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domain, or for suffering a fire to burn unattended near 

 any inflammable material. It prescribes a fine of 

 $1,000, or one year's imprisonment, or both, for build- 

 ing- a fire and leaving it before it is totally extinguished. 

 Any officer of the Forest Service may arrest violators 

 of these laws. 



The fire laws of any State or Territory are applicable 

 to forest reserves within its boundaries, and the United 

 States has recourse to them whenever necessary, with 

 the right to bring civil action to recover damages 

 caused by fire. It is not necessary to prove malice, or 

 even carelessness, or that the fire was set upon Govern- 

 ment land. Any person responsible in any way for 

 injury to Government property is liable for the actual 

 damage. 



PATROL. 



Each supervisor is responsible for the division of his reserve 

 into districts and the assignment of a suitable patrol force to each 

 district. At the beginning of the summer season, or before March 

 15, each supervisor will recommend to the Forester the number of 

 men needed adequately to protect his reserve, the rate each should 

 be paid, and the number of months each should serve. After con- 

 sideration of these recommendations the Forester will fix the num- 

 ber for the full summer force of each reserve, and this allotment 

 will be final. 



After this number is fixed the supervisor may recommend ap- 

 pointments by wire in the briefest possible terms, for example: 

 "Forester, Washington, D. 0. 



"Appoint Buckner M. Green guard May one. Smith." 



Bear in mind the fact that appointments can not be dated back, 

 and that they must bear the full name of the appointee. 



Every ranger or guard must go to and fight every fire he sees or 

 hears of, at once, unless he clearly can not reach it or is already 

 fighting another fire. If he can not put it out alone, he must get 



