INSTRUCTIONS 

 FOR FOREST FIREWARDENS 



1. Each firewarden is expected to make himself 

 familiar with the forest laws. These instructions 

 supplement and explain the laws: they will be 

 found useful in many ways and must be closely fol- 

 lowed. 



2. A Township Firewarden is chief of the forest 

 fire service in his municipality. Subject to the ap- 

 proval of the State Firewarden he may appoint dis- 

 trict firewardens for portions of his municipality. 

 Upon making such appointment the name, address, 

 and district of the appointee must be promptly sent 

 to the State Firewarden at Trenton. The township 

 firewarden has authority over ail his district fire- 

 wardens, must keep in touch with each, supply each 

 with permit books, report blanks, posters, etc., and 

 endorse each report and bill before it is sent to the 

 Forest Commission. To compensate him for this 

 supervision a township firewarden is paid twice the 

 salary of a district firewarden. 



3. A District Firewarden has the same powers as 

 a township warden within the territory assigned him. 

 Upon his appointment a commission is issued to 

 each district firewarden, who must promptly sign 

 and return to the State Firewarden at Trenton the 

 acceptance attached thereto. At a fire he has author- 

 ity over all fire fighters, subject to the township war- 

 den. He should submit all reports and bills to the 



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