(From the Forest Service, 17. S. Department of Agriculture, 



San Francisco Office.) 



ERSPAJOTG 03 EXCEPTIONAL 



FIRS SJ^ASOF 



In order to provide for exceptional or emergency 

 fire conditions in Cc.se the;/ occur during the cosing summer, 

 Forest Supervisor ICelley, of the Bldorado National Forest, 

 has made advance arrangements at Auburn and Sacramento for 

 the hiring and transportation of such fire fighters as may 

 "be needed. 



In case of fires occurring on either the Eldorado 

 or Tahoe Forests too Mg to be handled "by the forest officers 

 and local residents, from 25 to 50 men Trill r je sent from 

 Auburn and from 50 to 200 men from Sacramento . Mr . J. W. 

 Morgan nill act as the government agent at Auburn, and the 

 Sheriff of Sacramento County will assist at Sacramento. 



If serious fires occur near the line of the South- 

 ern Pacific, fire fighters T ,vill ^e transported "by special 

 trains; otherwise automobiles T ' T ill r )e used. 



Forest officers "believe that this advance preparati' 

 can "oe depended upon to 3^eep the fire damage, at a minimum, ev- 

 under the vrorst conditions. 



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