A PAGE OF FIRE WARNINGS FROM OTHER STATES. 



FOREST 



YOUR HELP IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO PREVENT WOODLAND FIRES. 

 READ THESE LAWS, OBEY THEM AND HELP ENFORCE THEM IN YOUR TOWN. 

 GET PERMIT FROM WARDEN BEFORE KINDLING FIRES IN SPRING OR FALL 

 DO NOT THROW DOWN LIGHTED MATCHES, CIGARS OR OTHER MATERIALS. 

 NOTIFY THE NEAREST WARDEN IN CASE OF FIRE AND GET BUSY YOURSELF. 



EXTRACTS-CONNECTICUT FOREST FIRE LAWS. 

 1. Kindling a fire upon public or private land without permission 



f tLe owner nibject to fine and imprisonment See 1220 Gen. SUU. 



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MEN AC PRO S PE R I If 



) Gen. StaU. 



2. Kindling a fire in woodland without clearing space of 20 feet 



Around it i. puniaUble by fine and imprisonment Fires mult ie xtingui.hed before 

 WTD*. Cbp.43Pub.AcU1907. 



3. Kindling a fire in the open air which damage* property < 



bject to fine and improonment. Chap. 128, Sec. 3, Public Act. 1.909. PC 



ting fires which runs on land of another are liable to the ov 

 damages caused. Sec. 1096 Gen. StaU. 



4. Kindling a fire by throwing down a lighted match, cigar or 

 other burning substance U punishable by $500. fine < 



both. Sec.122ffCen.StaU. 



5. Permits required for kindling fires March 15th to June 1: 



Sept 15 to Nov. 15. Written permiion from a local warden i. required for kirn 



t'~.te^ssWL^ 



able material. (Thi. law doe> not apply to kindling fires in citjei, borough* organized fir 

 dltt r?h on land controlled by railroad company.) Violation of thi. law i. punihable 

 t or both. Chap. 124, Sec. 2, Public Acts 191 1. 



dutricU, and on 1 

 by WOO. fine or , 



Any fire warden may arrest without warrant penon. taken in the 



? J?r for ">* protection of forest and timberlan 



.penalty of $10. for injuring thi. notice. CW238.S~.10. 

 Port*! by order of WALTER O. FILLEY 



Suie Forert Fir- Warden. 



SAVE IDAHOFOREST FIRES! 



MIUOKOFDOlUlfiUy 



BY BEING CAREFUL IN THE USE OF FIRE 



FOREST 

 FIRES 

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i LIVES AND HOMES OF SETTLERS 



AW AT EMPTY-HANDED 

 D MARKET FOR OUR CROPS 

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WAGES AND MARKET FOR SUPPLIES 



GOOD CITIZENSHIP FORBIDS 

 THE LAW PUNISHES 



Tossing away burning matches or tobacco; 

 Buildingr camp flrea in leaves, rotten wood or against logs, 

 where they may spread or be impossible to extinguish; 

 Leaving any camp fire before it is out; 

 Burning brush or slashings in dry season without permit; 

 Using spark-emitting engines in the dry season; 

 Refusing to fight fire when summoned by a fire warden. 



CARE WITH SMALL FIRES, BY PREVENTING LARGE 

 ONES, MEANS PROSPERITY INSURANCE 



Violation of these rules may cause injury and distress beyond calcu- 

 lation Help Enlorce ThemI Put out any flre you find if you can. If you 

 cannot, notity a flre warden, some other public officer or the land owner 



For the law send to 



8TATB LAND COMMISSIONER 



It is Unlawful and Punishable by Fine and 

 Imprisonment 



FirstTo et and leave any fire that may spread to adjacent 

 timber or other property. 



Second To burn slashings, chopping*, and the like, from 

 June I5t to October ist, without a permit issued by a Fire 

 Warden or Forest Ranger. 



Third To operate spark-emitting- locomotives, engines or 

 boilers without using safe and effective spark arresters. 



FourthTo deface, destroy, or remove this notice. 



Campers, hunters, fishermen and others are warned against 

 building campfires in moss, rotten wood or against old logs, 

 where the fire may smoulder and finally burst into flame and 

 spread to adjoining timber or other property. Never leave 

 your fire until you are sure it is out. 



Help Protect the Forests from Fire 



We ask your co-operation and assistance in protecting 

 timber and other property from fire. Use the same care with 

 fire in forest regions that you would use in your own home or 

 in a city. Put out a fire if you can. If you cannot, notify the 

 nearest Fire Warden or Ranger. 



State Board of Forest Commissioners 



B. W.FERRIS 



STATE FORESTER AND I 



