"The State patrolman shall assist in every possible way, and 

 will take charge if he happens to be present at any fire; but 

 in his absence, the Captain of the Brigade will take charge 

 and will be paid at a fixed wage, agreed upon with the Dis- 

 trict Ranger; and the settlers fighting fire shall be paid at a 

 maximum rate of twenty-five cents per hour during the time 

 they may be so employed." 



Practical Methods Recited to Settlers Relative to Fighting 

 Fires. 



Ranger Kilby told the settlers of practical methods of ex- 

 tinguishing flames and urged the importance of getting to 

 them early. A report to the State Forester covering the meet- 

 ing, quoted Mr. Kilby as saying: 



"No fixed rules can be laid down for fighting forest fire's. 

 As a general rule, in light soil on such places where Popple, 

 Pine and White Spruce grow, a shovel is the most useful 

 tool, or a wet sack, if available, can be used to good advan- 

 tage. In muskeg or moss, where Black Spruce, Cedar or 

 Tamarack grow, ditching is the only way to prevent the fire 

 from spreading. 



"Around every cabin there should be cleared land, free from 

 debris and broken, as many places were destroyed in the 

 forest fires of 1910 by creeping fires which could not have 

 burned across broken land. 



"Prevention is better than cure. Encourage your neighbors 

 to carefully burn their slashings, keep the roads clear, and 

 quench all unattended small fires on your own land or on 

 the land of others, and there will be little danger from serious 

 forest fires." 



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