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5. Brush burning.—Never burn slash or brush in 
windy weather or while there is the slightest danger 
that the fire will get away. 
6. How to put out a camp fire.—Stir the coals while 
soaking them with water. Turn small sticks and 
drench both sides. Wet the ground around the fire. 
Tf you can not get water, stir in earth and tread it 
down until packed tight over and around the fire. Be 
sure the last spark is dead. 
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FIGURE 20.—A scene of utter desolation after the fire has 
passed 
Since practically 90 per cent of the forest fires of 
known causes are due to human agencies, the need of 
the most energetic efforts to bring home to the public 
the importance of care to prevent fires is evident. The 
Forest Service is earnestly seeking to lessen the num- 
ber of man-caused fires in this way. As recreational 
use of the forests by the public increases and the local 
population and activities of all kinds on and near the 
forests become greater, man-caused fires are bound to 
