned to Bangor from that point direct. 4:20 Pelle Fire reported to Chief Sleeper on Ledgeleam Extension near town crusher. 4:55 Pellie Transportation office advises that 2 town busses will be hero at 8:30 Pelle 5:30 Paille Sector D added to Sector A for supervision. 5:30 Pelle Steuver from T-4 wants to 2° to NZ Herbor to nalos telephone call and will report back to HH later. Has transportation. Cook. 5:50 Pelle Hall at Otter Point reports pump down. Garage only now pung out nowe 6s02 Pelle Savage relieves Cook. 6:10 Pellie P. Johnson returned pumpor from CCC Camp. Hoseline left. Fire not out but safe until morning. 6:12 Pelle Coast Guard, III: Informed then Bubble Pond pumpers are to be shut dam until morning. 6:20 Palio 2 trueke standing by (hired) relieved for the night. 6:46 Pello Cook relieves Savage. 6:67 pelle Ellsworth asload about relief which went out at 6. No transportation to return to case. 7:30 Pelle Meeting of Township loaders of Ber Harbor, Seal Barbor, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Somesville, AAF and HPS to discuss the situation with respect to the firo and menoower to gasbat it. Hadley as Chairman David OCTOBER 31 30 129 he Sleeper, Fire Chief, Bar Harbor; Bath Ea Libby, 3electran, Bar Harbor; Hort Dodge, Fire Chief, Seal Harbor; Dalevere, Rockefeller Superintendent; Jauses P. Bunker, Selectuan, Northeast Harbers Herbert A. Thomas, Town Manager, Northeast Merbor; Fred alls, Seleetman, Southwest Harbor; Captain Ellsborg, Southwest Earbor with Allon, Coffran, Cook, Moore, Arnold, Col. levan, Hadley, Savage, Favour, Nownok, Smith (USFS), Renshew (USFS), Our estinate was 50 non per day. Local men to work days, Air Corps at night. Local men agreed to meet our requests. Seal Harbor promised 20 non (str. Good); Otter Creek 15 (Jerry Richardson); Northeast Harbor 20 (Mr. Thomas). 8:25 pana Sgt. Mahamoden at "-6 reported that a civilian reported active fire 1/2 ml north of T=S. No action taken. 9:50 pelle Richardson, Otter Creek reported a fire near Radio Sta- tion. Savage and Favour want at 9:55 to investigate. 10:56 Pello Savage relieves Coo): ns Fire Boss. 11:16 Pells Cook Fire Boss. 11:35 Pelle Chases Northeast Harbor to T-4 ask if Me Rodgicins has his our to bring man back to Sta. I-4 says he does and will. 11:40 Pello T-5, Lineman reported trouble located was a stub installed by the National Guard road blook. 11:40 pelle Col. Levan reported the AAF had utilized 18,000 nh on firo to date. 11:55 pass Black to Savages On hand before the fires 1 air cooled Z, Pacific, 1-4 Cyl Y-Pacific, 2=2 Cy1 Y, Pacifies received after fire started; 1-2 Cy1, Edwards from Candon, 6-2 Cy1, Pacifica shipped from west coest, 1 Facific Chopa- vansic, 1 Pacific Shenandoah, 1 liavy. Check with Hadley re pump brought with Coffman. Additional to above if not (Chopawansis). Tools delivered to and brought back from Somesville Sector by Smith and Renshaws 10/27-30 mattocks delivered-0 returned; 10/28-35 nattooks delivered-0 ro⑉ turned; 10/27-Council 20 delivered=0 returned 10/28- Beak pack pumps (Army) 10 delivered - o returned; Slide am type, 5 gal. Sgd. A. D. Smith, Sector Boss. Untimed: Savage to Arnold: Please prepare a statement about one page, double spaced stating the reasons for trenching. This is to let the men (onlisted non, students and local people) know what we are driving at. (Rescinded) Untimed: T-3 needs 1000° 12" hose, sismese and couplings. For sector on Eagle Lake, in side. Untimed: Cooks Call Lt. sleeping in room upstairs at 5 alle Call U.of Ne. boys in back office 4:20 Salte Call supervision in MoKey Cabin at 4:30 Balle NOVEMBER 1 31 130 Div. I Gibba Day Night be Eilaworth (36) Price Salisbury ingeier Benton R. Sullivan Hall D Melloom (15) Van Woolden Div. II Campbell Day Eight A Foster (10) Borg Schroiber Luck Robertson Prentice P. Johnson R Steuver (5) Sanders During Bright 1:40 Belle Wiener via State Police Radio requested 2500* 1}th hose to Otter Cliffs. 2:45 Belle State Police report from Cherrypatch 6 flarea seen at 11:30 Pello and 4 flares at 12:10 Belle in direction of Cadillas it. (No one here has reported seeing them.) 3:46 Salte The Canteen at NE Harbor called to report that they had taken coffee to 1-6 but that the boys already had coffee but no food (did not need any) and swore that they had not requested anything. 4:35 Salle Gibba at Other Creek called to report garage pickup trans= mission has grinding sound and wante mechanic's advice regarding driving it in. Cook. 6:00 Galle Forest Service employees relieved. 6:00 16 U.offic. available for Saturday. 11/1 6:05 Rella Savage relieving Cook as Fire Boss. 6:07 Salta Garage informed of need of pumper operator, stake truck, CCC Camp. 6:40 Salto Note from Meinor at Otter Pt. (small map) 6:02 Belle Weiner informed that he is relieved as of note 7:00 Salte Ellsworth wants purpor service. 9:02 Raille Gibbs informed that he is Div. Boss, Div. I. Campbell informed that he is Div. Boss, Div. II. 7:10 Gelle Call to Seal Herbor, Mr. Candage. Mr. Candage said the nen had gane in. Plans woro to start at 7:00 Belle 7:20 Belle Operation at Bubble Pond South but none at Bubble Pond North. will call Sil. 7:27 Belle Coast Guard just arrived at Station 6 north. 7:32 Galle Berg reported that he did not find a suoice on his assign- mont during the night. 7:48 Bello Told Stouver that pumper in pond north of Penabsoot lit. could be released to NE Harbor. This purper belongs to MB. 8:00 Belle Pacific complete with 400° 1)" hase to To40 8:01 Belle P. Johnson reports that pumper at CCC Camp will not start. 8:02 Selle Reported 8:01 message to Douglas. He will handle. 8:35 Bell. Sleeper called to tell us that Navy P=500 is available. 0:50 Belle To SW Marbor of Coast Guard. Favour said cancol his message to Crowley. Pumpers Bubble Pond were working OK. Report from Ellsworth that more mon are needed in 5, near junction of B and De Hot fire there. NOVEMBER 1 32 131 8:51 Selle Favour sent to get 5 nen for CCC site. 3 from Hdqtrs. to equip with 5 back pack pumps, 3 mattooks and start their toward this spot. 8:51 Balle Arnold to proceed to D. Locate Holleam and tell him that 8 neu were following and he should moet them. 9:00 Salta Telephone at 5N is out. 9:30 Bello Radio truck Dow Field being returned as of this time and date. 9:35 Belle Melleown called in from Tp2. He was instructed to arrange his work so that he could take 8 sien to help Ellsworth. Told him that Arnold WELS on his way up and that the non were eithor there or on their way. 19:45 Selle Discursed release They willibe town Idadednat once. Ben Hadley to handle. 10:10 Salta Butler from Sound inquired about supervision of line from TP Corner northeast to Sargent Mt. Fire line. 10:20 Belle Bubble Pond telephone 5N repaired. Report from Shorty. 10:31 Belle Verbal report that pumper on Otter Pt. is out. 10:34 Salta Reported to Douglas on Otter Pt. pumper ordered replace- next or correction. 10:38 Belle Douglas had not checked need of P=500 at CCC Camp. He was working ou a report for the Chief. 11:05 Belle Douglas to take P=500 to replace Pacific at CCC Camp. 11:25 Gelle Douglas informed so that P=500 will go to CCC Camp at 11:35. 11:45 Belle P=500 left for Eagle Lake manned by Havy From 8:35 12t to 11:45 to get this action. Local employee. 12:15 pelle Coole relieving Savage as Fire Boss. 1:07 Palla Foster at I-6 reports 3 pumps and big truckload of hose is surplus and roady for transportation to headquarters. 4:40 Pallo Campbell reports all tools picked up on Sector A. Then Berg and Prentice go out take 5 back pack pumps and 5 lady chovels. 6:15 Pellie Lt. Cardimona liaison Air Corps officer in charge. 6:38 Pelle Requested Douglas to start work at 6 an instead of 8 beginning tomorrow 7:30 Pelle Otter Creeks There are 2 trucks available for transporta- tion. lien for park work from 6 to 6: Bill Murray, Maurice Kinguan, Paul Malton, Berry Desser, Arnold Bowden, Law renoo Leonard, Samudo Blanehard, Charles Watson, Ray CAge tor, Ray MeCrae, Bill Carper, Lamin Bency, Pearl Grindle, Junior Blaisdell, Parker Doray, Sahuylor Rwwill, Jres Orris Grindle, Janes Falls, Hollis Wright, Jr. 8:30 Polle Transportation -HAr Harbor: 2 of town busses will be here. Bob Moore. 8:35 Pello w2Otter Creek (Hre Richardson 10 10003 Otter Pt., 5 men Cantoon. W/Seal Harbor (Hr. Wood), 10 non 163, 10 Cadillac Loop top. W/Northeast Harbor (the Thomas), 5 non T4, 10 mon I-6. Telephoned, Savage. 10:25 Pello w/ire Chase at Northeast. Requested a change in man dis- tribution. 10:30 Pello Call from Mr. Wood regarding pumps freezing. 30° at present. 10:31 Pelle Lt. Trotter: Sli-72 will contact Ensign Harper. 10:40 pello Called Mrs. Wood and he will call Lt. Trotter after trying to arrange transportation. Savage to bed, Cook Fire Boss. 10:55 Pelle Called BHLDD and advised regarding pumper and hose at CCC Camp. will drain. Recalled to advise purpose is in station. 33 132 11:00 pello Lt. Trotter advised that Ensign Road will place a watch on the pumpa at the Bubbles being taken in by Mr. Woods. 11:35 Pelle 1-4 advised by Sgt. Marobrar that pump had been drained. Untimeda Savage to All Division Boases, Sector Bosses, Forenons Do not remove any pumpers or main hose lines without specific approval of the fire bass. NOVEMBER 2 1:30 Selle All crows fed by AAF on A and B, mm on D not because of fog. 3:15 Selle Otter Greek requested temperature reading. Slush in hose line. 4:30 Balla Temperature 26° F. Heavy Logo 5:55 Saltie Savage rolieves Cook as Fire Boss. 5:57 Salte Otis Koone at Fire station. 6:00 Bella Bill Campholl, 811. will get 2 non for hose line at CCC Camp. 6:15 Salto Told Ellsworth wo will include milian pump operators. 6:15 Belle Liles reported fire truck pumper worked all night until 6 Bille 6:20 Belle Told Campbell that time would start when men leave their assembly point. This will be standard. 6:30 Saftle Mrs Chase reported from I-2. Doudna dispatched to take Chase and 5 19821 to I-6. 6:55 Salta Mr. Phillips: IS Harbor regarding pumper on Sargent Mt. Pressure of pump low. 7:00 Raffle There are now 2 jeeps, 1 weapons carrier and 2 2} ton trucks for our use in Air Corps motor pool. 7:06 Ralle Foster at T-S. will keep. 2 non, 3 non to Campbell. 7:10 Safte Wingeler and Liles remarked about the attitude of local foremen Barren and his misuse of equipment. 7:45 Selle Orre Thompson assigned to line from loop on Cadillae Mt. to and of line near south east eorner of Eagle Lake. In= structed to make necessary patrols at least 2 per day and to report at least twice per day or more. He is to be equipped with a back pack pump, shovel, nattock and axe. 8:22 Salte Eastport to Blook Is Sunday. General winds northly NB. Fair weather and good visibility. 020300. 10 o'clook pm. 8:25 Belle Mr. Chase at NE. NE will take lunches for 14 and 7 of our non. 21. 9:10 Callo Ellsworth will be ready for weapon carrier to remove equip- ment tonorrow an. 9:18 dolla Gibbs reports progress on Other Pt. w/plenty of water. 10:05 Belle Moore reports prograps.com Otter Pt. No smokes in apot fire since 11:00 after 11/1/97. 10:10 Belle Chief Coffeen, Allon left for return to their hdgtrs. 10:40 Bello McKoon has 300 gal. water tank on top of Cadillao for work on spots southeast of crest. 10:45 Salta Fire truck w/Hodgkins as operator to Sand Beach parking area. 10:50 Belle Orro Thompson reports only 1 smoke. Area about 10° square. 10:50 Bello Red Cross from Community Bldge at Other Creak. 15 conforters ready for return. Red Cross w/olose before midnight. Take up feeding of fire fighters w/1081R Gorald Richardson. 11:14 Selle Cedar spring only spot or any consequence on line. 9 non 2 forenen working on it. Campbell will return this pille Smoke curling from parking area at Tubbledown. Campbell has contacted Lyle Smith. Swamp north of Kitteridge has not burned, and Liles my call for a pacific pumper. 11:25 Selle 600° 1à" to CCC Camp. 34 133 11:37 Colle Savage to Herehouses 2 spark plugs, 1 spark plug wrench. 3. I. Campboll. 12:00 noon Paul Favour reports for duty. 12:25 pello Davis reports fire truck returned from Sand Beach parking area. 1:05 Pelle Horbert Socleys Kind NB, light, fire near tom line east of Otter Crook inside of burn. Quite a little fire. 1:37 Patte Cook to Otter Point and will cheak report made at 1:05 pille Garage informe 2 men an hand and 2 more will be returning from an assignment soon. 1:50 Pallie Call with Lookout Beech lite All clear except smoke 190 inside burn. 2:25 Pellie Arnold report needa for 2 lengths 13" hose at CCC Camp. Dispatched by Favour. S:15 Pellio Lookout reportings Spoke continues approximately name on Long Heath. 3:28 Pallo Bob Gibbs reporting euroute Otter Point. 3:40 Pells No snokes on Otter Point. Pumper will be brought in for service taken back in Billa 4:25 Pattle Orre Thonpson reports no smokes on his line from loop on Cadillao to Eagle Lake. 4:50 Pette Lookout reports inside smokes picking up. wind about 0. 4:55 Delle Cook relieved Savage. 5:05 Pelle USDG at Bubble Pond has accured. their punp for night. Had not pumped since noon. 5:15 Palla AAF night orea of 20 ready (2 officers). 5:20 Palle Lyle Smith (Somosville) took over Sector from Norwood's Corner to Rode Corner's Campbell reached agreement with him today. 6:30 Pelle Campbell auguests nood for only 4 non bebroon 2-4 and I-C tonorrow. 6:15 Police Favour to Firs Boss: Sleeper anys the Coast Guard pusper at Eagle Lake for the CCC area must be back to then by 6 pa November 3. If any nore mop-up in that area is to be done, it should be done by Monday (Nov. 3) morning. 6:45 Pello Savage to All Seator Bosses and Formans All Sector Bosses and foreman will be at this office and ready to go to the fireline at 5:30 Relle (day shift) 5:30 Pollo (night shift). 11:00 Palle Food sent to Sectors 3 and D by Army. NOVEMBER 3 12:30 Salle Food requested and sent to A and R. 12:30 Solle Bright authorized to return to Colonial today. 2:00 Ballo Cook to Savage: Suggest we use only a 5⑉4 man mobile patrol tonight. Have non call in rather often from each telephone as they pass it. Carry a midnight lunch to field with than or come into town for it. Believe you should notify Thomas, Woods and Richardson that they can reduce their quota ro quirements tonorrow perhaps à or more. Think you should start sending our overhead home tanorrow. I suggest we let the AAF go home today if the following conditions are not: No flaroups observed today before 3 plice Satisfactory messing facilities for overhand in town or developed here. Communication left intact for reminder of wood we can maintain. Sleeper has no recommendation re their sotention for possible use in town. In any event I think we should reduce the number to be sent out tonight at least half. NOVEMBER 3 35 134 4:00 Belle Candager Seal Hasbor FD reported blase on Eagle Grag. Could not raise anyone who could see it. 4:25 Solle Prentice at 2-4 reports fires in sector stone cold. No fire. 5:35 Belle Savage and Arnold leaving to seout Sectors A and E. Atwood can meet their at end of Sector on Eagle Lake Road. Send trusk out on carriage road Sector A work on Parking Overlook. Moore. fire boss. 6:15 Bello Ralph Douglas phoned Ernest Hopkins and 3 others to work at garage as soon as they could get here. National Guard notified to pass than through. 6:20 Belle Gibbs left for Gorge to work on island of unburned fire. Taking pumper and hose to aloan it out. 6:25 Belle Douglas getting Coast Guard to work on CCC Camp project with Johnson at least till noon. At that time if another pump is needed can send out one of ours. 6:85 Belle Bill Campbell asked to have Colson and Blls. 2 others to report to park office as soon as possible to work under Pete Johnson in mopping up CCC Aroa. (Favour). 7:20 Belle Orre Thompson starting patrol on Cadillac lite 7:30 Belle Request through State Police for Seal Harbor spray tank and pump for use on Cadillae Mt. Seal Harbor called for other arrangements. 7:50 Belle Seal Harbor OR'd request. Hill send as soon as possible. 7:55 Belle Send dump to CCC Camp to help move hose. Dump on way at 8:05 am. 8:25 Selle Savage and Arnold at Toda Found and put out 2 smokes. Have them picked up at 11 an at junction Sector B line and Eagle Lake Road. 9:41 Gelle Telephone Tw6 moved back on carriage road one fourth mile to north. Junction carriage road and fire line. 10:02 Salle Orre Thoupson reported in. Found a ground fire burning about 500° east of Bagle Lake and 100° north of burned edge. will work on it. 10:15 Rello Gibbs going to Otter Pt. Taking tank truck to Cadillac to run water by hose to spots below crest. will check Otter Pt. for use of Chryaler pup. Taking hose off Cadillas per Moore's OK. 10:30 Bello Moore to Lt. Walters: lie are turning loose Sector D from Cadillac lit. Smodit at turnaround north down the sunit road to the mountain road and thence to Bagle Lake ahore for equip- nont recommissance and pickup except all hose found on the lino should be left in place. Please contact Ranger MoKeown on the Sumit and Ranger Thompson on patrol when pickup crows start work. 10:55 Balla Message via State Police from MgKeonn-Cadillac Mt. Need as much garden hose as available up to 1000' also water carrier to keep sprayer supplied. Sprayer on top but broken dom. 10:66 Salte Lyle Smith from Somesville Sector in check on equipment. Needs supply hand tools. OK & release to him as of his needs. He says quite a bit of fire along his line. They have pumper and hose in place for use in emergency. 11:00 Belle Called shop on McKeown's needs on Cadillac. 11:25 Salte Bill Savage, I Sargents will be in about 12:20 Pille Fur- nished Smith back pack (Indian) pump from our warehouse. 11:30 Selle MeKeown called. Can use 50° hose and please make arrange ments to shuttle water to sprayer. 12:18 Pelle Lookcout Stewart reports smoke coming from garge between Cad. and Dorr (licKeown's area of operation) asimuth of 68°. NOVEMBER S 36 135 Also Long Health area still burnings light smoke hase og⑉ casionally visible from Norwood. Some shoke from Aunt Betty Pond area. 12:50 Pelle Savage and Arnold returned from field. 12:52 Pelle Savage instructed Campbell to check with Lyle Smith on line north of RA Corner and report back. 1:00 Pello Lunches for (18) sent to Tea for Campbell and civilian crow. 1:05 Pelle Sanders to cover Division II by car patrol. Liles to cover Division I by our patrol. No Anny on assignment. One half to be available for immediate dispatch. 1:30 Pelle Sector E from T-4 to Eagle Lake Road only released for tool reconnissance by Army. 1:45 Patt. S/Sgts. Grady leaving to move T-3 (Jerdan Pond) to Sargent lit. Lookout station. To be assisted by Doe Seotty from Tes, message to Sargeat Mt. Lookout. 2:20 Pollo Atwood standing by at Otter Creek. 2:20 Pell. Favour esroute to CCC Camp look over set up for gettingwater. 3:00 Pelle Message via State Police from MeKoown. Man who was to shuttle water to tank has not returned for almost one hour. No are about out of water. Please check with Douglas. Making some progress on fire in gorge. Smoke on east slope of south ridge has increased. MaKeown. 3:27 Pelle Moore to Reynolds or Douglas at Warehouse: Dispatch Chrysler purpor immodiately with 3700* aà" hose to spot on west shore of Eagle Lake where Coast Guard pumper has been 10- cated pumping to CCC Camp area. Also send 24" to 13" reducer. Bring back P. Johnson in charge of Great if accessary. 3:35 Pelle 2 Chrysler pumpers, standing by. Lt. Countre Steele, Naval Reserve Armory, South Portland, No. C. As Anderson, Fire Naval Dist. 495 Summer St., Boston. Tole-Liberty 3857 - Extension 279-282. Harper. 3:50 Pelle Come C. A. Anderson will be in in morning to check with Savage on ranpower and equipment requirements along our sectors. 3:50 Pelle Released hose an Swedt Road by phone to Paul Favour for use at CCC Camp. 3:52 Pelle Thompson reported in. 1 small smoke put out along Summit Road. Going back on another patrol tour. 4:00 Pelle Favour to P. Johnson: Arrange with Colson for your orear for tomorrow. Meeting place and times also they should bring their lunches with them. Chrysler pumper will go out tonorrow. 4:10 Police Savage at Bubble Pond. Jess Atwood to go around to pick him up. 4:30 Police Lookout Stewart reports sume moke occurring as at 12:18 report, except smoke near Norwood's Corner which was con- ing up again. 4:45 Pello Dow Field contingent 20 men released. Mess, communications. Weapons carrier and jeep for transportation, also 18 supply non available in case of energency retained. 4:45 Pelle Savage relieves Moore. 4:50 Pello From Savage: Van Weelden, Prentice, Foster, Ellsworth, Sulli- van, Stouver, Johnson, Reg McKeowng Luck please report to the deale this evening. 5:15 Polle Roy Salisbury, Blondie Williamson for night duty. 6:00 pc* 6:00 Bille For Nov1 4: Otter Creek (15,), Old Cantoens Seal Harbor (20), Summit Cadillacy Northeast Harbor (10) T=6. 37 136 6:00 pello S/Sgt. Gray to Savage: Communications, reports Sargent lit. Lookout phone installed. Ring? 7:40 Palte Favour relieving Savage. 8:10 Pello Doudna reports ins hose line not in danger at CCC Camp area except in one spot. Removed hose from that spot. 9:18 Pello Sanders called in from Reports all OK. 9:45 Pelle Sanders reported in from T-S south. Saw one hot spot to far inside burned area to attend to. Found another inside burn nour the carriage road and put it out. 10:30 Pells Atwood and Prootor relieved of duty. 12:00 m Favour relieved by Cook. Untimed: Moore to Supervisors: Parkas loaned by Dow Field should be returned to Lt. Malters or Major Garey, officers in charge of equipment. Please return before your release. Untimed: hen releases are made, don't forget the Coast Guard. Pump P=500 and standby at Bubble Pond T-5 only one in Div. I. Savage and Moore. NOVEMBER 4 12:01 Sale Cook relieved Favour on desk. 12:05 Selle Sanders reported all OK. Fow suoices. 12:30 Belle Liles report all OK. Few suokes. 1:45 Belle Abbott from BE Harbor called from Take Said Kimball had received a report of a fire on Sargent it. and they were sent to cheek it. Found no fire. I told them we has a patrol out. 2:30 Relle Sandere reported putting out 2 smokes near T-4 well inside. 5:30 Belle Liles inquired about 2 sailors who operated pump on Boyd Road. Now at Seal Harbor. Told to report to pump. 6:10 Salte Savage relieved Cook. 7:30 Ratte Paul Favour at 2=3 reports. Sargent it. is manned by Phillips. No wind. CCC Camp shows some snoks. Beech lit. not manned. Lookout ill. Paul will find a substitute. 7:47 Salle Favour from I=3: 40° 250°-3008 inside burn. 8:00 Bello life Simpson, Engineer, employed by Mr. Rockefellor. 8:50 Belle Douglas reports smoke east side Eagle Lake 8:51 Belle Called Sargent Mt. regarding Douglas report. Wind gentle, 440. 500 from Lake Shore. 300°-500° inside burn. 8:57 Balle Gibbs from Otter Creeks Would like transportation in. Arranged w/Douglas. 9:20 Salta Paul Favour from Sargent checked molic on Eagle Lake. It is inside burn. 9:30 Lt. Cdr. Anderson, Navy through Tied. night. Mr. Thomas: Otter Creek 2000 23" Seal Harbor 2000 23" 10:05 Bello Sargent Mt. Long Heath. 327°. Paint suoke 230. Snoke 230. Saoloo CCC Camp. 44°. Faint anoice. Light ST wind. 10:13 Belle Sgt. cheeking I-6. 10:15 Salte Sgt. lit. Lookout going to top. 10:30 Ballo Mrs Barthologow and party arrived at office. 10:31 Belle Surgent lit. Lookout returns to towor. 10:48 Sellie Bob Moore from 2⑉48 It would help if Johnson could have 2 or 3 more non. 11:06 Rella Sargent Mb. 320° inside in back of Old Jones Traay Place. Sargent lit. and Kitteridge Pond. Some on Eagle Lake, east side the same. 11:37 Salte Freds Eagle Lake moke, 500° inside uphill about 130* from carriage road. NOVEMBIR 4 38 137 11:50 Belle Savage to Hodgleins: Please help Orre Thompson with a fire on the east side of Eagle Lake. 11:54 Salle Reported same on Eagle Lake to Cere Thompson w/note to Hodgicins on fire truck to help. 11:55 Belle Paul Favour reporting from T-G. 11:58 Selle Sergent lit. 2 suolese on Richardson Brook. will check w/side of Island. 12:00 noon CCC Camp spot 4A complete tonight. Sir passage 7-10 nore unburned; Ferm spring spot top of So Bubble 1 acre-spruces top of No Bubble 1 spots above carriage road .2 mile north of fire line spot (stump): carriage road south of Aunt Betty Pond, several small spots along road; SB slope Cadil- lac several spots east slope near bottom gorge 6-7 spots - noted by Moore. 12:26 Pello Sargent lite all clear on vest side of island. Small moise near Fern Spra. Campbell will get it from T-4. 12:44 Pelle Cook relieves Savage. 1:15 Pello Sargent Mt. reports all quiet on west side of Island. 1:40 Pello Moore on duty. 1:50 Pellie Doudna, reporting. Made one round over line from lookout on Sargent to Eagle Lake Road near Log Pond. No amokes. will make another round this Mile Smoke below Form Spring Old Stump. Doudna, Campbell worked on it, tore it apart, no danger. 2:00 Pallie Other Crook Fire Co. called inquiring about authority for Navy to pick up hose and equipment. Advised not to release any equipment without note of authority from Savage. 2:05 Pelle Surgent Mt. Lookout. Not spot on Sector Ag just east of Sargent Note near Spring near edge of Tumbledomn. Other than that things look protty good. Borg's crow on hot apot. 2:40 pelle Thoupson reports spot along Eagle Lake carriage road cooled domin. Probably out. will cheek again this evening. 2:45 Pollo Beach Mt. Lookout (Falt). Everything looks OK. slight amoke in the vieinity of Long Heath. 2:48 Pello Sargent it. Lookout. Fires gradually diminished. Wind up S-10 miles from Sile Quieting down again. Fires getting quieter. 2:50 Pello Moore to Hadleys Mrs Gowell, Hulls Cove called. An Army purpor assisting in control of fires at Hulls Cove borrowed a ladder from life Cowell. He would like to get it back 1£ possible. Told him I would give you the nessage. 3:30 Pelle NO Harbor recommends fire in SW Pass be handled. S:40 palle Mr. DeRevere adds goment and suggests uso of his orew. 3:55 Pelle Call from Chief, Seal Harbor FD regarding control. Tas in to investigate. 4:00 pelle Arnold to Fire Boss: I have checked the fire line, Sector A, from the burning turnout at Deer Brook to Eagle Lake. Only one smoke was observed on the entire line other than at the turnout. Dunn and one um mopped up that sucios while I wall present. It was 100° in from the line. I would recommend the line underlined above be shown as blacked out and that it be assigned to Jesse Atwood for patrol twice daily until rain. He should be instructed to follow the fire edge wherever it does not follow the trail. 4:00 Pells Cook to Savages DoRevero called re the unburned area near SV Pass near Tumbledown Rd. Says he has 500 men he could assign and suggests use Cadillac crow, sprayer over there tomorrow. 39 138 4:02 Pello Beach lite Lookout reports all quiet. 4:15 Pelle Phone to Regions Notified of release of mons Air Corps released. 4:50 Pelle Savage to Major Caraya We have pronounced the spot fire on Otter Pt. as blackout and hose, hand tools may be col- leeted. Please contact Mr. Gibbs. 5:10 Pelle Hagerty on night patrol in place of Williamson. 5:20 Pelle Cook to Garages Please furnish Schroiber 1 piokup for night patrol tonight. 6:08 Palls Coast Guard will substitute a Chryslor trailer for the Chrysler mounted on a truck. They will leave for T=5 at 7 alle 8:35 Pelle Favour reports gates looked at Eagle Lake and Brown lite 9:25 Pelle Sanders I says all as. Fire in Sil Pass still smoldering He saya SIT Harbor people concerned about that fire. He will open gates at about 5 With 9:35 Pello Schreiber called from I-s. Both he and Sanders covering. Told Sanders to take Division I (Sectors B and D). Both Sanders and Schreiber told to unlook gate at 5 an so cross going to work can get in. Untimed: Carriage Road Entrances: *Brown Mt. Pass, Brown itte Gate- house, West Braoy Cove (on hill), Long Pond, near cenetory, Jordan Pond, Jordan Pond gate, west, Jordan Pond gate, east, *Boyd Road, Bubble Pond, Eagle Lake, New Eagle's Lako and Hulls Cove, Underlined gates to be opened by us during day and closed by us at night. *No gates, barriers renoved. (Favour). NOVEMBER 5 12:35 della Schreiber at T-4 reports all OK. Fires died dont. 6:00 date Savage rolieves Cook. 6:15 Salte Call to Campbell (got him out of bed). 6:20 Belle Savage to Moores Please go to the field. Locate the pickup trucks and redistribute them. If you are unable to locate others take two from the Division Bosses and let then find others from their Sector Bosses. 6:25 Galle Sargent Nt. 4 small smokes well within burn. ⑉ of Dagle Lake. 370 30°. Wind NE. Better indications for rain than for several weeks. 6:31 B.Be General observations will call when he returns. Hadley. 6:35 Bello Report from Boogh Ht. Lookout Stewart: Heaviest smoke from Long Health area, azimuth 43)°, slight smoke southern side of Whalesback, azimuth 26° (5 niles every). Wind 20-25 HIS. 6:46 Salle P. Johnson, only 2 non this are 7:40 Rella 3. Capaball has delivered two men to P. Johnson. 7:45 Callo Hill reports blistered heel, requiring medical attention. Appointment made for him to see Dr. R. E Theymouth at 9:00 alle 7:59 Selle Sergent lt. wind NNE. Clouds gathering.@till chanee of rain. Smoke less than at early report. 8:30 Balla Doudna reported in from Sargent Lookout. All quiet. 8:40 Selfs Fire Chief Seal Harbor. Havy pump operators are eating and will be taken out in about 15 ninutes. 8:44 Belle Ralph Douglas will check Chrysler. 9:25 Belle Gibba from T-SS: Spare pumper and 2 Herry operators heading for Eagle Lake (probably SW Pass inside fire). To be at HQ 10:30-11. 139 NOVEMBER 5 40 9:37 Belle 2 Coast Guard pump operators leaving Its II to stand by at Seal Harbor. Fire Station. OK & by Gibbs. 9:45 Ballie 2) bose lying in NE shoreline of Eagle Lake sector to be picked up by Douglas to supply fire truck. Ordered by Favour. 10:00 Belle Atwood dispatched to pick up Volpe, Navy man at Seal Harbor. Fire station. Thence to SR Harbor to pick up suction hose and fittings, at Sif Hereber, C.O. Station. Thence to Sit Pass. Requested by Gibbs at 9:56 Rolle 10:30 Selle Lt. Mutter (Navy) for weather call Sw 7 at 12:30 (Coast Guard). 10:40 Belle Eastport to Blonck Island: Diminishing nor therly wind becoming variable tonight and Thursdev considerable cloudi- ness but good visibility some change and a few sprinkles of rain Thursday. 11:42 Belle Sergent Mt. Lookout reports thin smoke easing from near base of Sargent Mt. asimuth between 319° and 3260. 12:10 Pelle Cook relieves Savage. 12:10 Pelle Sargent it. reports smoke at 130 through notch fn MeFar- land lt. 12:30 Palle Signed for 2 P=500 pumps from U.S. Savy (Lt. Trotter) to be returned to Portsmouth Navy Yard. 1:15 Pelle Coast Guard Pumper men. Bubble Pond standing by. (Advise Gibbs). 1:45 Pello Send park fire truck with Orre Thompson to put out fire on switchback on lit. Rd. 2 garage mon going. 2:45 Palle Park fire truck returned and sent to COC Camp at Johnson's request. 2:50 Pello Seal Narbar FD wants to know where to pick up non tonight. 2:57 Pello Doudne I-4 reports no amoke found. 3:21 Pells Bob Moore to SW Pass. 4:00 palte Sargent Ht. reports all smokes mall, wind 10 sph ME. 4:20 Pelle Koore reported no Seal Harbor nen at SW Pass. He is coming in now. 4:21 palte Atwood reports all cold, Jordan Pond to Engle Lake. 4:25 Pellie Called Seal Harbor FD to send truek to top of Cadillao Mt. for men tonight. 4:25 pime Cook to Savage: Campbell, through Moore, saya he will need only 10 men tomorrow from Its. Suggests you call 10 from here rather than having the field crow advise. 100 non reluctant to go so far from hogie. (Telephone request). 4:30 Pelle The following non will be released 11/6/A7. Please see Nowaoit this evening arrange your transportation: Dunn, Benton, Sanders, Schreiher, Sell, Johnson, Pay Liles, Campbell. Savage. 4:35 Polite Sargent Mt. wind 5 mph B NE. 6:30 Pelle Telephoned HE. Talked to Taylor. Requested 10 con for duty tonorrow. 6:40 pello Telephoned Seal Harbor. Talked to Mr. Houston. Requested 5 men for duty tonorrow. 6:43 Pello Telephone Otter Creek. Talked to Mr. Richardson. Did not request any men for tonorrow. Did tell him that if he could not get word to everyone that we could work 3 or 4. Untined: Favour to Night Sector Bosses: Carriage road entrance to top of Shady Hill (Brown Int. Pass) to be opened by 5:15 Bobs Untimed: Smakes reported today: Beaver Dam Pool- Nowaoic worked on 2 south of Bill, Southwest Pass (being worked on)s 41 140 IIII MeFarland Mt. in direction of Hulls Cove 13° from Sergent Mt.) Switchback on odge of Cadillas Etc. Rd., con- trolled at 2:45 pay CCC Camp-P. Johnson w/fire trucic work- ing on it; Withh Hole 3 spots out, 1 burning. All inside. Untimod: Received from the U. S. Navys 2 P=500 pumps, 2 lengths of truction hose (P=500) 1 strainer (2-500). It is agreed that these pumps will be returned to Portsmouth Navy Yard upon expiration of the present emergency. Lawrence F. Cook. (To be shipped by Park to Portmouth Havy Yard when job is done. Somesville also has some equipments to go to same place. Cook.) NOVEMBER 6 12:20 Belle Schreiber reports from 2-4: All quiet. Asked him to con- taot Sandera to case in early. 4:00 Rable Schreiber reports all quiet. Had boon unable to contact Sendors. will unlock gates including Brown Mt. Pass. 4:45 dello Sanders in, reported 1 stump burning well inside line at Other Pt. 5:45 Selle Savage to Major Careys All fire suppression equipment including hose, prespers and accessories may be brought in from Division I from Cadillao Mt. Sussit south to and including Otter Point. 5:45 Sallo Savage to Communications Officer: Telephone T-3, Other Creek and T-2, Otter Pt. my be taken up. 6:25 Bello Sargent lit. Lookouts Wind NE gentle. 6:45 Rolle Savage relieves Cook. 6:55 Balla Orro Thompson assigned to patrol all Div. I line. 7:00 Balle Stt. lit. Lookout reports only solice visible is at Long Health where there is perhaps a quarters mile of active fire. 7:08 Salte Coast Guard pump operator for Bubble Pond pump dispatched from Sil Hbr. to Seal Harbor Station to stand by+ Requested by Gibba at 7:08 from T=6. 7:11 Relle Chief Sleeper reports a large spot of live fire innodiately east of eatern end of witch Hole. Seye he will dispatch a portable with 5660* hose and 1 200.22 to douse it today. 7:50 Rella Message to Major Carey regarding piekcup of equipment from Cadillao lit. southeast to Otter Pt. delivered to Sargent. 8:01 Relle Sgt. Nt. Lookout reports visibility from a to 2 miles as fog closes in intersittently. Only smoke continued to be at Long Heath. Berg and MeFarland passed on patrol to esst. Doudna, there at lookout for west patrol. 8:27 Bells Beach 1ft. Lookout reports only fire visible is at Long Health. Visibility good, adad about 10 mph HISE. 8:50 Belle Hadley reports hot spot near Hod Liscoubis road going into NE and of agle Lake. Bill Campbell dispatched at 9:10 to check it; also to have Bob Moore pub hose line to hot spots along carriage road just to north of arch bridge. (Carriage road entrance to Eagle Lake). 8:50 Bello Major Carey notified park is through with Bangor jeep fire truck and is ready to release it to Army supply. 9:02 Belle Sgb. lit. Lookout reports very small smoke, azimuth 336°, apparently near the Sagle Lake Road. Doudna leaving to check it. 0:05 Relle Shirley Traoy reports fire on Gorham lit. NOVEMBER 6 42 141 9:15 Belle Major Carey informed that the park organisation is ready to relinquish Army Mess afternoon today. 10:00 Salte Sgt. lit. Lookout reports 336° small smoke disappeared. Vis- ibility improving. Requested 1 gal. kerosene for store to- morror. Going on patrol for 1 hour. Due back at 11:00 623. 10:12 Belle Bill Campbell reports several hot spots going near Hod Liscaub road. 500° inside woods. 10:14 Salta Fire truak dispatched e/extra lengths garden hoso, 11. Campbell guiding. 11:00 SET. Mt. Lookout reports all aerone except for Long Health which had quieted down and was just starting up again. Berg and MeFarland at lookout, having returned from their patrol. They also reported all quiet. 11:36 Belle John Higgins reported live fire just south of Lakewood. 12:00 noon Rudolph Hodgkins, NB Harbor: Fire Chief in to inquire about disposal of hose being picked up by Army crow under park fire chief orders. 1:00 palle Cook with Doudnn to Eagle Lake Road. 1:16 palle Arnold and Moore off to cheak CCC and SW Pass burning aroas. 1:20 Pello Bench lt. Lookout reports little smoke on Long Heath. Reed- ing is 18°-19°. No wind. Visibility excellent. 1:59 Pell. Small shaft of smoke Rich Brook again 320°. Air dfier, wind NE and II, velocity light. 2:02 Datta Ed Clement from Seal Harbor phoned in new fire on south side of road à mile If of Icy Hill. 2:06 Pall. Bar Harbor fire truck, drivor and Bill Campbell to above fire. 2:07 Paille Seal Harbor Fire House reports fire truoic already on way. 2:21 Pell. Sargent Mt. clear no wind. 2:23 Palle Beach Mt. inside moice 41°. Wind swinging to NE. 2:24 Pellie Favour to check fire. 2:34 Pell. Seal Harbor says she has 2 reports, 1 out and 1 not out. 2:36 palle Favour reports fire out. 30° from road. Arnold speaking for Moore and Arnold. Ordered in. 236 Palle To Arnolds Caneeled order for arew. 2:45 Palls Orre Thompson reports fire out. Discovered fire from Day Nt. at 1:45 Pollo 2:47 Pell. Bill CAmpbell reports fire out. 2 mon on patrol. 2:50 pelle Orro Thompson left for Day Ht. 8.06 palla Sergent Mt. Everything OK. Wind due south. $:55 Polle Douglas reports Ford pickup ready for fire dispatch. 4:00 pello Sgt. Ht. wind due Be 4:20 Pelle Gibbs report T-5 If accident of 2 AAF comunication non with $ girls. 2 girl received out on hand. Bringing in to doctor. Lt. notified. 6:40 Pelle Sargent lit. Lookout. No new smokes. 510 Pelle 1,000° 2}s hose to Seal Harbor. 5:30 Pall. Orre Thompson reported everything clear from Day it. at 4:25 Pelle 605 Pelle Chief Seal Harbor requested back paok pumps. Order for 6 will be given clements when he comes. 650 Pelle Fevour relieves Savage. 100 Palle NE requested to have 11 men at SIT Pass fire at 8 o'oloek. Fire truck driver Taylor received request. 103 Pella Seal Harbor requested to furnish 5 non at Summit Road and Lower lit. Ed. intersecti on at 8 o'clock. Mr. Houston ro⑉ coived call; said didn't know whether he could get 5 or not. 142 43 7:19 palto Seal Harbor (lin. Houston) phoned that 5 neen would be at intersection. 8:09 Pell. M. Young reports from Sargent it. All clear. 2% 9:25 Pello Favour off duty. Hadley took over. 10:00 Pelle Hagerty relieved Hadley. Untimed: Work hours for details on day duty will be 8:00 6:0-5:00 pm beginning 11/7/47. Savage. Untimed: Cook to Savage: Acadia will need to be furnished apsoon as possible a detailed list of equipment actually sent to the park. Identification is going to be difficult at best but all aroas that sent equipment should furnish the best description obtainable. NAA and other purchases will probably be most difficult to identify but we should try to get the best we can. I'll try to get the dope from the Director's office purchases and suggest you do same in Region. Untimed: Cook to Savage: I think the Region should issue instruc- tions to all areas that sout men and/or equipment regard= ing the handling of costs and reimbursement. 1. Mr. Allon verbally approved while here the payment of overtime for all personnel through the grade of Chief Ranger. That office should approve this and place in line for payment? 2. Should bills for expenses of personnel equipment, etc. be paid locally by contributing areas sent to the Region or to Acadia for payment? 3. Return of used equipments either of the same quality and condition, substitution of equally good, or authorize purchase of equivalent new equipment. If any area is shorted seriously until replace- mont can be made they should so advise Acadia promptly (or the Region). 4. Method of computation of por diez. Note that seals furnished at the Army Mass should be deducted. Any others obtained, including Red Cynes can- teen meals, are allowable expenses. Bods in the headquarters building should be deducted. Untimed: MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CONCERNED: AB of 8:00 Solley Friday, November 73 1947, full charge of the forest fire, mop up, patrol and equipment salvage will revort to the paric organization. Ranger Pail G. Favour will because Park Fire Chief. He will be Fire Boss for the remainder of the present emergency. He will plan all action in connection with the fire, assign patrols, distribute crows to points where crow work is needed, and designate what equipment shall be used and where. General Foreman Douglas will be responsible for all equipment, having reserve stocks in readiness for dispatch to designated points. He will also control transportation, assigning trucks and care to such personnel as the Fire Boss may designate. B. L. Hadley. NOVEMBER 7 4:25 Selle Call from State Police saying they had picked up a our with a loaded gun in it as lit. Rds. They are being taken to the BEPD. 0.00 Belle Savage relieves Hagerty. 6:42 Selle Sargont it. All clear. Wind NEE. Light increasing. 10 milos. NOVEMBER 7 44 143 7:06 Salle Beech it. N=10 miles We Visibility good. 18° still burning. Aunt Betty Pond still burning. 25°. No transportation until 6 are 7:06 Ralle Beach ltb. Lookout wants transportation at 5:30 aa instead of 6. 7:10 Sells Sargent Kt. Lookouts Small moke roar Aunt Betsey Brook. 332°. Small suoke Richardson Brook 347° south Aunt Betty Pond. 7:15 Belle Favour relieves Savage. 8:00 Belle Fire taken over by Park organization. Paul Favour designated Park Fire Chief and Fire Boss. 8:00 Salte Four patrolmen (c. Williamson, Clark, Atwood and Doudna) dispatched to pick up 1 Seal Harbor can each at T-2. S:01 Solie Sgt. it. Lookout reports visibility poor; slight smoke from Long Heath area. 8:02 Belle Beech lit. Lookout: Snokes going at Long Health, south side of Long Health and at Aunt Betty Pond (Rieh. Bk.). Wind NHE about 8 uph. Vis. good. 8:42 Ralla Thompson reports considerable smoke coming from Sector D between east shore of Engle Lake and Mt. Rd. Observed from ice house. Bill Campbell dispatched to size it up. 9:01 name Beech it. reports only smoke visible is Long Health. Ho is to come in tonight to sign appointment. 9:02 Belle Good visibility-suake at Long Heaths elight smoke at Richardson Brook. 9:04 Solie Scripture reporting smoke between Aunt Betty Pond and Sargent Mt. He believes he may be able to get a license number of a our which he has suspicions of. If we do not hoar from him, we will know he has nothing. 9:27 Bell. Bill Campbell reports fire at east side, Eagle Lake under control by patrolmen. 9:40 Belle Savage called Regions Need list of equipment actually purchased by Richmond and Washington and records of loaned equipment that we are expected to return to parks, Quarter- master Depota, Havy, etc. will you determine how this should be handled and advise the areas. 9:50 Balle Savage, Arnold and Moore out to go over beech scale plots. 10:00 Selle Beech Mt. No wind. Smoke. 10:01 Raile Sargent Mt. ind E. Very light, no moke. Smokes on Long Health diminishing. 10:15 Belle Gibbs called in from T-6 about to check SW Pass. ill call back. 10:24 Belle Clark reported in. All cold on Sector A. 10:30 Belle Assistant Chief Forester Cook left to return to his headquarters. 11:00 Beilla New smoke at 321° between upper and lower carriage road. 11:01 Rella Wind picking up from south about 8 mph. 11:05 Statio Hadley in from Bear Brook campground area. One burning log extinguished. 11:20 Relle Gibbe reported in from T-5H. Operation at SW Pass definitely to be finished this afternoon. 11:57 Ballo Beech Nt. Lookout. No smokes wind S. little velocity. 12:01 Pill. wind light, circling. No anoige except very faint at Long Health. 1:10 Pello Sargent Nt. Lookout reports all well. 1:20 Palle Telephone line to Day it. completed. Talked with Thoapson. Ring 5 assigned to Day Nt. Lookout. Also trouble shooters ring of 1 long and 1 short agreed on. All phones to an suer to that ring. NOVEMBER 7 45 144 2:00 Pelle Eastport to Partlands Continued cloudiness. Good visibility tonight. Light anattered showers Nov. 8. Centle souther ly winds tonight. 15-25 knots early Sat. (Nov. 8) shifting to 20-30 knots northwest during afternoon or evening. 2:01 pell. Sargent Mt. ind E 10 mph. Slight wisp of invice RE of Sunloan Health. Very little smoke at Long Health. 2:02 pello Beech lit. Lookout reports S wind about 8 mph slight suoke from Long Health. 2:30 pello Campbell returns. No pumpers located. 2:50 Pello Sargent Mt. Lookout reports alight smoke at 310° about à way between Town Hill and Eagle Lake Rd. Whaleback area. 3:00 Pelle E wind increasing. Smokes in Long Health stepping up also. 3:20 Pell. Gibbs at T-5 Bubble Pond reports all quiet. 3:45 Pelle Borg at T-S reports SW Pass completely mopped up. He is picking up hose. 3:50 polite Moore off to seout fire burning at Great Headow. 3:52 Pall. Hadley in from Cadillac from watching for smokes. Little wisp south of Lakewood, I NE Aunt Betty Pond, several on Richardson Brook, Sunken Health and Long Health continuous. 3:55 PeTte Sargent Mt. 331.50 on Aunt Betsey's Brook one half mile inside fire line. Several small excloses well inside. 4:00 Pells Beach Mt. Same smoke on Heath. Wind CE x E. 4:15 pelle Thompson reports from Day lit. No smokes. Leaving at 6:20. 4:35 P.S. Moore in to report on Great Meadow situation. 4:40 Pelle Sargent Mt. on 16 uph. Clear and cold. 15 small moken. Leaving. 4:46 Pelle Savage and Arnold in from Bliss Field. 5:55 Palle Requested Seal Harbor (via Houston) for 4 men (Hollis, Jr. and Halph right, Jim Talls, Maurice Kinguan), Cadillao sumit road lower turn at 8:00 Bille 6:45 Pelle Requested Seeley, Otter Creek, to have 2 non report to Park Garage. 7:00 Pello Requested Douglas to have truck and driver out at SW Pass at 8:00 are 7:01 Pello Requested HE Harbor (via Taylor at Fire House) to have 9 sion at Southwest Pass at 8:00 are 7:06 Pelle Arranged with GeHeFalt, Jr. to take over Beech Mt. Lookout on Nov. 9. Also for him to have McFarland take over as straw boss; to pick up all equipment at SH Pass and to call no after that. Park truck and driver to meet them at SW Pass at 8.00 fill. 7:45 Pello Hadley relieving Favour. 8:15 Pello Price and Wingoier left for Ellsworth to take train for home. Hagerty drove them. 9:45 Pelle Turned witch over to Enery at Garage. Asked Tol office to transfer all 300 calls to 13 until 7:00 021. BLH. Every relieving Hadley. Untimed Army: 10 wheel truck cleaned all hand tools, rakes, shovels, mattooks, etc. from NE Harbor fire house on morning of 11/6. Reported by Herb Thomas. PO Fr. NOVEMBER 8 46 145 12:01 an Willianson and Seeley night patrol taking off. 12:20 Balla Willianson checked from T-2, line OK. Sector Do 1:15 Bitte R. Salisbury, M. Young in from patrol. 8:15 Sall. Hagorty left for Bangor Airport tool Moore, Gibbs and Burg+ 6:45 Ralle Phillips telephones from Sargent lit. All is quiet. He calls it T-31 wind southwest. 7:00 Salle Favour relieving Emery. 7:00 Salte Light rain this arternoon and tonight. Temperature 50°. ind 12 aph SE, fresh, increasing. 7:05 date. Chief Sleeper and 1 of his mon report spot that needs attention: Hod Liscomb area near IS end of Eagle Lake. Quito a bit of blowdown; plenty of fire. 7:50 Bette Atwood dispatched to Sector A to guide fire truck to Deer Brook smolder. 7:55 Batte Savage and Arnold leaving for Deer Prook and on Pass. 8:00 Rella Beech lt. Lookout reports all OE. 8:00 Sargent Ht. 2 Army gas cans, 1 gas can for pumper. Pacific pumper Y7823, 14 lengths hose, laxe at Sgt. Mt. Rd. 8:03 Rolls J. Williamson dispatched to Sector D. 8:13 Bello C. Clark dispatched to Sector B. 8:14 Relle Dondna dispatched to Sector E. 8:15 Belle Call from Herb Thomas about original Mt. Desert 2000 23" hose laid approximately October 24 which Army picked up and dropped at park garage. Hose was stamped OCFD, SHFD, HBFD. 8:20 Raffle Contacted McParland at T-6 to take over as straw boss of 8 NE Harbor ment to keep their time; to finish picking up hose and equipment at SW Pass; to pick up all equip= nent at Sgt. its Pond, to knop in contact with IIQ. 8:25 Belle Bhoned Herb Thomas to and a area over here to pick up their stamped 2hr hose, at park garage. 8:53 Rella Beech Mt. reports 12-15 uph SE wind. Long Health smoke only visible. 9.00 Bell. J. illiasson in to request portable pumper to take care of hot spots kicking up at Tagle Lake (Sector D) Pasper and operator dispatched. 9:01 Salta Thoupson at Day Mt. reports no smokes. SE wind picking up. 9:02 Colle Sargent Mt. Lookout. Very strong SE winds fire line OK. 9:15 Rame State Trooper Scripture reports ground fire at Thunder Hole. 9:25 Salle Hadley off to check dan at Great Headow. 9:40 Belle Sargent Ht. Lookout - two smokes picking ups 307)° & 309. 9:50 Sell. Beech lit. reports snoko increasing at 26° as ni.e 28°-48 ni. Wind picking up again. 9:51 Rello Elmer MeGerr, Otter Creek, is borrowing 500' Navy 23" hose. Is signing for it. 10:10 Selle McFarland reported in from Toda Instructed to stand by for truok. Then to go to Other Pt. to pick up hose equipment. 10:15 Belle Somesville notified of 2 smokes last reported by the Looktouts. 10:18 Relie Clark reported in: dispatched to Thunder Hole. 10:25 Bellie Doudns reports his line OK (Sector B). His patroluan (Hollie "right, Jre) taking line north of lower carriage road. 10:30 Belle Fairfield Gray, driver of rack truck for Hac/arland's crow, reporting in person. Instructed to return to I-4 soon as his truck is unloaded. Thence to otter Pt. to get hose, etc. NOVEMBER 8 47 146 11:00 Relie Sargent it. Lookout back from patrol to east side of lit. All quiet except on tops of Bubbles. Wind very strong SE. 11:05 Salte Thompson reports all well. Wind strong. 11:06 dello Jo Williamson reports Hod Liscanb fire taken care of Tiants pumper left there this afternoon. OK 4. 11,08 Sellie Savage and Arnold in. Smolder close to Deer Brook well wet with "Drench" and trenched. Atwood keeping eye on it. 11:14 Selle Phillips reports small smoke on carriage road at 347-8°, MacParland to look at it. 11:41 Belle MacFarland taking off for Otter Pt.; reports fire near hairpin turn. Needa attention. Gale bloring 11:54 Bollie Beech lt. find SE x E. Smoke at Long Health only. ind stepping up. 12:14 Pelle Davis called from garage. Casey Gower reported fire near get. Rt. 3, Otter Creak east. Marked spot w/ire stick on left going down. Sent Campbell to check. 12:20 Pello Fire truole out to Sargent Mt. 12:24 Pelle Beech Mt. reports fresh'sappre at 30° Sunicon Health area. 12:28 Pell. Day it. reports all clear. 1:03 Pello Sargent it. Lookout - Spoke 3090. Sunloan Health somethat down. 1:12 Pollo Hadley reports 1 prs nows weather report gives wind SE, 40-50 uph shifting to west during night. Rain prediotad. Much colder. 1:22 Police Doudne reports from I-4 all well. Fire truels (Young and Porry) on way back, dousing a few spots. 1:40 potte Weather report, Coast Guard: Showers, occasionally nod= erate, tonight. SE winds 30-40 uph shifting to northwest during night. 25-35 mph with clearing Sunday, and 25-35 aph from the west continuing Sunday. 1:48 Pelle Weather report received from Coast Guard. 1:50 Palle Fire truolo in from Surgent lit. 1:51 Patte Clark reports Thunder Hole fire taken care of, will keep it checked. 1:54 Pette Beech it. says only smoke visible is at Long Heath. 1:59 pellie J. Williamson reports fire near NE and Eagle Lake all out. 2:01 Pello Sargent Mt. - wind swinging to E, same vol. Light smoke at 309°. Little at Sunken Health. 15° flane and amoke. 2:07 Paille Beech it. reports crowning fire at 43° near Eagle Lake Road. 2:10 Pellie Fire truck with 3 mon dispatched to fire just west of Pearl MeFarland's. 2:11 Polic Sargont lit. reported Eagle Lake Road fire on south side near CCC Camp. 2:15 part. Somesville selectmon inquired responsibility of fire. 2:24 Palle ib reports all OK. 2:50 Pelle Fire truels in. 2:50 Della Savage called in from I=6. Going to Deer Brook. 2:58 Pallo Beech Mt. reports no sisologist except Long Health. Strong wind. 3:02 Pallo Sgt. it. Faint saoke on Whaleback at 310° Long Health going slowly. 3:46 Pello lib Doudns reports from Into All OK. will arrange working with Hollis fright, Jr. for tonorrow. 3:54 Pelle All well at Beach it. Strong wind. ESE x Be 3:57 Pallo Thompson casing down slowly via Bubble Pond. No smokes. 4:00 pelle Sargent Mt. 50 uph SB. Long Health. 4:20 Pelle Gargent Mt. reports a little smoke on South Bubbles. 48 147 5:30 Thompson leaving to COURSE Day Mt. Lookout tonight. 5:40 Palle Seal Harbor contacted. Hollis, Jr. and Halph Wright and two others to be at Sundit Road intersection. 5:45 Pello Sleeper requests 2 Gross out sais. ok'd. 6:30 part. At garage are 3 men for fire truck and Enery to Answer phone. All nights Grindle and Young to stay until 9 or 10 pile 6:45 Dame Hadley relieving Favour. 6:45 petto Willianson reports from I=2. All OK. Tree removed on East share Eagle Lake. Headed down Cadillac. Seal Harbor patrolman called from Boyd Road, all OK. There sear Thomp= son on way up. 7:02 Pallie Young reported from I-4. All OK. 7:07 Pette Thoupson Day lit. Reported on duty all OK. 7:41 Pelle Set barometer 30.14. 8:32 Pelie Pelph Douglas celled asking if e patrol in the Train= Luquer sector wear on duty. Town fire station (Ray Jordan) said yes. Advised R.C.D. 8:58 Pello Paul called to check on conditions before turning in. 9:13 Pelle Lights out. Power off. 9:43 Pello Blondie reports all well after a. complete circuit. Spray breaking across Ocean Drive. 9:44 Pettle Rain drops on window. 9:46 Pelle Thompson reports rain, no fogs otherwise all well. Visi- bility lessening. Arnold left for bed. 10:35 Police Barameter 30.00 Temp 48°. 11:08 Pello Blondie called from Hubert Sealys 891-13 reported a tree down across road near riding stable. Electric wires broken reported this condition to Hydro electric. Also reported putting out small blase CCC Camp area prior to finding hydro pole afire. Reported clearing large piece out of road. Reducing hard. 11:33 Pallo Power restored. 11:49 Dello Blondie reported tree on Ocean Dirkins road cleared. NOVEMBER 9 12:01 Salte Raining moderately hard. ind strong 33. Baronetor 29:90. Falling, tomp 48°. 12:04 Balle Instructed phone operator to transfer 300 calls to 13. 12:09 Ballie Watch to Stewart Enery. 1:30 Ballo Hillianson called from 2-2, lit. Rd., lot of blowdowns, clearing roads. Moderate rains and wind SE. Parer off. 2:00 Selle Power still occ. 2:25 Belle Increasing winds with rain. 3:30 Bellie Very strong wind with light rain. Power still off. 4:00 Balle Very strong wind. Rain agtior. No phone since 1:30. Power still off. 4:45 Saftle Salisbury and Young reporting in. Ho sparks in sight. Rain light, wind about sane, many trees down, and still felling. Can get through their route at present. Power still off. 8:15 Belle Rain stopped for present time. Wind dying doma. 5:28 Selle Power came one Willianson called Station 12, removed couple trees on road. Is going round to Seal Carbor and Ogenz Drive again. Hind had died down. Little sprinkle of rain, Paul Favour called on phone to sale of conditions. No fires reported since rain. NOVEMBER 9 49 148 7:00 Galls Williamson and Seeley reporting in. His route clear enough to drive through Stopped raining+ Foggy on mountains. No fire. 7:06 Rolls Rainfall during night was 0.61 inch. 7:10 Bello Favour relieving Enery. 7:15 Bello Phillips at T-4 reportings will pick up toele in neigh- borhood of Codar Spring on eastern slope of Sargent its will cell in as soon as he gets back. 7:20 Bello Salisbury and M. Young in. Report s number of trees still down in Aunt Betty Pond area. 7:32 Salta Called HE fire station to locate M. McFarland. Call went through to private house. Mac will call no. 7:35 falls Called DeRevere to see about getting some of his mon working on blowdowns. He is sick in bed. No mon planned to be out. Inquired about exes, which he can supply: He will try to get a crew together. 7:45 Shelle Sargent it. Wind it x N about 40 mph via 100 yds. Swing- ing to East may piek up. 7:50 Belle Atwood reports from home. To stand by until 10 any then to Buelcaport to funeral if not called for earlier. 7:51 Rella HeFarland called in from NE by request to report 110a of non available and ask for latest instructions. Instrup- ted to make 1 quiek trip to Sargent it. Pond and pick up important equipment there, then to be ready to S° up on Bubbles. 7:53 flaff. Bert Dodge, Seal Harbor, inquired rainfall and its effect on fire; also reported South Bubble still burning. 7:55 Belie For on mts. clearing away repidly. 7:59 Salta Bearometer 30.10. Temperature 42°. 8:00 Salta Sargent lite Lookout reports just 1 shaft of anoke visible at Long Month. ind shifting to 100g vis. clear. 8:25 Balla Very quiet here at highrs. Very little wind. 8:35 Relle Harland Cartor, Seal Herbor, reports on Bubbles At 8 an small smoke at South Bubble with a lot of windfalls up there. 9:00 Salle Instructed Davis to have rook truck and driver ready to roll (for T-4) at 10:15 M. 9:15 Staffe Beech lit. Lookout, just arrived at his station, reports puffa of smoke easing up from vicinity of firo truck trail just east of nim. 9:16 Salta Savage and Nowack to investigate. 9:19 Selle Garage notified to crew up park fire truck and go to fire. 9:20 Solle Called BHPD to request State Trooper. 9:25 Relle State Trooper Scripture reports to Park Hdgtrs. off for Beech lit. at 9:32 Bello 9:35 Ralle Park fire truck off for Beech it. 9:37 Staffle Stewart leaving lookout station on Boech Mt. to assist in locating smoke on fire. Instructed to return by 10:30 site 10:08 fille Harland Carter reports on his survey on South Bubbles all but a dogen trees have blown down on top. Area resembles big brushpile. Burning area is 50-75 it. in diameter. Is located on east side of the top of South Bubble. Duff is burnings one is foot deep in places. 10,28 Relite Phoned Davis at garage to load 7 back tanks, 6 axes, and 4 light weight: sattooks on the racis truck to be ready to 5 to I-m. 10:37 Selle Sargent lit. Lookouts High wind was about 50 nph. lio smoke at Long Heaths faint smoke on South Bubble. Reports lino NOVEMBER 9 50 149 and orea are to be not at junation of waterfall trail with upper carriage road in Cedar Swamp lit. 10:52 Belle Stewart reports from Beech lit. No fire to be found. 10:53 Belle Somak reports from Sonosville fire dept. Is on his way back. 10:55 Relie Wind direction SB. ind accus to be picking up sase. 11:03 Belle Fire truck returns from Saseaville. 11:09 Selle Sargent Nt. Lookout. No amolas in sight. Leaving to get some water. Baek in 15 minutes. 11:15 Belle Savago and Nowaolc basic. 11:32 Date Mae reports from 2-4 on way to South Bubble. Received instructions. 11:50 Sallo Fire truek left for "Tumble Down" at Deer Brook. 11:56 Belle Beech lit. reports all quiet. kind, weat about 12. 12:01 Palle Sargent lite reports all quiet. IRT wind strong+ 12:22 Pelle T-6 Arnolds 0.6 ni. beyond T-6 heavy blowdowns blocked progress to Deer Brook. Going to try gate west side Jor- dan Pond Road at Gate Lodge. 12:50 Pelle Beech it. reports no asokos. Wind live, increasing. 12:57 Pello Sargent lt. Lookcout reports all quiet. Is patroling to east to cheak smokes on Bubbles. 1:00 Pello Doudna reports in. Is taking all of Division II. 1:10 Pelle Clark reporting from taking lise's area to Bubbles. Is taking his regular patrol run. 1:15 Pelle Sargent Grady reporting from T⑉6. Says road is still blooked by SW Pass. Is on way to Toto 1:20 Pello Road block at 36 Pass reported to Douglas. 1:37 Della Sgt. Savage at T-4 checking telephone line. 1:59 Pello Thompson reporting from Day Mt. All OK. 2:05 Palls Sargent lite No smoke can be seen. Heavy windfall on south and middle Bubble. Estimate 15 aores on west slope. Hind dropped to about 40 M her hr. getting colder. Heavy clonds. 2:20 Pellio Beach it. reports all quiet. Hind IN about 30 upho 2:30 Pello Doudna reports all OK. 2:43 Datio Arnold in reports "Tumbledown" fire out for the day. 3:05 Pellie Fire truak dispatched to Thunder Hole 3:11 Pelle Sargont Nt. All OK. in 45 aph Br. S:12 Pelle Harland Carter reports emoice still visible on South Bubble from Mt. Rd. (North- of Bubble Pond). 3:18 Pelle Je Williamson reports all clear except cuoice on South Bubble. 3:21 Pelle Douglas advised that Salisbury and Young to take night patrol from 5 pm ol ans C. Williamson and Seeley to patrol from midnight 8. 3:35 Pelle Doudna cheaking in, all clear. 3:48 Palle Clark checking in, all clear. 3:55 Pellie Beach lite reports all OF. 4:05 pittle Sargont lite reports wind NW 45 nph. All clear. 4:19 Pello MeFarland called in from Boyd Road. Instructed to report in to Headquarters. 4:30 Pelle Clark reported in. All well. 4:45 Dalle J. Williamson cheeking in. 4:49 Pette Bert Dadge reports door at Jordan Pond Gatehouse open today. Has boon closed by Milton Crocker. 5:35 Pello Howaoic relieving Favour. 7:00 Pellio Savage and Aynold leaving for Bangor with Eadley. 51 150 7:37 Palle M. Young called from Sargent Mt. (I-4). Everything fine. Not much wind. Cates looked on carriage roads OK. 7:59 Palle Baroseter 30.10. Temperature 42°. 8:25 Pello Very quiet here at headquarters. Very little wind. 10:55 Pello Wind direction SB. Wind seens to be picking up some. 11:10 Pell. Everything quiet. No calls from the field telephones sinse 7:37 Pelle 11:15 Pello Requested telephone operator to transfer 300 calls to 13. 11:20 Pello Stewart Enery relieved Homele and log turned over to Intry at garages NOVEMBER 10 12:10 Rella Ben Hadley calls in to report he has returned from Bangor. 12:15 Belle Willianson and Soeley go on patrol duty. 1:05 Safle R. Selisbury and M. Young reporting in, all quiet on the front. 1:30 Salta All quiet. ind INV. Slight breeze. Tomp 44°. 2:20 Belle Williams calling from Sargent it. Everything quiet. Going to Ocean. 3:00 Salte Everything quiet. Moderate IDS wind. Teap 34°. 6:50 Selle Charles Stewart reports all clear from Beach Cliff. 7:00 Belle Phillips reports from T-3. Wind IN x III about 40 mph. No asoke in sight. Visibility about 15-20 riles. Found 2 or 3 empty water pumps along trail this morning. Standing by for further orders. 7:03 Rella Phillips reports from Tw3. Very faint smoke seen over Long Health. 3270. 7:15 Salle Favour relieving Enery. 7:35 Belle Mrs. Wilcomb, Seal Harbor, reported burned door seen near north terminus of Ocean Drive extension, lane, fell down and seased unable to get up. 7:50 Balla Beach ltb. 8:07 Belle Favour to Ralph Wrights MCFurland and 5 men will have rack and driver. If there is no fire on Bubbles he will pick up equipment on Boyd Rd. (south of Bubbles Pond). 8:50 Salte Sargent lit. Lookout reports same as 7:03 call. Leaving to pick up a load of equipment at Hargent Pond. 9:05 Belle Sargent lit. reports small smoke still on Long Heath. Wind NV x N about 50. Has picked up one load from Sgt. lite pond. Still there 100 ft. cotton hoses 300 ft. linen. 9:08 Rella Howe of Boston Globe called from Boston, requesting latest information. Was givon it. 9:16 Galle Sargent Grady testing 2⑉6 south. Loud and clear. 9:16 Bello Beech itt. Lookout reports all OK. 9.22 Belle Doudna reports from THE all OK. Couldn't find deer at north terminus of Ocean Drive extension as reported by Mrs. Wilcomb. 9:22 Belle 111wwrth freight office advised carload of Chrysler puz pera in. 9:30 Bello Thompson and MacFarland report no smoke on South Bubble. 9:31 Sallo Williamson reports no smoke on South Bubble (observed from Cadillao lit.) Eagle Lake and of Sector D all OK. 9:35 Belle Hadley says morning radio weather report predicts west wind 20-30 uph today. 9:42 Belle Thoupson instructed to meet DeRevere at Jordan Pond Gate house at 1:00 Pelle NOVEMBER 10 62 151 9:43 Belle Atwood reporting ins Sector A from Eagle Lake to Jordan Pond OK. 4 lengths of hose at north tip of Sector A (at Eagle Lake). 9:45 Selle Fire truck with Perry as streer boss dispatched to Door Brook to repeat yesterday's performance. 9:54 Belle Sargeut it. Lookout: No change since 9:05 Solle Leaving for Sargent site Pond to pick up load of hoso there. Re- porting at 11:00 Sellie 10:00 Bello Beech Mt.Loolcouts All OK. 10:19 Belle Doudne at T⑉4; no blowdowns and all OK. 10:40 Selle Atwood at T-6: Fire truck on way ins fire in road needs 2-3 more tankfuls of water in his opinion. Still smoking. 10:48 Belle Clarks Couldn't find fire near Sand Beach parking areas blowdown leaning against telephone cable near Potter Palmer. 10:52 Belle Reported tree down to wire chief. 10:58 Ballo Beech lite reports all a 11:05 flette Sargent it. Lookouts All OK except very slight suoice on Long Health, just visible through binoculars. 11:06 Belle Thompson at Day No. No snokes in sight. 11:20 Bollie Moderate Milly winds diminishing to variable over S portion Tues. If to NE winds 10-15 mph increasing to near 25 uph over 3 portion in afternoon. Clear tonight becoming cloudy Tuesday. Rain over south portion late Tuesday. Good visi- bility. Small craft warnings lowered at sunset tonight. 11:25 Bellie McFarland T-58 cheaked in. Lunchtime. 11:47 Solle Atwood at T=63 second load of mater on Deer Brook turn out. Fire truel on way back. 11:59 Selle Fire truck to go back after Grow shows ups garage informed. 12:01 Pelle Same as previous from Sargent Mt. 12:42 Palle Hadl ey relieving Favour. 12:47 Pelle Sane as before from Sargent lit. 12:51 Pelle Garage instructed to remove 2 tross across Sumit Road one half mile above lower torminus. 12:56 Pello OX at Boech lit. 1:08 Pelle Boat heading SSE apparently OK. 1:17 Pollo McFarland T-5S. Cheek report only. 1:32 Pells Julian Williamson called from T=2 saying hose on east side Eagle Lake should be picked up and drained before it freeses. 2:02 Pelle Stewart called. Reported all well except high wind. 2:20 Palle Paul at T-S. Check call. Read log for his information. 2:26 Pell. Doudna T reports all well. 2:37 Palle Favour T-5N. Cheek call. 2:45 Pellie McFarland T-5S reported 1 pacific pumper Y-7361 85735. 2:46 Pelle Atwood called to sey that truek not needed at Deer Brook Bridge turnout. Notified Davis at Garage to hold truck when it returns. 2:53 Pelle Stewart all well. Wind strong from north. 3:04 Pello Sargont Mt. wind strong. Puff occasionally from Long Earth. 3:10 Pelle Thompson reports nothing but wind on Day it. 3:21 Pello Julian Williamson reports all well. 3:25 Pelle T=6, Atwood: All well. (Notes Told Halph to schedule 8 hr. duty Tuesday, Nove 11 for Grindle. Perry, Young. Same applies to all other permanent employees.) 3:45 Polite Doudna: Ted, all OK. 53 152 3:52 Palle Steuart: Everything OK. He is to stop in office tonight and sign time sheets. 4:02 Pello Sargent: No change in conditions. 4:07 Pello Ealph Do called and aaked if night patrol would be as last night. Said yes. 4:08 Pallo Day Mt. (Thompson) reports pretty cold. 4:10 Pelle McFarland reported in. More hose from Bubble Pond South to come in. 4:30 Pallo Sargent. ind INT. 45 mi. Clear overhead. Dark to the life. 4:40 Pette Favour rolieves Hadley. 5:05 Pallo Clark reported in. Smoke still caning up near Sand Bench parking area. 5:15 Police Charles Stewart checked out tonight. 6:12 Palle Hadley relieving Favour 8:45 Palls M. Young reports all well from Int. Slight od or mike at Dear Brook. 10:15 Pelle Turned watch to Garage. Intimed: Aray to pull out Ned. and Thurs. To keep 2 communica- tions mon but they must be fed. NOVEMBER 11 12:25 Salte R. Salisbury and M. Young checked in. Saya everything quiet. Temp. 40. Its wind. 1:50 Rella Williams reported all is well from I-4 at Sargent lite 6:35 Salte Deech Nt. reports all clear. New mm this morning. Gordan H. Falt on duty. 6:45 Salt. Phillips from Sargent Ht. I-S sunrise at 6:24 Faint hase over Long Health. Unknown at this time whether or not it is smoke. 7:00 Belle Sargent Mt. reports large amoice on mainland at 286.50 south of Bluohill. Another mainland smoke at 302°. Little smoke over Long Health. Visibility 30-35 miles. Wind IN on the mountain seening to be NE in the lowlands 5=10 uph. 7:07 Belle From Sargent it. Fire south of Bluehill soons to be very large. Smoke rolling up on a wide front. Other smoke at 302° very small. 7:54 Sello Favour relieving garage desk san (Stery siok in early as). 8:40 Belle Clark reports shoice still casing from hot spot at Sand Beach parking area. 8:42 Belle Fire tanaic and 3 non Dann Young. 8:50 Ballo Sargent it. Lookout reports smoke still at Long Heathe Fire at last Orland. 9:02 Saille Beach it. Lookout (Falt): Wind picking up FR. All OK. 9:10 Salte Atgrood reports no smoke at Deer Brook. 9:21 Belle Phillips back from Sargent lit. Pond. Has collected all hose and other equipment from there. East Orland fire apparently building fire. 9:22 Bello Hadley off for South Bubble. 9:25 Ralle McFarland checked in from T-5 south. Finished picking up hose at Eagle Lake. 9:27 Salte Thompson reports all OK from Day lt. No moice on Bubbles. 9:31 Bello J. Williamson reports no anoice on Bubbles EL seen from Cadillac. 9:40 Bella Doudns at T-4. All OK. NOVEMBER 11 54 153 9:47 a.m. Called NEHFD (Taylor) to ask.about 21" hose on Boyd Road. Taylor said a NE truck was out picking up hose today and was probably going to get it. 10:02 a.m. All OK from Beech Mt. Lookout. 10:10 a.m. All OK from Sargent Mt. Lookout. 10:20 A.M. Dana Young reported in from mop up job at Sand Beach Park- ing area. Practically no smoke to go by, but a trench was dug as indicated by Clark, and 2 tank loads water were applied. Is now heading for Beaver Dan Pool to mop up there. 10:25 a.m. Checked with Lyle Smith. He has personally inspected Long Heath smoking area. Says it is a patch of swamp 10-15 acres burning deep, and that with the surrounding vege- tation well burned off there is no danger of its getting away, i.e., a case of letting it burn out. Says he knows of no other fire or smoke in his supervised territory. That he has a 2-man patrol on duty. 10:59 a.m. No smokes whatsoever from Sargent Mt. 11:08 a.m. All OK at Beech Mt. 11:23 a.m. Orre Thompson on Day Mt. All OK. 12:04 p.m. Sargent Mt. All OK. 12:05 pemo Beech Mt. All OK. 12:08 p.m. Hadley returned from Bubbles. Found 3 hot spots smoking on South Bubble and trenched them. 1:01 p.m. Sargent Mt. OK. 1:02 pem. Beech Mt. OK. 1:03 p.m. All OK from Atwood at T-8 including Deer Brook. 1:10 p.m. OK from Day Mt. 2:00 pemo OK from Beech Mt. 2:10 p.m. Gus Phillips: Faint wisp Long Heath. Wind flat calm. Smokes in distance. All equipment from Sargent Pond at Lookout. 2:18 peme Julian W. called from Cadillac all well from phone station to lake. 2:35 pem. Clark called from Otter Creek. All well. 2:58 p.m. Sargent Mt. Wind shifted SW 2:35. 7 coils hose, 1 back pack, 4 pails (Red Cross), 3 grub hose, l shovel; 2 decontaminating tanks. 3:03 p.m. Atwood T-6: No report. 3:04 p.m. Beech Mt. All OK. Wind S or SSE. 3:30 p.m. Barometer 30.42. 4:00 pem. Sargent Mt. Wind light SW. 2 faint smokes 326.50 X 328°. 4:08 p.m. Beech Mt. All well. 4:09 pome Day Mt. All well. 2 Seal Harbor patrol cars there now. Clark up earlier. 5:00 pem. Gus called from T-4 checking out. Will call PGF in morning. 5:10 p.m. SE winds will increase to 40-50 mph, north of Portland early Wednesday. 5:15 p.m. Favour relieving Hadley. 6:20 p.m. Hadley relieving Favour. 9:00 p.m. No calls either phone from 6:20. Barometer 30.42. No wind. temp. 42°. 9:05 peme Watch over to garage. 9:20 pem. Young and Salisbury reports all clear from T-4. 10:50 p.m. Started to sprinkle lightly. No wind. 11:15 p.m. Light rain. No wind. I NOVEMBER 12 55 154 1:00 a.m. Salisbury and Young reporting in. All quiet. Light rain. 1:30 a.m. Williamson checked out, raining. 4:30 a.m. Williamson reporting everything quiet. 4:45 a.m. Slight breeze stirring, rain light. 7:30 a.m. Williamson checking in. All OK. Still raining." 7:55 a.m. Favour relieving garage watch. 8:00 a.m. Light to moderate rain falling with 0.20 inch having fallen since 10:50 peme, Nov. 11. Fog down to 800'. All lookouts off duty; all patrols removed. 8:45 a.m. Chief Sleeper in for conference. Advised him as to needed information to complete fire report as regards improvements destroyed and suppression costs in the Bar Harbor Fire Dept. Zone of Operation (north of Eagle Lake Road.) 10:45 a.m. Rain ended. Total amount of precipitation this rainfall 0.28 inch. Wind east, cloudy. 12:12 p.m. Convoy from Dow Field arrives to pick up all Air Corps equipment. 12:30 peme Easterly wind increasing. 1:45 p.m. Chief Sleeper reports several trees down across carriage roads in Paradise Hill and Witch Hole sections. 1:55 pomo Rain beginning again. 2:05 p.m. Douglas dispatching crew to cut out blow downs. 2:06 p.m. Weather report from Schoodic Naval Radio Station: Easterly winds 40-50 mph NW tonight and diminishing tomorrow 2:10 pem. All army leaving, except for 3 communications men. 2:30 p.m. Hadley relieving Favour. 2:31 pome Favour out to check hot spots still burning and to see BHFD Chief Sleeper. 4:44 Peme Favour relieving Hadley. Found smoldering spots at Sand Beach parking area and at Great Meadows. Also conferred with Sleeper getting information for fire report. 4:45 peme Cpl. Hanneman and PFC Shipley arrived to replace s/Sgts. Grady and Savage. 5:05 pame Still raining hard. Total precipitation 0.72 inch. 5:12 pem. Fire Boss going off duty. Weather conditions require no replacement, or night patrol. End of fire in sight. NOVEMBER 13 8:30 a.m. Precipitation ended during hight (am) of November 13. Over most of the island 2-5 inches of heavy wet snow fell, in the village of Bar Harbor the precipitation from 5:20 pm, Nov. 12 was a mixture of rain and heavy wet snow, changing sometime back to rain before ending. Measurement of precipitation at 8:25 am Nov. 13 covering the period 5:00 pm, Nov. 11 to during night (am), Nov. 13 was 1.65 inches. 8:35 a.m. Communication personnel (3) instructed to take up field telephone line on hard surfaced roads. 8:45 a.m. Douglas has tree removal (blowdown) crews out and will block up entrance to carriage road at Eagle Lake ice house during day as per agreement with DeRevere on Nov. 12. 10:00 a.m. Dave Sleeper brought in figures on valuation of burned land and property in the township of Bar Harbor. 10:30 a.m. Hadley relieving Favour. Favour out to check smoldering spots at Great Meadow and Sand Beach parking area. 12:30 Pemo Favour reports both spots still going, and third in the maple-cedar swamp adjacent to Great Meadow which he dug out, Fire truck & 3 men dispatched to first 2 spots. 56 155 1:55 pemo Beginning to snow. 2:00 peme Favour out to make further checks. 4:30 p.m. Favour relieving Hadley upon returning from checking park areanorth of Eagle Lake Rd: Paradise Hill and Witch Hole carriage road system, Paradise Hill motor road from Hull's Cove to Duck Brook, and New Eagle Road. One smoldering spot on new Eagle Lake Road 800' west of MacIntosh's still burning (deep road fill). Also checked Great Meadow and Sand Beach Parking Area spots: both were extinguished. 4:45 pom. Lyle Smith contacted by phone. Reports burning area at Long Heath now completely out. Checked it personally. Had crew in process of removing all equipment from Sector C. 4:50 p.m. Arrangements made with NE Harbor, Seal Harbor and Otter Greek men last working under Straw Boss McFarland on Nov. 11 to terminate their services as of 4:30 pm, Nov. 11. 5:00 p.m. Still snowing light. Snowfall since 1:55 pm is 0.02 inch, melting in town as it falls. 5:05 p.m. Favour going off duty. Weather conditions do not necessi- tate night duty personnel. NOVEMBER 14 8:00 a.m. Snow ended during night (Nov 13) with 0.1 inch falling after 5:00 pm. 8:15 a.m. Dee Brook parking area and area north to Eagle Lake Car- riage road entrance checked for hot spots by Favour. No smokes found. 8:30 a.m. One to 3 inches of snow on ground on the higher elevations and in the northweaterly sections of the burned area. Snow in patches in the Bar Harbor Village area. 8:55 a.m. Douglas instructed to dispatch fire truck with 3-man crew to hot spot on New Eagle Lake Road. 9:15 a.m. Hadley r elieving Favour. Latter leaving to make complete check of Great Meadow area. 11:45 a.m. Favour in from Great Meadow and Ocean Drive area. Thoroughly checked Great Meadow area. Found 2 deeply smoldering spots and dug out each. In one, burning humus was found at a depth of three feet. Both spots were completely extinguished before he left. 1:15 p.m. Favour leaving to make final check. 4:05 peme Fire boss back to headquarters. Reports Mount Desert Island fire completely mopped up and out as of 4:00 pemo, Nov. 14, with Bar Harbor Fire Chief David Sleeper concurring. 4:15 pem. Following telegram phoned to Western Union: REGIONAL DIRECTOR REGION ONE, NPS, RICHMOND, VA.: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND FIRE PRONOUNCED OUT AT 4:00 PM NOVEMBER 14 BY ACADIA FIRE BOSS AND BAR HARBOR FIRE CHIEF. HADLEY. 4:45 pem. Cpl. Patterson, in charge of the 3-man Dow Field communi- cations crew, reports he has completed taking up all field telephone equipment he could salvage and is returning to Dow Field tomorrow (November 15) morning.