30 REPORT OF SPECIAL FORESTRY COMMITTEE 



and fire lines. In this way the reserves have been 

 split up into blocks and through this system it is 

 comparatively easy to confine a forest fire to a small 

 area. There have been built 141 miles of fire lines 

 at a cost of $11,939, or an average cost of $84.67 

 per mile. 



Telephone Lines 



The telephone is the most important aid in forest 

 fire prevention and fire, fighting, as the headquarters 

 camp and all the ranger cabins and lookout towers 

 are connected, and help can be promptly secured as 

 soon as a forest fire starts. There have been built 

 76 miles of telephone lines at a cost of $2,731, or an 

 average cost of $35.93 per* mile. 



