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At the monument are a shelter cabin, fireplace, and the usual sani- 

 tation improvements, together with a small pasture for saddle and 

 pack stock. 



Fig. 10. — Rock Creek rangei- station 

 FIRE 



Fire is alwa^^s a menace to the forest. Seventy-five per cent of 

 the forest fires are man-caused and, therefore, are preventable. This 

 places a direct responsibility on the shoulders of ever}^ user of the 



Fig. 11. — Forest fires leave only monuments to a wasted resource 



national forests. Unnecessary fires must be avoided. The Forest 

 Service, with the cooperation of local residents, maintains an effi- 

 cient fire protection organization to take care of lightning fires. 



