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immediately after the fire is extinguished, taking a signed sub- 

 voucher and transmitting it with his regular monthly expense 

 account. The rate of pay allowed fire fighters is $0.25 per hour, 

 actual working time. When the supervisor finds it impossible 

 to pay these emergency assistants in cash, Form A may be used. 

 If there is any delay the reason for it should be carefully ex- 

 plained to the men. 



Government employees and persons having any sort of permits 

 within a forest reserve are not entitled to compensation for fight- 

 ing fire. 



While the Government is anxious to prevent and fight fires, 

 only a limited amount of money can be devoted to this purpose. 

 Experience has proved that usually a reasonable effort only is 

 justified, and that a fire which can not be controlled by 20 to 40 

 men will run away from 100 or even more men, since heat and 

 smoke in such cases make a direct fight impossible. 



Extravagant expenditures will not be tolerated. Fires are some- 

 times started for the sake of a job. In and about every reserve it 

 is possible to enlist the cooperation of the better citizens, so that 

 in time of need enough men of the right kind will be on hand. A 

 crowd of men hastily gathered about a town, without organiza- 

 tion, interest, or experience is valuable only as a last resort in 

 extreme need. 



PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. 

 ROADS AND TRAILS. 



In order to render available for use the resources of 

 the forest reserves, to make them accessible for travel, 

 and to protect them, the Forest Service hopes eventu- 

 ally, with the cooperation of the local authorities, to 

 build a complete road and trail system through each. 



The Forest Service is not only willing, but anxious, 

 to cooperate with the counties in the construction and 

 maintenance of roads, trails, and bridges within the 

 forest reserves. 



