RURAL LAND FIRE PROTECTION 



The large fire protection job yet to be dene for 

 Montana's rural lands can be summarized by stating that 

 the US counties east of the Continental Divide do not 

 have adequate organized fire protection. 



How to provide fire protection to this £6 million 

 acres of State and privately owned rural land is a basic 

 question. This must be done with the least acceptable 

 loss of property and resources and at a cost the land- 

 owners in the State are willing to pay. The economics 

 of fire protection system are particularly important 

 for eastern Montana because of the variability of the 

 values involved. In many cases, protection is all that 

 can be afforded, whereas the values increase and the 

 investments become greater, a more intensive fire 

 protection system may be developed. 



In developing the fire protection program for the 

 rural areas of Montana, especially those in the central 

 and eastern part of the state, consideration should be 

 given to making the fire control organization capable 

 of handling both wild land fires and structural fires. 



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