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regular rtoro toam to deliver the goods, he will laiow whore 

 he can hire neons of transportation '.Tithout delay. Also 

 ohould >;eep posted on places whero men are employed, such as 

 nines, logging campo, sawmills and large ranches; the number 

 at each place should be noted to enable him to secure help 

 as quid:!;-' t>.a possible. 



v/e have all kinde of firoo to battle with: some 

 nay be brush fires on flat or steep oovntry; others nay be 



ic in open timber either on flat or steep country, and 

 of tires fireo occur in both bruah and timber, and owing to 

 the lifferor.ce of opinion in iron tho method that !! nay think 

 was the boss, tray not suit tho rest of tho boys r.t all, but I 

 ahairiTov/ endeavor to rtate what I thin 1 : in the bent rethod 

 of handling fires, ta'rinp; open timber on flat or rolling 

 ground firot. 



If possible to got near a fire by wagon road, 

 transportation of men, tools and oupplioo ohould b? by 

 wagon, otherwise by saddle or pac'i aninals: however, it is 

 always necessary to have a home or two at a fire for use in 

 carrying water and supplies around tha fire to the men. 

 Upon arrival at a fire no tine should be lost in selecting 

 a fancy camping tlace: anyvrhore where v 'ater Ja handy, is good. 

 I think it io better to camp clone to the fire and pack water 

 than to canp at v/ater and carry both uater and grub to the 

 fire, even if it keeps a r.an bucy, for ren r.-uot have plenty 

 of water when fighting firao. The P.ar.rror in charge ohould 

 be firm in giving orders, but rcuot not short authority too 

 much to obtain good service fron rcen. Boat tools for fight- 

 ing fir^s are a ratter of opinion of the Ha-ipor: in mine" 

 I'll ta'/.e the shovel and axo; if there is no'brush or squaw 

 carpet at all, the ra^ce is very good, but as a tool for all 

 kinds cf fires I do not approve of it. "oes are of very 

 little use in ny estimation. The shovel nhould be a light, 

 full sized blade, with a good crook to the handle. Axe 

 should be a single bit and ohould not weigh over 3-J- Ibc. I 

 prefer the 2- gallon South African water bag to the canteen 

 for carrying v/ater. Should always havo the 5 gallon tags 

 for carrying v/ater on horsoo to camp where that is necessary 

 an'', around the fire line to the non. 



Furnish every ram with a shovel and a bunch of 

 tches, and alternate with a^es and waterbags, no that 

 there will be one axe and one '.vaterbag to each tv/o nen. 

 The topography of the country, direction and rate the wind 

 is blowing, determine the best place to tackle the fire, 

 ays tao!:le the fire or. the looward side first. If in 

 o^en, flat country and wind is roderate, bepin your fire line 

 at ore' corner of the fire, and lining "our men out, taking 

 the lead yovraelf, befin far enough away to give your back 

 fire ti-.s to burn ovor a little space before the rain firo 

 arriveo, ancl if the uir.d in carrfins your firo at a great 

 0:03:, .o not attempt to fight it fp.ce to face but be sure 

 and et a safe distance ah tad to ba{fin your line of 



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