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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



The Air Patrol is expected to start be- 

 fore the fire season commences. A change 

 in the hunting season has beeni secured, 

 delaying it 15 days so that when the peak 

 load is reached for other fires the district 

 will be free from this source of danger. 



FOREST SERVICE, (DISTRICT 1) 

 (Montana, North Idaho, Western Wyo- 

 ming) 



About 100 tempc(ftry men are now em- 

 ployed on maintenance and construction 

 work, and are available for direct pro- 

 tection, if needed. In addition, about fif- 

 ty men, employed in North Idaho on co- 

 operative brush disposal work, are also 

 available as organized crews for protec- 

 tion. 



A large amount of slash was burned 

 during the past two months, but burning 

 has generally been discontinued because of 

 dry conditions. 



An abundance of snow in the higher 

 country indicates late opening of the fire 

 season there. Northern Montana is now 

 pretty dry at lower altitudes and fires may 

 be expected there at any time unless rain 

 falls soon. Three small fires have occur- 

 red in Eastern Montana, but recent rains 

 have relieved the situation in that region. 



acres of timberland owned by the company 

 will be undertaken by the Government. 

 The cost will be about $12,000 a year. This 

 means that every precaution known to the 

 Forest Service, both for preventing and 

 fighting forest fire, will be used. Airplanes 

 will patrol the timberlands and every for- 

 est ranger will be a fire warden. 



The timberland included in the 800,000 

 acres is in what is called the Lassen Na- 

 tional Forest, in Lassen County, Califor- 

 nia, near Susanville. 



of such cases taken from the Forest Ser- 

 vice records are : 



"Two herders saved the day in the case 

 of one fire." 



"Nine permittees fought fire 48 hours 

 without recompense." 



"A herder took up the patrol of a regu- 

 lar ranger during the latter's illness." 



"One permittee came 30 miles and 

 fought one hundred hours and said he ex- 

 pected no pay for his services." 



AN AIRPLANE FIRE PATROL. 



An agreement has been signed by the 

 Forest Service of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture and the Red Riv- 

 er Lumber Company, in California, by which 

 the entire fire protection of about 800,000 



CREDIT TO FOREST-FIRE FIGHT- 

 ERS 



A PLAN to give official and honorable 

 mention to stockmen or their em- 

 ployees who render independent service in 

 preventing or fighting fires on National 

 Forests has been suggested by foresters 

 of the United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture. This plan should be similar 

 to that now in effect in some sections 

 where sheep herders who have been es- 

 pecially diligent in observing the graz- 

 ing regulations are given a card com 

 mending them to other sheep raisers to 

 whom they may apply for err-ployment. 

 The suggestion is made that special letters 

 of appreciation could be sent by District 

 Foresters of the Forest Service. 



Ordinary cooperation vkhich ;tock.,ien 

 agree to in their applications s lould not 

 be thus recognized, the si'ecialiits say, 

 but noteworthy cases should ri^-eive ofli- 

 cial and honorable mention. Examples 



NOTICE TO CAMPERS 

 'T'O CUT down fire losses and to remove 

 campers from the lists as the chief 

 offenders the following rules for fire pre- 

 vention in California are given : 



1. MATCHES Be sure your match is 

 out. Pinch it before you throw it away. 



2. TOBACCO Throw pipe ashes and 

 cigar or cigarette stumps in the dust of 

 the road and stamp or pinch out the fire 

 before leaving them. Don't throw pipe 

 ashes and cigar or cigarette stumps into 

 brush, leaves, or pine needles. 



3. MAKING CAMP Build a small 

 camp fire. Build it in the open, not 

 against a tree or log or near brush. 

 Scrape away the trash from all around it. 



4. LEAVING CAMP Never leave a 

 campfire, even for a short time, without 

 quenching it with water and then cover- 

 ing it with earth. 



6. FIGHTING FIRES If you find a 

 fire, try to put it out. If you can't, get 

 word of it to the nearest United States 

 Forest Ranger or State Fire Warden. 



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