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thus incurred. He shall also see that the district wardens are 

 supplied witli printed notices, which are furnished by the Com- 

 mission, containing the rules and regulations relating to the pre- 

 vention of forest fires, and shall see that the same are posted. 

 He shall be the District Warden of the district in which he lives 

 and a resident of that town. He shall divide the town into dis- 

 tricts, if not previously done, and appoint district wardens therein. 

 In dividing the town into districts, mountain ranges, rivers, 

 brooks, and highways are used as division lines. In some cases 

 school districts constitute a fire district. This information is sent 

 promptlj' to the Chief Firewarden and he locates the district on 

 his map. His pay is $2.50 per day and reasonable expenses, 

 when he works. In accordance with the law he issues permits to 

 farmers to burn fallow and audits the bills against the town for 

 services rendered in fighting fire. 



Third. District firewardens are appointed bj'- the Town Fire- 

 warden, subject to the approval of the Chief Firewarden. They 

 have jurisdiction over their districts, although they may go be- 

 yond when they deem it for the best interest of the forest. They 

 shall see that their district is properly posted with the cloth fire 

 notices.* They do not make a report to the Commission, but 

 assist the town warden in making a report of such fires as may 

 occur in their districts. Thej- shall promptl}' notify the town 

 warden of any fire in their districts and also report to him a com- 

 plete list of all men, who may have assisted in putting out a 

 fire, with the number of da5's or hours each man worked. They 

 receive for their services the same pay as a town warden, viz : 

 $2.50 per day for time rendered. They may issue permits to 

 farmers to burn a fallow, which is situated within their district. 



Locomotive sparks and fallow fires cause the larger part of the 

 forest fires. Hence the portion of the law which relates to 

 " Railroads in forest land" and "Fires to clear land" deserves 

 the most consideration. The section relating to fallow fires reads 

 as follows : 



*The notices are of white duck \\" hy ■2\" and have the words "Look 

 out for FIRE " at the top in heavy large letters. Below are rules to camp- 

 ers, hunters, fishermen and others in regard to care in building fires, peeling 

 bark, etc. Then follows the law in regard to clearing land. Notices are 

 usually posted on fences, barns, trees and stumps along roads and trails It 

 often seems like a bit of sarcasm to find one or more of these white cloth 

 fire warnings posted on a charred stub in a burned section, but they are 

 doing a large amount of good. 



