Slash Burning Showing how slash from heavy stand has 

 been burned without injury to young growth. 



a time for the district men to take off their coats and take 

 hold of any specific job which confronts them, however in- 

 significant." 



"Aside from some of the suggestions which I have pre- 

 viously made, two general lines of action seem to me to be 

 clearly needed in order to attain this standard of efficiency 

 in fire control. The first' of these is continued investigation 

 of all the problems related to fire prevention and extinguish- 

 ment by experts who are free from all other duties and. thus 

 able to devote their time and efforts exclusively to this prob- 

 lem. This has been begun in two of the districts. I would 

 like to see one of the best men in every district prosecuting 

 such investigations. The second line of action is also but an 

 extension o,f what has already been done at many points, but 

 which should, I believe, be enlarged and systematized. This; 

 is the instruction of our field personnel in the best methods; 

 of fire fighting. Such instruction should be strongly, em- 

 phasized in the short forestry courses given for rangers. I 

 believe also that a comprehensive fire-fighting manual should 



