PROTECTION AC4AINST FIRE. 103 



ACTION AND REPORT. 



Small fires, extinguished without difficulty by the officer who 

 discovers them, may be reported to the supervisor at the end of 

 the rnonth. He should be notified at once of large ones which 

 require help from residents or other rangers, purchase of supplies, 

 or attendance for several days. But if help is needed the forest 

 officer on, the ground should get it at once. He should hire men 

 and messengers, if necessary, send for supplies, and notify the 

 supervisor of the action taken. The supervisor will furnish any 

 further help needed and telegraph the Forester if an amount in 

 excess of $300 is required. He will also notify the Forester as 

 soon as the total cost of any fire requiring extra help and expense 

 is ascertained. 



In reporting upon fires three classes should be distinguished, 

 as follows: 



(a) Camp fires and other small fires covering not more than a 

 few square rods. 



(6) Small forest fires, extinguished without any extra help or 

 expense, and generally not covering over 5 acres. 



(c) Large fires, requiring extra help and expense. 



On the last day of each month every ranger and guard will fill 

 out his monthly fire report on Form 944, using a separate column 

 for each fire, or if such is the case, writing "No fires on District 

 - during , 190 ." In case of large class c fires, if in 

 the opinion of the supervisor it is essential for his information, 

 the ranger will supplement his monthly report form with a letter. 



EXPENDITURES FOR FIGHTING FIRE. 



Every forest supervisor is authorized, in person or through a 

 subordinate, to hire temporary men, purchase tools and supplies, 

 and pay for their transportation from place to place to extinguish 

 a fire; but when it is evident that the expense is liable to be over 

 $300, he must at once telegraph the Forester for authority to incur 

 the additional expense. No expense for fighting a fire outside a 

 reserve must be incurred unless the fire threatens it. 



To promote willing assistance, in every possible instance the 

 supervisor should pay the extra labor in cash on the ground 



