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detrie upon the ground would Toe of such limited extent 

 that the standing timber would "be thoroughly protected 

 from damage hy any fire - so say those who believe that 

 California forests should be protected from fire by 

 Light Burning. 



Protection by Fire Prevention and Suppression 



Protection of forests from fire by prevention and 

 suppression is distinctly in contrast to Light Burning. 

 While the latter method advocates the use of light fires 

 running throufeh the forests, the former believes a total 

 exclusion of fires is necessary during the dry or fire 

 season, and that when fire is used within the forest, 

 as a part of logging or silvicultural operations, the 

 burning should be limited to spot or local fires only. 

 This means that fires must not be allowed to burn over 

 the entire ground cover, but must be confined to small 

 spots within the forest when it is desired to burn 

 brush after logging or to consume snags or windfalls. 

 The contrast lies in the fact that Light Burners would 

 burn over the forest floor completely while the opposite 

 faction would permit only small local fires of limited 

 extent, and always under observation, for the removal 

 of slash, tops, etc., and with no desire to consume aH 

 of the debris over the entire a.rea. 



Application of the Method 



In theory, the method of protection by prevention 



