98 AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. 
V.—PROTECTION. 
Fire. 
(By divisions or geographical subdivisions, if advisable.) 
Liability—Statement of value of destructible resources by classes, and 
for districts or regions. Timber, expectation value of young growth, forage, 
arbitrary value per acre of watershed protection. (Possible money damage. 
Tabulate.). 
Hazard or risk.—Statement by types or regions based upon character of 
stand, danger of fires starting, and difficulty and cost of suppression. (Should 
be based in part upon a study of past experience.) 
Protection required. (Principles which sum up on the basis of liability 
and hazard the relative amount of protection needed in specified parts of the 
forest.) 
ConrtRoL. 
Improvements available. By districts. (Brief description, tabulate if 
map is not sufficient.) 
Communication. Telephone, etc. 
Transportation. Railroads, roads, trails, pack trains, etc. 
Fire lines. Lookout stations. 
Supplies and tools. (Distribution or how they are to be purchased, etc. 
Tabulate. ) 
Co-operation. Adjoining forests, between ranger districts, State associa- 
tions, corporations, individuals, etc. 
Organisation and administration— 
For lookout stations and patrol. Numbers of men and duties by 
districts. (Tabulate so far as possible.) 
For fighting fires. (Tabulate if possible.) 
Regular and temporary force. 
Co-operation, labour including users. 
Outside labour. 
Costs. (Summary for use in obtaining total of forest expenditure in 
Section VII.) 
Specific and detailed instructions to rangers based on the above, and 
resulting in its direct application, should be issued to all forest officers engaged 
in fire protection. 
Map showing types, topography, improvements, and as much of above 
information as is possible and advisable. Copies to accompany letters of 
instruction. 
InsEcTs. 
Extent of infestation and damage. 
Control, administrative measures, methods. Special force needed. Costs. 
(Summary for use in obtaining total of forest expenditures in Section VII.) 
Otuur DamacEs. 
Extent. Amount of damages. 
Control, administrative measures. (As under Insects.) 
Game. 
Policy and administrative measures. 
INVESTIGATIONS. 
