308 THE PRINCIPLES OF HANDLING WOODLANDS 



Patrol After a Fire is Extinguished. A fire is never 

 out until the last spark is extinguished. Often a log or 

 snag will smolder unnoticed after the flames have appar- 

 ently been conquered, only to break out afresh with a 

 rising wind. After the fire-fighting crew has left the 

 ground it is always well to assign at least one man to 

 patrol the edges of the burned area until it is certain that 

 the fire is entirely out. This may not be for several 

 days. 



