From throe to oi:-: of these patrol stations have 

 selected for each Rancor ;i :trict, with the District Ram.er'B 

 headquarters a more or less geographical center. This ^.akee 

 each different ranger headquarters a central point of control 

 and tho telephbne system has been devioed to make telephone 

 coran-unicatibn within each diotrict ao direct as poasible* 

 A large au^ply of fire fighting equipment is kept at the 

 District Ranger's headquarters and from $50 to *100 worth of 

 food supplies* where there in no ntore td draw upon* Th* 

 reconnais nance party wan supplied with a fire fighting equip- 

 ment an^. were in readiness to become fire fighters at a 

 moment's notice. 



Telephones have beoh Inatalled at important ranch 

 houses and tores> which has strengthened the plan rnaterially, 

 Local mall contractor* with star routes are giving valuable 

 assistance by reason of telephone privileges being extended 

 to them, aiding them in their private business. 



In carrying out field improvements construction it 

 was planned in every instancei vhere possible, to so time 

 this work that the temporary men employed could be used as 

 fire fightere should they b* n&bded* 



Orders for improvement naterial were placed somewhat 

 in advance of tho beginhin Of the fiscal year and the 

 material gottsh on the ground as quickly after July 1 as 

 possible. Only enough meh were employed on each project 

 to carry tho construction '-/or!c through the dangerous fir 

 period. Men oo employed were paid wages that enabled them 

 to furnish their own camp outfit^ and they were in readi- 

 ness to becoire fire fighters at any time* The importance 

 of working this into a protection scheme, should be given 

 the fullest consideration, its value of course depending 

 on the size of the improvement allotment* 



As stated before, a well organized body of men la 

 necessary to the success of a fire protection plan. How- 

 over, a fea men, no natter hou well trained, organized and 

 equipped, cannot successfully protect a largo area where 

 the fire risk in great* We already have these few men in 

 our regular permanent ranger force* On such a Forect as 

 the Trinity, the question io how to get the largest force 

 in the field during the period of the greatest fire risk. 

 After carefully reviewing the entire situation, a nurcber 

 of men was decided upon that could be provided for under 

 our Gonoral E-pense allotment* There were five six-months 

 men, beginning May 1, seven five-months men beginning 

 June 1| twenty-one three-months men beginning July 1 fi* 

 two-niontha men beginning August If u field force of 38 inert 

 added to our nine permanent men* Thin gave a total field 

 force for the Trinity for the thifle months beginning 



