How many hectares of forest lands are destroyed by fire each year?
200,000 hectares

Ontario's forests are an important resource.  They are worth about $ _______ annually to the forest products and recreation industries?
$11 Billion

What is the most common cause of preventable wildfires in Ontario?
Campfires

Campfires should be built how far away form logs, stumps or standing trees?
a.  10 metres    b. 1 metre   c. 15 metres  d. 3 metres
3 metres

Campfires should be how far away form flammable structures or flammable forest debris?
a.  10 metres    b. 5 metre   c. 15 metres  d. 25 metres
15 metres

True or False:  Once Water has been used to extinguish the fire, a campfire is safely out?
False, Hot coals may still be burning underneath rocks used to encircle the campfire or in the ashes.  Always move the rocks and stir the ashes with a stick to uncover coals, then drown the fire again with water

Statistics obtained from the January/February 2005 edition of the Ontario Fire Service Messenger Additional statistics can also be obtained from the Ontario Fire Marshal web site.