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hills). Ordinarily the establishment will consist of patrols. Fire 

 patrols should only be employed to patrol some definite and 

 important length of road or outer boundary, along which there is 

 special cause to fear that fire may break out. 



In the Kumaun hills it is necessary for each isolated block to 

 Tiave a patrol. 



For large blocks of forests in the plains, the ticket patrol 

 system is recommended. This system is described in the South 

 Kheri Working Plan. 



(6) Arrangements for food, drink, etc., /or men engaged in extin- 

 guishing firts. The supply of water is a most important point. 

 An adequate supply of vessels for water should be kept at each 

 nhauki, with a reserve supply at range quarters. The staff of 

 forest guards and fire patrols should be supplied with water 

 bottles. The keeping of stores of food is not recommended, but 

 .the arrangements for necessary food supplies will be part of the 

 ordinary duties of the staff. 



(7) Prevention of subsequent outbreaks when the fire has been 

 brought under control. The prevention of subsequent outbreaks 

 due to smouldering stumps and 1 dead trees is of great importance 

 and must be attended to by the Range Officer himself. 



Special attention should be given to smouldering standing 

 dead trees. These must be felled on steep hillsides, and in the 

 plains on the edges of burnt areas. In the plains, water carts 

 have been used for some years with success in North Kheri. 



In coniferous forests, trench digging to stop underground fires 

 may sometimes be necessary, 



C. MEASURES TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE DONE BY FIRES. 



'(1) Departmental burning, before fire season, of areas whose 

 protection is not essential. The departmental burning of unpro- 

 tected chir forests adjoining protected areas (e.g., regeneration 

 areas and tapping areas) is recommended. In many parts of 

 Jiumaun there appears very little hope of protecting any areas at 



