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Skyrocketing recreational use of forests creates problems of protecting the soil and vegetation 

 against damage that would reduce future values for camping and picnicking. 



dieting fire behavior as influenced by weather, fuel, and topo- 

 graphic factors. 



2. For each important forest region, develop improved methods of 

 measuring and rating fluctuating forest fire danger through 

 studies of microclimate and the integration of these systems into 

 a national fire danger rating procedure. 



3. Improve fire control systems and organization through operations 

 research techniques, leading to more efficient, faster, and safer fire 

 suppression. 



4. Develop new and more effective systems of aerial fire control, in- 

 cluding the improvement of chemicals to retard and extinguish 

 fires and better methods of application. 



5. Expand knowledge relating to the prevention of man-caused fires 

 and effective methods of minimizing careless, thoughtless, or 

 malicious fire-starting activities of man. 



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