16 Miscellaneous Circular 15, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
SIX RULES FOR PREVENTION OF FOREST FIRES 
1. Marcues.—Be sure your match is out. Break it in two before 
you throw it away. 
2. Topacco.—Be sure your pipe ashes, cigar or cigarette stubs are 
dead before throwing them away. Do not throw them into brush, 
leaves, or needles. 
3. Maxine Campr.—Build a small camp fire. Scrape away all 
trash and inflammable material from the spot. Build the fire in an 
open space and not against a tree or log or near brush. Scrape 
away the trash from around it. 
4, Leavinc Camp.—Never leave a camp fire unattended, even for 
a short time. Quench it with water or earth. 
5. Bonrires.—Never build bonfires in windy weather or where 
there is the slightest danger of their escaping from control. 
6. Ficutine Fires.—If you find a fire, try to put it out. If you 
can’t, get word of it to the nearest United States forest ranger at 
once. Keep in touch with the rangers. 
If you desire information or roads, trails, camping places, hunt- 
ing, fishing, timber, stock range, or summer home sites, ASK THE 
FOREST RANGER. 
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