any fire protection program. 



The basic systems available to furnish adequate 

 fire protection are as follows; 



1 . The forest fire protection district ., The 

 advantages are % 



a. Planned detection. 



b. Paid year-round overhead . 



c . Trained nucleus of crews . 



d. Equipment and communications are designed for 

 forest fire protection and thus more efficient. 



e. All of the forest owners within the district 

 share the total cost of fire protection. 



f. There is a planned prevention program that is 

 coordinated with other units. 



g. The Board of Forestry can provide the backup 

 assistance in case of large fire activity. 



h. Each owner under the law meets the requirements 

 of adequate forest fire protection. 



Disadvantages can be summarized in one statement in 

 that this type of organization is not designed for structural 

 fire protection. 



This system requires the consent of J>1 percent of the 

 landowners within the proposed area owning £1 percent of the 



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