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M'ork and supervision of the same. In 1910 for the same class 

 of service there has been expended up to Nov. i, $38,708.97. 



Fnchulcd in the work of patrol and constant watch for fires 

 there has been posted by these men over 20,000 danger fire no- 

 tices, printed largely in English, although when it seemed wise 

 notices printed in French and Italian have been put up. 



Close touch with the men employed has been made possible 

 by weekly reports returned to the department by the regular pa- 

 trolmen being required at the end of each week to file reports 

 containing the following information : Townships patrolled ; dis- 

 tance travelled each day ; fires found, time of same and direction 

 of the wind ; locality in detail, how set ; kind and quantity of tim- 

 ber burned ; area of damage ; method of fighting fire ; remarks. 



In case of fire of any proportion and causing the hiring of 

 extra men the chief or deputy wardens in charge file reports 

 containing the following facts : County and township in which 

 fire occurred ; time discovered and number of hours before it 

 was entirely extinguished ; direction of wind at the time ; method 

 employed in extinguishing same; cause of fire; area burned; 

 estimated damage ; names of men and hours employed and the 

 total expense of extinguishing the fire ; the report to be signed 

 and sworn to by the warden in charge and approved by the chief 

 warden of the section in which the fire occurred. 



Set and fast rules to cover all cases cannot be made but as a 

 reminder of what is expected of the wardens added to the good 

 judgment of the men themselves the following instructions were 

 given : 



In making up their reports wardens should see that they are made 

 in accordance with tlie law thus avoiding the inconvenience of having 

 them returned for correction. 



They should then be forwarded to the Chief Fire Warden of the dis- 

 trict in which the fire occurs who will send them to the Forest Com- 

 missioner at Augusta when they will be promptly paid. No warden 

 should neglect to send in every bill contracted at least once a month. 

 All bills must be approved by the Chief Fire Warden in the district 

 where the same is contracted. See that your bills are certified to be- 

 fore a Justice in accordance with the law. Whenever it is necessary 

 for you to pay out any money, be sure to take a receipt and enclose 

 it with your report. This will be necessary if you expect to be re- 

 imbursed. 



An important part of practical forestry is the prevention of fire. This 

 cannot be accomplished successfully without a well organized force 

 in which the duties of each individual are well defined and clearly un- 



