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A NATIONAL PLAN FOE AMERICAN FORESTRY 



States require that persons burning over their land must give advance 

 notice to adjoining owners; and 7 of these and 6 others require specifi- 

 cally that "all due precautions" must be taken to prevent the spread 

 of fire to other lands. Seven States require that fire lines be cleared 

 around the areas where the burning is to be done. In 16 States, per- 

 mission of a fire warden or other public official must be obtained before 

 an owner may burn brush, etc., on his own land, at least during the 

 danger season; two other States require similar permits in certain 

 districts (Florida in the Everglades and Pennsylvania on gas and oil 

 lands). Four States (New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and 

 Pennsylvania in the gas and oil districts) require that a warden or 







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Note: In Maine, Fire District Owners V - v /"~'\ 

 Pay Special State Tax \ 



California Law Does Not Cover 

 Redwood Region 



FIGURE 2. States requiring owners to provide fire protection or to support protective organizations. 



someone designated to supervise the burning be present, unless there 

 is no danger of the fire spreading. 



FIRE PATROL AND SUPPRESSION 



California (except in the redwoods), Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, 

 Oregon, Washington, and West Virginia require forest owners to pro- 

 vide a patrol and suppression organization approved by the State 

 forester or corresponding official. (Fig. 2.) An owner may maintain 

 his own organization, or he may meet the requirements through mem- 

 bership in and support of a recognized association which provides such 

 protection. New Hampshire has a similar provision for holdings of 

 more than 1,000 acres. In California, Washington, and Oregon log- 

 ging engines must also be equipped with pumps, hose, and fire-fighting 

 tools, and all snags within a specified radius of the setting must be 

 felled. In addition, Washington requires a patrol of logging railroads 

 following all trains. Several other States provide that the owner must 

 make every effort to suppress fires on his own land, and that if he fails 

 to do so the State will do it at his expense. In Maine, the State pro- 

 vides protection in the forest district, but collects the costs from the 

 owners in the form of a special tax. In Vermont, towns may assess 



