L om the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 



San Francisco Office) 



.BER COMPANIES ADOPT' 

 " T :ST FIRE PREVENTION PLANS 



V r ith the aprruoach of the forest fire season, three lumber 

 tipanies- whose holdings are ir the Eldorado national forest have re 

 ..-angements with the United States Forest Service for "che cooperat 

 -beet ion of their tin.bcr. 



A lookout point is being equipped and will be manned from 

 ic 15 until the fall rains s e !: i.-i, as a part of the protection s; 

 . of the Co A. Smith Tirber Or^ny, 



The Danaher Pine Company, of 3'amino , under the supervision 



"Ranger M. D. Morris has had a crew of men employed for some time 







"ilding fire lines around their logging areas. In addition to clc > 

 '.-.r the lines ~11 snags and dead trees are felled on both sides ^f il 

 l^ne back for a distance of 300 to 500 feet. When the forest covei- 

 Ijcomes dry enough to burn, che cleared strip will b^ carefully bi;- 

 .TGr. By this means the company and the forest officers believe ti- 

 .11 liability of fire escaping during the summer from the slashings 1 



,e surrounding forest will be eliminated. 



The California Door Company besides rendering a large amount 



L incidental cooperation to the Forest Service will employ a patrol. 



Toughout the season who will patrol, under the direction of the i.o: 



5 1 Supervisor, the country in which the Company's ti.nber interests 



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