F-387000 
A fire fighter practicing descent by parachute to control, before it spreads, a small 
fire in an inaccessible area. | 
ORGANIZED fire control has made great 
advances since the establishment of the 
national forests in 1905. But since then 
climate has taken an unfavorable swing, 
and human use of forested areas has in- 
creased enormously. We still have an 
average of about 13,000 fires a year on the 
national forests. 
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