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and the general public visiting the forests are the following. They 

 may appear to be rather severe in some localities, but experience has 

 indicated that most of them are very necessary. 



1. Permits are required for camp fires. In some regions a permit 



is required for everyone building a camp fire during certain 

 dangerous seasons. 



2. Registration with a fire warden or guard when entering a forest 



area, especially in regions of serious fire hazards as in south- 

 ern California on Sundays and holidays. 



3. Restriction of camping and camp fires to designated areas where 



inflammable debris, such as brush, needles, and leaves, have 

 been removed, fire lines constructed, and fire places provided 

 for each group. Open fires are generally prohibited. 



4. No smoking is permitted along highways or anywhere in areas 



of extreme danger except in designated locations, known as 

 "fag stations." Great advance has been made in this respect 

 in the Pacific Coast States. Frequently motorists are not 

 permitted to smoke even in their own cars when passing 

 through areas of serious fire hazard. 



5. Frequent contact, inspection, and observation by patrolmen, 



guards, and rangers. Local, county, and state patrol is vigi- 

 lantly necessary to enforce the observance of laws and regula- 

 tions in many sections. 



6. Special fire-fighting tools such as shovel, axe, and water bucket 



must be carried by every motorist entering some areas. These 

 are useful tools for camping as well as fire fighting. 



7. Educational measures such as roadside signs, windshield stickers, 



evening lectures, and daily demonstrations at recreational and 

 community centers, together with the usual newspaper, radio, 

 and similar publicity efforts. Railroads, hotels, and oil com- 

 panies frequently warn the public about fires in their folders, 

 maps, and other literature. 



8. Some forests or certain areas are sometimes closed to all hunters 



and visitors during periods of extreme or prolonged drought. 

 This emergency measure has been resorted to in several parts 

 of our National Forests and Parks, as well as in the Adiron- 

 dack State Park in New York and in other sections. 



Among other measures and regulations designed to prevent the 

 occurrence of forest fires are: 



1. The stopping of ali logging operations in the Pacific Coast States 



