APPENDIX 



Portions of the forest fire laws of Connecticut, Massachu- 

 setts, and Minnesota are given below for purposes of refer- 

 ence and comparison. 



CONNECTICUT 

 PUBLIC ACTS, 1905, CHAPTER 238 



SEC. 1. The state forester shall be, ex officio, state forest fire State Forester 

 warden, and shall receive no additional compensation therefor, but gjJi e F 



shall receive his necessary travelling and other expenses, to be paid Fire Warden. 

 in the manner provided for in section 4450 of the general statutes. 



SEC. 2. Said forest fire warden shall have supervision of town Duties. 

 fire wardens, shall instruct them in their duties, enforce the law as 

 to fire districts in towns, issue such regulations and instructions to 

 the town and district fire wardens as he may deem necessary for the 

 purposes of this act, and cause violations of the laws regarding forest 

 fires to be prosecuted. 



SEC. 3. The selectmen of any town shall, upon the request of the Selectmen to 

 state forest fire warden and with his concurrence appoint a town fire appoint town 

 warden who shall act for the term of one year under the instructions 

 of said state warden. When required by the state warden, such town 

 fire warden shall, and any such town fire warden may establish two 

 or more fire districts in the town for which he is appointed, and 

 appoint a resident of such district as district fire warden; in the District ward- 

 absence of town and district fire wardens, the first selectman may act en s- 

 as fire warden. 



SEC. 4. Town and district fire wardens shall prevent and extin- Duties of town 

 guish forest fires in their respective towns, and enforce all statutes 

 of this state now in force or that may hereafter be enacted for the 

 protection of forest and timber land from fire, and they shall have 

 control and direction of all persons and apparatus while engaged in 

 extinguishing forest fires, outside the limits of cities or boroughs. 

 Any fire warden may arrest, without warrant, any person or per- Arrest without 

 sons taken by him in the act of violating any of the said laws for the warrant - 

 protection of forest and timber lands, and bring such person or per- 

 sons forthwith before a justice of the peace or other magistrate having 

 jurisdiction, who shall proceed without delay to hear, try and deter- 

 mine the matter. During a season of drouth the town fire warden 

 may establish a fire patrol in the town, and in case of fire in or threat- Patrol. 

 ening any forest or woodland the town and district fire wardens shall 

 attend forthwith, and use all necessary means to confine and extin- 

 guish such fire. The said fire wardens may destroy fences, plow land, Measure of 

 or, in an emergency set back fires to check any fire. They may sum- f re . 

 mon any male resident of the town between the ages of eighteen and Mav summon 

 fifty years to assist in extinguishing fires, and may also require the a88istance - 

 use of horses and other property needed for such purpose; any per- 



